The Free versions of WebSpellChecker (WSC) and SpellCheckAsYouType (SCAYT) products are provided as plugins which integrated by default in CKEditor WYSIWYG editor. The Free version is available with a banner ad and has some limitations in the functionality in comparison with the Cloud Paid services provided by WebSpellChecker.
More detailed comparison analysis is presented below in the table.
| # | Description | Cloud Free | Cloud Trial | Cloud Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Overview | The Free version of SCAYT and WSC products is built-in by default under ABC button in the CKEditor rich text editor with a banner ad and limited functionality. | CKEditor users can subscribe to the 30-day SCAYT and WSC to evaluate the full version of our products with their system to understand if our solution meets their expectations and requirements. | CKEditor users can migrate from the Free or Trial to WebSpellChecker Paid services and get rid of the banner add and receive additional benefits. |
| 2 | Pricing | Free | Free *For 30 days starting from the subscription date | $250 per year *Please note that SCAYT and WSC are two separate products thus you would need to have two subscriptions accordingly (if you are interested in both products). |
| 3 | Banner Ad | Yes | Yes | No |
| 4 | Technical Support | No | Partial *Providing general configuration instructions | Yes *Help with migration to the paid version; configuration instructions; customer support |
| 5 | User Interface Customizations | No | No | Yes *Available in a scope of the Custom development services. |
| 6 | Default languages | 14 languages: English, British English, Canadian English, Canadian French, French, German, Italian, Greek, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmal, Swedish, Finnish.
| 16 languages: English, British English, Canadian English, Canadian French, French, German, Italian, Greek, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmal, Swedish, Finnish, Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese | 16 languages: English, British English, Canadian English, Canadian French, French, German, Italian, Greek, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmal, Swedish, Finnish, Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese |
| 7 | Additional languages (140+ languages) | No | Yes *Trial customers can ask to evaluate additional language within a week. If you will chose this option please subscribe to Cloud Trial and get back to us with your Customer ID, which you will receive via email. | Yes *Paid customers can extend the default list of languages and add any of the additional languages to the list of supported languages for an additional one-time fee. |
| 8 | English Grammar | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 9 | Custom Dictionary *Custom Dictionary is aimed at extending a list of words in the default dictionaries with your custom words and are stored on our servers. | No | Yes | Yes |
| 10 | User Dictionary *User Dictionary functionality is aimed at end-customers that allowing them to create personal dictionaries. | Yes *User Dictionaries are not separated and available for all the customers who uses a free version of CKEditor. | Yes *User Dictionaries are separated and tied to separate customer ID, thus they are more secure. | Yes *User Dictionaries are separated and tied to separate customer ID, thus they are more secure. |
| 11 | Data Security (SSL version) *WebSpellChecker services can be used over HTTP/HTTPS | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 12 | Account Management | No | Yes | Yes |
| 13 | Usage Limitations | Cloud SCAYT: There is a 7-second delay set after each 5 words entered by a user. Cloud WSC: The maximum allowed text size for a single request is set to 10KB. To be able to check larger text divide your text into smaller chunks or upgrade to the paid services. | Cloud SCAYT: No freeze or delays are set for the paid customer. Cloud WSC: The maximum allowed text size for a single request is set to 500KB. | Cloud SCAYT: Up to 5 million requests or 50 million words per year. No freeze or delays are set for the paid customer. Cloud WSC: Up to 5 million requests or 50 million words per year. The maximum allowed text size for a single request is set to 500KB. |
| 14 | Privacy Policy | WebSpellChecker hosts and process data with Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosting service provider in the United States (US). AWS is certified under the EU-US Privacy Shield which enables the compliant transfer of personal data from the EU to the US. Please check more detailed information in our Privacy Policy. | ||
