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The Free versions of WebSpellChecker (WSC) and free version of SpellCheckAsYouType (SCAYT) products are product is provided as plugins a plugin which is integrated by default in the CKEditor 4 WYSIWYG editor. The Free free version is available with a banner ad and has some limitations in the functionality in comparison with the Cloud Paid compared to the paid services provided by WebSpellChecker.

More detailed comparison analysis is presented below in the table.

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Note
This information provided here is actual only for CKEditor 4.xx and lower versions like CKEditor 3.xx.

Description	Cloud Free	Cloud Trial	Cloud Paid

Overview

The

Free

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

for CKEditor 4 is provided with banner ads and limited functionality.

CKEditor

users

's customers can subscribe to the

14-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

's customers can migrate from the Free or Trial to WebSpellChecker Paid services and get rid of the banner

add

ad and receive additional benefits.

Pricing, $

Free

*For 30 *Please note that

for 14 days starting from the subscription date

$250 per year

Contact our sales team.

Note

SCAYT and WSC are two separate products

thus you would need to have two subscriptions accordingly (

. Thus, if you are interested in

both products).3Banner AdYes
YesNo4Technical SupportNo

Partial

*Providing general configuration instructions

Yes

*Help with migration to the paid version; configuration instructions; customer support

5User Interface CustomizationsNoNo

Yes

*Available in a scope of the Custom development services.

6Default languages

using both SCAYT and WSC, you are required to obtain two service subscriptions accordingly.

Words usage

As of Jan 14, 2019, up to 50,000 words are processed per day from a single website (domain). Once the limit is reached, the proofreading stops until the next day (00:00 UTC-0).
Spell Check (WSC) Dialog: 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.
Status
colour Red
title Deprecated

Depending on the pricing plan, the usage limit varies from 200 million to billion words processed during the year. There is no daily limit set. Once the yearly limit is reached, the service will stop working.

Bannerless

The Free version comes with banner ads suggesting you upgrade to the full version.

No banner ads. Upon the upgrade from the free version to the full one, the banner ads are removed.

Spell checking

Available

Grammar checking

Not available

Available in over 20 languages, check details in the Supported languages guide.

Supported languages

15 languages

Note
Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese languages

14 languages:

English, British English, Canadian English, Canadian French, French, German, Italian, Greek, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian Bokmal, Swedish, Finnish.

Note: Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese

are excluded from the default languages list for the Free services in May 2017.

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

Read more here.

Supported languages

Custom dictionary

*Company-wide custom dictionary

7Additional 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.

8English GrammarYesYesYes9

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.

NoYesYes

Not available	Available
User custom dictionary	All the words added using SCAYT User Dictionary functionality will go to the browser local storage. Thus, all the words will be stored on the end user’s side and will be available from this particular browser.	User dictionaries

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.

All the words added using SCAYT User Dictionary functionality will go to the browser local storage. Thus, all the words will be stored on the end user’s side and will be available from this particular browser. Unlike the free version, end users are provided with an option to save their user dictionaries on server. This will allow users to use their saved dictionaries within a number of devices, browsers. Thus, they don't need to create dictionaries each time they clean browser cache or need to login to the system from a different computer or device.
Data security (SSL version)	HTTPS (TLS 1.2)
Subscription management	Not available. Those who use the free version do not have a separate account page. The free version is already configured and tied to specific service ID that available for all free users.	Available. On the subscription to trial version, we create an account on our website that allows our customers to manage their subscription: Review and update profile information, contact details that are associated with the service subscription. Check the general information about subscription (registration date, last payment date, type of the subscription, expiration date, your service ID, and service activation key). Monitor the service usage. Upgrade to paid version / renew or cancel subscription / request account deletion. Manage custom dictionaries.
Technical support	Not available	Technical support assistance is limited to providing general configuration instructions.	Technical support assistance is available and includes help with migration to the paid version; configuration instructions; basic customer support.
Privacy policy	WebSpellChecker hosts and processes

11Data Security (SSL version)
*WebSpellChecker services can be used over HTTP/HTTPSYesYesYes12Account ManagementNoYesYes13Usage LimitationsCloud 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.14Privacy PolicyWebSpellChecker 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

the Privacy Policy.

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