Writing

Textio

Augmented writing for inclusive, high-performing job posts and emails

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★4.5ratingPricing · PaidRising
The FalcoScan Intel PanelTextio · Writing
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Low
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Rising
Market trend
Rating
4.5
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Textio does

Textio uses AI trained on 1B+ documents to improve job postings and business writing for inclusivity and performance. Its predictive writing platform shows you how changes will affect the quality of your candidates.

How Textio compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan; Textio does not. Among the 5 that list a starting price, the cheapest is SciSpace at $12 a month and the median is $19. None of the 5 offers an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Textio. Textio offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Textio was founded in 2014; the alternatives were founded between 2013 and 2022, 2 of them earlier. Textio is based in Seattle, United States; 1 of the 3 alternatives with a known headquarters is in the United States too, and the others in the United Kingdom and India.

Market position · Writing

How Textio compares in Writing

Textio has low opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 329 live Writing tools on FalcoScan. Across Writing, the average opportunity score is 39.5 and the average saturation score 64.8. FalcoScan rates Textio's own market position as open. 23 of the 329 operating Writing tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 20 shutdowns in the category.

Textio compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
TextioFounded 2014 · Seattle, United StatesLowOpenPaid—NoNoWebRising
LavenderFounded 2020 · New York, United StatesLowContestedFreemium$29/moYesNoWeb, ExtensionRising
ProWritingAidFounded 2013 · London, United KingdomLowContestedFreemium$20/moYesNoWeb, Desktop, ExtensionStable
SciSpaceFounded 2020 · Bangalore, IndiaModerateContestedFreemium$12/moYesNoWebHot
GPTZeroFounded 2022ModerateContestedFreemium$15/moYesNoWeb, ExtensionHot
Hemingway EditorFounded 2013 · Remote-firstLowContestedPaid$19/moNoNoWeb, DesktopStable

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Writing.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Textio exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Text AnalysisBias DetectionOptimization
Industry Verticals
HrRecruitingEnterprise
Tagged

Textio shows up when builders search for these

HRjob-postingsinclusive-languagerecruitingbusiness-writing
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Questions

Textio: common questions

Is Textio free?

No. Textio is a paid product.

What are the best alternatives to Textio?

The closest alternatives to Textio that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Lavender, ProWritingAid, SciSpace, GPTZero, and Hemingway Editor.

Is Textio still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Textio as operating at textio.com.

Where is Textio based?

Textio is headquartered in Seattle, United States.

Does Textio have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for Textio.

Who is Textio for?

Textio is built for hr teams and recruiters.

How do I sign in to Textio?

Sign in on Textio's own website, textio.com. FalcoScan reviews Textio but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Textio directly.

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