Drifting alternatives
9 apps that do what Drifting does, starting with the Writing & AI Writing apps that share most of its features.
Ordered by category, then by how many of Drifting’s listed features each app shares, then by our organic score (community upvotes, visitor ratings and feedback, listing completeness, freshness). Payment, Pro plans and verification are not inputs. How ranking works
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Drifting sits in the middle, joined to the 9 apps listed below; each of those links to its 3 closest alternatives, and every app to the categories it’s listed in. Bigger sphere = higher organic score. Payment never changes this map. How ranking works
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Map of Drifting, the 19 apps around it and their 11 categories. Lines join Drifting to its alternatives, each other app to its 3 closest alternatives, and every app to each category it is listed in. Bigger spheres have higher organic scores. The map is visual: List view has the same apps and links as text.
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Alternatives to Drifting
Organic order. Payment never changes it.How ranking works
Position 1
A word processor for humans and AI
Why it’s here
- Shares 2 of Drifting's listed features: AI agents and Writing assistant
- Integrates with Google Drive and OpenAI
- Free plan available
Position 2
Conversational AI assistant for writing, research and analysis
Why it’s here
- Shares 2 of Drifting's listed features: AI agents and Writing assistant
- Upvoted by 1 person
- Integrates with Dropbox, GitHub, Gmail and 1 more
- Free plan available
Position 3
AI assistant for careful writing, analysis and coding
Why it’s here
- Shares 2 of Drifting's listed features: AI agents and Writing assistant
- Integrates with GitHub, Gmail, Google Calendar and 3 more
- Free plan available
- Available on Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android
Position 4
AI content platform for marketing teams
Why it’s here
- Shares 2 of Drifting's listed features: AI agents and Writing assistant
- Integrates with Google Drive and Zapier
- Paid plans from $59/month
Position 5
AI assistant from Mistral
Why it’s here
- Shares 2 of Drifting's listed features: AI agents and Writing assistant
- Free plan available
- Available on Web, iOS and Android
Position 6
Writing assistance everywhere you type
Why it’s here
- Shares 1 of Drifting's listed features: Writing assistant
- Integrates with Gmail, Google Drive and Outlook
- Free plan available
- Available on Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android
Position 7
Answer engine that cites its sources
Why it’s here
- Shares 1 of Drifting's listed features: AI agents
- Integrates with Dropbox and Google Drive
- Free plan available
- Available on Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android
Position 8
Fast email for Gmail and Outlook
Why it’s here
- Shares 1 of Drifting's listed features: Writing assistant
- Integrates with Gmail, Google Calendar and Outlook
- Available on Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android
Position 9
AI translation and writing
Why it’s here
- Shares 1 of Drifting's listed features: Writing assistant
- Free plan available
- Available on Web, macOS, Windows, iOS and Android
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