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Email & Communication
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Free plan available

What is this tool?

Support and sales teams that write customer replies inside tools like Zendesk or Salesforce get suggestions, autocomplete and shared snippets in place from Sapling, and developers can buy the same grammar and rephrasing functions as an API. Fees are non-refundable and not prorated, so the free 1-month Pro trial is the time to evaluate, and team pricing is Enterprise only, from 10 seats.

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An agent installs the extension or a workspace add-on and keeps writing in the help desk, CRM or email client; Sapling offers writing suggestions, completions, rephrasings and snippets while they write. A developer instead generates an API key and sends text to the endpoints, metered per character. The trial key covers 50,000 characters every 24 hours and expires after one month.

Individuals are enrolled in the Pro trial automatically once they register and confirm their email. The billing FAQ says the trial is not a subscription and cancels itself if no payment method is added. Paid subscriptions run through Stripe and continue until cancelled, and the Terms require cancelling before the renewal date to avoid the next charge. The billing FAQ also mentions discounts for nonprofits and educational organisations.

API usage is billed monthly in arrears, with an invoice each time $50 accrues, or drawn from prepaid credits. Sapling's security page states TLS encryption in transit, AES-256 at rest, SOC 2 Type II certification, GDPR compliance and support for HIPAA and PCI requirements. Its developer documentation says text is processed on AWS in its US West region, numbers, email addresses and URLs are discarded first, and a no-data-retention option is offered.

Is this right for you?

Quick fit check against how you actually work.

ai response generator
Choose this if
  • Your agents reply to customers all day and want suggestions and shared snippets without switching tools
  • You need writing assistance that can be self-hosted with Docker or deployed in your own AWS, Azure or GCP account
  • You want grammar, autocomplete or rephrasing inside your own product, metered per character with a trial key to start
  • Your security review asks for SOC 2 Type II, a no-data-retention option or HIPAA support
Consider alternatives if
  • You want a refund or proration if you cancel mid-term; the Terms make fees non-refundable and not prorated
  • Most of your API volume is Chinese, Japanese or Korean, which costs 2.5 times the Edits and Rephrase rates
  • You need a team plan for fewer than 10 people; Pro is per individual and Enterprise starts at 10 seats
  • You want a mobile app; the integrations directory lists browser extensions, workspace add-ons and the API instead

Key features

What you can actually do with this tool.

Suggestions where the reply is written

Grammar and writing suggestions, Autocomplete Everywhere and Rephrase appear inside the browser tools a team already uses, through the extensions and the Google Docs, Gmail, Word, Outlook, Slides and PowerPoint add-ons. Free gives basic suggestions; the advanced ones, autocomplete and rephrasing are Pro features.

Snippets

Saved snippets let a team reuse standard wording: 20 on Free, unlimited on Pro and Enterprise.

Integration guides for customer-facing tools

Sapling publishes 73 integration guides, grouped as 26 support platforms, 12 sales tools, 20 collaboration tools, 4 document surfaces and 11 rich-text editors. The home page headlines ServiceNow, Salesforce, Zendesk, Amazon Connect and Twilio Flex.

API, SDK and MCP server

Developers call grammar, autocomplete, rephrasing, tone and sentiment, classification and AI detection endpoints over HTTP, with Python and JavaScript client libraries, and an MCP server lets Claude, Claude Code and other MCP clients call Sapling directly. The AI Detector endpoint works in English only.

Self-hosted deployment

The developer documentation supports on-premises deployment wherever Docker containers can run, and cloud-premises deployment on AWS, Azure or GCP.

Integrations

Tools and platforms this connects with.

ZendeskSalesforceServiceNowIntercomFreshdeskAmazon ConnectTwilio FlexHubSpotSlackMicrosoft Teams

Plans & pricing

Pricing tiers and what's included in each.

Free

$0 /month
  • Basic writing assistance
  • 20 snippets
  • AI detector checks up to 2,000 characters per check, 5 files per batch

Pro

$25 /month, or $12 /month on the annual option
  • Advanced writing suggestions, Autocomplete Everywhere and Rephrase
  • Unlimited snippets
  • AI detector checks up to 100,000 characters per check, 10 files per batch
  • Email and ticket support
  • Free 1-month trial for individuals, no credit card required

Enterprise

Starts at 10 seats, $15 per seat /month; quote by contact
  • Price varies with the number of seats and the contract length
  • Volume discounts at higher seat tiers, per the billing FAQ

API

Usage-based, with a one-time $5 minimum
  • Edits and Rephrase: $0.025 per 1,000 characters up to 10 million a month, $0.020 to 50 million, $0.015 to 100 million
  • Chinese, Japanese and Korean at 2.5 times those rates
  • Spellcheck $0.002 per 1,000 characters for Latin-alphabet languages, Autocomplete $0.010 per 1,000 characters
  • Monthly usage billing or prepaid credits
Official pricing pagePricing may have changed. Always verify before purchasing.

Frequently asked

Common questions about this tool, answered.

When does the $5 API minimum apply?

A new API subscription is charged a one-time $5 minimum, credited toward usage, with no recurring monthly minimum. Sapling's own documents give different start dates for the rule: the API pricing documentation says subscriptions started on or after August 12, 2026, while the billing FAQ says on or after June 12, 2026.

Can I resell Sapling inside my own product?

Not by default. The Terms forbid licensing, selling or otherwise commercially exploiting the Service unless a signed agreement says otherwise. The SDK shows a small badge by default, and white-labelling for resale is arranged by contacting Sapling.

Do I need a credit card to try it?

No. Neither the 1-month Pro trial nor the API trial key asks for a card. The Pro trial is offered to individuals; teams are quoted for Enterprise.