Hivery vs Grammarly

Grammarly has a disclosed valuation of $13B, while Hivery's valuation is not publicly available, making a direct size comparison difficult. Grammarly employs 2500 people.

Grammarly has raised more in total funding at $545M, compared to Hivery's $35M — a gap of $510M. Combined, the two companies have completed 7 known funding rounds.

Grammarly leads with an Awaira Score of 88/100, while Hivery sits at 55/100. That 33-point gap reflects real differences in funding, scale, and traction — it's not a vanity metric.

Hivery was founded by Jason Hosking in 2015. Grammarly was founded by Alex Shevchenko in 2009. Visit each company's profile on Awaira for a full founder biography.

Hivery: Hivery builds AI retail category management and space optimisation software that uses machine learning to recommend which products to stock, in what quantities, and in which planogram positions to maximise sales and profitability at the individual store level across retail networks. The Sydney company applies AI to the assortment and space planning decisions that category managers make for each product category in each store, accounting for local demand patterns that differ from national average demand assumptions.\n\nThe company raised approximately $35 million in venture funding from investors including Main Sequence Ventures, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, and Blackbird Ventures. Hivery counts major retail networks and beverage companies including Coca-Cola as clients, deploying AI-generated planogram recommendations that are translated into store-level implementation instructions for category management teams.\n\nHivery competes in the retail AI optimisation market against Blue Yonder, RELEX Solutions, and Nielsen, which provide category management and space planning tools. Its AI-first approach to store-level demand modelling, which generates individualised recommendations for each store rather than applying national average demand patterns, is the primary technical differentiator in category management software where traditional approaches aggregate demand to cluster or national levels that miss local demand variation. The Coca-Cola strategic investment reflects beverage manufacturer interest in optimising cooler and shelf space decisions at the point of sale where product visibility directly drives beverage category sales. Grammarly: Grammarly is an AI-powered writing assistance platform founded in 2009 that provides real-time grammar, spelling, punctuation, and style corrections across digital communication channels. The company offers both consumer and enterprise products, including browser extensions, desktop applications, and web-based editors that integrate with email clients, messaging platforms, and document editors like Google Docs and Microsoft Office. The platform uses machine learning and natural language processing to analyze writing for clarity, engagement, and delivery. Beyond basic grammar, Grammarly detects tone issues, provides vocabulary suggestions, and offers plagiarism detection in premium tiers. The enterprise version, Grammarly Business, targets organizations seeking to standardize communication quality across teams. As of recent valuations, Grammarly reached a $13.0 billion valuation with $545 million in total funding, positioning it as one of the most heavily funded AI writing tools. The company competes with tools like Microsoft Editor and emerging AI writing assistants powered by large language models. Grammarly serves millions of users globally, including students, professionals, and corporate teams. The platform's growth has accelerated with increasing demand for workplace writing tools and AI-assisted productivity software. The company remains privately held. Its competitive advantage lies in its large user base generating training data and its focused specialization in writing assistance. Grammarly's $13B valuation reflects the substantial market demand for AI-powered writing assistance tools integrated into everyday digital workflows.

Grammarly got there first, launching in 2009 — that's 6 years of extra runway. Hivery didn't arrive until 2015. In AI, that kind of head start means more training data, deeper customer relationships, and a bigger talent moat.

Hivery has about 100-500 employees; Grammarly has about 2500. A bigger team usually means more revenue or heavier VC backing, but in AI, small teams can build at massive scale.

Yes — they're direct rivals. Both Hivery and Grammarly compete in Enterprise AI, targeting many of the same buyers. If you're evaluating one, you should be looking at the other.