GraderAI is a rubric-based AI essay grader for teachers with Google Classroom and Canvas sync. Free plan, paid plans from $7.99/month. Read the review.
Researched and fact-checked by Bartu Cavusoglu · Updated October 26, 2026
GraderAI is a rubric-based AI essay grading platform built for teachers. Instructors upload student essays, choose or build a rubric, and receive scored feedback that follows the criteria they set. The company describes the goal as returning evenings and weekends to teachers, and says a class of 30 essays can be graded in about 15 minutes.
Beyond grading, the product includes an analytics dashboard, AI-content detection, handwriting recognition and integrations with Google Classroom and Canvas. The site lists institutions as users, including Kenyon College and Colorado School of Mines, and says it is FERPA and GDPR compliant. A free plan lets new users try it before paying.
The workflow starts with a rubric. Teachers can build one in the Rubric Builder with weighted categories, such as Organization at 25 percent and Content at 35 percent in the sample on the site, or import an existing rubric from PDF, DOCX, XLSX, CSV or TXT files. GraderAI then scores each essay against those criteria.
Essays can arrive in several ways: file upload (PDF, Word, TXT), pasted text, a photo of handwritten work, bulk selection of many files, or direct import from Google Classroom and Canvas. Results appear in a dashboard for review. On the Pro tier, the pricing page also lists the ability to edit feedback before sending it.
Scoring is the core feature. The site shows per-criterion percentages for areas such as grammar and mechanics, organization and content, along with written feedback and essay statistics like word count, reading time, vocabulary level and coherence. An AI-detection tool reports a confidence score and lists signals such as consistent sentence structure and predictable transitions.
The analytics side covers grade distribution, performance trends, class comparison, topic analysis and a Students Journey view that tracks individual progress. The site says this dashboard is included with every account. Other features include handwritten essay OCR, bulk uploading, feedback export as PDF or Word, ZIP batch export, and shared rubrics on higher tiers.
GraderAI is a rubric-based AI essay grading platform for teachers. It scores essays against a rubric the teacher builds or imports, writes feedback, detects AI-generated content and tracks student progress in a dashboard.
There is a free plan for 10 essays. Paid plans are listed at $79.90 per year (also shown as $7.99 per month) for 90 essays, $149.90 per year (also shown as $14.99 per month) for 900 essays, and $990 per year (also shown as $99 per month) for the Department & School plan. A 40 percent fall sale was advertised.
Yes. The Free plan covers 10 essays and requires no credit card. A site summary also mentions a 7-day free trial, so confirm current trial terms at signup.
Yes. It supports Google Classroom for assignment import, roster sync and grade export, and Canvas for gradebook sync, roster and essay import, and feedback posted as comments. Some of these features are tied to paid tiers.
Yes. Teachers can photograph handwritten work and the tool extracts the text for grading. The site lists handwritten essay grading (OCR) on the Occasional User and Pro plans.
The site states it is FERPA and GDPR compliant, encrypts essays in transit and at rest, does not share student data with third parties, and prohibits using student data for AI training. Data is permanently deleted within 30 days of account deletion.
It suits teachers who grade many written assignments, especially English and ELA instructors, and departments or schools that want shared rubrics and multiple teacher accounts.
The pricing page lists full control to edit feedback before sending on the Pro plan, The Automated Teacher.