Editing Plans That Scale With Your Content

Flexible pricing and enterprise-grade features to help your team maintain editorial excellence at any volume.

  • Pay As You Go
    Pay As You Go

    On Demand

    For one-off projects

    From $78

    per 1,000 words of editing

     

    In On Demand:

    • Access 750+ professional editors
    • 24-hour standard turnaround
    • Upload via Proofed platform
    • No commitment, pay as you go
  • Subscription
    Subscription

    Flex

    For variable content volumes

    From $500

    including management fee,
    excluding services fees

    In Flex:

    • Curated, retained editorial team
    • Key account manager for consistent quality and single point of contact
    • Work in your workflow or platform
    • Multiple style guide support
    • Flexible volumes, no usage minimum
    Subscription

    For predictable content volumes

    From $2,100

    including management fee
    and services fees

    Everything in Flex, plus:

    • Tailored turnaround times
    • API integration support
    • Usage and performance reporting
    • Credit rollover for volume peaks
    • Term- and volume-based discounts
    • Add capacity whenever you need it
Trusted By The Best

977+

Additional editing hours per year compared to a single in-house hire

750+

Specialist editors in our global team

44%

Average hourly savings with a team of Proofed editors compared to one in-house hire

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Meet Your Editorial Partner

See how our managed editing services compare to hiring in-house, freelancers, and AI.

Selected Pricing & Commercial Terms
On Demand
Flex
Pro
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Service Rates

Per-word or per-item editing fees charged at standard or discounted rates depending on plan.

~50% savings
~50% savings

Words Included

Based on proofreading with a minimum spend of $2,000 per month.

~60,000 words
Free Up Your Time

Hours Included

Based on proofreading with a minimum spend of $2,000 per month.

~30 hours

Term-based Discounts

Discounts applied in exchange for a minimum contract term.

Volume-based Discounts

Additional discounts unlocked once volume thresholds are reached.

Monthly Committed Spend

Minimum monthly spend required to unlock discounted rates and priority service.

From $2,000 per monthWhat’s included?

Management Fee

Monthly fee covering account and project management and governance.

$500 per month
From $100 oer month

How Much Editing Does Your Team Need?

Select your monthly word count and get a clear breakdown of editing hours, capacity, and cost.

Need flexibility as your content scales? Our plans are built to move with you.

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Editorial Model & Capacity

On Demand

Pay As You Go

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Flex

Subscription / $500 per month

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Pro

Subscription / from $2,100 per month

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Editorial Model & Capacity
Editorial Capacity Access to Proofed’s global network of 750+ professional editors for rapid scaling
750+ editors
750+ editors
750+ editors
Curated Editorial Team A dedicated subset of editors trained specifically for your brand and content
Key Editorial Manager A named point of contact responsible for your editing team, including editorial quality and delivery
Turnaround Times Guaranteed return timeframes, starting from standard 24-hour delivery to fully custom SLAs
Standard
Priority
Custom
Platform, Integrations & Workflow
Style Guides Apply different style guides across teams or content types
Single
Multiple
Multiple
Proofed Platform Access A central platform to submit work, track orders, and manage delivery
Work In Your System Editors work directly within your CMS or authoring environment
White-glove Onboarding Dedicated onboarding, training, and workflow setup
Proofed API API access for automated submissions and custom integrations
Management & Reporting
Reporting & Insights Usage, quality, and performance reporting
Basic
Advanced
Custom
Usage & Billing
Service Rates Per-word or per-item editing fees, billed at standard or discounted rates depending on plan
~30% savings
~30% savings
Words Included Based on proofreading with a minimum spend of $2,000 per month
~60,000 words
Hours Included Based on proofreading with a minimum spend of $2,000 per month
~30 hours
Term-based Discounts Reduced rates included as part of a minimum term commitment
Volume-based Discounts Additional discounts applied when volume thresholds are reached
Credit Rollover A portion of unused monthly spend can roll forward for a limited period and may be used to cover future overage charges
Overage Allowance Additional capacity above the monthly limit before overage charges apply
Committed Usage Minimum monthly service commitment in exchange for discounted rates and priority service
From $2,000 per month
Management Fee Monthly fee covering account management, workflow optimisation, and reporting
$500 per month
From $100 per month
Minimum Term Minimum contract length required before cancellation
6 months
12 months
  • “The Proofed team is always professional, courteous, and helpful. They are a pleasure to work with and a vital part of our team’s workflows.” 

    Hilary Carter

    SVP of Research and Communications, Linux Foundation

  • Kirti Jain, Director of Design at Emeritus

    “Proofed is an indispensable part of our content production process and they have helped our team learn to write better.”

    Kirti Jain

    Director of Design, Emeritus

  • “Maintaining the highest quality and standard would be impossible without external support from Proofed.”

    Luke Westergreen-Thorne

    Co-CEO, Grantify

How Proofed Works With Content Teams

  • Learn Your Style

    Start with a 30-day pilot. It’s how we prove the fit, master your style guide, and — if you don’t have one yet — build it with you.

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  • Build Your Team

    Your dedicated editing team is hand-picked by your project manager to match your content and industry.
    You get the same people, every time, working as a true extension of your in-house team.

  • Edit Your Content

    Human-in-the-loop editing across every piece, whether it’s long-form, short-form, human-written, AI-generated.

    Our editors work inside your existing tools to deliver consistent quality at the pace your content demands.

  • Scale With You

    Whether you’re producing ten pieces a month or ten thousand, the standard stays the same.

    Your capacity flexes with you. We refine our service as you grow, so your team stays focused on strategy while we handle the quality layer.

Managed Editing Service FAQs

  • Every Proofed plan gives your team access to 750+ specialist editors across 100+ subject areas, with standard 24-hour turnaround and same-day delivery available in as little as 3 hours.

    Flex includes a curated editorial team trained on your brand, support for multiple style guides across teams and content types, a dedicated key account manager, white-glove onboarding, CMS integration, and SLA-backed quality and turnaround guarantees.

    Pro includes everything in Flex, plus a monthly word and hour allocation, credit rollover, custom API access for automated submissions, advanced reporting, term and volume-based discounts, and fully tailored SLAs built around your content operation.

  • With Proofed, you can add capacity in zero days, with no recruitment, training, or onboarding overhead.

    If your team needs edits occasionally, On Demand gives you access to 750+ specialist editors on a pay-per-word basis with no commitment or minimum spend. 

    If you’re creating a high volume of content, our Flex and Pro subscription models are made for you. You’ll get a consistent editorial team, lower per-word rates, and an infrastructure that scales with your content calendar.

  • Professional editing starts from $78 per 1,000 words via On Demand, with no minimum spend or commitment required. Simply upload your order to our platform and get polished content in 24 hours (or sooner).

    If you create a high volume of content, our Flex and Pro subscription plans deliver. You’ll get a dedicated editorial team, support for multiple style guides, discounted service fees, plus more.

    Want to see exactly what you could save by outsourcing your QA to Proofed? Try our ROI calculator to get a personalized breakdown of your cost savings and additional editing hours. No sign-up required.

  • Every Proofed plan is built to scale with your output, not against it.

    With Flex, there’s no monthly usage minimum. You only ever pay for productive editing time, giving your team 100% utilisation with no wasted spend on capacity you aren’t using.

    With Pro, credit rollover and volume-based discounts mean your editing capacity stretches further as your output grows.

Scale Your Content Without
Scaling Your Headcount

Add a fully managed editorial team to your workflow in zero days. No recruitment, no training overhead, no missed deadlines.