TermPeek vs ToS;DR
ToS;DR is the extension most people mean when they say “the thing that grades terms of service.” It has run since 2012, it is free, and it covers thousands of well-known sites. TermPeek does a different job: it reads whatever document is in front of you, right now, and scores it in seconds.
This page compares what each one actually does, checked against ToS;DR’s own site and both extensions’ store listings on 2026-09-21.
What each one is
ToS;DR is a nonprofit, open-source project. Volunteers read a service’s terms and privacy policy, tag individual points as good, neutral, bad, or a blocker, and once a service has enough reviewed points, ToS;DR assigns it a letter grade from A to E. The browser extension shows that grade as a badge next to the address bar when you land on a covered site.
TermPeek is a browser side panel. You open it on any document, a terms of service page, a privacy policy, a rental contract, an NDA, an employment offer, and it returns a risk score from 1 to 10, the riskiest clauses grouped by category, and a plain-language explanation of each one, quoted from the actual text.
Capability comparison, checked 2026-09-21
| Capability | ToS;DR | TermPeek |
|---|---|---|
| How it works | Volunteers manually review and grade each service | Reads the document in front of you and scores it |
| Coverage | Only services already reviewed in its database | Any document you open it on |
| Works on contracts, NDAs, employment offers | No, sites only | Yes |
| Output | Letter grade A to E, plus listed good/bad points | Risk score 1 to 10, categorized clauses, plain-language explanation |
| Price | Free, donation-funded nonprofit | Free: 5 analyses/month. Pro: $4.99/month, unlimited |
| Account required | No | No, for either tier |
| Extension UI languages | English | 10 (EN, ES, DE, FR, IT, NL, PT-BR, JA, KO, ZH-CN) |
| Store rating | 4.6/5 (133 ratings), 40,000 CWS users | 0 ratings, 8 installs across CWS and Edge |
| Track record | Running since 2012, covered by TIME, WIRED, The Verge | Launched 2026 |
| Source code | Open source | Closed source |
Sources: ToS;DR’s own site and its Chrome Web Store listing, TermPeek’s Chrome Web Store and Edge Add-ons listings, all checked 2026-09-21.
Where ToS;DR wins
Coverage of well-known services is ToS;DR’s whole model, and it is strong. If you want to know how Google or Reddit’s terms have been graded by people who read them closely, ToS;DR already has the answer, for free, with no rate limit. It has more than a decade of volunteer review behind it and real press coverage to back the project’s credibility. None of that exists for TermPeek yet: it launched in 2026, it has 8 installs combined across the two browser stores, and it has zero reviews. If trust built over time and community vetting matter most to you, ToS;DR is the more established choice today.
Where TermPeek wins
ToS;DR only covers services it has already reviewed. Sign a new SaaS tool’s terms, a freelance contract, a landlord’s lease, or an employer’s NDA, and ToS;DR has nothing for you, because no volunteer has read that document. TermPeek was built for exactly that gap: it reads the text you give it, not a pre-approved list of sites, so it works on documents ToS;DR was never designed to touch.
Speed follows from that. TermPeek returns a score in seconds on whatever you open it on. ToS;DR’s grade for a given site depends on when a volunteer last reviewed it, and coverage for smaller or newer services can be thin. TermPeek also ships a UI in 10 languages, while ToS;DR’s extension interface is English only, even though its website is translated into several more.
What they have in common
Both are free to start, and both work without creating an account. Neither one is a lawyer, and neither one should be treated as one. ToS;DR’s own grading rubric explicitly notes it is not a legal document, and TermPeek carries the same disclaimer on every result: this is an informational tool, not legal advice.
Which one to use
They solve different problems. If you want a second opinion on a site you already use, backed by people who read the fine print for a living, ToS;DR’s database is worth checking first, and it costs nothing. If you are staring at a document nobody has reviewed for you, a new platform’s terms, a contract you are about to sign, a privacy policy for a tool your team just adopted, that is the case TermPeek was built for.
Using both is reasonable. Check ToS;DR for the sites it already covers, and reach for TermPeek for everything else, including anything that isn’t a website at all.
Try it yourself
TermPeek is free to use, no account required. Add it to Chrome or add it to Edge, open the side panel on any terms of service, privacy policy, or contract, and analyze it yourself with TermPeek, free. Full details at termpeek.com?ref=blog.
TermPeek is an informational tool. It is not legal advice and does not replace a licensed attorney. For agreements that carry real consequences, consult one.
Sources
- https://tosdr.org/en — accessed 2026-09-21
- https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/terms-of-service-didn%E2%80%99t-r/hjdoplcnndgiblooccencgcggcoihigg — accessed 2026-09-21
- https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/termpeek/fljnchllnglggnpifkjcpelhnhcgdjhm — accessed 2026-09-21
- https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/cnipgbkkcpcjiabhbfppejmdncdmgbak — accessed 2026-09-21
TermPeek is an informational tool. It is not legal advice and does not replace a licensed attorney.
This page was drafted with AI assistance and reviewed before publishing.