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29 products matching your filters. Each one described on the same fields, so two tools can be read against each other rather than against their own marketing.

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  • Amazon Translate logo

    Amazon Translate

    AWS machine translation API priced at $15 per million characters, with a 2 million character monthly free tier for the first 12 months

    Free
    • Web

    2 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Crowdin logo

    Crowdin

    Simple, transparent pricing. Start free and scale as you grow.

    Free

    4 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • DeepL logo

    DeepL

    AI-powered language translation

    Free plan, then $8.99/mo
    • Web
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • +3

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Gengo logo

    Gengo

    Human translation marketplace and API, priced per word from $0.06, owned by Lionbridge since 2019

    Pricing not published
    • Web

    2 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Google Translate logo

    Google Translate

    Free consumer translation app and website, backed by the paid Cloud Translation API priced per million characters

    Free
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
    • +1

    3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Localazy logo

    Localazy

    Localisation platform priced per source string, where adding target languages costs nothing extra

    Free plan, then $34/mo
    • Web
    • API
    • Linux
    • +2
    9 integrations

    3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Lokalise logo

    Lokalise

    New packages to fuel your revenue growth

    Free plan, then $144/mo

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • MateCat logo

    MateCat

    Free, browser-based CAT tool under the LGPL, developed and hosted by the translation company Translated

    Free
    • Web

    2 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • memoQ logo

    memoQ

    Adapt your communication to local cultures with memoQ

    From €2,904/yr

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Microsoft Translator logo

    Microsoft Translator

    Azure AI Translator, priced at $10 per million characters for standard text translation with volume commitment discounts available

    Free
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
    • +1

    2 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • OmegaT logo

    OmegaT

    Free, open source desktop CAT tool under the GPLv3, maintained by a volunteer community rather than a company

    Free
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • Linux

    2 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Phrase logo

    Phrase

    A flexible platform with product capacities that scale with your team

    Pricing not published

    4 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Plunet logo

    Plunet

    Business and translation management system for language service providers and in-house translation departments

    Pricing on request
    • Web
    6 integrations

    3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • POEditor logo

    POEditor

    Localisation management billed by string count with unlimited contributors

    Free plan, then $14.99/mo
    • Web
    7 integrations

    3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Pontoon logo

    Pontoon

    Mozilla open source localisation platform that you host yourself

    Free
    • Web
    • Self-hosted
    5 integrations

    3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Reverso logo

    Reverso

    Consumer translation, dictionary and grammar tool with a free tier and a Premium subscription around $6.49 to $9.99 a month

    Free
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
    • +1

    2 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • SDL Trados Studio logo

    SDL Trados Studio

    Windows desktop CAT tool that agencies treat as the default exchange format

    Pricing on request
    • Windows
    • Web
    6 integrations

    3 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Smartcat logo

    Smartcat

    Translation platform and freelancer marketplace billed in Smartwords, where every added target language multiplies consumption

    From $1,200/yr
    • Web
    • API
    12 integrations

    3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Smartling logo

    Smartling

    Enterprise translation management sold alongside first-party language services priced per word

    Pricing on request
    • Web
    • API
    10 integrations

    3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Sonix logo

    Sonix

    Automated transcription and translation with per-hour pricing published up front

    From $10/mo
    • Web
    • API
    8 integrations

    3 alternatives · 4 questions answered

  • Systran logo

    Systran

    Enterprise and on-premises machine translation, sold on per-user monthly plans and separate quoted API and installed-server products

    Pricing not published
    • Web
    • Windows
    • Linux

    2 alternatives · 3 questions answered

  • Transifex logo

    Transifex

    Turn localization into a background process, not a resource drain

    Free plan, then $135/mo

    4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

  • Twine logo

    Twine

    An open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories

    Free
    • Web
    • Windows
    • macOS
    • +1

    4 alternatives · 2 questions answered

  • Unbabel logo

    Unbabel

    Human-in-the-loop translation combining machine translation with human post-editing, priced per word rather than per character

    Pricing on request
    • Web

    2 alternatives · 3 questions answered

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