Translation & Language

About this category

23 products from 23 companies, the earliest first recorded in 2006.

By business model: Paid 14 · Freemium 8 · Free 1.

Recorded uses in this category: Translation, Questions over your own documents.

The longest-standing record here is Google Translate (2006); the most recent arrival is DeepL (2017).

This category covers machine translation services and language tools that convert text or speech between languages, often using neural models. They range from instant translators to platforms that blend AI with human review.

Fields taken from the product records use the record dates shown. Sourced claims are labelled per product: verified against the linked page on the date shown, taken from the product record without re-checking, or not independently verified.

Every product here, one line each

• Amazon Translate — Paid; Translation. Made by Amazon Web Services, first recorded 2017. Pricing: Amazon Translate is usage-priced per character on AWS, with no contracts or minimums; see the AWS Translate pricing page.
• Crowdin — Freemium; Translation. Made by Crowdin, first recorded 2009. Pricing: Crowdin offers a free plan for individuals, small teams, and open-source projects, plus paid team and Crowdin Enterprise tiers; enterprise pricing is quoted on request.
• DeepL — Freemium; Translation, Questions over your own documents. Made by DeepL SE, first recorded 2017. Pricing: A free tier with limits is available; DeepL Pro plans add unlimited text, document volume, security guarantees, and API capacity.
• ELSA Speak — Freemium; Translation. Made by ELSA, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: The homepage offers a free start with upgrades. Exact subscription price and free-feature allowances were not established in this review; business and school offerings have their own terms.
• Google Translate — Free; Translation. Made by Google, first recorded 2006. Pricing: Google Translate is free for consumers; programmatic use goes through the paid Google Cloud Translation API, billed per character.
• iTranslate — Paid; Translation. Made by Bending Spoons, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: The reviewed feature pages do not establish a current comparable subscription amount or ongoing free quota. Offline availability depends on feature and language; confirm the selected in-app offer.
• Lara Translate — Freemium; Translation. Made by Translated, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Free has a character quota and a smaller API quota. Paid plans meter characters; documents, images, audio and interpreting consume quotas differently, and CAT/API rates can differ.
• LILT — Paid; Translation. Made by LILT, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Team, Business, Enterprise and Government plans require sales contact. Human verification is usage-based; deployment, domain counts and engineering support affect the agreement.
• Lingvanex — Paid; Translation. Made by Lingvanex, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Cloud translation API is character-metered, with bulk discounts. On-premise products use different licensing; free trial wording does not establish an ongoing cloud allowance.
• Lokalise — Paid; Translation. Made by Lokalise, first recorded 2017. Pricing: Lokalise is a paid localization platform for teams; plans are sold to businesses rather than as a free consumer translator.
• Loora — Paid; Translation. Made by Loora, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Individual app offers and business subscriptions differ. Business adds seat management and progress analytics; the reviewed pages did not establish a current public starting amount or ongoing free quota.
• Microsoft Translator — Freemium; Translation. Made by Microsoft, first recorded 2007. Pricing: Consumer Translator apps are free; Azure AI Translator is billed per character (and related speech SKUs) on Azure.
• Papago — Freemium; Translation. Made by Naver, first recorded 2016. Pricing: Papago apps, web, and extensions are free; some features require the paid Papago Plus plan, and developers pay for the Papago Translation API through Naver Cloud Platform.
• Phrase — Paid; Translation. Made by Phrase, first recorded 2012. Pricing: Phrase is a paid localization platform with quote- or plan-based pricing for teams; there is no permanent consumer free translator.
• Praktika — Paid; Translation. Made by Praktika, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Business plans are per user and begin at ten licenses, with volume tiers and a management dashboard. Consumer app pricing is separate and was not normalized in this review.
• Reverso — Freemium; Translation. Made by Reverso, first recorded 2013. Pricing: Reverso's core tools are free with ads and limits; Premium subscriptions unlock longer texts, offline access, and ad-free learning.
• Smartcat — Paid; Translation. Made by Smartcat, first recorded 2016. Pricing: Smartcat is a paid platform sold in subscription tiers with unlimited users; its pricing page lists Adapt, Accelerate, Anticipate, and Autonomous tiers, and enterprise pricing requires contacting sales.
• Smartling — Paid; Translation. Made by Smartling, first recorded 2009. Pricing: Smartling is a paid enterprise localization platform with quote-based plans; there is no consumer free translator.
• Speak — Paid; Translation. Made by Speak, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Speak offers a seven-day trial, followed by a paid subscription. Premium Plus adds personalized lessons and review; prices depend on plan, region and promotions, and business subscriptions have separate terms.
• SYSTRAN — Paid; Translation. Made by SYSTRAN, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: The reviewed pages cover business solutions and contact-led purchasing. Cloud subscriptions and server agreements need separate comparison; a current normalized starting price was not established.
• Talkpal — Freemium; Translation. Made by Talkpal, first recorded Not recorded. Pricing: Basic is free with a ten-minute daily limit. Premium plans offer a 14-day trial and unlimited practice across AI modes; current regional checkout amounts were not established.
• Transifex — Paid; Translation. Made by Transifex, first recorded 2009. Pricing: Transifex prices by AI-translation volume rather than per-seat tiers, according to its pricing page; hosted content and human review are described as not counting toward usage, and quotes go through sales.
• Unbabel — Paid; Translation. Made by Unbabel (TransPerfect), first recorded 2013. Pricing: Unbabel is a paid enterprise service; pricing is quote-based, typically tied to translation volume and language pairs.

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