Amazon Translate vs Weblate
Amazon Translate
aws.amazon.com
Weblate
weblate.orgSide by side
| Figure | Amazon Translate | Weblate |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $15/mo | €47/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 8 |
| Spec score · Translation apps | 8.4 (#31) | 9.1 (#7) |
| Spec score · Translation Software | 8.4 (#37) | 8.4 (#45) |
| API access | Yes | Yes |
| Document translation | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Glossary tools | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | AWS documentation describes integrations with Amazon Comprehend, Transcribe, Polly, S3, DynamoDB, Aurora, Redshift, Lambda, and Glue. | Weblate connects to version control repositories and offers an API, add-ons, and import and export tools for workflow automation. |
| Support | The FAQ directs customers to AWS Customer Service for technical support and says feedback can be submitted through Customer Service or the Translate console. | Subscribers can contact the dedicated support team, and paid self hosted support options include priority email support and other response or maintenance benefits. |
| Website translation | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Amazon Translate
- Standard Text Translation$15 a month
- Batch Document Translation$15 a month
- Real-Time Document Translation (Text & HTML)$15 a month
- Real-Time Document Translation (Docx)$30 a month
- Active Custom Translation$60 a month
Weblate
- Premium Cloud 10k€47 a month
- Premium Cloud 40k€70 a month
- Premium Cloud 160k€114 a month
- Premium Cloud 640k€193 a month
- Premium Cloud 2.5M€342 a month
- Gratis WeblateFree
- Self-hostedFree
- Premium Cloud 10M€616 a month
In their own words
Amazon Translate
Amazon Translate is a paid API service for on-demand machine translation between 75 supported languages. It provides real-time and batch translation, website and document translation, glossary tools, and API access. Active Custom Translation uses parallel data examples to adapt output at runtime without requiring a customer-built custom model. Real-time requests are limited to 5,000 bytes per call. Batch jobs accept up to 5 GB per call, with individual documents up to 20 MB and 1,000,000 characters; supported formats include TXT, HTML, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX, and XLIFF. AWS documents integrations with Comprehend, Transcribe, Polly, S3, DynamoDB, Aurora, Redshift, Lambda, and Glue. Listed plans include Standard Text Translation and Batch Document Translation at $15 a month, Real-Time Document Translation (Text & HTML) at $15 a month, Real-Time Document Translation (Docx) at $30 a month, and Active Custom Translation at $60 a month. A free plan and free trial are listed.
Weblate
Weblate is an open-source localization platform for connecting version-control repositories with translation work. New strings can move to translators, and completed translations can return to version control alongside project code. Translation context includes screenshots, nearby strings, source references, shared glossaries, and translation memory. Teams can use customizable quality checks, discussion, and review to catch problems. Machine translation and LLM suggestions are optional; human acceptance and reviewer approval can be required. Weblate supports website and document translation and lists formats such as Android and Apple iOS strings, .NET resources, gettext, JSON, XLIFF, YAML, and WebExtension JSON. Integrations include repositories, an API, add-ons, and import and export tools. It can be deployed using pip or Docker, with guides for OpenShift and Kubernetes. Platforms listed are API, Linux, self-hosted, and web. Self-hosting is free; cloud plans start at €47/mo, and cloud plans include a 14-day trial. Cloud hosting is priced by hosted strings, counting the source language.