Bing Translator vs Localizely
Bing Translator
bing.comLocalizely
localizely.comSide by side
| Figure | Bing Translator | Localizely |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $16/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 11 |
| Spec score · Translation Software | 8.5 (#28) | 9.1 (#3) |
| Spec score · Translation apps | 8.1 (#57) | 9.2 (#4) |
| API access | No | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Support | Microsoft directs consumer product questions about Translator for Bing to its consumer feedback page. | The company says customer-care agents answer email every workday from 7 AM to 2 AM CET. |
| Translation memory | No | Translation memory reuses previous translations to improve consistency and speed. |
Plans
Localizely
- FreeFree
- Starter$16 a month
- Advanced$32 a month
- Pro$65 a month
- Bronze$125 a month
- Over the air add-on: 30K monthly active usersFree
- Over-the-Air add-on$50 a month
- Over the air add-on: 200K monthly active users$50 a month
- Silver$250 a month
- Custom planPriced on request
In their own words
Bing Translator
Bing Translator has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Localizely
Localizely is a translation management system for mobile app, game, and website content. It combines AI and machine translation with professional translation orders, translation memory, glossaries, quality checks, screenshots, tasks, reports, and branching. Supported file types include Flutter ARB, Android XML, Apple strings, JSON, YAML, PO, XLIFF,.NET RESX, CSV, Excel, and TMX. Integrations include GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Figma, AWS S3, an API, and a CLI. GitHub sync can retrieve localization files manually or through a webhook and return translations as a pull request. Its Flutter SDK can send translation updates over the air and provides in-context editing. Localizely is SaaS only, with no self-hosted option. The free plan includes one project and 250 hosted string keys. Starter is $16 a month when billed annually, or $19 per month when billed monthly; a 15-day trial is listed. The CLI runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows, and is also offered as a Docker image.