DeepL Translator vs Matecat

DeepL Translator translates text, documents, and websites, and includes translation memory, glossary tools, and API access. It supports 100 languages. Chrome, Firefox, and Edge extensions provide translation and writing improvements while browsing; listed integrations include Microsoft Word, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, and AI agents. The Free version costs nothing and includes 50,000 characters per user each month, one file translation per month for files up to 5 MB, and one glossary with five entries per language pair. Individual costs €7.49 a month billed annually and includes a 30-day free period; it allows 300,000 characters monthly and three file translations. Team costs €24.99 a month billed annually, while Business costs €49.99 a month billed annually. Enterprise pricing is custom. DeepL lists TLS encryption and ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type II certified processes and infrastructure. For Pro subscribers, content and results are temporarily stored only as technically needed and then deleted. Team administration is included in Team and available for Business and Enterprise users; single sign-on is available for those tiers. The maker was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Cologne, Germany.

Matecat is a free, open-source online computer-assisted translation tool for translators, language service providers, companies, and enterprise teams. It uses translation memories and machine-translation matches to reduce the text translators need to translate, and offers adaptive machine translation from ModernMT in more than 200 languages. The tool supports document and website translation, glossary tools, and real-time teamwork: teams can assign jobs, discuss work in comments, and divide projects among translators. Matecat states that it supports 80 file formats, while the hosted service works with XLIFF out of the box and other formats may require Matecat Filters. REST APIs let users create projects and check their status; API credentials require contacting support with a use description. Its open-source server can be self-hosted. For hosted use, Matecat says browser-to-server communications use SSL, originals and translations are stored long term, and public segments may provide matches to others. It runs in a desktop browser, not on mobile devices. The listed plan is free, with unlimited features, users, and projects.