Localizely vs XL8 Machine Translation
Localizely
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xl8.aiSide by side
| Figure | Localizely | XL8 Machine Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $16/mo | $0.25/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 11 | 2 |
| Spec score · Translation Software | 9.1 (#3) | 6.9 (#147) |
| Spec score · Translation apps | 9.2 (#4) | 7.2 (#137) |
| API access | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Headquarters | Belgrade, Serbia | San Jose, California, United States |
| Translation memory | Translation memory reuses previous translations to improve consistency and speed. | Yes |
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
XL8 Machine Translation
- Pay As You Go – Translate$0.25 a month
- CustomPrice not published
In their own words
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.
XL8 Machine Translation
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