Papago vs Supertext API
Papago
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| Figure | Papago | Supertext API |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $9.99/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 5 |
| Spec score · Translation apps | 9.1 (#9) | 7.7 (#100) |
| Spec score · Translation Software | 8.8 (#12) | 7.7 (#99) |
| API access | No | Yes |
| Document translation | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Glossary tools | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | NAVER 1784, 95 Jeongjail-ro, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea | Zurich, Switzerland |
| Languages | The Papago app listing says it supports translation across 14 languages: Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Spanish, French, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Russian, German, Italian, and Arabic. | The API offers automatic translation in 28 languages, with additional language variants. |
| Security | Papago Plus says it does not store translation data on its servers and immediately destroys it unless customers request storage; requested stored data is encrypted. | Supertext says the API is hosted on Swiss servers or on-premises, uses encrypted transmission and instant text deletion, and complies with GDPR and Swiss FADP. |
| Supported languages | 13 | 28 |
| Website translation | Yes | Yes |
Plans
Papago
- Plus Basic$9.99 a month
- Plus Standard$29.99 a month
- Plus Advanced$55.99 a month
- PapagoFree
- Enterprise PassPriced on request
Supertext API
- API monthly base feePrice not published
- API monthly base feePriced on request
- API usagePrice not published
- API usagePriced on request
- API subscription4.90 CHF/EUR a month
In their own words
Papago
Papago is an AI translator that NAVER describes as using its own AI technology to help people read, write, hear, and speak foreign languages. Its app offers text, image, voice, offline text, conversation, handwriting, website, and document translation, plus Edu and a dictionary. The app listing names 14 languages, including Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese in Simplified and Traditional forms, Spanish, French, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Russian, German, Italian, and Arabic. The standard web document translator supports PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, and HWPX files up to 20 MB. Papago Plus adds support for PDF, HWPX, MS Office, and TXT documents while retaining complex formatting, with translated files available for editing. Plus also offers batch image translation, real-time voice translation, custom and shared glossaries, and team accounts. The free Papago plan lists monthly limits for images, documents, voice translation, and glossary terms. Plus Basic costs $9.99 a month; the higher Plus plans cost 29.99 USD and $55.99 a month. A 30-day trial is listed.
Supertext API
Supertext API has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.