Papago vs Transable
Papago
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| Figure | Papago | Transable |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $9.99/mo | $29/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 5 |
| Spec score · Translation apps | 9.1 (#9) | 7.8 (#89) |
| Spec score · Translation Software | 8.8 (#12) | 7.8 (#90) |
| API access | No | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Image translation | Papago Plus says users can translate up to 100 images at once and edit translated images directly. | The homepage says text on images and banners is detected and translated with an overlay. |
| 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 homepage says the service translates websites into 90 languages and handles native scripts and locale-aware fallbacks. |
| Product | NAVER describes Papago as an AI translator that uses self-developed AI technology to help users read, write, hear, and speak foreign languages. | Transable is an AI-powered website localization platform for automated translation, translation memory, caching, SEO localization, image translation, and language delivery. |
| 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. | The privacy policy lists HTTPS/TLS in transit, hashed passwords and API keys, Cloudflare-only server access, Docker isolation, and encrypted PostgreSQL connections. |
| Support | Papago’s Help Center lists help topics for supported languages, voice, image, text, document, conversation, and web translation, plus an inquiry option. | The support page says email replies usually arrive within one business day, and users can also use the on-page chat. |
| Supported languages | 13 | 5 |
| 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
Transable
- Basic$29 a month
- Advanced$299 a month
- Enterprise$999 a month
- Growth (Advanced)$99 a month
- Scale (Advanced)$299 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.