Pontoon vs Trados
Pontoon
pontoon.mozilla.org
Trados
trados.comSide by side
| Figure | Pontoon | Trados |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 0 | 11 |
| Spec score · Localization Management Software | 7.4 (#28) | 8.5 (#10) |
| Spec score · Translation apps | 7.5 (#113) | 9.3 (#2) |
| Spec score · Translation Software | 7.4 (#120) | 8.6 (#25) |
| API access | Yes | Yes |
| Glossary tools | Yes | Yes |
| Purpose | Pontoon is a web-based translation management system for translating, reviewing, and managing strings for Mozilla products and websites. | Trados is a translation platform for localization professionals, translators, language service providers, and organizations managing multilingual content. |
| Self-hosting | Pontoon is open source, and its documentation includes instructions for deploying a production instance. | RWS lists Trados Edge as self-hosted translation management software formerly known as GroupShare. |
| Support | The project README directs users to GitHub Discussions for feedback, support, and third-party deployments. | Customers get a knowledge base, community forums and free installation/licensing tickets; technical support requires an active support-and-maintenance agreement. |
| Translation memory | Yes | Studio and cloud plans provide translation-memory reuse to improve consistency and productivity. |
Plans
Trados
- Trados Go Monthly£24 a month
- Trados Go Annual£288 a year
- Trados Freelance Monthly£34 a month
- Trados Freelance Annual£408 a year
- Trados Freelance subscription$408 a year
- Trados Team$1,688 a month
- Trados BusinessPriced on request
- Trados EnterprisePriced on request
- Trados FreelancePrice not published
- Trados GoPrice not published
In their own words
Pontoon
Pontoon has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Trados
Trados is a translation platform for localization professionals, translators, language service providers and organizations managing multilingual content. It combines document translation, translation memory and glossary tools; Studio keeps approved terminology and recommends consistent wording across languages and scripts. Studio handles more than 50 file types. For browser work, Trados Go runs on any device without an installation, and users can select files from OneDrive, Dropbox, Box and Google Drive. The desktop editor is officially supported on Windows, not macOS. Studio licenses include up to 6 million characters of Language Weaver machine translation each year. AI Bridge connects to OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini and DeepSeek. Trados offers online resources and community support; direct technical support requires an active Support and Maintenance Agreement. There is no free plan, and a 14-day trial is listed. Trados Go costs £24 a month or £288 a year; Freelance costs £34 a month or £408 a year. Both price sets exclude VAT.