Swordfish vs Trados
Swordfish
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Trados
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| Figure | Swordfish | Trados |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $11.67/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 11 |
| Spec score · Computer-Assisted Translation Software | 7.9 (#13) | 8.7 (#3) |
| Spec score · Translation apps | 7.9 (#75) | 9.3 (#2) |
| Spec score · Translation Software | 7.9 (#82) | 8.6 (#25) |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Purpose | Swordfish is a computer-aided translation tool built around XLIFF for translating and managing multilingual content across multiple file formats. | Trados is a translation platform for localization professionals, translators, language service providers, and organizations managing multilingual content. |
| 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
Swordfish
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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.