Trados vs translate5
Trados
trados.com
translate5
translate5.netSide by side
| Figure | Trados | translate5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | €200/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 11 | 4 |
| Spec score · Computer-Assisted Translation Software | 8.7 (#3) | 7.7 (#16) |
| Spec score · Localization Management Software | 8.5 (#10) | 7.6 (#26) |
| Integrations | The pricing page says browser users can select files from OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, and Google Drive. | The maker lists integrations for DeepL, Google and Microsoft machine translation, several LLMs, CAT formats, Plunet, GroupShare and WorldServer. |
| Purpose | Trados is a translation platform for localization professionals, translators, language service providers, and organizations managing multilingual content. | translate5 is an open-source translation management system for managing translation projects and collaborative workflows. |
| Support | Customers get a knowledge base, community forums and free installation/licensing tickets; technical support requires an active support-and-maintenance agreement. | MittagQI provides professional code development, roadmaps and support for translate5. |
| Terminology | Studio stores approved terminology and suggests consistent wording across languages and scripts. | TermPortal supports centralized glossary management with images, cross-references, TBX import/export and proposal, review and approval workflows. |
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
translate5
- User-based (basic features)€2,400 a year
- User-based (all features)€4,440 a year
- Volume-based€10,900 a year
- FlatratePriced on request
In their own words
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.
translate5
translate5 has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.