Trados vs TranslatePress
Trados
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TranslatePress
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| Figure | Trados | TranslatePress |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | €8.25/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 11 | 10 |
| Spec score · Translation apps | 9.3 (#2) | 9.1 (#8) |
| Spec score · Translation Software | 8.6 (#25) | 8.5 (#34) |
| API access | Yes | Yes |
| Documentation depth | Developer documentation is generated with DocFX and links to API, SDK, licensing, AppStore publishing and a developer community. | The official documentation includes installation, settings, editor, automatic translation, add-ons, integrations, troubleshooting, FAQs and a dedicated developer section. |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Glossary tools | Yes | Yes |
| Rating on G2 | G2 displays individual Trados reviews including scores from 3.5/5 to 5/5, but the opened page did not state an aggregate rating or review count. | 4.8 out of 5 from 10 reviews. |
| Rating on Software Advice | 4.3 out of 5 from 88 reviews | 3.3 out of 5 from 3 reviews. |
| Rating on Trustpilot | 3.2 out of 5 from 1 review | 4.8 out of 5 from 236 reviews. |
| System requirements | Studio runs on current Windows 10 and Windows 11 builds; recommended minimums are 8 GB RAM and 1024x768, with 16 GB RAM and SSD recommended for performance. | The WordPress directory lists WordPress 3.1 or higher, PHP 7.4 or higher, and testing through WordPress 7.1.3 for version 3.3.8. |
| Translation memory | Studio and cloud plans provide translation-memory reuse to improve consistency and productivity. | Yes |
| What it does | Trados is RWS's end-to-end translation platform for translators, language-service providers and organizations managing multilingual content. | TranslatePress is a WordPress multilingual plugin with a visual front-end editor that lets users translate pages as visitors see them. |
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
TranslatePress
- Personal€8.25 a month
- Personal annual€99 a year
- Business€16.59 a month
- Business annual€199 a year
- Developer€29.09 a month
- Developer annual€349 a year
- FreeFree
- Personal€99 a year
- Business€199 a year
- Developer€349 a year
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.
TranslatePress
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