Trados vs TranslationOS API
Trados
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| Figure | Trados | TranslationOS API |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 11 | 0 |
| Spec score · Translation apps | 9.3 (#2) | 7.4 (#118) |
| Spec score · Translation Software | 8.6 (#25) | 7.0 (#142) |
| API access | Yes | To request API credentials, contact an account manager or email [email protected]. |
| Document translation | Yes | Yes |
| Glossary tools | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The pricing page says browser users can select files from OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, and Google Drive. | The FAQ says users can connect a CMS through Connectors and can keep multiple connectors active with separate configurations and workflows. |
| Purpose | Trados is a translation platform for localization professionals, translators, language service providers, and organizations managing multilingual content. | TranslationOS API provides a way to localize content into over 200 languages using Translated’s services. |
| Security certifications | RWS says its hosted products are ISO 27001 certified and its Cloud Operations function has SOC 2 Type 2 compliance. | Translated’s Trust Center lists GDPR, ISO 9001:2015, ISO/IEC 27001:2013 and 2022, PCI DSS, and SOC 2 Type 1. |
| Support | Customers get a knowledge base, community forums and free installation/licensing tickets; technical support requires an active support-and-maintenance agreement. | The API documentation lists [email protected] for API support and [email protected] for general support. |
| 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. | The API provides access to Translated’s services for localizing content into over 200 languages. |
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
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.
TranslationOS API
TranslationOS API has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.