Trados vs Weblate
Trados
trados.com
Weblate
weblate.orgSide by side
| Figure | Trados | Weblate |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | €47/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 11 | 8 |
| Spec score · Translation apps | 9.3 (#2) | 9.1 (#7) |
| Spec score · Localization Management Software | 8.5 (#10) | 8.3 (#14) |
| Spec score · Translation Software | 8.6 (#25) | 8.4 (#45) |
| Spec score · Game Localization Software | 8.6 (#4) | 8.4 (#7) |
| Spec score · Translation Management Software | 8.6 (#9) | 8.4 (#13) |
| API access | Yes | Yes |
| Document translation | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Glossary tools | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations | The pricing page says browser users can select files from OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, and Google Drive. | Weblate connects to version control repositories and offers an API, add-ons, and import and export tools for workflow automation. |
| Support | Customers get a knowledge base, community forums and free installation/licensing tickets; technical support requires an active support-and-maintenance agreement. | Subscribers can contact the dedicated support team, and paid self hosted support options include priority email support and other response or maintenance benefits. |
| Translation memory | Studio and cloud plans provide translation-memory reuse to improve consistency and productivity. | Yes |
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
Weblate
- Premium Cloud 10k€47 a month
- Premium Cloud 40k€70 a month
- Premium Cloud 160k€114 a month
- Premium Cloud 640k€193 a month
- Premium Cloud 2.5M€342 a month
- Gratis WeblateFree
- Self-hostedFree
- Premium Cloud 10M€616 a month
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.
Weblate
Weblate is an open-source localization platform for connecting version-control repositories with translation work. New strings can move to translators, and completed translations can return to version control alongside project code. Translation context includes screenshots, nearby strings, source references, shared glossaries, and translation memory. Teams can use customizable quality checks, discussion, and review to catch problems. Machine translation and LLM suggestions are optional; human acceptance and reviewer approval can be required. Weblate supports website and document translation and lists formats such as Android and Apple iOS strings, .NET resources, gettext, JSON, XLIFF, YAML, and WebExtension JSON. Integrations include repositories, an API, add-ons, and import and export tools. It can be deployed using pip or Docker, with guides for OpenShift and Kubernetes. Platforms listed are API, Linux, self-hosted, and web. Self-hosting is free; cloud plans start at €47/mo, and cloud plans include a 14-day trial. Cloud hosting is priced by hosted strings, counting the source language.