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Crowdin vs Google Translate

Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.

CCrowdinFreemiumVisit site
GGoogle TranslateFreeVisit site
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C

Choose Crowdin if…

  • you need an API to build on
  • you're in its core audience: software and mobile developers, game studios
G

Choose Google Translate if…

  • you work on iOS, Android
  • you're in its core audience: travelers, students

Side by side

Feature Crowdin Google Translate
Pricing modelFreemiumFree
Starting price—Free
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryTranslationTranslation
CompanyCrowdinGoogle
Based in——
Founded——
Part of——

Key features

C Crowdin

  • Online translation editor with translation memory and glossaries
  • AI pre-translation, AI proofreading and automatic QA
  • Supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure AI and 40+ MT engines
  • Quality checks for placeholders, length and consistency
  • Branch-based translation for parallel releases
  • Over-the-air content delivery for mobile apps
  • 700+ integrations including GitHub, Figma, Unity
  • Support for 100+ file formats

G Google Translate

  • Text translation across many languages
  • Document translation that keeps formatting
  • Website translation by entering a URL
  • Camera translation of text you point your phone at
  • Conversation mode for talking with someone in another language
  • Transcribe for translating speech as it is spoken
  • Offline translation with downloaded languages
  • Voice and handwriting input

Plans and prices

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Crowdin

CrowdinNot listed
Crowdin EnterpriseNot listed
Open Source / Academic LicenseFree

Google Translate

Free. Plan details aren't published.

Strengths and limitations

Crowdin

  • Free licenses for open source and academic projects
  • Trials available: 14 days for Crowdin, 30 days for Enterprise
  • Paid plans include unlimited translators and proofreaders
  • 700+ integrations and 100+ file formats
  • Exact plan prices are not shown on the pricing page text
  • Enterprise is billed annually only
  • Hosted word limits count each target language separately

Google Translate

  • Available on the web, Android and iOS
  • Offline translation for downloaded languages
  • Input by text, voice, handwriting, camera or document
  • Saved translations sync across devices
  • The product page doesn't list pricing or usage limits
  • The product page doesn't give a total language count

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