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GDeepL vs Lokalise
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose DeepL if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you work on Windows, macOS, Chrome
- you're in its core audience: individual professionals, business and localization teams
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Choose Lokalise if…
- you work on Figma
- you're in its core audience: software developers, product teams
Side by side
Feature DeepL Lokalise
Pricing modelFreemiumFree trial
Starting price—$149/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYesNo
Data retentionTexts and documents deleted after the contracted services are fully performedAudit log data retained 12 months; content retention not stated
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, GDPRSOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR
Updates, last 90 days—9
Document translation
Glossaries
Translation memory
Speech translation—
AI quality scoring—
Office add-ins—
Repo & design integrations—
PlatformsWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Chrome, APIWeb, API, iOS, Android, Figma
CategoryTranslationTranslation
CompanyDeepL SELokalise, Inc.
Based inGermanyUnited States
Founded20172017
Part of——
Key features
D DeepL
- Text translation in 100+ languages
- Document translation that keeps the original layout
- Real-time voice translation for meetings and conversations
- DeepL Write for style and tone adjustments
- Custom glossaries and style rules
- Translation memory on the Business plan
- Add-ins for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
- Developer API and MCP integrations with AI assistants
L Lokalise
- AI translation using approved terminology and tone of voice
- AI quality scoring that sends low-confidence results to humans
- Automatic routing to the best-fit LLM
- Workflow automation for TM, QA, approvals and publishing
- REST API with 95 endpoints and 33 webhooks
- Over-the-air translation updates for mobile apps
- 60+ integrations including Figma, GitHub and Jira
- Supports 30+ file formats
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
DeepL
FreeFree
Individual€7.49/mo billed annually
Team€24.99/user/mo billed annually
Business€49.99/user/mo billed annually
EnterpriseCustom
Lokalise
Explorer$149/mo
Growth$379/mo
Advanced$1049/mo
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
DeepL
- Free version includes 50,000 characters a month
- 30-day free trial on Individual and Team plans
- Apps for desktop, mobile, browsers and Office suites
- API available for developers
- Pricing page lists EUR prices billed annually and does not show USD prices
- Free version allows only 1 file translation a month
- No API pricing is shown on the plans page
- Free trial is not available to users who have had a DeepL trial before
Lokalise
- 14-day free trial on all plans, no credit card required
- Large developer toolkit: 95 API endpoints, 33 webhooks, 10 SDKs
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001 and ISO 27017 certified
- 60+ integrations
- No free plan; paid plans start at $149/mo
- Enterprise pricing requires a sales demo
- HIPAA-aligned but not HIPAA-certified
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