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GDeepL vs Microsoft Translator
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose DeepL if…
- you work on macOS, Chrome
- you're in its core audience: individual professionals, business and localization teams
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Choose Microsoft Translator if…
- you're in its core audience: travelers, developers
Side by side
Feature DeepL Microsoft Translator
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYes—
Data retentionTexts and documents deleted after the contracted services are fully performed—
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, GDPR—
Document translation—
Glossaries—
Translation memory—
Speech translation—
Office add-ins—
PlatformsWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Chrome, APIWeb, iOS, Android, Windows, API
CategoryTranslationTranslation
CompanyDeepL SEMicrosoft
Based inGermany—
Founded2017—
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
M Microsoft Translator
- Real-time conversation translation
- Multi-device conversation translation
- Offline translation of menus and street signs
- Website and document translation
- Live captioning for classrooms
- Translator API for text and speech
- Custom translation model training and hosting
- Built into Bing and Outlook, with an Outlook add-in
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
Microsoft Translator
Free (F0)Free
S1 Pay-as-you-goPer million characters
D3 Custom volume$40 per million characters
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
Microsoft Translator
- API free tier includes 2 million characters a month
- Apps for Android, iOS and Windows
- Custom model training is capped at $300 per run
- Built into Bing and Outlook
- S1 pay-as-you-go rates did not display on the pricing page we fetched
- Business API use requires an Azure subscription
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