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GDeepL vs ModernMT
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, iOS
- you're in its core audience: individual professionals, business and localization teams
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Choose ModernMT if…
- you're in its core audience: localization teams, professional translators
Side by side
Feature DeepL ModernMT
Pricing modelFreemiumContact for pricing
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, API
CategoryTranslationTranslation
CompanyDeepL SETranslated S.r.l.
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 ModernMT
- Translation across 200+ languages
- Document translation in 60+ file formats
- Image translation for 10+ file types
- Audio translation via API in 60+ languages
- Adapts to glossaries, translation memories and style guides
- Trados Studio and memoQ plugins
- MCP server, CLI and SDKs for seven languages
- Integrations with Crowdin, n8n, Blackbird and Google Sheets
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
ModernMT
Enterprise / TeamCustom
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
ModernMT
- Supports 200+ languages
- Handles 60+ document formats
- SDKs available for seven programming languages
- Plugins for Trados Studio and memoQ
- ModernMT will shut down by the end of 2026 and is being replaced by Lara
- No public prices; pricing requires contacting sales
- Style guides and profanity detection are available only through the API
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