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GDeepL vs Phrase
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 Phrase if…
- you're in its core audience: localization managers, software developers
Side by side
Feature DeepL Phrase
Pricing modelFreemiumFree trial
Starting price—$27/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYesYes
Data retentionTexts and documents deleted after the contracted services are fully performedDeleted within 60 days after customer deletes content or agreement ends
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, GDPRGDPR
Document translation—
Glossaries
Translation memory
Speech translation—
AI quality scoring—
Office add-ins—
Repo & design integrations—
PlatformsWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Chrome, APIWeb, API
CategoryTranslationTranslation
CompanyDeepL SEPhrase a.s.
Based inGermanyCzech Republic
Founded20172010
Part of—Phrase Group Holding s.r.o.
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
P Phrase
- Translation management system with custom workflows
- AI translation with machine translation engine selection
- Translation quality scoring and language quality assessment
- Software localization with in-context visual editor
- Subtitles and dubbing for multimedia content
- Phrase Atlas conversational assistant for projects and reports
- APIs, webhooks, MCP server and CLI
- Integrations with GitHub, Figma, Contentful, Slack
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
Phrase
Freelancer27/mo billed annually
Professional525/mo billed annually
Software UI/UX525/mo billed annually
Team1,245/mo billed annually
BusinessCustom
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
Phrase
- 14-day free trial on all plans with no automatic charge
- Freelancer plan starts at 27/month billed annually
- Developer tools include APIs, webhooks, MCP server and CLI
- 24/7 customer support on all plans
- Team and Professional plans start at 525–1,245/month
- Listed prices apply only to annual billing
- Business and Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
- No free plan
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Built from each vendor's public website; we haven't tested them hands-on. Editorial policy