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GDeepL vs Smartling
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose DeepL if…
- you work on Windows, macOS, iOS
- you're in its core audience: individual professionals, business and localization teams
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Choose Smartling if…
- you're in its core audience: enterprise localization teams, software developers
Side by side
Feature DeepL Smartling
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYesYes, unless you opt out
Data retentionTexts and documents deleted after the contracted services are fully performedKept as long as necessary for the purpose collected; may retain for business or legal reasons
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, GDPRSOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 42001, PCI DSS
Document translation—
Glossaries
Translation memory
Speech translation—
AI quality scoring—
Human translation—
Office add-ins—
Repo & design integrations—
PlatformsWeb, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Chrome, APIWeb, API
CategoryTranslationTranslation
CompanyDeepL SESmartling, Inc.
Based inGermanyUnited States
Founded20172009
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
S Smartling
- Translation management system with customizable workflows
- 50+ connectors for CMS, CRM, code repos and design tools
- LQA Agent scoring AI translations with MQM
- Auto Select LLM chooses a model per language pair
- Website translation proxy (Global Delivery Network)
- CAT tool with visual context and translation memory
- Open APIs, SDKs and CI/CD integration
- Professional translation from 4,000+ linguists
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
Smartling
CoreFree to start
EnterpriseCustom
Machine TranslationFrom $0.0075/word
AI TranslationFrom $0.06/word
AI Human TranslationFrom $0.12/word
Human TranslationFrom $0.20/word
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
Smartling
- Core plan is free to start
- Per-word rates published, from $0.0075/word for machine translation
- Customers can export translation memory (TMX) and content (XLIFF)
- Lists SOC 2, ISO/IEC 42001, HIPAA and GDPR compliance
- Enterprise plan pricing is not published
- Core plan keeps translation memory for only 180 days
- Some connectors require a higher tier or an add-on
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