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DGoogle Translate vs Lokalise
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Google Translate if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you're in its core audience: travelers, students
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Choose Lokalise if…
- you need an API to build on
- you want to trial it before paying
- you work on Figma
- you're in its core audience: software developers, product teams
Side by side
Feature Google Translate Lokalise
Pricing modelFreeFree trial
Starting priceFree$149/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—No
Data retention—Audit log data retained 12 months; content retention not stated
Security and compliance—SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR
Updates, last 90 days—9
Document translation—
Glossaries—
Translation memory—
AI quality scoring—
Repo & design integrations—
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, API, iOS, Android, Figma
CategoryTranslationTranslation
CompanyGoogleLokalise, Inc.
Based in—United States
Founded—2017
Part of——
Key features
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- Text translation across many languages
- Document translation that keeps formatting
- Website translation by entering a URL
- Camera translation of text you point your phone at
- Conversation mode for talking with someone in another language
- Transcribe for translating speech as it is spoken
- Offline translation with downloaded languages
- Voice and handwriting input
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
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Google Translate
Free. Plan details aren't published.
Lokalise
Explorer$149/mo
Growth$379/mo
Advanced$1049/mo
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
Google Translate
- Available on the web, Android and iOS
- Offline translation for downloaded languages
- Input by text, voice, handwriting, camera or document
- Saved translations sync across devices
- The product page doesn't list pricing or usage limits
- The product page doesn't give a total language count
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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