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SLara Translate vs Smartcat
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Lara Translate if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you work on iOS, Android
- you're in its core audience: professionals and freelancers, business teams
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Choose Smartcat if…
- you want to trial it before paying
- you're in its core audience: enterprise localization teams, l&d teams
Side by side
Feature Lara Translate Smartcat
Pricing modelFreemiumFree trial
Starting price—$100/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, APIWeb, API
CategoryTranslationTranslation
Rank in its category#11 of 12#5 of 12
CompanyTranslatedSmartcat
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Price changes we've recorded
We re-read each pricing page every month and log what changed.
Lara Translate
- Nov 2, 2026Pricing model: Pricing unknown → Freemium; New plan: Free (€0); New plan: Pro (€8/mo billed annually); New plan: Team (From €25/mo billed annually); New plan: Enterprise (Custom)
Smartcat
No changes since we started tracking.
Key features
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- Translation across 200+ languages
- Document translation in 60+ formats with layout preserved
- Image translation that keeps the visual design
- Audio translation and live AI interpreter
- Faithful, fluid and creative translation styles
- Glossaries and translation memories
- Incognito mode with no storage or training use
- Optional human review by professional linguists
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- AI translation in 280+ languages
- AI Coworkers for translation, review and QA
- CAT tool and translation management system
- Marketplace of 500K+ human language experts
- File translation for PDF, Excel, InDesign, XLIFF
- Video, audio and subtitle translation
- Free translation memory on all plans
- API access on higher plans
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Lara Translate
Free€0
Pro€8/mo billed annually
TeamFrom €25/mo billed annually
EnterpriseCustom
Smartcat
Adapt$1,200
AccelerateCustom
AnticipateCustom
AutonomousCustom
Strengths and limitations
Lara Translate
- Free plan includes 60,000 characters a month and no credit card is required
- API access on every plan, including 10,000 free characters a month
- Team plans include unlimited free users on a shared quota
- Incognito mode states that content is not stored or used for training
- Prices are listed only in EUR
- Pro and Team prices are shown only with annual billing; monthly-billing prices aren't listed
- The Free plan has no extra usage beyond its monthly limit
- Mobile apps and scanned PDF support require the Pro plan or higher
Smartcat
- Supports 280+ languages
- 15-day free trial with no credit card, including API access
- Unlimited users from the entry plan
- Translation memory included free on all plans
- Entry plan starts at $1,200 per year
- Higher tiers are custom-priced only
- API, SSO and 2FA are on the Anticipate tier and above
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