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SLokalise vs ModernMT
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Lokalise if…
- you want to trial it before paying
- you work on iOS, Android, Figma
- you're in its core audience: software developers, product teams
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Choose ModernMT if…
- you're in its core audience: localization teams, professional translators
Side by side
Feature Lokalise ModernMT
Pricing modelFree trialContact for pricing
Starting price$149/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentNo—
Data retentionAudit log data retained 12 months; content retention not stated—
Security and complianceSOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, GDPR—
Updates, last 90 days9—
Document translation—
Glossaries—
Translation memory—
AI quality scoring—
Repo & design integrations—
PlatformsWeb, API, iOS, Android, FigmaWeb, API
CategoryTranslationTranslation
Rank in its category#8 of 12#12 of 12
CompanyLokalise, Inc.Translated S.r.l.
Based inUnited States—
Founded2017—
Part of——
Price changes we've recorded
We re-read each pricing page every month and log what changed.
Lokalise
No changes since we started tracking.
ModernMT
- Nov 2, 2026Pricing model: Pricing unknown → Contact for pricing; New plan: Enterprise / Team (Custom)
Key features
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
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.
Lokalise
Explorer$149/mo
Growth$379/mo
Advanced$1049/mo
EnterpriseCustom
ModernMT
Enterprise / TeamCustom
Strengths and limitations
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
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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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Oct 26, 2026. Editorial policy