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SLokalise vs Smartcat
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Lokalise if…
- you work on iOS, Android, Figma
- you're in its core audience: software developers, product teams
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Choose Smartcat if…
- you want the lower entry price ($100/mo vs $149/mo)
- you're in its core audience: enterprise localization teams, l&d teams
Side by side
Feature Lokalise Smartcat
Pricing modelFree trialFree trial
Starting price$149/mo$100/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#5 of 12
CompanyLokalise, Inc.Smartcat
Based inUnited States—
Founded2017—
Part of——
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
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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.
Lokalise
Explorer$149/mo
Growth$379/mo
Advanced$1049/mo
EnterpriseCustom
Smartcat
Adapt$1,200
AccelerateCustom
AnticipateCustom
AutonomousCustom
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
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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Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Oct 26, 2026. Editorial policy