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GMicrosoft Translator vs Unbabel
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Microsoft Translator if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you need an API to build on
- you work on iOS, Android, Windows
- you're in its core audience: travelers, developers
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Choose Unbabel if…
- you're in its core audience: customer service teams, localization managers
Side by side
Feature Microsoft Translator Unbabel
Pricing modelFreemiumContact for pricing
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Windows, APIWeb
CategoryTranslationTranslation
CompanyMicrosoftUnbabel Inc.
Based in——
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
M Microsoft Translator
- Real-time conversation translation
- Multi-device conversation translation
- Offline translation of menus and street signs
- Website and document translation
- Live captioning for classrooms
- Translator API for text and speech
- Custom translation model training and hosting
- Built into Bing and Outlook, with an Outlook add-in
U Unbabel
- AI translation adapted to company terminology and tone
- Optional human review of translations
- Custom workflows by market or content type
- Real-time AI quality estimation and reporting
- Quality Intelligence for checking any translation
- MT Score for comparing machine translation models
- Integrations with Zendesk, Salesforce, Intercom and Freshdesk
- ISO 27001 certified security with encryption and anonymization
Plans and prices
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Microsoft Translator
Free (F0)Free
S1 Pay-as-you-goPer million characters
D3 Custom volume$40 per million characters
Unbabel
Contact for pricing. Plan details aren't published.
Strengths and limitations
Microsoft Translator
- API free tier includes 2 million characters a month
- Apps for Android, iOS and Windows
- Custom model training is capped at $300 per run
- Built into Bing and Outlook
- S1 pay-as-you-go rates did not display on the pricing page we fetched
- Business API use requires an Azure subscription
Unbabel
- Combines AI translation with optional human review
- Ready integrations with major helpdesk and CRM tools
- Real-time quality estimation shows how good translations are
- ISO 27001 certified security program
- No public pricing; you have to request a demo
- No self-serve free plan or trial listed
- No public API documented on the home page
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