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GModernMT vs Phrase
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose ModernMT if…
- you're in its core audience: localization teams, professional translators
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Choose Phrase if…
- you want to trial it before paying
- you're in its core audience: localization managers, software developers
Side by side
Feature ModernMT Phrase
Pricing modelContact for pricingFree trial
Starting price—$27/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—Yes
Data retention—Deleted within 60 days after customer deletes content or agreement ends
Security and compliance—GDPR
Glossaries—
Translation memory—
AI quality scoring—
Repo & design integrations—
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CategoryTranslationTranslation
CompanyTranslated S.r.l.Phrase a.s.
Based in—Czech Republic
Founded—2010
Part of—Phrase Group Holding s.r.o.
Key features
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
P Phrase
- Translation management system with custom workflows
- AI translation with machine translation engine selection
- Translation quality scoring and language quality assessment
- Software localization with in-context visual editor
- Subtitles and dubbing for multimedia content
- Phrase Atlas conversational assistant for projects and reports
- APIs, webhooks, MCP server and CLI
- Integrations with GitHub, Figma, Contentful, Slack
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
ModernMT
Enterprise / TeamCustom
Phrase
Freelancer27/mo billed annually
Professional525/mo billed annually
Software UI/UX525/mo billed annually
Team1,245/mo billed annually
BusinessCustom
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
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
Phrase
- 14-day free trial on all plans with no automatic charge
- Freelancer plan starts at 27/month billed annually
- Developer tools include APIs, webhooks, MCP server and CLI
- 24/7 customer support on all plans
- Team and Professional plans start at 525–1,245/month
- Listed prices apply only to annual billing
- Business and Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
- No free plan
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