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GModernMT vs Smartling
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 Smartling if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you're in its core audience: enterprise localization teams, software developers
Side by side
Feature ModernMT Smartling
Pricing modelContact for pricingFreemium
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—Yes, unless you opt out
Data retention—Kept as long as necessary for the purpose collected; may retain for business or legal reasons
Security and compliance—SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 42001, PCI DSS
Glossaries—
Translation memory—
AI quality scoring—
Human translation—
Repo & design integrations—
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CategoryTranslationTranslation
CompanyTranslated S.r.l.Smartling, Inc.
Based in—United States
Founded—2009
Part of——
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
S Smartling
- Translation management system with customizable workflows
- 50+ connectors for CMS, CRM, code repos and design tools
- LQA Agent scoring AI translations with MQM
- Auto Select LLM chooses a model per language pair
- Website translation proxy (Global Delivery Network)
- CAT tool with visual context and translation memory
- Open APIs, SDKs and CI/CD integration
- Professional translation from 4,000+ linguists
Plans and prices
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ModernMT
Enterprise / TeamCustom
Smartling
CoreFree to start
EnterpriseCustom
Machine TranslationFrom $0.0075/word
AI TranslationFrom $0.06/word
AI Human TranslationFrom $0.12/word
Human TranslationFrom $0.20/word
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
Smartling
- Core plan is free to start
- Per-word rates published, from $0.0075/word for machine translation
- Customers can export translation memory (TMX) and content (XLIFF)
- Lists SOC 2, ISO/IEC 42001, HIPAA and GDPR compliance
- Enterprise plan pricing is not published
- Core plan keeps translation memory for only 180 days
- Some connectors require a higher tier or an add-on
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