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LPhrase vs Smartcat
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Phrase if…
- you want the lower entry price ($27/mo vs $100/mo)
- you're in its core audience: localization managers, software developers
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Choose Smartcat if…
- you're in its core audience: enterprise localization teams, l&d teams
Side by side
Feature Phrase Smartcat
Pricing modelFree trialFree trial
Starting price$27/mo$100/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYes—
Data retentionDeleted within 60 days after customer deletes content or agreement ends—
Security and complianceGDPR—
Glossaries—
Translation memory—
AI quality scoring—
Repo & design integrations—
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CategoryTranslationTranslation
CompanyPhrase a.s.Smartcat
Based inCzech Republic—
Founded2010—
Part ofPhrase Group Holding s.r.o.—
Key features
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
S Smartcat
- 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
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Phrase
Freelancer27/mo billed annually
Professional525/mo billed annually
Software UI/UX525/mo billed annually
Team1,245/mo billed annually
BusinessCustom
EnterpriseCustom
Smartcat
Adapt$1,200
AccelerateCustom
AnticipateCustom
AutonomousCustom
Strengths and limitations
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
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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