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SPhrase vs Smartling
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Phrase if…
- you want to trial it before paying
- you're in its core audience: localization managers, software developers
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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 Phrase Smartling
Pricing modelFree trialFreemium
Starting price$27/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your contentYesYes, unless you opt out
Data retentionDeleted within 60 days after customer deletes content or agreement endsKept as long as necessary for the purpose collected; may retain for business or legal reasons
Security and complianceGDPRSOC 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
CompanyPhrase a.s.Smartling, Inc.
Based inCzech RepublicUnited States
Founded20102009
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 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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Phrase
Freelancer27/mo billed annually
Professional525/mo billed annually
Software UI/UX525/mo billed annually
Team1,245/mo billed annually
BusinessCustom
EnterpriseCustom
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
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
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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