Crowdin alternatives: 4 tools compared (October 2026)

Lokalise is a localization platform for software, product and marketing teams that manage app, website and content translations in one place, with AI translation and automatic quality scoring.

Key functions

• AI translation with Custom AI Profiles applies approved terminology, tone and vocabulary
• AI scoring checks quality automatically so only low-confidence results go to people
• Routes each job to a suitable language model based on language and content

Compared with Crowdin

• Publishes a price (from $149 per month); Crowdin quotes on request.
• Can store data in the EU; Crowdin states no EU option.
• Built for larger organizations than Crowdin's smallest customers.
• Names 3 security certificates, Crowdin 1.

Check before buying: Plans include set volumes of AI and machine translated words, so estimate your monthly word count before choosing a tier. AI jobs are processed by US model providers such as OpenAI and Anthropic, so review the subprocessor list and the data processing addendum with your data protection officer.

Weglot translates company websites automatically and keeps the translations in sync as pages change, aimed at small and midsize businesses running sites on common content systems and shop platforms.

Key functions

• AI translation translates websites automatically on all paid plans
• Glossary rules control how the AI handles technical terms and brand names
• Custom language model with GenAI credits on all paid plans

Compared with Crowdin

• Publishes a price (from €15 per month); Crowdin quotes on request.
• Can store data in the EU; Crowdin states no EU option.
• Strongest elsewhere: France.

Check before buying: Count the words on your site across all pages before choosing a plan, because plans cap translated words and languages. Single sign-on is only in the enterprise plan. Check whether legal pages such as terms and privacy notices should be translated by a person instead.

Phrase is a localization platform for companies that translate software, websites and marketing content at scale, combining a translation management system with machine translation and automatic quality scoring.

Key functions

• Phrase Language AI uses MT Autoselect to pick a translation engine per language pair and content type
• Phrase Next GenMT translates in context using existing translation memories
• Quality Performance Score rates translations automatically and flags low-confidence output

Compared with Crowdin

• Publishes a price (from $1,245 per month); Crowdin quotes on request.
• Built for larger organizations than Crowdin's smallest customers.
• Strongest elsewhere: Czechia.

Check before buying: Check which AI features may train on your content: Phrase names Quality Performance Score, non-translatable detection and Custom AI. Machine translation volume is capped per plan, so estimate your yearly word count. Single sign-on is an add-on on the Team plan. Ask for the data processing agreement and the hosting region, which the security page does not state.

Smartling is a cloud translation management system for large companies that localize websites, apps and marketing content, combining workflow automation with its LanguageAI features and optional human translators.

Key functions

• LanguageAI post-edits machine translations and estimates their quality
• Filters content for brand safety and checks tone and bias
• Routes content automatically to machine or human translation

Compared with Crowdin

• Built for larger organizations than Crowdin's smallest customers.
• Names 8 security certificates, Crowdin 1.
• Strongest elsewhere: United States.

Check before buying: Prices are not published, so request a quote that separates platform fees, machine translation and human translation. Smartling stores data in AWS locations around the world, so ask which region applies to your account and request the data processing agreement and subprocessor list, which the security page does not link.