Smartling: Translation management for enterprises with LanguageAI for post-editing, quality estimation and checks on tone and brand safety. These 4 tools cover the same task (localization management). They are ranked by how many of Smartling's strongest markets they share, then by how complete their profile is.
Picked from our profile data, which we check against vendor pages. No vendor paid for a placement.
What Smartling does
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.
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
Smartling is headquartered in New York City and has an office in Dublin.
Before you switch: 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.
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 Smartling
Publishes a price (from $149 per month); Smartling quotes on request.
Can store data in the EU; Smartling states no EU option.
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 Smartling
Publishes a price (from €15 per month); Smartling quotes on request.
Can store data in the EU; Smartling states no EU option.
Headquartered in France, Smartling in United States.
Targets companies under 50 employees, which Smartling does not.
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.
Crowdin is a localization platform for software companies and content teams that translate apps, games, documentation and websites, with AI pre-translation, AI proofreading and automated quality checks.
Key functions
AI pre-translation from translation memory and language models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure AI and others
Context Harvester collects product context so the AI translates more accurately
AI checks flag suspicious or harmful translations
Compared with Smartling
Headquartered in Estonia, Smartling in United States.
Targets companies under 50 employees, which Smartling does not.
Check before buying: Ask which storage region applies to your account, because Crowdin runs data centers in both the United States and Ireland. AI features send text to third-party model providers, so check the subprocessor list. The privacy policy does not link a data processing agreement; request it from the privacy team.
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 Smartling
Publishes a price (from $1,245 per month); Smartling quotes on request.
Headquartered in Czechia, Smartling in United States.
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.
All 4 alternatives by buying criteria
Smartling alternatives by price, trial, hosting and security
Not stated means we found no statement on the vendor's site. Data as of each profile's last check.
The market around Smartling: 5 tools for this task
60 % Publish a price (3/5)
20 % Free plan (1/5)
100 % Free trial (5/5)
40 % EU hosting option (2/5)
60 % Headquartered in Europe (3/5)
60 % Single sign-on (3/5)
Smartling is among the tools that price on request. More than half of the vendors here publish prices, so you can compare list prices before the first demo.
Source: ai-toolfinder.com dataset, full profiles only.
Why teams look beyond Smartling
Smartling quotes prices on request. 3 of the alternatives below have a published pricing model.
Smartling states no EU hosting option. 2 alternatives can store data in the EU.
Smartling does not target companies under 50 employees. 2 alternatives do.
1 alternatives are strong in at least one of the same countries as Smartling, so local support and compliance should be comparable.
It depends on your country and company size. In our data, Lokalise, Weglot and Crowdin share the most strong markets with Smartling, so they are the closest fit if you work where Smartling is strong. Filter the list by country and size to narrow it down.
Is there a free alternative to Smartling?
Lokalise, Weglot, Crowdin and Phrase offer a free plan or a free trial according to the vendors. Check the limits of free plans before you rely on them for employee data.
Which Smartling alternatives can host data in the EU?
Lokalise and Weglot can store customer data in the EU, according to the vendors. Ask for the data processing agreement (Art. 28 GDPR) and the list of subprocessors.
Which Smartling alternatives publish their prices?
Lokalise, Weglot and Phrase show prices on their websites, for example Lokalise from $149 per month and Weglot from €15 per month. The others quote after a demo.
Are there European alternatives to Smartling?
Weglot, Crowdin and Phrase are headquartered in Europe. A European seat does not guarantee EU hosting, so check the data processing agreement and the list of subprocessors.
Which Smartling alternatives support single sign-on?
Lokalise, Weglot and Phrase support single sign-on according to the vendors. Some include it only in higher plans, see the table above.
Lokalise