Weglot: Website translation from Paris with AI translation, glossary rules and a free plan, for WordPress, Shopify and other site builders. These 4 tools cover the same task (localization management). They are ranked by how many of Weglot's strongest markets they share, then by how complete their profile is.
Built for larger companies and names 8 security certificates.
Picked from our profile data, which we check against vendor pages. No vendor paid for a placement.
What Weglot does
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.
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
Weglot is headquartered in Paris; according to its privacy policy, data is stored on servers in the European Union. Starting price: from €15 per month.
Before you switch: 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.
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 Weglot
Built for larger organizations than Weglot's smallest customers.
Names 3 security certificates, Weglot 1.
Single sign-on in all plans; at Weglot only in higher plans.
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.
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 Weglot
States no EU hosting option; Weglot has one.
Strongest elsewhere: Estonia.
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 Weglot
Built for larger organizations than Weglot's smallest customers.
Single sign-on as an add-on; at Weglot only in higher plans.
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 Weglot
Built for larger organizations than Weglot's smallest customers.
Names 8 security certificates, Weglot 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.
All 4 alternatives by buying criteria
Weglot 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 Weglot: 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)
Weglot is among the tools that publish a price and offers EU hosting. 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.
It depends on your country and company size. In our data, Lokalise, Crowdin and Phrase share the most strong markets with Weglot, so they are the closest fit if you work where Weglot is strong. Filter the list by country and size to narrow it down.
Is there a free alternative to Weglot?
Lokalise, Crowdin, Phrase and Smartling 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 Weglot alternatives can host data in the EU?
Lokalise 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 Weglot alternatives publish their prices?
Lokalise and Phrase show prices on their websites, for example Lokalise from $149 per month and Phrase from $1,245 per month. The others quote after a demo.
Are there European alternatives to 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 Weglot alternatives support single sign-on?
Lokalise and Phrase support single sign-on according to the vendors. Some include it only in higher plans, see the table above.
Lokalise