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Checked on October 8, 2026. Documented capabilities describe the product, not guaranteed access on its cheapest or free plan. Unknown does not mean unsupported. Prices are vendor snapshots, separate from the planner's hypothetical subscription budget.

No affiliate links. We have not registered for vendor accounts or tested paid plans. USD amounts are shown only where the billing basis was confirmed; we do not convert other currencies.

LingoHub

Paid plans; the retrieved page showed EUR. USD pricing was not verified.

Open-source program; eligibility must be confirmed.

Trial: 14 days.

  • Linguistic credits and hosted characters are separate meters.
  • OTA/CDN is listed on Pro; integrations vary by plan.
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Localizely

Starter: $19/month monthly, or $16/month billed annually.

250 keys, one project; unlimited users and languages. API is paid-only.

Trial: 15 days.

  • Translation memory, glossary and QA are listed in Organization plans.
  • OTA is a Flutter add-on: free up to 30K monthly active users; larger tiers cost extra.
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Lokalise

Explorer: $149/month billed annually; Growth: $379/month billed annually.

Free for eligible nonprofit open-source projects; not a general SaaS free plan.

Trial: 14 days.

  • Unlimited hosted words; processed words and AI allowances are separate.
  • Glossary and translation memory are listed from Growth; verify integration and OTA quotas.
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Crowdin

Current base-plan USD amounts were not accessible in the retrieved pricing table.

Free open-source licenses require application; general free-plan limits remain unverified.

Trial: 14 days.

  • Hosted words = source words × target languages; limits apply across projects.
  • CDN has a free usage quota; machine and professional translation are separate services.
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Phrase Strings

Software UI/UX: 525/month billed annually is displayed; currency-specific amount needs confirmation.

14-day trial confirmed; a permanent free plan was not verified.

Trial: 14 days.

  • Software UI/UX lists 15 Strings seats, five projects and 1M managed words.
  • AI, MT and processed-word capacities are separate; confirm pricing currency and plan.
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Tolgee

Cloud Free confirmed; paid prices retrieved in EUR, so USD amounts remain unverified.

Cloud: 30,000 hosted words and three seats; MT credits are limited.

  • Hosted words include source text and each translation; not source × targets alone.
  • QA needs an advanced plan. Self-hosting has infrastructure costs and licensed features.
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SimpleLocalize

Current paid-plan USD prices were not accessible in the retrieved table.

Community is described as free; comparison lists 500 keys, 10 projects, 10 languages and one team member.

Trial: 14 days.

  • Plans count keys, not words. Auto-translation has separate character quotas.
  • Features differ by plan; source table does not reliably expose inclusion checkmarks.
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Weblate

Self-hosted software is free; hosted pricing shown in EUR, not converted to USD.

Free self-hosted software; infrastructure, maintenance and translation-provider costs remain.

Trial: 14 days.

  • Hosted strings include source plus targets; this is not a word-based metric.
  • Cloud trial is 14 days. Source count, language count and hosting determine the plan.
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How the shortlist works

We first compare the number of required capabilities documented in official sources. Each contributes three points; optional capabilities contribute one. For the lowest-cost budget, a public free option adds one point and a confirmed monthly USD entry price of $50 or less adds one. Free eligibility and access to required features must still be checked. Unverified capabilities receive no points and are not labeled unsupported. Self-hosted and conditional open-source programs do not get the public-free bonus.

Ties use score, then alphabetical order. A higher price or a larger hypothetical budget band does not imply better quality. The shortlist is a starting point, not a recommendation to purchase a particular plan.

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