GTranslate

Overview

GTranslate translates HTML websites for businesses reaching visitors in other languages. It is best suited to small and mid-size companies that want broad language coverage without word or pageview quotas. Its main trade-off is that durable, search-indexable translated pages and language-specific URLs depend on the paid tier.

Key features

GTranslate supports 104 languages and offers web and API access, with integrations for WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Shopify and other HTML websites. That range suits businesses working across different site platforms, though Shopify stores can use subdomain URL structure only.

The free version uses JavaScript, keeps the original page URL and does not store translations. It can give visitors a way to view translated content, but it is not suited to businesses that need persistent translated pages, editing or search engine indexing.

Paid plans add AI translation and an inline editor for revising translations in context. They also support search engine indexing, while URL translation starts at Business and language hosting is reserved for Enterprise. The hosted versions run on GTranslate’s cloud network under language-specific URLs, which can be indexed by search engines and AI answer engines.

GTranslate says its proxy accesses a customer website when a visitor requests a translated page; it does not crawl the web, index websites or train AI models. Its privacy policy says it may process account, device, location, internet activity, translation content, communications, log and analytics information. Support live chat runs Monday through Friday, 2am to 6pm UTC−4.

Pricing

The Free plan costs nothing and includes a language selector, all languages, machine translation, unlimited words and pageviews. It excludes commercial use, search engine indexing, editing, URL translation and language hosting. This is the basic option for a non-commercial site that wants a language selector, not a persistent translated-site presence.

Custom costs $12 a month, billed /mo. It is bilingual and includes all languages, AI translation, unlimited words and pageviews, commercial use, search engine indexing and translation editing. It lacks URL translation and language hosting, making it a fit for a commercial site that can work without separate translated URLs. Startup costs $25 a month, billed /mo, and includes the same listed features as Custom but with all languages rather than bilingual coverage.

Business costs $35 a month, billed /mo. It adds URL translation to the Startup feature set, but not language hosting. Enterprise costs $50 a month, billed /mo, and includes both URL translation and language hosting. These upper tiers are the choice when distinct translated URLs matter; Enterprise is the only plan with hosted translated versions.

New customers can try a selected paid plan for 15 days and cancel during the trial without charge. If not canceled before the trial ends, it converts to that plan.

Platforms

GTranslate is available for web and API use, and offers modules or integrations for WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Shopify and other HTML websites. It says sites can use any programming language and web server without server requirements; its subdirectory URL setup documentation specifies PHP and Apache. Shopify shops are limited to subdomain URL structure.

Who it's for

GTranslate makes most sense for small and mid-size businesses that want to serve visitors in many languages without word or pageview caps. Choose a lower paid tier if AI translation, in-context editing and indexing are enough without URL translation. Choose Business or Enterprise when language-specific URLs are essential, and Enterprise when GTranslate-hosted translated pages are also required. It is a weaker fit for Shopify stores that need URL structures other than subdomains, or for users who need hosted translated pages below Enterprise.

Pros and cons

• Pro: All paid plans include unlimited words and pageviews, so those quotas do not constrain the listed tiers.
• Pro: Paid plans combine AI translation with an inline editor, giving customers a way to revise machine translations in context.
• Con: The free plan does not store translations or support indexing, editing or commercial use, limiting it to a basic language-selector role.
• Con: URL translation is limited to Business and Enterprise, while language hosting requires Enterprise, so the lower paid plans do not provide the full translated-page setup.
• Con: Shopify URL structure is restricted to subdomains.

Alternatives

Proxylang may suit a reader who wants a no-credit-card test drive with explicit small caps: its free Test Drive includes 2K words, 1 language and 1.5K page views per month.

Clonable is another web option; its free plan includes one clone and up to 20 translated pages, with an upgrade to 50 pages for €25 per month.

ConveyThis may be a better match when one-language limits are acceptable: its free plan includes one language, 5,000 words, one domain and 2,500 monthly translation requests.

Linguana offers a free plan with one translated language, one website and 2,000 AI credits, which may fit a site able to work within those limits.

Polylang is the alternative to consider for a free WordPress plugin with community support on wordpress.org.

TextUnited may suit teams seeking a defined free monthly allowance: its Self-Service FREE plan includes 15,000 words per month, 15 PDF pages per month and one user.

Webflow CMS is a broader web platform alternative with a free Starter plan for exploring and experimenting, including limited CMS, two static pages, 1 GB bandwidth and 50 form submissions.

For a wider comparison, browse Website Translation Software or Translation Software.

Verdict

Choose GTranslate if you run a small or mid-size business website and want broad language coverage with uncapped words and pageviews on paid plans. The key reason to choose it is the progression from free JavaScript translation to editable, indexable paid translations, with hosted language-specific pages at Enterprise. Look elsewhere if your budget requires hosted pages below that tier, or if a Shopify store needs a URL structure beyond subdomains.