locize

Locize is a localization platform for software teams coordinating developers, translators, and reviewers. It suits projects that need translation updates between app releases; the strongest reason to choose it is that developer integrations and translation workflows share a delivery path.

Overview

Locize connects code and internationalization setups to translation work, with updates delivered through a CDN or API rather than bundled into a full redeployment. That makes it a practical fit when language changes need to move independently of application releases. Teams seeking a standalone translation tool without a developer workflow may find less reason to choose it.

Key features

Developers can sync keys and source strings through a CLI or CI, while translators and reviewers work in a dedicated interface. Translation memory, glossary management, in-context editing, context screenshots, and configurable review workflows support consistency and review; machine and generative AI translation provide additional options. These tools are most useful when localization is an ongoing team process, not a one-off handoff.

Integrations span i18next, React, Vue, Angular, Next.js, Node.js, mobile iOS and Android, Figma, and PHP, Python, Java, and .NET. The range covers varied stacks, but teams should confirm that the integration and delivery approach fits their project. Security features include MFA options, SAML 2.0 SSO, API token permissions, role-based permissions, backups, and encryption at rest for personal data and stored third-party API credentials. Customer data is hosted on AWS in Ireland, with encrypted disaster-recovery copies of translation namespaces and project configurations on BunnyCDN Storage in the EU. Locize states it is subject to Swiss FADP and EU GDPR and offers a DPA covering both.

Pricing

The Free plan costs nothing and includes 100K standard CDN downloads/mo, 2,000 words, 2 languages, 5 namespaces, and 1 user. It is a useful starting point for a small project, but the single seat and narrow language and namespace caps limit team use.

Starter is $7 a month, billed monthly, for 1M standard CDN downloads/mo, 15,000 words, 5 languages, 10 namespaces, and 5 users. Starter-Plus is $19 a month, billed monthly, and raises those allowances to 3M downloads, 30,000 words, 7 languages, 25 namespaces, and 5 users. Both are suited to small teams that can work within a fixed seat count.

Growth costs $49 a month, billed monthly, and includes 5M standard CDN downloads/mo, 150K pro CDN downloads/mo, 1.5K private downloads/mo, 60,000 words, 10 languages, 50 namespaces, unlimited users, 3 branches, and 5 tenants. Professional is $99 a month, billed monthly, with 7M standard, 250K pro, and 2.5K private downloads, 100,000 words, 20 languages, 75 namespaces, unlimited users, 5 branches, and 10 tenants. Professional-Plus is $149 a month, billed monthly, for 10M standard, 350K pro, and 3.5K private downloads, 150,000 words, 50 languages, 150 namespaces, unlimited users, 5 branches, and 20 tenants. Enterprise is $199 a month, billed monthly, and offers 15M standard, 500K pro, and 5K private downloads, 200,000 words, 150 languages, 300 namespaces, unlimited users, 10 branches, and 50 tenants. These higher tiers suit larger language programs or teams needing more capacity and organizational separation.

A 14-day trial is available. On fixed plans, usage beyond 110% of included standard CDN downloads automatically blocks the project; on Free, translations are automatically unpublished instead. That distinction makes download forecasting important, particularly for a live project.

Platforms

Locize supports web, iOS, Android, and API use. Its listed integrations include mobile iOS and Android, alongside web frameworks and server technologies.

Who it's for

Locize is best for software teams that want developers to manage localization alongside code while translators and reviewers work in a shared process. Small projects can begin on Free, while teams needing more seats, languages, namespaces, or download volume have graduated monthly tiers. It is less compelling for projects that do not need developer integration or continuous delivery.

Pros and cons

• Pro: CDN or API delivery lets translation updates avoid a full application redeployment.
• Pro: CLI and CI syncing sits alongside translator and reviewer tools, supporting a joint development and localization workflow.
• Pro: The plan ladder expands from one user to unlimited users, with higher tiers adding language, download, branch, and tenant capacity.
• Con: Free has only one user, two languages, five namespaces, and 100K standard CDN downloads/mo, limiting collaboration and scale.
• Con: Crossing 110% of included standard CDN volume blocks fixed-plan projects, while Free automatically unpublishes translations; either outcome makes overages operationally significant.

Alternatives

Crowdin is another freemium option with a free plan and free trial; consider it if its broader listed platform coverage, including Linux, macOS, and Windows, better matches your environment.

OneSky is another freemium choice with AI-driven quality estimation and multi-agent translation plans; consider it if those named capabilities are your priority.

Tolgee offers a free plan with 30,000 words and 3 seats, plus automation and machine translation; consider it if those free-plan allowances suit your needs.

Weblate offers a Premium Cloud 10k plan at €47 a month, billed €47 monthly, with 10,000 hosted strings and unlimited languages, projects, and components; consider it if those hosted-string terms fit better.

Live Link Face is a free app for iOS and Android.

Transglot has a free plan with 100,000 words to start, then 10,000/month, one project, 14 target languages, and 3 seats; consider it if that starting allowance fits a small translation project.

Localazy offers a free plan with 200 source keys, unlimited seats, and unlimited languages; consider it if those free collaboration limits are a better match.

Playglot is a free web option.

Browse Game Localization Software, Translation Management Software, and Translation Software for more options.

Verdict

Choose Locize if your software team wants developer-connected translation workflows and updates that can ship without a full redeployment. Its integration breadth and tiered capacity make it a strong fit for growing localization programs, but download thresholds and the small Free collaboration allowance are meaningful constraints. Look elsewhere if your project does not need code-connected delivery or cannot risk a project block or unpublishing when standard CDN use runs over plan.