Wordfast
by Wordfast
What Wordfast is
Wordfast is a paid translation software line from Wordfast, founded in 1999 and headquartered in New York. It provides document translation, translation memory, glossary tools, and API access. Wordfast Anywhere is a browser-based translation memory workspace with monthly credits and pay-as-you-go billing. Its listed capacity is 1,000,000 translation units per translation memory and 100,000 glossary entries per glossary, while the Anywhere trial uses a billed 30-day trial. Wordfast Pro and Wordfast Classic are separate products; Classic is based on Microsoft Word. Translation Studio combines Classic and Pro. Plans include Wordfast Anywhere at $9.90 a month, Pro and Classic at $480 a month each, and Translation Studio at $580 a month. There is no free plan, but a 30-day trial is available.
Who it suits
It suits translators and translation teams needing document translation, reusable translation memories, glossaries, or API access. Organizations can also consider shared-memory collaboration through Wordfast Server.
What it does well
- Document translation is supported
- Includes translation memory tools
- Glossary tools are available
- API access is listed
- 30-day trial is offered
What to know first
- No free plan
- Several plans have high monthly prices
- Wordfast Server has no listed price
- Platform listing is API
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Wordfast Anywhere trial | 30-day trial for $1 · Browser-based translation memory workspace · 30-day trial | $1 a month |
| Wordfast Anywhere | Monthly credits; pay as you go · 1,000,000 translation units per TM · 100,000 glossary entries per glossary | $9.90 a month |
| Wordfast Pro | 5,000,000 translation units per TM · More than 1,000,000 glossary entries per glossary | $480 a month |
| Wordfast Classic | MS Word-based translation memory tool | $480 a month |
| Wordfast Translation Studio | Bundle of Wordfast Classic and Wordfast Pro | $580 a month |
| Wordfast Server | Shared translation memories · Real-time organizational collaboration | On request |
As wordfast.com lists them, read 20 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Wordfast offers several translation-memory products for individual and organizational workflows. Its range covers browser-based work, Microsoft Word, bundled desktop tools, and shared server collaboration.
Facts from Wordfast's own pages
- API access
- Yes · apps.wordfast.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Document translation
- Yes · apps.wordfast.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 1999 · wordfast.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · apps.wordfast.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Glossary tools
- Yes · apps.wordfast.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- New York, United States · wordfast.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Paid from
- 9.9 · apps.wordfast.com, 20 Sept 2026
- Translation memory
- Yes · apps.wordfast.com, 20 Sept 2026
Where Wordfast stands on Freedom251
- Translation apps#94 of 158
- Language Translation Software#24 of 30
- Translation Software#135 of 156
- Computer-Assisted Translation Software#26 of 29