Side by side

TranslatePress vs Weblate

Both stand on translation apps. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

TranslatePress

Free plan Open source APISelf-hostedWeb

Choose TranslatePress if you need website translation with memory and glossary tools, and its site and word allowances match your needs. Personal starts at €8.25 per month billed yearly; look at Business or Developer for more sites and higher AI translated word limits.

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Weblate

Free plan APILinuxSelf-hosted+1

Weblate connects localization work with repository workflows and offers both cloud and self-hosted options. Teams should consider hosted-string limits and the public-project restriction on free hosting.

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The facts

	TranslatePress	Weblate
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Yes	Not published
Runs on	API, Self-hosted, Web	API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web
Lowest paid plan	Personal: €99 a year	Premium Cloud 10k: €47 a month
Plans published	7	8
Maker	TranslatePress	Weblate
Website	translatepress.com	weblate.org
On translation apps	#1 of 158	#5 of 158

TranslatePress: what it does well

Supports 160 languages.
Includes translation memory and glossary tools.
Provides API access.
Paid plans cover one, three, or unlimited sites.
Developer includes 500K AI translated words.

What to know first

Personal is limited to one site and 50K AI translated words.
Business is limited to three sites and 200K AI translated words.
Annual plans auto-renew.

Weblate: what it does well

Returns translations to version control alongside project code
Offers translation memory and shared glossaries
Supports human-reviewed machine translation and LLM suggestions
Self-hosted software is free

What to know first

Free Libre hosting is only for public libre projects
Cloud pricing depends on hosted strings
Cloud plans include a 14-day trial, not a free plan

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