Localazy vs Lokalise

Localazy is a localization management platform from a Czech company, built mainly for developers and small product teams who want to translate apps and websites without a heavy process. Its distinctive feature is ShareTM, a shared translation memory pooled across projects, which can automatically pre-fill common strings such as button labels and system messages in many languages.

Teams upload source files through the CLI, API or integrations, and Localazy supports common formats for Android, iOS, Flutter, JSON-based web frameworks, gettext and more. Translations can come from ShareTM, machine translation engines such as DeepL and Google, in-house contributors, community volunteers or Localazy's own professional translation service, with review workflows, glossaries and screenshots for context. Plans are tiered by the number of source keys and features, starting with a free plan for small projects and moving to paid plans for growing products.

Localazy suits indie developers, startups and open-source maintainers that want affordable localization with minimal setup. It has fewer enterprise controls and integrations than Lokalise, Phrase or Crowdin, which serve large localization teams with complex workflows, and Tolgee and Weblate are open-source alternatives for teams that prefer self-hosting. For a small app expanding into a few markets, the shared memory and machine pre-translation can noticeably reduce translation cost and effort.

Lokalise is a localization platform for software teams, founded in 2017 in Riga, Latvia. It manages the translation keys behind web and mobile apps, games and websites, and connects developers, designers, translators and product managers so that new strings are translated as features ship rather than in a rush before release.

Developers sync keys through GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket integrations, a CLI and a REST API, with SDKs for over-the-air updates on mobile. Translators work with context from screenshots and the Figma plugin, which also lets designers preview text in other languages before handoff. Translation memory, glossaries, QA checks, AI and machine translation, custom workflows and task assignments keep quality consistent, and an integrated marketplace provides professional translators. There is no free plan, only a 14-day trial; Explorer, Growth, Advanced and Enterprise tiers are priced largely by hosted words and seats, with advanced workflows and SSO on higher plans.

Lokalise suits product companies with an active release cycle that localize into several languages, such as a SaaS adding Turkish and German. Costs rise with content volume, and some useful features sit behind higher tiers. Crowdin is the closest rival, with more integrations and free plans for open-source projects, Phrase is strong for enterprise and document translation, and Tolgee is an open-source option. For simply translating a marketing website, Weglot is easier.