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Localazy vs Smartcat

Localazy and Smartcat are both translation & localization tools. Localazy is aimed at small businesses and enterprise, while Smartcat is aimed at enterprise and small businesses. Localazy costs less, from $41/mo versus $100/mo for Smartcat. Only Localazy has a free plan.

Localazy

Localization with AI and human experts

Smartcat

AI translation platform with a built-in marketplace of linguists

PricingFreemium · $41Paid · $100
Starting price$41/mo$100/mo
Free planYesNo
Free trial14 days15 days
Built forSmall businesses, Enterprise, Developers, Agencies, E-commerceEnterprise, Small businesses, Freelancers
Platformsweb, ios, android, macos, windows, linux, apiweb
CountryCZ · 2019US · 2016
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Choose Localazy if

Indie and small teams.

  • Affordable
  • ShareTM saves cost
  • Developer-friendly

Look elsewhere if: Enterprises.

Choose Smartcat if

Marketing, product and L&D teams that translate high volumes into many languages and want AI plus vetted human reviewers in one place.

  • AI translation and human review hiring live in one workspace
  • Unlimited seats make it easy to invite reviewers and stakeholders
  • Translation memory matches and repetitions are free

Look elsewhere if: Developer teams focused on app string localization (Lokalise, Crowdin) or buyers wanting a cheap monthly plan for occasional translation (DeepL).

Localazy vs Smartcat pricing

Localazy

  • Free$0Up to 200 source keys, unlimited seats and languages
  • Professional$41/mo$408/yr; 1,000 keys, price scales with keys
  • Autopilot$94/mo$936/yr; 3,500 keys
  • Business$210/mo$2,100/yr; 10,000 keys
  • EnterpriseCustomTailored to your needs

Smartcat

  • Adapt$1,200/yrUnlimited users, 100K Smartwords, 1 workspace
  • Accelerate$24,000/yrUnlimited users, 1M Smartwords, 1 workspace
  • Anticipate$60,000/yrUnlimited users, 2M Smartwords, 2 workspaces
  • AutonomousCustom6M Smartwords, 7 workspaces

Localazy · Key features

  • Shared translation memory
  • Machine translation
  • CLI
  • Integrations
  • Review workflows
  • Free plan

Cons

  • Smaller ecosystem
  • Fewer enterprise features
  • UI basic

Smartcat · Key features

  • AI translation into 280+ languages with translation memory reuse
  • AI Coworkers for translation, content updates, review and QA
  • Marketplace of 500,000+ linguists and 5,000+ agencies
  • Single invoice and automatic cost calculation for hired vendors
  • Glossaries and terminology control shared across projects
  • Connectors for WordPress, Webflow, Contentful, Figma and GitHub

Cons

  • No free plan and no monthly billing; plans are annual only
  • Large price jump from $1,200 to $24,000 a year
  • Smartword metering takes time to understand and forecast

Localazy vs Smartcat: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Localazy or Smartcat?

Localazy starts at $41/mo and Smartcat at $100/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Localazy and Smartcat have a free plan?

Localazy has a free plan. Smartcat has no free plan, a 15-day free trial.

Not sure yet?