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| Name | Text United Translation Software | Smartling Translation Solution |
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| Most helpful review | Excellent online tool with a good team I am using this tool since 2009 on a daily basis. The big advantage is that you are working in real time with your client or the project manager. The tool is free to use for the translator. It is also very intuitive and I have never lost data. The tags are extremely easy to implement. You can also use the tool offline, of course. I highly recommend it for building a long term relationship (yes!) with a client. Once the system is running, it is a breeze to use.
Read more reviews → | Recommended Decent tool overall. Much improved from 10 years ago.32 out of 36 found this review helpful.
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| Product description | Assisted translations are a way to empower people handling translations in companies by leading them through transparent processes within software that is designed for in-house translation.
Years of working with translation led us to design Text United: a proven, industry-standard suite of tools for professionals and beginners. Today, in response to a growing demand, we’re taking translation to another level and introducing the first-ever translation process that brings your business directly to international customers.
We have built a first-of-its-kind translation platform, equipped with every tool a translator and his client may need, without the hassle of complex, agency-based workflows.
Our customers invite each other to the platform, take advantage of free services and have a strong sense of control over the translation of their content.
We take businesses abroad through a different approach to translation. Text United is powered by a cloud-based translation memory technology, which prevents translators from translating a sentence twice, gets workflows out of the way and focuses on what really matters: quality, controlled, international content. | Smartling helps ambitious brands access more markets, deliver better experiences, and build stronger relationships by transforming the way their content is created and consumed around the world. Our translation software and services prioritize process automation and intelligent collaboration so that companies can quickly and cost-effectively localize their websites, apps, and documents with minimal IT involvement. We help brands like British Airways, Spotify, IHG, and WeWork tell a global story.
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| Price | FREE (for translators working for Text United, its partners or clients) | Free for translators and agencies; clients pay based on content tiers |
| File formats | doc, docx, xlsx, xml, mif, idml, vdx, odt, zip, pptx, html, resx, aspx, xliff | HTML, Java properties, XML, JSON, Android XML, iOS Strings, YAML, gettext, Microsoft Office, InDesign |
| License type | Available as desktop (perpetual) and online (Software as a Service) | Software as a service (subscription) |
| Operating system | Windows | Other, Android, Apple iOS, Windows, MacOS, Linux |
| System requirements | Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 | Smartling is a cloud-based system that only requires access to the internet via a modern web browser. No desktop installation is needed. |
| Compatibility | Translation memory and termbase exchange (TMX and TBX&CSV format) | Cloud-based, and thus compatible with all systems |
| Support and upgrades offered/included | Free upgrades for duration of license/Subscription, Installation support, Free technical support via support ticket center, N/A - Software is free, , Free upgrades to all future versions, Free 14 day trial, Free community support | Free upgrades for duration of license/Subscription, Free technical support via support ticket center, Free community support |
| Support and tutorial links | https://www.textunited.com/en/VideoTutorials.aspx | https://help.smartling.com/docs |
| Free trial | https://www.textunited.com | No data |
| Languages supported | All languages (Unicode) | All languages supported for translation. Translation interface available in English. |
