Localization software stores source strings, assigns translators, and ships translations back into a product or site. It is not a one-off machine-translation box and it is not a CMS.
Every entry uses the same fields: published pricing, free plan or trial, what the fee buys, and the main limitation. The order is not a quality ranking. Public $0 / published price first, quote-led last. Each row is a distinct company.
Localization software compared at a glance
| Provider | Published pricing | Meter | Best for | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crowdin | Free $0/month, 60K hosted words, 1 private project. Pro from $50/month billed annually ($600/year). Team from $150/month billed annually. Team+ from $450/month, annual only. | Hosted words and managers | A product team that wants a self-serve list price | Visit → |
| POEditor | Free, 1,000 strings. Start $20/month ($17/month on the yearly toggle). Plus $60, Premium $160, Enterprise $260 per month before longer-billing discounts. | Strings, then a flat plan | A small catalog that wants a flat monthly price | Visit → |
| Lokalise | 14-day trial, no card. Advanced from $1,049/month starting, annual billing, on the card we read. Explorer and Growth are named; their dollar amounts did not render in the text we captured. Enterprise contact. | Seats, processed words, AI words | A team that will confirm Explorer before paying Advanced | Visit → |
| Phrase | Team $1,245 per month billed annually, get in touch. Business and Enterprise custom. 14-day trial of the platform. USD view. | TMS seats and Strings seats | A company buying the broader Phrase platform | Visit → |
Pricing checked on October 4, 2026. Crowdin, Lokalise, and Phrase figures are the amounts already read from their pricing pages that morning. POEditor figures are poeditor.com/pricing the same day: monthly, 6-month, and yearly toggles. Free means a standing free plan.
Four companies. A yearly toggle is not the month-to-month price.
How this market is priced
Localization tools mix hosted words, processed words, seats, and flat plans. Crowdin and POEditor both publish a $0 start, then a list price. Lokalise and Phrase publish higher annual starting amounts, with parts of the ladder still custom or unrendered on the view we loaded.
The 4 companies in detail
1. Crowdin
$0, THEN FROM $50 A MONTH ANNUAL
Best for: a team that wants a public word price and unlimited translator seats.
| Published pricing | Free $0. Pro from $50/month billed annually ($600/year), 60K hosted words. Team from $150/month billed annually ($1,800/year), 100K hosted words, 5 managers. Team+ from $450/month, annual only ($5,400), 500K hosted words, contact sales. |
| Free plan or trial | Standing Free plan. Open-source and academic licenses are a request, not the default Free row. |
| What the fee buys | Free: Crowdin AI, unlimited public projects, 1 integration, unlimited translators, 1 private project. Pro adds a second integration and a second private project. Team adds manager roles and unlimited private projects. |
| Limitation | Free-plan translations are donated to Crowdin’s translation memory, per the pricing page. Prices exclude VAT. |
- Crowdin listed Pro from $50 a month when billed annually.
- Hosted words on Free and Pro start at 60K. Team starts at 100K.
- Team+ is an annual contact-sales plan from $450 a month.
2. POEditor
FREE TIER, THEN $20 A MONTH
Best for: a small localization project that wants a string cap on the free plan and a flat monthly list price.
| Published pricing | Free plan with a 1,000-string limit. Start $20 per month, or $18 per month on the 6-month toggle and $17 per month on the yearly toggle. Plus $60 / $54 / $51. Premium $160 / $144 / $136. Enterprise $260 / $234 / $221. The lower figures are the longer billing toggles on the page. |
| Free plan or trial | Standing free plan limited to 1,000 strings. Paid plans listed unlimited projects, API, and AI translation. |
| What the fee buys | A translation management system priced by plan, not by a word slider on the view we loaded. Start is the first paid flat rate. |
| Limitation | Free stops at 1,000 strings. The $17 figure is the yearly toggle, not the month-to-month price. |
- The pricing page listed a free plan at 1,000 strings.
- Start was $20 per month, $18 on the 6-month view, and $17 on the yearly view.
- Plus, Premium, and Enterprise were $60, $160, and $260 per month before the longer-billing discounts.
3. Lokalise
TRIAL, ADVANCED FROM $1,049
Best for: a team that needs the Advanced card and will confirm cheaper tiers on the live page.
| Published pricing | Advanced from $1,049/month starting, with annual billing, on the card rendered October 4, 2026. Explorer, Growth, and Enterprise are named on the same page. Explorer and Growth dollar amounts were not in the text capture, so they are not priced here. |
| Free plan or trial | The pricing page offered a 14-day trial, no credit card. A standing $0 plan was not on that view. |
| What the fee buys | Advanced card: unlimited standard seats, unlimited hosted words, 150K Pro AI words a year, 15 advanced seats, 5 integrations including Figma, branching, versioning. |
| Limitation | “Starting at” means the invoice can be higher. Lower tiers exist by name; do not treat $1,049 as the entry price until Explorer is confirmed. |
- The only dollar amount we could read on the Lokalise pricing view was Advanced at $1,049 a month, annual billing.
- The page said every plan includes a 14-day trial and no credit card.
- Enterprise is a contact step.
4. Phrase
TEAM AT $1,245, THEN CUSTOM
Best for: a company that wants TMS and Strings seats quoted together.
| Published pricing | USD view: Team $1,245 per month billed annually. Business custom. Enterprise custom. Button on Team is get in touch. |
| Free plan or trial | 14-day trial of the Phrase Language Intelligence Platform. No standing $0 plan on the business pricing view. |
| What the fee buys | Team: unlimited TMS seats, 20 Strings seats, standard capacities, Figma, Slack, and WordPress integrations, vendor management. Business raises Strings seats to 150 and adds SSO. Enterprise is customized. |
| Limitation | Team is published and still a get-in-touch plan. EUR, GBP, and CZK toggles exist. |
- Phrase listed Team at $1,245 per month on annual billing in USD.
- Business and Enterprise did not show a list price.
- The trial is 14 days, not a free production plan.
Kurums Match
We want a free start and a published Pro price
Crowdin Free, then Pro from $50 per month billed annually.
We have a small string catalog and want a flat monthly price
POEditor Free to 1,000 strings, then Start at $20 per month, or $17 per month on the yearly toggle.
We will confirm the lower Lokalise tier before Advanced
Lokalise lists Advanced from $1,049 per month annual on the card we read. Explorer and Growth did not render dollar amounts.
We are buying the broader Phrase platform
Phrase Team at $1,245 per month billed annually. Business and Enterprise are custom.
Buying tip
Match the meter before the headline price. Crowdin’s free plan is a word and project cap. POEditor’s free plan is 1,000 strings. Lokalise and Phrase annual starts are not comparable to a $20 flat plan without the seat and word limits.
How this comparison was put together
We read Crowdin, POEditor, Lokalise, and Phrase pricing pages on October 4, 2026. Four distinct companies. No badges. No quality ranking.
FAQ
Is POEditor free?
The pricing page listed a free plan limited to 1,000 strings. Start is $20 per month, or $17 per month on the yearly toggle.
Why were only three companies on the first version?
Crowdin, Lokalise, and Phrase were the pages that rendered in the morning run. POEditor’s public pricing page was added on the same-day correction so the comparison has four companies.
Is Phrase Team $1,245 month-to-month?
The card we read said $1,245 per month billed annually, with a get-in-touch path. Business and Enterprise were custom.
Did Lokalise publish every tier?
Explorer and Growth were named. Their dollar amounts did not render on the capture. Advanced showed from $1,049 per month annual.
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Last updated October 4, 2026. Links to vendors use rel sponsored nofollow. This page has no Kurums Recommends, Top Pick, or Verified badge.
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