Lokalise alternative

A Lokalise alternative, priced on the same workload

Lokalise prices on processed words, so the source text counts beside every translation. Below is the plan that holds a 400,000-word job, what it costs per translated word, and how to bring a Lokalise project across with its translations intact.

Prices checked October 29, 2026

26× cheaper
Per translated word: $0.0000975 on Transglot, $0.00262 on Lokalise, for the same 400,000-word job.
Source words never billed
Lokalise counts the base text beside every translation, so 40,000 source words into 10 languages bill as 440,000; Transglot bills 400,000.

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Pick Lokalise if this is you

Where Lokalise wins, and the catch.

Each strength comes with the limit attached, and with how Transglot handles the same need.

Lokalise is built for

Product teams of ten or more

Lokalise suits product teams of ten or more that want keys, AI and machine translation, automations and over-the-air delivery to mobile apps in one platform.

The limitPlans start at $169 a month for Explorer, with 5,000 processed words a month, and there is no free plan, only a 14-day trial of the Enterprise features.
TransglotTransglot keeps keys, Glossa translation and over-the-air delivery in one place from Starter, and its Free plan is a plan, not a trial.

Where Lokalise is ahead

Unlimited translator and reviewer seats

Every paid Lokalise plan includes unlimited translators and reviewers, so a team that brings many linguists into one tool pays nothing per person.

The limitThe price follows processed words instead, which count the base text beside every translation and count a key again when its base text changes.
TransglotTransglot has no per-seat price, but seats are set by plan: 3 on Free and Starter, unlimited from Team.

Where Lokalise is ahead

Spelling checks and AI routing

Lokalise runs spelling and grammar checks on every plan, routes AI translation between several large models, and includes over-the-air data transfer on every plan.

The limitIts AI comes as separate standard MT and Pro AI allowances per plan, and Advanced, the plan that holds this workload, is billed yearly only.
TransglotGlossa keeps placeholders, plurals and brand terms intact or refuses to ship the row, and automated QA checks come with Team. Every paid plan offers monthly billing.

What each price counts

Lokalise vs Transglot, per translated word.

Both tools priced for the same workload. The per-word figure is the monthly cost divided by the translated words in that workload.

Lokalise vs Transglot,
Figure	TransglotTeam	LokaliseAdvanced (billed yearly)
Plan that holds the workload	Team 1,000,000 translated words a month included.	Advanced (billed yearly) Explorer ($169 a month) includes 5,000 processed words a month and 10 languages, and Growth ($439 a month, or $379 billed yearly) includes 20,000 a month or 225,000 a year. Lokalise does not list the add-on price that would lift Growth to 440,000, so Advanced, at 1,000,000 processed words a year, is the cheapest plan confirmed to hold the workload.
Listed price	$39 a month Launch price for new subscriptions. List price $49 a month.	$1,049 a month, billed yearly; no monthly billing on this plan
Monthly cost for this workload	$39 a month	$1,049 a month
What the price counts	Words per target language Each source word counts once for every language it is translated into.	Processed words Lokalise counts every word on a key involved in a translation update, the base language and the target both. A key counts the first time it is translated, whether by hand, import, AI or machine translation, and again when its base text changes. This workload is 40,000 base words plus 400,000 target words: 440,000 processed words.
Price per translated word	$0.000097526× cheaper	$0.00262

Transglot

Team

Plan that holds the workload: Team
1,000,000 translated words a month included.
Listed price: $39 a month
Launch price for new subscriptions. List price $49 a month.
Monthly cost for this workload: $39 a month
What the price counts: Words per target language
Each source word counts once for every language it is translated into.
Price per translated word: $0.000097526× cheaper

5,000 strings of 8 words, translated into 10 languages: 400,000 translated words. Prices checked October 29, 2026. Source: Lokalise pricing page

What you work in after the switch

One workspace, from first draft to release.

Real screens from the console, on a demonstration project.

The translation editor filtered to AI drafts waiting for review.

The bilingual translation table with source and target columns.

The glossary with locked and preferred terms across languages.

The quality gate report with findings and scores per language.

Transglot finds new strings on every push and Glossa drafts each language you have configured, inside the plan's word meter.

The source and every language sit side by side in the browser. A reviewer edits a cell and the next pull carries it.

Load the terms that must stay put. They go into every draft and are checked again afterwards.

Placeholders, plurals, glossary and length are checked on every row. A broken placeholder, plural or forbidden term gets one repair, then the row is refused rather than shipped. A length overrun is written, not refused.

Feature by feature

What each tool includes.

Read from each vendor's own product and pricing pages on the check date. Hover a row for the detail behind a partial answer.

What each tool
Feature	Transglot	Lokalise

Capabilities
	Yes	Yes
	Yes	Yes
	Yes	Partly
	Yes	Yes
	Yes	Partly
	Yes	Partly
	Yes	Partly
	Partly	Yes
	Yes	No

Capabilities

AI translation included in the plan: Yes
Command-line tool: Yes
GitHub integration: Yes
Over-the-air delivery: Yes
In-context editor: Yes
Translation memory: Yes
Glossary: Yes
Automated QA checks: Partly
Free plan: Yes

Your translations come with you

Switch from Lokalise in three steps.

Create a read-only API token in Lokalise under Profile settings, then API tokens. One Lokalise project becomes one Transglot project.

Connect Lokalise
Paste a read-only Lokalise token in Settings, then choose Import.
Check what comes across
You see every key and language before anything is written. Your translations stay marked as human-authored.
Run init in your repo
It finds your locale files and shows the word count before anything translates.

Importer guide CLI guide

Lokalise questions, answered.

How much does Lokalise cost?

On October 29, 2026, Lokalise listed Explorer at $169 a month, Growth at $439 a month ($379 billed yearly) and Advanced at $1,049 a month billed yearly. Enterprise is quoted on request. For a job of 400,000 translated words, Advanced is the cheapest plan confirmed to hold it, which works out to $0.00262 per translated word.

What are Lokalise processed words?

Lokalise counts every word involved in a translation update, the base text and the translation both. Translating 40,000 source words into 10 languages counts as 440,000 processed words, not 400,000.

Is Transglot cheaper than Lokalise?

For the workload on this page, yes: Transglot's Team plan at $39 a month holds it, which is $0.0000975 per translated word against $0.00262 on Lokalise: 26× cheaper. Lokalise includes more third-party integrations and seat types, so compare the feature table as well as the price.

Can I move my Lokalise project to Transglot?

Yes. The importer reads keys and every language from the Lokalise API with a read-only token, shows what will come across before it writes anything, and keeps your existing translations as human-authored. It never writes back to Lokalise.

Before you pick either tool

Why localize at all.

Lokalise and Transglot both assume you have decided to ship in more than one language. This is the published research behind that decision.

76%

In CSA Research's 2020 survey of 8,709 consumers in 29 countries, 76% of online shoppers said they prefer to buy products with information in their own language.

80%

In a 2016 Google Play case study, Noom reported an 80% increase in international revenue on Android over three years after translating its app and store listing and adapting it to local markets.

175 regions, 50 languages

Apple states that the App Store is available in 175 regions and 50 languages.

Sources

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