Craft
Smartling
| Feature | Craft | Smartling |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $5/mo | Contact sales |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| Rating | 4.6 / 5 | 4.3 / 5 |
| Best For | apple-users, writers, teams, knowledge-workers | enterprise-companies, saas-companies, global-marketing-teams, content-teams |
| Founded | 2019 | 2009 |
| Block Editor | ✓ | ✗ |
| Nested Pages | ✓ | ✗ |
| Ai Assistant | ✓ | ✗ |
| Collaboration | ✓ | ✗ |
| Sharing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Templates | ✓ | ✗ |
| Neural Mt | ✗ | ✓ |
| Translation Memory | ✗ | ✓ |
| Visual Context | ✗ | ✓ |
| Quality Scores | ✗ | ✓ |
| Workflow Automation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Connector Integrations | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Craft Pros
- Stunning native Apple design
- Fast and responsive
- Good sharing and collaboration
- AI assistant included
✗ Craft Cons
- Best on Apple devices
- Limited web version
- Less powerful databases than Notion
✓ Smartling Pros
- Hybrid human + AI translation
- Visual context for translators
- Excellent quality management
- Strong CMS and code integrations
✗ Smartling Cons
- Enterprise pricing (not transparent)
- Overkill for small projects
- Setup requires technical resources
The Verdict
Craft is built for apple users and writers, with a focus on block-editor and nested-pages. Smartling targets enterprise companies and saas companies and leads with neural-mt and translation-memory.
Smartling uses custom enterprise pricing, while Craft starts at $5/mo — a tangible advantage for teams with a fixed budget.
Craft has a free plan, which gives it a meaningful edge for individuals and small teams exploring their options. Smartling requires a paid subscription from day one.
Bottom line: Craft has a slight overall edge — but if hybrid human + ai translation matters most to you, Smartling may still be the right call.