Crowdin
Weglot
| Feature | Crowdin | Weglot |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $40/mo | Free / from $15/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4.4 / 5 | 4.5 / 5 |
| Best For | developers, open-source-projects, product-teams, localization-managers | website-owners, ecommerce-stores, marketing-teams, international-businesses |
| Founded | 2009 | 2016 |
| Translation Management | ✓ | ✗ |
| Machine Translation | ✓ | ✗ |
| In Context Editing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Github Integration | ✓ | ✗ |
| Quality Assurance | ✓ | ✗ |
| Api | ✓ | ✓ |
| Auto Translation | ✗ | ✓ |
| Visual Editor | ✗ | ✓ |
| Seo Optimization | ✗ | ✓ |
| Multi Language | ✗ | ✓ |
| Glossary | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Crowdin Pros
- Free for open source
- GitHub integration
- AI pre-translation
- Good community features
✗ Crowdin Cons
- Complex for beginners
- Pricing per words
- Advanced features locked
✓ Weglot Pros
- One-click website translation
- SEO-friendly subdirectories
- Works with any CMS
- Visual editor
✗ Weglot Cons
- Per-word pricing adds up
- Limited free plan
- Quality varies by language
The Verdict
Crowdin is built for developers and open source projects, with a focus on translation-management and machine-translation. Weglot targets website owners and ecommerce stores and leads with auto-translation and visual-editor.
On pricing, Weglot is the clear winner for budget-conscious users — starting at $15/mo compared to $40/mo for Crowdin. That $25/mo difference adds up quickly for growing teams.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.