Best Computer-Assisted Translation Software in 2026
28 computer-assisted translation software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
28ranked
14free plans on this page
$1/molowest paid tier
3 Oct 2026last checked
#1 locAGI Top pick · 8.5 Free plan · Free
#2 Smartcat Runner-up · 8.4 Free plan · $100/mo
#3 TextUnited Also great · 8.3 Free plan · €150/mo
- Free plan apiLinuxmacOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Translation memory
- Yes
- Terminology management
- Yes
- QA checks
- Yes
- Alignment tool
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan api
- Free plan
- Yes
- Translation memory
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$100/mofirst paid tier About SmartcatVisit site - Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Translation memory
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms€150/mofirst paid tier About TextUnitedVisit site - Free plan LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Translation memory
- Yes
- Terminology management
- Yes
- QA checks
- Yes
- Alignment tool
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan api
- Free plan
- Yes
- Translation memory
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Translation memory
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms€6.67/mofirst paid tier About CafeTran EspressoVisit site - Free plan Windows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Translation memory
- Yes
- Terminology management
- Yes
- QA checks
- Yes
- Alignment tool
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 15 /user/mo
- Translation memory
- Yes
- Terminology management
- Yes
- QA checks
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free trial api
- Free plan
- No
- Translation memory
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$1/mofirst paid tier About WordfastVisit site - api
- Free plan
- No
- Translation memory
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Translation memory
- Yes
- Terminology management
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$145/mofirst paid tier About CentusVisit site - api
- Free plan
- No
- Translation memory
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms£24/mofirst paid tier About TradosVisit site - api
- Free plan
- No
- Translation memory
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$36.33/mofirst paid tier About memoQVisit site - Free trial LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Translation memory
- Yes
- Terminology management
- Yes
- QA checks
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$11.67/mofirst paid tier About SwordfishVisit site - Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Translation memory
- Yes
- Terminology management
- Yes
- QA checks
- Yes
- Alignment tool
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms$1,375/mofirst paid tier About XTM CloudVisit site - Free plan LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Translation memory
- Yes
- Terminology management
- Yes
- QA checks
- Yes
- Alignment tool
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Web
- Free plan
- No
- Translation memory
- Yes
- Terminology management
- Yes
- QA checks
- Yes
- Alignment tool
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan Windows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Translation memory
- Yes
- Terminology management
- Yes
- Alignment tool
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - api
- Free plan
- No
- Translation memory
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- No
- Translation memory
- Yes
- Terminology management
- Yes
- QA checks
- Yes
- Alignment tool
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Translation memory
- Yes
- Terminology management
- Yes
- QA checks
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Translation memory
- Yes
- Terminology management
- Yes
- QA checks
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan WindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Translation memory
- Yes
- Terminology management
- Yes
- QA checks
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Translation memory
- Yes
- Terminology management
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms - api
- Translation memory
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planFree trialPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which computer-assisted translation software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
locAGI is ranked #1 of 28 with a score of 8.5. Smartcat is second and TextUnited third.
How many of these have a free plan?
14 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Wordfast has the lowest first paid tier we found: $1/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.