Akkadu vs. Smartcat

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Akkadu
Score 9.4 out of 10
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Smartcat
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Smartcat combines translation automation technologies with communication capabilities to help users not only automate workflows but also find needed freelance specialists. Originally a product of ABBYY, Smartcat became an independent product, and company, in 2016.
$1,188
per year
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Basic
$1188
per year
Enterprise
Custom
per year
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AkkaduSmartcat
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Akkadu is very well suited for global meetings, where participants speak different languages. Or with participants who speak the same language but with a strong accent that it is difficult to understand.
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Smartcat is well suited for documents longer than 500 words. It is less appropriate for audio-visual translation.
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Pros
  • Very accurate
  • Integrates with any virtual platform such as Zoom, Teams, WebEx, etc.
  • Very easy-to-use
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  • Segmentation.
  • Translation overall quality.
  • Customer service.
  • Pricing.
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Cons
  • It'd be great if it has AI Speech so we don't need to read the live captions. Customer service said the AI Speech feature will be released next month.
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  • Performance has been an issue initially. Sometimes it takes longer for some things to load and it can be frustrating.
  • UI seems a bit confusing at times. For example, I don't understand why I need to have a translator's profile when I'm clearly a project manager.
  • Their support team can take a long time to reply which often crucial for urgent projects.
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Alternatives Considered
Akkadu.ai is more accurate. The fact in the Akkadu app you can pick accents such as English (India) or English (Australia) improves the accuracy of the AI. Also the fact you can add terminologies from your industry in advance, makes the AI more accurate as well. Akkadu is very easy-to-use Customer service speaks fluent English and Spanish
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We also tried Memsource but it was lacking in terms of overall user experience and ease of use. Assigning projects in SmartCAT is a much more intuitive experience, plus it has all these other additional features that are absent from Memsource (like payment solution for freelancers). On top of that, the SmartCAT is absolutely free to use.
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Return on Investment
  • Very positive impact! Meetings with foreign clients that don't speak good English, now became very smooth.
  • Colleagues that don't speak good English now can use their mother tongue during our internal meetings with the Headquarters in Germany. The HQ has noticed the engagement of the foreign colleagues has increased.
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  • Translation memories and CAT tool help us ensure maximum consistency in our translations which is always appreciated by clients.
  • Team collaboration made it easier for us to grow our business and take on bigger projects, which brings us more revenue.
  • Payment solution helps us save money on wire transfer fees which is always great when working with multiple freelancers.
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