Trados Studio vs. Translate.com

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Trados Studio
Score 5.1 out of 10
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Trados Studio is a translation management and language localization platform, from multinational SDL headquartered in the UK. It is a computer-assisted translation product, designed to be a complete translation environment for language professionals who want to edit, review and manage translation projects whilst in the office or on the move.
$408
per year per user
Translate.com
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
Translate.com headquartered in Chicago helps companies establish brand presence on a global scale with a focus on personalizing the customer experience.N/A
Pricing
Trados StudioTranslate.com
Editions & Modules
Freelance Subscription
$408
per year per user
Professional Subscription
$1,500
per year per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Trados StudioTranslate.com
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
Trados StudioTranslate.com
Likelihood to Recommend
5.0
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9.0
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Usability
4.0
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Support Rating
9.0
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User Testimonials
Trados StudioTranslate.com
Likelihood to Recommend
Although now there are competitors, it held a monopoly on computer assisted translation packages for some years. If high prices and poor customer support are not an issue for you, by all means purchase it. Other translators can find better options elsewhere in 2022.
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The user interface is excellent and straightforward. There are different levels of translation this application offers, and each level is priced differently. We can choose between a translator machine or a human translator.
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Pros
  • Extracting sentences from Word, PowerPoint, and PDF.
  • Updating the source document when the client sends an updated source file.
  • Comparing sentence by sentence old set of source/target translations made outside of SDL Trados.
  • Maintaining a user community base to broadcast knowledge and issues.
  • Having an aggressive product update frequency.
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  • I can translate letters.
  • I can translate emails.
  • I can translate webpage
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Cons
  • I would like it to be faster. When I create a new project, even if it is short, it takes a couple of minutes until I can start using the file.
  • I would like it to support more than 5 languages as, for example, I work with 7 different language pairs.
  • It does not always accept the files after they were converted with OCR. It would be great if I could use Trados for those files as well.
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  • They should improve their translate tools to translate without any error.
  • They should build an app version
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Usability
Again, the list of functions is impressive but the way it is organized (not process-driven) and the fact that complex tasks should be close to basic tasks make the product suitable to hardcore users that have a lot of time to research the manuals and blogs. By the way, Nora Diaz is one of the most respectable users of this product. Her videos help a lot!
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Support Rating
Support has been fast, precise and thorough. There is support on the web, by chat, by email, from the communities, from the experts, on the product Help section, on YouTube, and other social media. There is also a paid support for companies. This area is where the company stands out. I was not able to evaluate the support in languages other than English.
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Alternatives Considered
We have tried a variety of other CAT software at times. The problem is that few have the market penetration or critical mass of users that SDL Trados does. It's not that the software is the best out there, it's long term stability and the number of users that is more important. We need to be compatible with our suppliers, so the choice is made on that basis.
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We can hire a specific human translator for a specific task or translate a language that is tricky. The accuracy of the translation is very high. This tool is the best when it comes to professional use and can be used while traveling too. User friendly and cheaper than others.
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Return on Investment
  • As we have the license we can accept and take on our clients' requests without problem.
  • Integration with other tools such as Xbench makes it very easy to apply our QA procedures.
  • It is less efficient compared to our main CAT tool thus sometimes it can get time-consuming.
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  • The tool is still a work in progress and needs more features to be added.
  • They should add more languages.
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