What Are Your Choices?
A buyer's guide to website translation.
| Tool | Platform | Install | Free tier? | Complete platform? (extras you may not need) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TranslatePress Popular WordPress plugin |
WordPress | Download & activate plugin | Yes — limited | 85% — Enterprise suite, many options. ~$3,000/year |
| WPML Powerful WordPress multilingual plugin |
WordPress | Download & activate plugin | No — paid only | 70% — Large plugin, many features. ~$1,200/year |
| Polylang Flexible WordPress solution |
WordPress | Download & activate plugin | Core free | 55% — Plugin suite, add-ons available. ~$900/year |
| GTranslate Google Translate widget |
Any site (JS widget) | Paste a script snippet | Yes — Google-quality auto | 90% — Hosted ecosystem, SEO options. Subscription |
| Weglot Cloud translation solution |
Any site (snippet or DNS subdomain) | Snippet or API key | Trial only — 2,000-word cap | 100% — Enterprise platform, cloud service. ~$7,000+/year |
| Wix multilingual Built-in for Wix sites |
Wix only | Built in | In your Wix plan | 50% — Inside Wix, website only |
| Shopify Markets For Shopify stores |
Shopify only | Built-in app | Included, limited | 75% — Inside Shopify, store ecosystem. ~$2,500+/year |
| OURS Our software. Your website. Your control. |
WordPress / any PHP server | Copy the .php files | Fully free, no key — 100% free | 12% — Translation engine only. Runs on YOUR server. Keeps YOUR website. $10/month |
Editor's Note
If you already have hosting, FTP, and a working website — you probably don't need another platform. You need a translation engine. That percentage column is the share of each product that is platform, not translation.
Our Recommendation: JIT-TR
- Your server
- Your files
- Your translations
- Your customers
- One installation
One installation. No rebuilding. No rewriting. You keep everything.
$10/month per website — the translation engine, nothing you don't need