# Lokalise, POEditor vs Smartling Comparison

| | Lokalise | POEditor | Smartling | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 757 | 91 | 704 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (45.9% of reviews) | Small-Business (64.4% of reviews) | Small-Business (47.5% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | $0.00 Per Month | $0.00 | Free Per Year | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Lokalise

Pros:
- Ease of Use (79 reviews)
- Customer Support (69 reviews)

Cons:
- Usability Issues (82 reviews)
- Integration Issues (27 reviews)

### POEditor

**Not enough data**

### Smartling

Pros:
- Ease of Use (175 reviews)
- Features (68 reviews)

Cons:
- Translation Issues (68 reviews)
- Difficult Navigation (27 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Lokalise | POEditor | Smartling | 
|---|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.0 (618 reviews) | 9.2 (70 reviews) | 8.8 (579 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.9 (621 reviews) | 8.9 (73 reviews) | 8.6 (590 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.7 (409 reviews) | 8.8 (37 reviews) | 8.7 (411 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.9 (362 reviews) | 8.6 (36 reviews) | 8.4 (213 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 9.6 (561 reviews) | 9.0 (54 reviews) | 9.0 (528 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.3 (355 reviews) | 9.2 (33 reviews) | 9.1 (213 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.1 (591 reviews) | 7.8 (64 reviews) | 8.2 (560 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Lokalise

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Free

Price: $0.00 Per Month

Description: For teams exploring localization, quick trials, and first projects

Key Features:
- Unlimited Standard seats
- API, CLI, Webhooks
- Collaborative web-based editor

[Browse all 5 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/lokalise/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### POEditor

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Free

Price: $0.00

Description: The Free plan includes unlimited projects and a number of five users per account/organization. Features available with the Free plan: 

Key Features:
- 1 000 Strings
- API Access
- Automated QA Checks

[Browse all 6 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/poeditor/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Smartling

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Core

Price: Free Per Year

Description: Best fit for teams looking to translate small-scale basic projects such as business documents, etc. For a full list of features, please visit https://www.smartling.com/plans/

Key Features:
- Professional Language Services	
- Unlimited Projects	
- Visual Context

[Browse all 2 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/smartling/pricing)

#### Free Trial

No

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Software Localization Tools

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Lokalise** | 8.5/10 | 283 |
| **POEditor** | 8.9/10 | 19 |
| **Smartling** | N/A | N/A |

#### Collaboration

| Feature | Lokalise | POEditor | Smartling | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Term Management** | 8.5 (225 reviews) | 9.1 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Translation Tracking** | 8.8 (255 reviews) | 9.1 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Workflow Management** | 8.6 (237 reviews) | 8.8 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Automation

| Feature | Lokalise | POEditor | Smartling | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Translation Memory** | 8.6 (242 reviews) | 8.8 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Quality Checks** | 8.1 (233 reviews) | 8.3 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Continuous Translation** | 8.5 (205 reviews) | 9.0 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Website Translation Tools

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Lokalise** | 7.7/10 | 89 |
| **POEditor** | N/A | N/A |
| **Smartling** | 7.2/10 | 227 |

#### Translation Support

| Feature | Lokalise | POEditor | Smartling | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Automated Translation** | 8.0 (82 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.6 (202 reviews) | 
| **Workflows** | 8.7 (83 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.5 (205 reviews) | 
| **Glossary** | 8.3 (79 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.0 (199 reviews) | 
| **Image Translation** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 7.1 (173 reviews) | 
| **Traffic Analysis** | 6.6 (65 reviews) | Not enough data | 6.8 (156 reviews) | 

#### Visitor Customization 

| Feature | Lokalise | POEditor | Smartling | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Widgets** | 6.9 (64 reviews) | Not enough data | 6.9 (154 reviews) | 
| **Language-Based Domains** | 7.6 (61 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.2 (158 reviews) | 
| **Preferred Language Detection** | 7.7 (60 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.3 (156 reviews) | 
| **Personalized Content** | 7.6 (60 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.1 (156 reviews) | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Lokalise | POEditor | Smartling | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 6.4 (88 reviews) | 
| **AI Text-to-Speech** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 6.0 (85 reviews) | 

### Translation Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Lokalise** | 7.9/10 | 304 |
| **POEditor** | 8.9/10 | 26 |
| **Smartling** | 8.3/10 | 357 |

#### Client Tools

| Feature | Lokalise | POEditor | Smartling | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Billing and Invoicing** | 7.7 (198 reviews) | 8.5 (11 reviews) | 8.3 (215 reviews) | 
| **Client Portal** | 8.1 (198 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.0 (14 reviews) | 8.4 (234 reviews) | 
| **Client Management** | 8.2 (194 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.3 (14 reviews) | 8.5 (226 reviews) | 
| **Resource Management** | 8.3 (202 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.2 (13 reviews) | 8.5 (244 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Translation Tools

| Feature | Lokalise | POEditor | Smartling | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Computer-Assisted Translation** | 8.6 (250 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.2 (17 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.5 (292 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Glossary** | 8.5 (229 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.8 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.7 (289 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **User Permissions** | 8.5 (241 reviews) ✓ Verified | 9.3 (19 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.5 (262 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Task Delegation** | 8.6 (215 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.9 (12 reviews) | 8.4 (258 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Comments and/or Mentions** | 8.1 (235 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.9 (17 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.5 (284 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Quality Assurance** | 8.3 (217 reviews) ✓ Verified | 8.8 (17 reviews) | 8.4 (286 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Lokalise | POEditor | Smartling | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | 7.0 (126 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.3 (144 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Translation Management

| Feature | Lokalise | POEditor | Smartling | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Multi-step Planning** | 6.2 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.8 (99 reviews) | 
| **Decision Making** | 6.0 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.0 (101 reviews) | 

### Computer-Assisted Translation

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Lokalise** | 8.3/10 | 144 |
| **POEditor** | 8.5/10 | 7 |
| **Smartling** | N/A | N/A |

#### Translation Memory

| Feature | Lokalise | POEditor | Smartling | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Custom Translation Memory** | 8.8 (120 reviews) | 8.0 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Built-in Translation Memory** | 8.6 (124 reviews) | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 

#### Machine Translation

| Feature | Lokalise | POEditor | Smartling | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Neural Machine Translation** | 8.7 (113 reviews) | 8.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Statistical Machine Translation** | 8.4 (104 reviews) | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 

#### Translation Options

| Feature | Lokalise | POEditor | Smartling | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Image Translation** | 7.2 (85 reviews) | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Collaborative Translation** | 9.1 (116 reviews) | 9.3 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Lokalise | POEditor | Smartling | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | 7.3 (67 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Multilingual Customer Support

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Lokalise** | 8.0/10 | 41 |
| **POEditor** | N/A | N/A |
| **Smartling** | N/A | N/A |

#### Platform

| Feature | Lokalise | POEditor | Smartling | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Multilingualism** | 8.8 (40 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Quality** | 8.5 (40 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real-Time** | 8.9 (38 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Artificial Intelligence** | 7.4 (38 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Self-Improving** | 7.7 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Volume** | 8.4 (36 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Channel

| Feature | Lokalise | POEditor | Smartling | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Security** | 7.3 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Omnichannel** | 7.3 (30 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Privacy** | 8.4 (33 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Anonymity** | 8.0 (30 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Lokalise | POEditor | Smartling | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Generation** | 6.8 (26 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Summarization** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text-to-Speech** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (2):** [Translation Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/translation-management), [Website Translation Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/website-translation-tools)

**Unique to Lokalise (3):** [Software Localization Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/software-localization-tools), [Computer-Assisted Translation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/computer-assisted-translation), [Multilingual Customer Support Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/multilingual-customer-support)

**Unique to POEditor (2):** [Software Localization Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/software-localization-tools), [Computer-Assisted Translation Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/computer-assisted-translation)



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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Lokalise | POEditor | Smartling | 
|---|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 40.3% | 64.4% | 47.5% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 45.9% | 23.3% | 29.8% | 
| **Enterprise** | 13.8% | 12.2% | 22.7% | 

### By Industry

#### Lokalise

- **Computer Software:** 18.0%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 11.1%
- **Financial Services:** 10.3%
- **Translation and Localization:** 5.0%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 4.7%
- **Internet:** 3.7%
- **Automotive:** 2.6%
- **Computer Games:** 2.6%
- **Banking:** 2.2%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.1%
- **Other:** 37.7%

#### POEditor

- **Computer Software:** 15.6%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 8.9%
- **Translation and Localization:** 4.4%
- **Computer Games:** 4.4%
- **Financial Services:** 4.4%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 4.4%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.4%
- **Internet:** 4.4%
- **Telecommunications:** 3.3%
- **Higher Education:** 3.3%
- **Other:** 42.2%

#### Smartling

- **Translation and Localization:** 35.9%
- **Computer Software:** 11.7%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 9.5%
- **Financial Services:** 4.1%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.7%
- **Internet:** 3.3%
- **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 1.9%
- **Retail:** 1.7%
- **Telecommunications:** 1.6%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 1.6%
- **Other:** 25.1%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Lokalise

- [Crowdin](https://www.g2.com/products/crowdin/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (683 reviews)
- [Phrase](https://www.g2.com/products/phrase-phrase/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1277 reviews)
- [Transifex](https://www.g2.com/products/transifex/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (722 reviews)
- [Smartcat](https://www.g2.com/products/smartcat/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (132 reviews)
- [Weglot](https://www.g2.com/products/weglot/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (696 reviews)
- [Localize](https://www.g2.com/products/localize/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (108 reviews)
- [GlobalLink](https://www.g2.com/products/globallink/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (186 reviews)
- [Unbabel](https://www.g2.com/products/unbabel/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (198 reviews)
- [XTM Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/xtm-cloud/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (142 reviews)
- [Google Cloud Translation API](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-translation-api/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (329 reviews)

### Alternatives to POEditor

- [Crowdin](https://www.g2.com/products/crowdin/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (683 reviews)
- [Transifex](https://www.g2.com/products/transifex/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (722 reviews)
- [Phrase](https://www.g2.com/products/phrase-phrase/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1277 reviews)
- [Weglot](https://www.g2.com/products/weglot/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (696 reviews)
- [HeyGen](https://www.g2.com/products/heygen/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (1682 reviews)
- [Murf.ai](https://www.g2.com/products/murf-ai/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1412 reviews)
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- [AKOOL](https://www.g2.com/products/akool/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (551 reviews)
- [Smartcat](https://www.g2.com/products/smartcat/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (132 reviews)
- [Google Cloud Translation API](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-translation-api/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (329 reviews)

### Alternatives to Smartling

- [Phrase](https://www.g2.com/products/phrase-phrase/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (1277 reviews)
- [Transifex](https://www.g2.com/products/transifex/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (722 reviews)
- [Crowdin](https://www.g2.com/products/crowdin/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (683 reviews)
- [Weglot](https://www.g2.com/products/weglot/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (696 reviews)
- [GlobalLink](https://www.g2.com/products/globallink/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (186 reviews)
- [Smartcat](https://www.g2.com/products/smartcat/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (132 reviews)
- [Localize](https://www.g2.com/products/localize/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (108 reviews)
- [MotionPoint](https://www.g2.com/products/motionpoint/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (27 reviews)
- [Google Cloud Translation API](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-translation-api/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (329 reviews)
- [XTM Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/xtm-cloud/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (142 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Lokalise

- Title: [What is Lokalise used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-lokalise-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Lokalise is a localization and translation management platform used primarily for software and application localization. It helps businesses and development..."
- Title: [Design Integration](https://www.g2.com/discussions/14369-design-integration) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hi Alexandre! An update to the Sketch integration is coming soon."
- Title: [What are seats?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/lokalise-terminology) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Seats are the number of people that can work in a Lokalise team e.g., admins, translators, copywriters, proofreaders that can be invited to work in Lokalise...."
- Title: [What does the SDK refer to?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/lokalise-terms) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Our SDK (software development kit) is a tool that allows our clients to update the textual
elements of the UI of their app on the fly. Mainly used to..."
- Title: [What is a key?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/localisation-terms) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "They are also known as strings — a logical text variable in your code with an ID and values in different languages. One key may contain a word, a digit, a..."

### POEditor

- Title: [What is .po format?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-po-format) — 3 comments
  > **Top comment:** "A portable file format, it is text-based. Used in software development. "
- Title: [How do you translate PO files?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-you-translate-po-files) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "I fill categorized entries for translation."
- Title: [How can I translate my open source software project for free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-can-i-translate-my-open-source-software-project-for-free) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "The project owner has to go to the project's page, press on Project Settings (Advanced)  Open source projects  Request and fill in the form with the details..."
- Title: [What are "strings"?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-strings) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Terms and translations are considered "strings". A project's total number of strings is the sum of its terms and translations. For example, a project with..."
- Title: [What localization files does POEditor support?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-localization-files-does-poeditor-support) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "You can import strings from the following localization formats: .po and .pot, Excel .xls and .xlsx, Apple .strings, iOS .xliff, Android .xml, Java..."

### Smartling

- Title: [How can I upload glossaries from other projects and/or platforms into the Smartling TM?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/27448-how-can-i-upload-glossaries-from-other-projects-and-or-platforms-into-the-smartling-tm) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "They need to be in the format of the template but you should be able to do that near the linguistic assets once you are in that menu "
- Title: [Can the software/service be validated?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/24358-can-the-software-service-be-validated) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hi Rafael —Smartling supports translation review, QA, etc. via a 'validation' step within a translation workflow.

We also have a number of compliance..."
- Title: [Who are your translators?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/language-services-faq-bf8ca85a-c073-4601-b7a5-098db525996d) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Smartling collaborates with a team of highly curated professional linguists that are located in the country of the languages they service. The linguists are..."
- Title: [What languages do you translate into?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/language-services-faq-b3a4fb2c-04f2-4f58-9a3b-0139d5002dec) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Smartling offers translation services in all specialties (e.g. legal, technical, marketing, life sciences) across 150+ languages."
- Title: [Do you offer any service level guarantees?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/language-services-faq-a3853011-6306-4e47-b27d-78991370fa18) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Yes, Smartling offers customers various language services plans, based on a committed services spend. Within these plans we offer industry-leading service..."

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