Smartling Bewertungen & Produktdetails

Smartling’s automation capabilities are its biggest strength. The integrations with tools like GitHub, CMS platforms, and marketing tools significantly reduce manual effort. The translation workflows are well thought out, and the in‑context editing feature helps translators see how content will actually appear, which improves quality a lot. Bewertung gesammelt von und auf G2.com gehostet.

The learning curve can be a bit steep at the beginning, especially for users who are new to translation management systems. Some advanced features require time to fully understand and configure correctly.

Pricing can also feel on the higher side compared to simpler tools, which may be a concern for small teams or startups. A bit more flexibility/customization in reporting would be a nice improvement. Bewertung gesammelt von und auf G2.com gehostet.

I really value Smartling for its translation quality and GDN capabilities, which we used for our primary informational and sales websites. I appreciate how it allows for near-real-time translations of English source content into more than 15 languages without the need for coding additional pages. Smartling's framework and UI are very well developed, which makes it a premium product. The support team is very attentive and helpful at all times, and the client service teams are excellent. The drag-and-drop interface for documents is also very convenient. Bewertung gesammelt von und auf G2.com gehostet.

We did struggle a bit with form fields and random data being consumed by Smartling; and nailing down the specific rules for each page code / use-case was difficult, but we figured out everything eventually. Also the overall cost is premium-tier, and overages can add up, so be sure to align your project and budget with their team to avoid surprises. Bewertung gesammelt von und auf G2.com gehostet.

platform is fairly easy to use, but that's about it. I've not had a great experience overall. Bewertung gesammelt von und auf G2.com gehostet.

The customer service has not been to the standard we were hoping for. We've had to spend a lot of time arguing with our reps to get what we need or what was promised. When we moved from basic to enterprise we were also not informed about 10% project management fees.

Translations are not always accurate - many times things are wrong. Once a project was translated into the wrong language and not what we requested. Many other times we're needing to have internal reviewers make a lot of edits that their human reviewers missed.

UX is not the most modern looking and is not entirely user friendly. Difficult to manage projects that are uploaded but not submitted, and hard to check/assess if all lines have been picked up by their AI when dealing with larger files. Bewertung gesammelt von und auf G2.com gehostet.

Es ist schnell und benutzerfreundlich, und der AI Hub ist einfach einzurichten und zu verwenden. Ich konnte in wenigen Minuten ein Profil und einen Workflow mit meinem Gemini-Schlüssel des Unternehmens einrichten, und die Rohübersetzungen, die wir erhalten, sind von großartiger Qualität. Ein weiteres Merkmal, das ich liebe, ist, dass Smartling die Namen der einzelnen Übersetzer mitteilt, sodass ich immer weiß, wer uns großartige Qualität liefert und wer mehr Coaching benötigt. Bewertung gesammelt von und auf G2.com gehostet.

Die TM-Funktionen für die Massenaktualisierung von TM-Inhalten sind nicht optimal. Außerdem gibt es bei der Verwendung der LQA Suite für die LQA außerhalb der Produktion keine einfache Möglichkeit, die Anweisungen des ursprünglichen Übersetzungsauftrags zu sehen (man muss zwischen dem ursprünglichen Auftrag und dem LQA-Auftrag hin- und herwechseln). Bewertung gesammelt von und auf G2.com gehostet.

I use Smartling for corporate website and print copy translations, and it helps me translate our content consistently into our two main European languages. Most translators are good at understanding our technical background and can convey the message and meaning rather than translating the exact words. This reduces the time my coworkers and I spend reviewing and editing what Smartling sends back. The quality of the translations, ease of use for all of our team members, and consistent turnaround times were major reasons for switching to Smartling. The initial setup was very easy; we only had to send our glossaries in our core languages and brand guidelines, and it was set up. We got a training session and were ready to go. Bewertung gesammelt von und auf G2.com gehostet.

Depending on which translator works on our translation, the style can sometimes be heavier and not flow as naturally. Also, when dealing with technical terms, they sometimes over-translate, not taking into account that some words make more sense to our audience in English than in their own language. Also, as LLMs improve, my prompting becomes more precise, and depending on the translator/editor, I sometimes find that LLMs handle the flow better and have a better understanding of the terms our audience uses, making the text sound more native. While French and German are pretty good, we are struggling more with other languages, where we do fewer translations and don't have a dedicated internal reviewer to train Smartling's teams on our expectations for these languages. Bewertung gesammelt von und auf G2.com gehostet.

I appreciate the dedication to evolving with the times, especially in the age of AI. There are many features and translation options that can vary by language, which makes it easy to customize. Having the GDN support when there was no dedicated localization manager was also so helpful. I can also say that the support was always timely and accommodating. Bewertung gesammelt von und auf G2.com gehostet.

I find the UI/UX to be quite dated and clunky compared to other enterprise TMSs. I also think it's a bit expensive, again compared to other offerings. I also think there should be regex feature in the search bar for more advanced search options. I also felt there was a lot of admin. I didn't havea. ton of control. Even when I wanted to give permissions to an external agency, I always had to go to the CSM. I didn't have a lot of freedom. Bewertung gesammelt von und auf G2.com gehostet.

Integrations got better over the last year, namely with GitHub. There are still some issues with it. Changes in configurations quickly hit the GitHub API rate limits, and forces the content to be fully re-processed again, which tends to take a bit to time to get it done.

Although the interface seems a bit outdated, it simply works. It seems that function over aesthetics is the option, which is positive.

Pricing tends to be high, namely for AI based translation, which becomes highly expensive quickly. So if you are looking at Smartling to have it for a AI translation only tool, do check the pricing, there might be better alternatives for AI powered translations. When we used the AI based translations the quality was ok-ish. Our content tends to be more on the technical side, and sometimes it would be a hit and miss.

In terms of support and customer success or account managers, I'd say that the rotation is high and frequently changes. On the support side of things things tend to be solved, however sometimes they just take time. Bewertung gesammelt von und auf G2.com gehostet.

Some issues, namely with the GitHub integration have been reported for several years. Markdown support is spotty at best. We ended up developing a custom transformation to another format that Smartling handles better.

Although it is mentioned that Smartling supports the GitHub flavored markdown, that is not entirely true. Task lists, and others are poorly supported and end up messing up the content. Bewertung gesammelt von und auf G2.com gehostet.

Smartling ist eine funktionsreiche Plattform, die sehr übersichtlich, vielseitig und einfach zu bedienen ist. Wir können Übersetzungen problemlos zwischen Sitecore (unserem CMS) und Smartling hin- und herschieben, was es sehr einfach macht, unsere inhaltsreiche Website schnell zu übersetzen. Bewertung gesammelt von und auf G2.com gehostet.

Ehrlich gesagt fällt mir nichts ein, was mir an Smartling nicht gefällt. Ihr Verkaufsprozess ist sehr transparent und offen mit Informationen (besonders im Vergleich zu anderen Wettbewerbern in ihrem Bereich), ihr Support-Team ist sehr reaktionsschnell, und die Plattform selbst lässt sich leicht in unser CMS integrieren und ermöglicht es uns sogar, Inhalte zu übersetzen, die nicht auf einer Webseite existieren. Sie sind so einfach zu handhaben, dass wir all unsere Übersetzungsarbeiten auf sie umgestellt haben. Bewertung gesammelt von und auf G2.com gehostet.

I like the ability to choose the level of human involvement in Smartling. I find Smartling's transcreation service a valuable offering because it gives us access to native speakers who are thoughtful about how to convey the meaning of the text without getting stuck on a literal translation that might not be appropriate. Bewertung gesammelt von und auf G2.com gehostet.

The dashboard interface could be more aesthetically pleasing. It sometimes requires more clicks than we'd think necessary to drill down to the info we want. The setup isn't 100% intuitive. More importantly, the process of creating a library of strings from previously translated materials was opaque and cumbersome. Bewertung gesammelt von und auf G2.com gehostet.

I use Smartling for the localization of 70+ software products, which helps streamline and optimize the process. I find the CAT tool to be powerful, and I appreciate the great visual context and linguistic assets it provides. Our initial setup with Smartling went well, and we've been using it for over 10 years, connecting it to our internal CMS, Braze and Figma. Bewertung gesammelt von und auf G2.com gehostet.

I’ve found the AI implementation isn’t fully adaptable, and it took a while to get to a point where it’s now working mostly well. That said, their business model of charging per word feels counter-intuitive in a fast-paced AI world, where you generally want to ship more—and faster. Bewertung gesammelt von und auf G2.com gehostet.