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Users appreciate the accuracy and naturalness of DeepL's translations, especially for nuanced French language nuances. (20 mentions)

Users find DeepL's accuracy remarkable, effectively capturing nuances and providing helpful alternative translations. (16 mentions)

Users commend DeepL for its multilingual support, enabling precise translations across various languages and dialects. (13 mentions)

Users find the ease of use of DeepL outstanding, benefiting from its user-friendly interface and helpful features. (12 mentions)

Users appreciate the natural and accurate translations of DeepL, enhancing both personal and professional communication. (11 mentions)

Users appreciate the speed and efficiency of DeepL, significantly enhancing their translation and editing workflow. (6 mentions)

Users value the speed and efficiency of DeepL, enjoying quick and precise translations across multiple languages. (4 mentions)

Users experience inaccurate translations, particularly with noun genders and less common languages, affecting overall reliability. (8 mentions)

Users report app stability issues with DeepL, including frequent glitches, freezing, and login errors disrupting their experience. (5 mentions)

Users find DeepL's service expensive, especially compared to other free AI translation tools available. (3 mentions)

Users note the limited language support in DeepL, wishing for more options and better accuracy for specialized terms. (3 mentions)

Users struggle with resource limitations, including strict character limits and lack of document format support in DeepL. (3 mentions)

Users face translation issues with DeepL, including gender confusion and errors in formal/informal language use. (3 mentions)

Users notice accuracy issues with non-European languages, affecting the overall reliability of DeepL's translations. (2 mentions)

Users report correction issues with DeepL, including formatting problems and translation halts due to punctuation. (1 mentions)

Top Pros or Advantages of DeepL

1. Translation Services

Users appreciate the accuracy and naturalness of DeepL's translations, especially for nuanced French language nuances.

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Ivan B.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"Trusty and handy tool for my day to day little translation"

What do you like about DeepL?

Ease of use, accuracy and optional translations.

Lewis E.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"My go-to translation assistant"

What do you like about DeepL?

DeepL is simple and intuitive to use and it really understands the nuances of French, the language I use it for mostly. It has an excellent dictionary

2. Accuracy

Users find DeepL's accuracy remarkable, effectively capturing nuances and providing helpful alternative translations.

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Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2.5/5

"DeepL Review"

What do you like about DeepL?

It gives one of the most accurate machine translated outputs

Ivan B.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"Trusty and handy tool for my day to day little translation"

What do you like about DeepL?

Ease of use, accuracy and optional translations.

3. Multilingual Support

Users commend DeepL for its multilingual support, enabling precise translations across various languages and dialects.

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Bart H.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1.5/5

"Poor service addressing a basic customer issue"

What do you like about DeepL?

It is fast, rather good, machine translation, which I **attempt** to use for business and personal work. I am native- or near-native-fluent in several

Hans C.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"The years I worked with Deepl, in four different languages, it has always worked well and aquerate."

What do you like about DeepL?

It's easy to work with, and one can choose between several options to get to the sense one is looking for. Even specialised text as a mining report i

4. Ease of Use

Users find the ease of use of DeepL outstanding, benefiting from its user-friendly interface and helpful features.

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Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Perfect for our small business!"

What do you like about DeepL?

The ease of use is outstanding. And I like the alternate suggestions for interpreting a phrase.

Lucas P.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"One of the best translators out there"

What do you like about DeepL?

It is easy to use and translate from casual to a more formal tone.

5. Translation Quality

Users appreciate the natural and accurate translations of DeepL, enhancing both personal and professional communication.

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Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3.5/5

"Accurate, Natural Translations That Save Time"

What do you like about DeepL?

I like that DeepL delivers translations that sound natural and capture the meaning of the original text, even with nuanced or complex sentences.

Bart H.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1.5/5

"Poor service addressing a basic customer issue"

What do you like about DeepL?

It is fast, rather good, machine translation, which I **attempt** to use for business and personal work. I am native- or near-native-fluent in several

6. Efficiency

Users appreciate the speed and efficiency of DeepL, significantly enhancing their translation and editing workflow.

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Ryadh S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Simply the best LLM-based Machine Translation tool on the market!"

What do you like about DeepL?

Its speed and efficiency (that includes both the quality of the translation and the UI).

caleb o.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"DeepL Is a Game-Changer for Subtitlers and Editors Tackling Multilingual Content"

What do you like about DeepL?

I work as an independent English subtitle editor and AI content assessor, and frequently work on time-sensitive localization tasks in education, marke

7. Speed

Users value the speed and efficiency of DeepL, enjoying quick and precise translations across multiple languages.

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Ryadh S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Simply the best LLM-based Machine Translation tool on the market!"

What do you like about DeepL?

Its speed and efficiency (that includes both the quality of the translation and the UI).

Ahmed S.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Great Experience for the Deep Learning"

What do you like about DeepL?

Simplicity Answers are precisely Fast Response Good Customer Support

Top Cons or Disadvantages of DeepL

1. Inaccurate Translations

Users experience inaccurate translations, particularly with noun genders and less common languages, affecting overall reliability.

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Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

2.5/5

"DeepL Review"

What do you dislike about DeepL?

It is still behind openAI when it comes to fluency and readability. Also ever since it turned into an LLM system, it seems to introduce hallucinations

andré P.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Accurate and Natural Translations That Save Time Every Day"

What do you dislike about DeepL?

At times, less common languages or specialized technical terms may not be translated as accurately, and the formatting can sometimes change when worki

2. App Stability

Users report app stability issues with DeepL, including frequent glitches, freezing, and login errors disrupting their experience.

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Laszlo G.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.0/5

"DeepL is a mixed bag"

What do you dislike about DeepL?

Occassionally it gives me awful mistranslations that are usable as jokes only. Plus it stops working every half an hour or so, requiring relaunch.

Skip S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1.0/5

"Poor, glitchy UI with constant dropping of phrases"

What do you dislike about DeepL?

customer support seems nonexistent, constant glitching and freezing

3. Expensive

Users find DeepL's service expensive, especially compared to other free AI translation tools available.

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Norberto G.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Amazing"

What do you dislike about DeepL?

The price is high, if you compare with other AI instruments that offer an alike servica for free

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

4.5/5

"High school teacher"

What do you dislike about DeepL?

I find the service a bit expensive, considering Hungarian incomes.

4. Limited Language Support

Users note the limited language support in DeepL, wishing for more options and better accuracy for specialized terms.

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andré P.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Accurate and Natural Translations That Save Time Every Day"

What do you dislike about DeepL?

At times, less common languages or specialized technical terms may not be translated as accurately, and the formatting can sometimes change when worki

Verified User

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3.5/5

"Accurate, Natural Translations That Save Time"

What do you dislike about DeepL?

Sometimes it supports fewer languages and features compared to other major translation tools.

5. Resource Limitations

Users struggle with resource limitations, including strict character limits and lack of document format support in DeepL.

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caleb o.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"DeepL Is a Game-Changer for Subtitlers and Editors Tackling Multilingual Content"

What do you dislike about DeepL?

In addition to its advantages, DeepL does have limitations. It is not as multilingual as Google Translate, and it does not have features such as websi

Ryadh S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Simply the best LLM-based Machine Translation tool on the market!"

What do you dislike about DeepL?

Server-side limitations, formatting problems (most of which have been corrected over the years but still, some times it just stops translating because

6. Translation Issues

Users face translation issues with DeepL, including gender confusion and errors in formal/informal language use.

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Jean K.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Instant success!"

What do you dislike about DeepL?

There are few downsides. I sometimes have issues with image translations and technical terms used in my field, but those are easily identified and rem

Verified User

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

4.5/5

"A really good product which is helpful to translate text"

What do you dislike about DeepL?

One thing which is quite annoying sometimes is the changes you make manually in the translation. Sometimes these are overwritten by the system.

7. Accuracy Issues

Users notice accuracy issues with non-European languages, affecting the overall reliability of DeepL's translations.

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caleb o.

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

4.0/5

"DeepL Is a Game-Changer for Subtitlers and Editors Tackling Multilingual Content"

What do you dislike about DeepL?

In addition to its advantages, DeepL does have limitations. It is not as multilingual as Google Translate, and it does not have features such as websi

andré P.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Accurate and Natural Translations That Save Time Every Day"

What do you dislike about DeepL?

At times, less common languages or specialized technical terms may not be translated as accurately, and the formatting can sometimes change when worki

8. Correction Issues

Users report correction issues with DeepL, including formatting problems and translation halts due to punctuation.

See 1 mentions

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Ryadh S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

5.0/5

"Simply the best LLM-based Machine Translation tool on the market!"

What do you dislike about DeepL?

Server-side limitations, formatting problems (most of which have been corrected over the years but still, some times it just stops translating because

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Verified User in Wholesale

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

11/5/2025

"Super!"

5/5

What do you like best about DeepL?

Ease of use, high quality, number of languages supported Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DeepL?

Nothing for the time being- everything is top Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/5/2025

"The great tools which could help a lot in a daily basis"

5/5

What do you like best about DeepL?

Great text and documents translation. It works really great Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DeepL?

Nothing for now. I am fully satisfied of using it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jacqueline N.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/5/2025

"Intuitive and flexible – perfectly adapts to our requirements"

5/5

What do you like best about DeepL?

Intuitive, adaptable to requirements, good API Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DeepL?

Nothing, but I would like to improve API translations through AI prompts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Norberto G.

Professor of Public Opinion

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

8/11/2025

"Amazing"

5/5

What do you like best about DeepL?

over the years DeepL has increased its accuracy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DeepL?

The price is high, if you compare with other AI instruments that offer an alike servica for free Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Maurice C.

Conseil en Stratégie Intergénérationnelle

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

2/21/2025

"What an amazing experience using DeepL for 10 years"

4.5/5

What do you like best about DeepL?

I use this app for working between French, English, and German in my translations. Sometimes I need to translate French sentences or words mentioned in other languages. It's also useful. The app is working well and very fast. There's a free version, nothing to pay at first. The app has become more and more accurate over the past ten years. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about DeepL?

I have been using it for at least 10 years and originally needed to make corrections on all levels of expression (syntax, semantics, and language accuracy); today I only make very few adjustments to syntax and semantics, focusing mainly on the elegance of the expression. This can never be done by an application, as it is a matter of taste, and therefore very personal and subjective. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Carmel Anderson of DeepL

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Merci Maurice! We are so thrilled that you use DeepL to help you with your translations and that you've seen our accuracy continue to improve. That you trust us to take at least most of the work from you, which allows you to focus on the elegance of the language, is how we love to see the tool being used. Here's to many more years!