Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Google Cloud Translation
Google Cloud Translation clearly comes out ahead of Smartcat on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Google Cloud Translation has a free tier; Smartcat does not. Smartcat's paid plans start at $100/mo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | ai tool | ai tool |
| Company | Smartcat | |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | DevelopmentAI & Machine Learning | MarketingDesign |
| Categories | ai-translation | ai-writing |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | smartcat | google-cloud-translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Workspace | ||
| Adaptive Translation ($25/Million Characters Input/Output) | ||
| 3 Workspaces | ||
| Cloud Translation Advanced ($80/Million Characters For Custom Models) | ||
| 300,000 Smartwords/Year | ||
| Cloud Translation Basic ($20/Million Characters) | ||
| 5 Users | ||
| Custom Model Training | ||
| Ai Multimedia Translation | ||
| Dedicated Support | ||
| Ai Translation Customization | ||
| Document Translation ($0.08 - $0.25 Per Page) | ||
| Ai Translation Quality Score | ||
| First 500,000 Characters Per Month Free (Basic And Advanced Combined) | ||
| Ai Translation Through Natural Language Prompts | ||
| Neural Machine Translation (Nmt) For General Text | ||
| Automated Ocr To Translate Pdfs And Images | ||
| Translation Hub Advanced ($0.50/Page/Language) | ||
| Enterprise Content Library Search | ||
| Translation Hub Basic ($0.15/Page/Language) | ||
| Marketplace Access Included | ||
| Translation Llm ($10/Million Characters Input/Output) | ||
| Multilingual Ai Content Generation | ||
| Project Monitoring | ||
| Security And Compliance: Data Isolation, Sso, Msa, Audit Logging, And Enterprise Frameworks | ||
| Sourcing Of Linguists | ||
| Standard Translation Engines | ||
| Support Sla: 24/7 For Level 1 Severity | ||
| Unlimited Collaborative Space | ||
| Unlimited Languages |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Google Cloud Translation comes out ahead overall, though Smartcat can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Google Cloud Translation offers a free tier; Smartcat does not currently list one.
Google Cloud Translation scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
