GTranslate alternative
A script on your site, instead of your site on their network
This is not a page about being cheaper. GTranslate includes unlimited words on every plan and we do not, so past a certain amount of content they cost less than we do. The difference worth choosing on is architecture.
The honest summary first
If you want each language to live on its own indexable URL, or you have a large amount of content, GTranslate is probably the better buy and you can stop reading here. Their paid plans include unlimited words and pageviews, translated URLs, and language hosting on domains like example.fr. We offer none of those three.
If you would rather not route your site through a third party's network, do not want to touch DNS, and want translations you can edit and keep in your own account, that is what we are for.
GTranslate's plans, from their pricing page
| Plan | Price | Languages | Words and pageviews | Indexing, URL translation, editing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | All | Unlimited | None of the three |
| Custom | $12 / mo | Two only | Unlimited | Included |
| Startup | $25 / mo | All | Unlimited | Included |
| Business | $35 / mo | All | Unlimited | Included |
| Enterprise | $50 / mo | All | Unlimited | Included |
Read from gtranslate.io on 21 August 2026, monthly prices. They also offer two months free on annual billing and a 15-day trial. Their pricing table shows the same feature ticks on Startup, Business and Enterprise, so what separates those three is not stated there and we are not going to guess at it.
Where the cost curves cross
Our price moves with how much translated content you have; theirs does not. That makes the comparison a crossover rather than a winner.
- A 12,000-word site in ten languages is 120,000 translated words, so $15 with us against $25 with them.
- A 40,000-word site in ten languages is 400,000 translated words, which needs our $39 plan, while they are still $25.
- A 200,000-word site in ten languages is two million translated words. That is the very top of our range at $69, and still $25 with them.
So we are cheaper for small and mid-sized sites and they are cheaper for large ones. If your content is going to grow a lot, factor that in now rather than later.
Where GTranslate is genuinely better
- Unlimited words and pageviews on every tier, including the free one. We meter both source words and translated words, and our largest plan has a ceiling.
- Translated, indexable URLs. Each language gets its own address that a search engine can crawl and rank. We do not do this, and for a content site chasing organic traffic in several languages it is the single strongest argument for them.
- Language hosting on local domains such as example.fr, which can help in local search results.
- Since 2008, with roughly 900,000 active installs of their WordPress plugin. We launched our plugin in June and have no reviews yet.
Where we are the better fit
- Nothing of yours moves. No proxy in front of your site, no DNS records, no change to your hosting. One script tag or a WordPress plugin.
- Their free tier is not really the product. Per their own table it has no indexing, no URL translation and no ability to edit translations. Our trial is time-limited but it is the real thing, with editing included.
- Every string is editable and stays yours. Translations live in your account, survive cancellation, and editing one does not spend your allowance again.
- Two languages is not a tier with us. Their $12 plan is capped at bilingual; our $15 plan covers ten languages.
The other comparisons worth reading
If indexable per-language URLs are what drew you to GTranslate, then WPML deserves a look too: it also gives each language its own URL, but keeps everything inside your own WordPress database instead of a third party's network.
If you would rather stay with a widget and are simply price-checking, then the Weglot comparison and how Weglot pricing works cover the other big name in this category. Finally the feature list states our limitations in one place rather than scattered through a comparison.
Free
Try it on a real page
- 10,000 translated words
- 3 languages
- 3,000 source words
- 1 website
- Widget scan (visited pages only)
- Language detection
- Support: community
- No auto-crawl
- WeLocale badge on your site
Starter
Launch your first translated site
- 120,000 translated words
- 10 languages
- 60,000 source words
- 2 websites
- Auto-crawl (depth 2)
- Customizable switcher
- Support: email (48h)
- WeLocale badge on your site
Pro
For serious global teams
- 600,000 translated words
- 20 languages
- 150,000 source words
- 5 websites
- Auto-crawl (depth 3)
- Page-specific translations
- All switcher styles
- SEO hreflang tags
- No badge
- Support: email (24h)
Scale
Large sites and agencies
- 2,000,000 translated words
- 50 languages
- 400,000 source words
- 8 websites
- Auto-crawl (depth 5, 500 pages)
- Page-specific translations
- All switcher styles
- SEO hreflang tags
- No badge
- Support: priority (4h)
Words are bought once. Nothing resets monthly, and editing a page you already translated does not spend your allowance again, so "translated words" means how much translated content you have, not how much you have ever generated.
Questions people ask
Is WeLocale cheaper than GTranslate?
Only for smaller sites. GTranslate includes unlimited words and pageviews on every tier, so their price does not move as your content grows. Ours does. A 12,000-word site in ten languages is $15 with us against 25 dollars with them, but a 40,000-word site in ten languages needs our $39 plan while they are still 25 dollars. Work out your own numbers before switching.
What is the real difference between them?
Architecture. GTranslate's paid product is a Translation Delivery Network: your translated site is served from their infrastructure, with translated URLs and optional language-specific domains. We are a script tag on your own site that translates the page in the visitor's browser. Nothing of yours moves and no DNS changes, but equally there is no separate indexable URL per language.
Does GTranslate's free plan work for a real site?
It works, but it is a different product from their paid plans. According to their own pricing table the free tier has no search engine indexing, no ability to edit translations, no URL translation and no language hosting. It is the classic dropdown widget: visitors can read your site in another language, but search engines have nothing new to index.
Which one is better for SEO?
GTranslate, if by SEO you mean having a separate indexable URL for each language. That is what their URL translation and language hosting features are for and we do not offer an equivalent. We inject hreflang tags and set the page language, which helps search engines understand what they already crawl, but your translated content does not get its own URL.
Can I edit the translations?
With us, yes, every string, and edits publish immediately. With GTranslate, editing translations is a paid feature and is not in the free tier per their pricing page.
Do I have to change DNS or move anything?
Not with us. One script tag before the closing body tag, or the WordPress plugin, and nothing else changes. GTranslate's language hosting feature serves your site on language-specific domains such as example.fr, which is set up on their side rather than as a script on yours.