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| Name | MateCat | Smartling Translation Solution |
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| Most helpful review | A very promising CAT tool It is an outstanding CAT tool, I have worked with SDL, Fluency, OmegaT and other CAT tools and in most cases this one allows me to work faster using a much better quality automatic translation as a base for my work, I still have to learn more about it, but so far, even if it lacks of many features, looks like a very promising CAT tool.18 out of 18 found this review helpful.
Read more reviews → | Recommended Decent tool overall. Much improved from 10 years ago.32 out of 36 found this review helpful.
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| Product description | MateCat is an enterprise-level, online CAT tool designed to make post-editing and outsourcing easy and to provide a complete set of features to manage and monitor translation projects.
Thanks to the integration of the largest collaborative translation memory and the best machine translation, you will always get from 10% to 20% more matches than with any other CAT tool and translate faster than ever.
MateCat is the only CAT tool that empowers you to accept all translation projects, even when your translators are busy or you do not cover one of the language pairs required by your client. Use Matecat to outsource your extra projects in one click and keep full control by monitoring real-time progress and translation quality in your dashboard.
You can use it for free at www.matecat.com | Smartling helps ambitious brands access more markets, deliver better experiences, and build stronger relationships by transforming the way their content is created and consumed around the world. Our translation software and services prioritize process automation and intelligent collaboration so that companies can quickly and cost-effectively localize their websites, apps, and documents with minimal IT involvement. We help brands like British Airways, Spotify, IHG, and WeWork tell a global story.
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| Price | free | Free for translators and agencies; clients pay based on content tiers |
| File formats | 70 file format supported. Read more here | HTML, Java properties, XML, JSON, Android XML, iOS Strings, YAML, gettext, Microsoft Office, InDesign |
| License type | Perpetual, open source | Software as a service (subscription) |
| Operating system | Apple iOS, MacOS, Linux, Other, Windows, Android | Android, Apple iOS, Windows, MacOS, Linux, Other |
| System requirements | Google Chrome 30, or higher (on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X) Safari 1.7, or higher (on Mac OS X) | Smartling is a cloud-based system that only requires access to the internet via a modern web browser. No desktop installation is needed. |
| Compatibility | Supports for open standard file formats: XLIFF, TMX. Open API to connect to external applications (e.g. translation management systems) and machine translation systems. | Cloud-based, and thus compatible with all systems |
| Support and upgrades offered/included | Free technical support via support ticket center, Free community support, N/A - Software is free, Free upgrades to all future versions | Free technical support via support ticket center, Free community support, Free upgrades for duration of license/Subscription |
| Support and tutorial links | http://www.matecat.com/support/ | https://help.smartling.com/docs |
| Free trial | No data | No data |
| Languages supported | 90 languages are supported. Read more here | All languages supported for translation. Translation interface available in English. |
