Advanced Custom Fields Multilingual vs TranslatePress - Multilingual
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| Feature | Advanced Custom Fields Multilingual v2.2.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details | TranslatePress - Multilingual v3.3.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 400,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Advanced Custom Fields Multilingual ($) | TranslatePress - Multilingual · TranslatePress Personal ($) · TranslatePress Business ($) · TranslatePress Developer ($) |
| Pros | Per-field translation modes for ACF field groups; Translates ACF strings, taxonomy fields and attachments; Integrates with WPML's translation editor and jobs | Visual front-end translation editor covering any page output; WooCommerce strings and order emails handled in the free version; Google Translate with your own API key works without a licence; Usage data only sent after opt-in |
| Cons | Requires WPML core to be active; Field translation settings take time to set up correctly; Commercial add-on; its licence sits with WPML | Only two languages (default plus one) without a paid licence; Translated URL slugs need the paid SEO Pack; AI translation and DeepL need a licence key |
| Features (Translation plugins checklist) | ||
| Machine translation | — | Yes |
| Visual editor | — | Yes |
| SEO-friendly URLs | — | Yes |
| WooCommerce | — | Yes |
| Languages limit | — | 2 languages in free version |
| Free version | — | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Translation mode per field group ($), Locks custom post type translation settings ($), Translatable taxonomy fields ($), Translatable attachment fields ($), Repeater field handling for translations ($), ACF strings sent to WPML string translation ($), Translation editor job filter for ACF fields ($) | Language switcher shortcode, block and menu items, Show content only for chosen languages, Translation memory suggestions, Glossary for machine translation, Search in translated content, Preferred user language for emails, Machine translation character limit and log, More than two languages (Multiple Languages add-on) ($), SEO Pack: translated slugs and meta ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | WPML ($), Advanced Custom Fields ($) | Elementor |
| Other | — | Google Translate, TranslatePress AI (mtapi) ($), DeepL ($) |
| Requires WordPress | — | 3.1.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | — | 7.1.3 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | translatepress.com, usagetracker.cozmoslabs.com, translation.googleapis.com, mtapi.translatepress.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 4 |
| Custom tables | — | 8 |