Google Language Translator vs Relevanssi
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| Feature | Google Language Translator v7.0.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | Relevanssi v4.28.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 100,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | October 23, 2026 | October 23, 2026 |
| Editions | Google Language Translator | Relevanssi · Relevanssi Premium ($) |
| Pros | Language selector, widget and menu flags with no setup of translations; Machine translation covers a long list of languages; Simple shortcodes for placing the selector | Relevance-sorted results with partial-word matching; Compatibility modules for WooCommerce, Polylang, WPML and ACF; Search log and did-you-mean suggestions |
| Cons | Free use is limited to non-commercial purposes under the vendor terms; Free version gives no SEO benefit and does not keep translations; Indexing, URL translation and in-context editing need a paid plan | Index tables can need hundreds of megabytes of database space; Some advanced features are only in Relevanssi Premium; Search log stores what visitors search for, which may need a privacy notice |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| Features (Translation plugins checklist) | ||
| Machine translation | Yes | — |
| Visual editor | Paid | — |
| SEO-friendly URLs | Paid | — |
| WooCommerce | Yes | — |
| Languages limit | 104 | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Floating language selector loaded from the vendor CDN, Language selector widget, Shortcodes for the translator and language menu, Language flags in navigation menus, Shortcodes run inside text widgets, Search engine indexing of translated pages ($), Translated URL slugs ($) | Relevance-sorted search results, Custom search index table, Stop word list, Search log with optional IP recording, Did you mean block, Relevanssi admin menu with settings, Hooks into Premium-only features when installed ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Polylang, WPML, Advanced Custom Fields |
| Other | GTranslate translation service, Intercom support chat | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.5 | 4.9 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | cdn.gtranslate.net, widget.intercom.io | — |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | — |
| Custom tables | — | 3 |