Google Website Translator vs Relevanssi
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| Feature | Google Website Translator v1.4.15 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 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 | 8,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | August 18, 2026 | October 23, 2026 |
| Editions | Prisna GWT - Google Website Translator | Relevanssi · Relevanssi Premium ($) |
| Pros | Free automatic translation into a long list of languages; Language selector with flags, banner or shortcode placement; Simple settings for which languages to offer | Relevance-sorted results with partial-word matching; Compatibility modules for WooCommerce, Polylang, WPML and ACF; Search log and did-you-mean suggestions |
| Cons | Translations are generated in the browser and are not stored; Same URL for every language, so no SEO gain from translated pages; Relies on Google's widget, so output quality is machine-level | Index tables can need hundreds of megabytes of database space; Some advanced features are only in Relevanssi Premium; Search log stores what visitors search for, which may need a privacy notice |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| Features (Translation plugins checklist) | ||
| Machine translation | Yes | — |
| Visual editor | No | — |
| SEO-friendly URLs | No | — |
| Languages limit | 100+ | — |
| Free version | Yes | — |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Google Translate element that translates the page in the browser, Shortcode for placing the translator, Automatic footer display in tabbed mode, Language flags with generated styles, Banner with the language selector, Choose all or specific languages to offer, Google Analytics code for the translator | Relevance-sorted search results, Custom search index table, Stop word list, Search log with optional IP recording, Did you mean block, Relevanssi admin menu with settings, Hooks into Premium-only features when installed ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | Google Analytics | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Polylang, WPML, Advanced Custom Fields |
| Other | Google Translate element | — |
| Requires WordPress | 3.3 | 4.9 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Custom tables | — | 3 |