Google Website Translator vs TranslatePress - Multilingual
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| Feature | Google Website Translator v1.4.15 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.5/5 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 | 8,000+ | 400,000+ |
| Last updated | August 18, 2026 | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Prisna GWT - Google Website Translator | TranslatePress - Multilingual · TranslatePress Personal ($) · TranslatePress Business ($) · TranslatePress Developer ($) |
| Pros | Free automatic translation into a long list of languages; Language selector with flags, banner or shortcode placement; Simple settings for which languages to offer | Visual front-end translation editor covering any page output; WooCommerce strings and order emails handled in the free version; Google Translate with your own API key works without a licence; Usage data only sent after opt-in |
| Cons | Translations are generated in the browser and are not stored; Same URL for every language, so no SEO gain from translated pages; Relies on Google's widget, so output quality is machine-level | Only two languages (default plus one) without a paid licence; Translated URL slugs need the paid SEO Pack; AI translation and DeepL need a licence key |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | — |
| Features (Translation plugins checklist) | ||
| Machine translation | Yes | Yes |
| Visual editor | No | Yes |
| SEO-friendly URLs | No | Yes |
| WooCommerce | — | Yes |
| Languages limit | 100+ | 2 languages in free version |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Google Translate element that translates the page in the browser, Shortcode for placing the translator, Automatic footer display in tabbed mode, Language flags with generated styles, Banner with the language selector, Choose all or specific languages to offer, Google Analytics code for the translator | Language switcher shortcode, block and menu items, Show content only for chosen languages, Translation memory suggestions, Glossary for machine translation, Search in translated content, Preferred user language for emails, Machine translation character limit and log, More than two languages (Multiple Languages add-on) ($), SEO Pack: translated slugs and meta ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | Google Analytics | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Elementor |
| Other | Google Translate element | Google Translate, TranslatePress AI (mtapi) ($), DeepL ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 3.3 | 3.1.0 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 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 |