GTranslate vs Polylang
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| Feature | GTranslate v5.0.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid Visit Details | Polylang v3.9.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | — | 900,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | GTranslate · GTranslate paid plans (Pro, Enterprise) ($) | Polylang · Polylang Pro ($) |
| Pros | Quick machine translation with a switcher widget and a block; Free tier works without an account or subscription; Deactivates some competing translation plugins to avoid clashes | Unlimited languages with WordPress language packs; Language switcher widget and block; Language-specific URLs and multilingual sitemaps |
| Cons | Language URLs, hreflang and WooCommerce support are paid-only; Translations are machine-generated and not reviewed in-page by the plugin; Relies on the external GTranslate CDN to load the translation widget | Translation is manual in the free version; Machine translation and translated slugs need Pro; WooCommerce support is a separate add-on |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 1 |
| Features (Translation plugins checklist) | ||
| Machine translation | Yes | Paid |
| Visual editor | No | — |
| SEO-friendly URLs | Paid | Yes |
| WooCommerce | Paid | No |
| Languages limit | 58 in code (readme: 103) | unlimited |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Language switcher widget and block, hreflang tags for translated pages ($), Translated URL meta for pages ($), Deactivates competing translation plugins, Upgrade tips admin notices, Custom CSS and wrapper selector | Language switcher widget and block, Multilingual sitemaps, Language-specific URLs, Translated slugs (preview, Pro) ($), Shared slugs (preview, Pro) ($), DeepL machine translation (preview, Pro) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | — | WP Offload Media Lite |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($) | — |
| Plugins | — | Yoast SEO, Jetpack |
| Other | Google Translate, Intercom | polylang.pro licence server ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0.1 | 6.8 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | tdns.gtranslate.net, cdn.gtranslate.net, widget.intercom.io | polylang.pro |
| Blocks | 1 | 2 |
| Shortcodes | 3 | — |