GTranslate vs Relevanssi
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| Feature | GTranslate v5.0.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid 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+ |
| Last updated | — | October 23, 2026 |
| Editions | GTranslate · GTranslate paid plans (Pro, Enterprise) ($) | Relevanssi · Relevanssi Premium ($) |
| 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 | Relevance-sorted results with partial-word matching; Compatibility modules for WooCommerce, Polylang, WPML and ACF; Search log and did-you-mean suggestions |
| 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 | 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 | Paid | — |
| WooCommerce | Paid | — |
| Languages limit | 58 in code (readme: 103) | — |
| Free version | 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 | 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 | Google Translate, Intercom | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0.1 | 4.9 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.1 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | tdns.gtranslate.net, cdn.gtranslate.net, widget.intercom.io | — |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 3 | — |
| Custom tables | — | 3 |