GTranslate vs TranslatePress - Multilingual
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| Feature | GTranslate v5.0.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid 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 | — | 400,000+ |
| Last updated | — | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | GTranslate · GTranslate paid plans (Pro, Enterprise) ($) | TranslatePress - Multilingual · TranslatePress Personal ($) · TranslatePress Business ($) · TranslatePress Developer ($) |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Paid | Yes |
| WooCommerce | Paid | Yes |
| Languages limit | 58 in code (readme: 103) | 2 languages in free version |
| 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 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 | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce ($) | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Elementor |
| Other | Google Translate, Intercom | Google Translate, TranslatePress AI (mtapi) ($), DeepL ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0.1 | 3.1.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.3 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | tdns.gtranslate.net, cdn.gtranslate.net, widget.intercom.io | translatepress.com, usagetracker.cozmoslabs.com, translation.googleapis.com, mtapi.translatepress.com |
| Blocks | 1 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 3 | 4 |
| Custom tables | — | 8 |