Multilanguage vs Polylang
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| Feature | Multilanguage v1.5.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.8/5 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 | 3,000+ | 900,000+ |
| Last updated | October 8, 2026 | October 21, 2026 |
| Editions | Multilanguage by BestWebSoft · Multilanguage Pro ($) | Polylang · Polylang Pro ($) |
| Pros | Manual translation of pages, posts, menus and widgets; Language switcher shortcode and widget at no cost; Google Translate widget for quick visitor translation | Unlimited languages with WordPress language packs; Language switcher widget and block; Language-specific URLs and multilingual sitemaps |
| Cons | Custom post types and IP-based switching are Pro only; Automatic translation is a visitor widget, not editor text; Ships BestWebSoft admin panel and usage-tracking options | 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 | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce | Yes | No |
| Languages limit | 80+ (free) | unlimited |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Translate pages and posts with a per-language interface, Menu translation, Language switcher shortcode, Language switcher widget, Yoast SEO Open Graph title translation, Custom post type translation ($), IP-based automatic language switching ($), Custom URL structure for languages ($) | Language switcher widget and block, Multilingual sitemaps, Language-specific URLs, Translated slugs (preview, Pro) ($), Shared slugs (preview, Pro) ($), DeepL machine translation (preview, Pro) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | — | WP Offload Media Lite |
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO | Yoast SEO, Jetpack |
| Other | Google Translate | polylang.pro licence server ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | bestwebsoft.com, translate.google.com | polylang.pro |
| Blocks | — | 2 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |
| Custom tables | 2 | — |