Multilanguage vs TranslatePress - Multilingual
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| Feature | Multilanguage v1.5.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 3.8/5 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 | 3,000+ | 400,000+ |
| Last updated | October 8, 2026 | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Multilanguage by BestWebSoft · Multilanguage Pro ($) | TranslatePress - Multilingual · TranslatePress Personal ($) · TranslatePress Business ($) · TranslatePress Developer ($) |
| Pros | Manual translation of pages, posts, menus and widgets; Language switcher shortcode and widget at no cost; Google Translate widget for quick visitor translation | 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 | 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 | 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 | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce | Yes | Yes |
| Languages limit | 80+ (free) | 2 languages in free version |
| 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 ($) | Language switcher shortcode, block and menu items, Show content only for chosen languages, Translation memory suggestions, Glossary for machine translation, Search in translated content, Preferred user language for emails, Machine translation character limit and log, More than two languages (Multiple Languages add-on) ($), SEO Pack: translated slugs and meta ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO | Elementor |
| Other | Google Translate | Google Translate, TranslatePress AI (mtapi) ($), DeepL ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.4 | 3.1.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0.1 | 7.1.3 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | Only if you agree |
| External services | bestwebsoft.com, translate.google.com | translatepress.com, usagetracker.cozmoslabs.com, translation.googleapis.com, mtapi.translatepress.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 1 | 4 |
| Custom tables | 2 | 8 |