Multilingual Press vs Polylang
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| Feature | Multilingual Press v2.11.3 · 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 | MultilingualPress · MultilingualPress Pro ($) | Polylang · Polylang Pro ($) |
| Pros | Each language runs as its own site with its own URLs; Translations linked from the original post editor; Automatic hreflang output for search engines | Unlimited languages with WordPress language packs; Language switcher widget and block; Language-specific URLs and multilingual sitemaps |
| Cons | Requires WordPress multisite; Version 2 is announced as retired; version 4 is the successor; Does not translate content for you | 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 | No | Paid |
| Visual editor | No | — |
| SEO-friendly URLs | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce | No | No |
| Languages limit | 174 editable | unlimited |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Unlimited site relationships in the site manager, Language manager with editable languages, Edit translations from the original post editor, Language switcher widget and nav menu links, Automatic hreflang output, Custom post type support, Duplicate a site as a template for a new language, Pro version hooks and licence status ($) | Language switcher widget and block, Multilingual sitemaps, Language-specific URLs, Translated slugs (preview, Pro) ($), Shared slugs (preview, Pro) ($), DeepL machine translation (preview, Pro) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | — | WP Offload Media Lite |
| Plugins | — | Yoast SEO, Jetpack |
| Other | — | polylang.pro licence server ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 6.8 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 5.2 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | polylang.pro |
| Blocks | — | 2 |