Multilingual Press vs TranslatePress - Multilingual
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| Feature | Multilingual Press v2.11.3 · 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 | MultilingualPress · MultilingualPress Pro ($) | TranslatePress - Multilingual · TranslatePress Personal ($) · TranslatePress Business ($) · TranslatePress Developer ($) |
| 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 | 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 | Requires WordPress multisite; Version 2 is announced as retired; version 4 is the successor; Does not translate content for you | 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 | No | Yes |
| Visual editor | No | Yes |
| SEO-friendly URLs | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce | No | Yes |
| Languages limit | 174 editable | 2 languages in free version |
| 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 ($) | Language switcher shortcode, block and menu items, Show content only for chosen languages, Translation memory suggestions, Glossary for machine translation, Search in translated content, Preferred user language for emails, Machine translation character limit and log, More than two languages (Multiple Languages add-on) ($), SEO Pack: translated slugs and meta ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | — | Elementor |
| Other | — | Google Translate, TranslatePress AI (mtapi) ($), DeepL ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 3.1.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 5.2 | 7.1.3 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | translatepress.com, usagetracker.cozmoslabs.com, translation.googleapis.com, mtapi.translatepress.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 4 |
| Custom tables | — | 8 |