Polylang vs TranslatePress - Multilingual
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| Feature | Polylang v3.9.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 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 | 900,000+ | 400,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 13, 2026 |
| Editions | Polylang · Polylang Pro ($) | TranslatePress - Multilingual · TranslatePress Personal ($) · TranslatePress Business ($) · TranslatePress Developer ($) |
| Pros | Unlimited languages with WordPress language packs; Language switcher widget and block; Language-specific URLs and multilingual sitemaps | 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 | Translation is manual in the free version; Machine translation and translated slugs need Pro; WooCommerce support is a separate add-on | 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 | 1 | — |
| Features (Translation plugins checklist) | ||
| Machine translation | Paid | Yes |
| Visual editor | — | Yes |
| SEO-friendly URLs | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce | No | Yes |
| Languages limit | unlimited | 2 languages in free version |
| Free version | Yes | Yes |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Language switcher widget and block, Multilingual sitemaps, Language-specific URLs, Translated slugs (preview, Pro) ($), Shared slugs (preview, Pro) ($), DeepL machine translation (preview, Pro) ($) | Language switcher shortcode, block and menu items, Show content only for chosen languages, Translation memory suggestions, Glossary for machine translation, Search in translated content, Preferred user language for emails, Machine translation character limit and log, More than two languages (Multiple Languages add-on) ($), SEO Pack: translated slugs and meta ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Storage | WP Offload Media Lite | — |
| E-commerce | — | WooCommerce |
| Plugins | Yoast SEO, Jetpack | Elementor |
| Other | polylang.pro licence server ($) | Google Translate, TranslatePress AI (mtapi) ($), DeepL ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 6.8 | 3.1.0 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.3 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | polylang.pro | translatepress.com, usagetracker.cozmoslabs.com, translation.googleapis.com, mtapi.translatepress.com |
| Blocks | 2 | 1 |
| Shortcodes | — | 4 |
| Custom tables | — | 8 |