TranslatePress - Multilingual vs WPML String Translation
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| Feature | TranslatePress - Multilingual v3.3.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details | WPML String Translation v3.5.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Paid Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 400,000+ | — |
| Last updated | October 13, 2026 | — |
| Editions | TranslatePress - Multilingual · TranslatePress Personal ($) · TranslatePress Business ($) · TranslatePress Developer ($) | WPML String Translation ($) |
| Pros | 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 | Scans theme and plugin files for translatable strings; Translates strings, PO and MO files and post slugs in one place; Provides a wpml-string shortcode for inline translation |
| Cons | 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 | Needs WPML core installed and active; Sold with the WPML subscription, no free edition; Scanning large themes or plugin sets can be slow |
| Features (Translation plugins checklist) | ||
| Machine translation | Yes | No |
| Visual editor | Yes | No |
| SEO-friendly URLs | Yes | Yes |
| WooCommerce | Yes | — |
| Languages limit | 2 languages in free version | — |
| Free version | Yes | No |
| More features | ||
| Other features | 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) ($), SEO Pack: translated slugs and meta ($) | Scan theme and plugin files for translatable strings ($), Import PO strings into the string table ($), Translation memory for reusing earlier translations ($), Track where each string appears on the front end ($), Batch translation of registered strings ($), wpml-string shortcode for inline translated text ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| E-commerce | WooCommerce | — |
| Plugins | Elementor | WPML ($) |
| Other | Google Translate, TranslatePress AI (mtapi) ($), DeepL ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 3.1.0 | — |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | — |
| Tested up to | 7.1.3 | — |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | translatepress.com, usagetracker.cozmoslabs.com, translation.googleapis.com, mtapi.translatepress.com | — |
| Blocks | 1 | — |
| Shortcodes | 4 | 1 |
| Custom tables | 8 | — |