Smartcat today
Starts at
$100/mo yearly
- Contract
- Annual allowance; Adapt billed annually
- Free plan
- Trial: 15-day free trial, including API access
Cheaper than Smartcat (11)
Compared by starting price, same currency.
| Alternative | Starts at | Against Smartcat | States that Smartcat doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ElevenLabsStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$6/moStarter plan, starting price | $94 lessstarting price | Live speech translation, HIPAA BAA | Monthly or yearly subscription, cancel any time | Free plan with 10k credits per month; credits reset each cycle and do not... |
 TaiaBasic, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$10/moBasic plan, starting price | $90 lessstarting price | Nothing extra found | No lock-in contracts | 5,000 credits per month (5,000 words with Standard AI), free forever, 1... |
 DeepLIndividual, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$10.49/moIndividual plan, starting price | $89.51 lessstarting price | Live speech translation, MCP server | Cancel any time; cancellation takes effect at end of current... | Free version: 50,000 characters per user/month, 1 file translation per month... |
 MaestraReal-Time Personal, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$15/mo yearlyReal-Time Personal plan, starting price | $85 lessstarting price | Live speech translation | Not found | Trial: Free trial for almost every tool; length not stated |
 Happy ScribeBasic, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$17/moBasic plan, starting price | $83 lessstarting price | MCP server | Cancel anytime; subscription stays active until the end of the... | Free plan with unlimited meeting recordings (45 minutes each), a one-time... |
 WeglotStarter, read Nov 4, 2026 |
$17/moStarter plan, starting price | $83 lessstarting price | Nothing extra found | Monthly or yearly subscription, tacitly renewed | Free plan with 2,000 total words, 1 translated language, 5 team members. |
 SynthesiaStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$19/moStarter plan, starting price | $81 lessstarting price | MCP server | Recurring monthly or annual subscription; cancel anytime in... | Basic plan is free: 500 credits a month, about 10 minutes of video or... |
 AI StudiosPersonal, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$24/moPersonal plan, starting price | $76 lessstarting price | Nothing extra found | Cancel anytime; access continues to end of billing period | Free plan: up to 3 AI videos of 1 minute, 720p, 3 AI Dubbing uses, 16... |
 PhraseFreelancer, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$27/mo yearlyFreelancer plan, starting price | $73 lessstarting price | MCP server | Not found | Trial: 14-day free trial of the platform on all plans |
 HeyGenCreator, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$29/moCreator plan, starting price | $71 lessstarting price | MCP server | Not found | Free plan: 3 videos a month, watermarked, up to 1 minute each, Avatar IV and... |
 Rask AICreator, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$39/moCreator plan, starting price | $61 lessstarting price | Nothing extra found | Monthly or annual subscription, cancel anytime | Trial: Free trial with 3 minutes included, no credit card required |
Free plan, which Smartcat doesn't show (2)
A free plan you can keep, in the vendor's own words.
| Alternative | Starts at | Against Smartcat | States that Smartcat doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 CrowdinCrowdin Enterprise, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$450/mo yearlyCrowdin Enterprise plan, starting price | $350 morestarting price | HIPAA BAA, MCP server | Enterprise is annual billing only | Free subscription plan on Crowdin (indie developers and crowdsourcing)... |
 Google Cloud Translationread Oct 29, 2026 |
$20/1,000,000 charactersUsage price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Not found | First 500,000 characters per month across Basic and Advanced are free... |
Other options (4)
No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.
| Alternative | Starts at | Against Smartcat | States that Smartcat doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WordlyStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$125/mo yearlyStarter plan, starting price | $25 morestarting price | Live speech translation | 12-month term for hour packages | Trial: A Free Trial offer is mentioned in the terms; length not stated |
 LokaliseExplorer, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$149/moExplorer plan, starting price | $49 morestarting price | MCP server | Not found | Trial: 14-day free trial on all plans, no credit card required; access to all... |
 Amazon Translateread Oct 29, 2026 |
$15/million charactersUsage price | Not comparable | Nothing extra found | Not found | Time-limited: Free tier: 2M characters per month for 12 months for standard text and batch... |
 Smartlingread Oct 29, 2026 |
$0.0075/wordUsage price | Not comparable | HIPAA BAA | Not found | Time-limited: Core plan is 'Free to Start' (basic workflow, CAT tool, translation memory... |
No price found, or contact sales (10)
- Intentohybrid
- KUDOhybrid
- Language Weaver (RWS)sales led
- Liltsales led
- Microsoft Azure AI Translatorself serve
- Pairaphrasehybrid
- SYSTRAN Translatehybrid
- Transifexsales led
- Unbabelsales led
- XTM Cloudsales led
Questions
What is the cheapest alternative to Smartcat?
ElevenLabs, at $6/mo by starting price, $94 less than Smartcat. Computed from each vendor's published prices.
Is there a free alternative to Smartcat?
Yes. 10 AI translation tools have a free plan, including ElevenLabs, Taia, DeepL, Happy Scribe, Weglot.
How this page is made
Alternatives come from Smartcat's own category, AI translation tools. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page and are compared at the same volume where both can be computed, and by starting price where neither can. "States that Smartcat doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on Smartcat's, which doesn't prove Smartcat lacks it. How prices are read.