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How much does it cost to translate a WordPress site into 3, 5 or 10 languages?

Translation plugins aren't all paid for in the same way. Before comparing prices, look at what is being counted: that's often where the bill changes.

Three ways to pay

Per translated word. You buy a number of words, with all languages added together: a 10,000-word site translated into three languages uses up 30,000. Once the allowance runs out, you have to move up to the next tier.

Annual licence. You pay for the plugin once a year. Machine translation is often included up to a certain number of words, then paid for separately.

By site size. You pay a subscription based on the size of your site and the number of languages, however many words are translated and however many visits you get. This is how TOP TRANSLATE is priced.

An example with real figures

A site of about 10,000 words (about 60,000 characters), with TOP TRANSLATE (Essential plan):

Per month
1 language€9 excl. VAT
3 languages€15 excl. VAT
5 languages€21 excl. VAT
10 languages€36 excl. VAT

Prices excluding VAT; VAT currently not applicable (article 293 B of the French General Tax Code). The price follows the size of the site, measured in characters (each sentence counted once), and the number of languages, never the number of words translated: €9 excl. VAT per month for one language, €3 excl. VAT per extra language.

What to check before you choose

  • What is counted. Words, languages, page views? An allowance that adds languages together grows fast.
  • What happens at the limit. Does the site keep being translated, do you have to buy more, or does new content have to wait?
  • The price in the second year. A launch offer or a licence can cost more at renewal.
  • URLs per language. Without a URL of its own for each language, Google only sees one version: the price stops mattering if nobody finds you.
  • What happens if you stop. What becomes of the translated pages, and of your translations?

How to choose

  • You translate once, and the site rarely changes: a licence with a word allowance may be enough.
  • Your site is alive and you add pages every month: go for a price that doesn't depend on the number of words translated.
  • Whatever your case: check that each language has its own URLs.

If you stop your subscription, translated pages are no longer served: each translated URL leads to its original page. Your translations stay saved in your site.

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