What DeepL does
DeepL is an AI translation platform that translates text, documents and speech, with a writing assistant and an API for building translation into other systems. It serves individuals and business teams such as localization, legal, marketing, customer service and sales, plus developers. Products include DeepL Translator with glossaries, rules and Clarify, DeepL Write for style and tone adjustments, DeepL Voice for real-time meeting translation, and document translation that keeps the original layout. Desktop, browser and mobile apps are available, along with integrations for Microsoft Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. Pricing is freemium: a free version sits alongside paid Individual, Team and Business plans billed annually, with custom Enterprise pricing.
How DeepL compares with its closest alternatives
All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as DeepL does. Only Pactto lists a starting price, $19 a month. 1 of the 5 offers an API, as DeepL does. DeepL offers a web app, a mobile app and a desktop app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app, 1 offers a mobile app and none offers a desktop app. DeepL was founded in 2017; the alternatives were founded between 2014 and 2023, 1 of them earlier. DeepL is based in Cologne, Germany; none of the 2 alternatives with a known headquarters is in Germany. They are in Sweden and Japan.