Which software is better? Here is a rundown of features and reviews to help you make your decision.
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| Name | Fluency Translation Suite 2013 | Smartling Translation Solution |
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| Most helpful review | Highly Recommended First CAT, (or second... or third), Excellent Tool By Jason Holt (X) I have thoroughly enjoyed using Fluency Professional 2011 and now 2013 in all my translation work. It is an excellent tool. As another reviewer mentioned, it has all of your glossary, translation memory, and even websites that you use frequently available to you in the bottom pane. It has a a great document preview and the layout makes working with the program a breeze. No menus or tab switching necessary. It does have some issues with maintaining formatting in some cases, especially with PDFs, but it handles PDF files in general better than any of the other CATs I have tried, including Trados, MemoQ, and Wordfast. That was one of the deciding factors in getting Fluency over the others initially. Finally, it has the best, most helpful customer support I have ever dealt with, bar none. Every time I have had an issue with something or found a bug, the Western Standard team was quick to respond to my emails and in many cases if it was a bug, squashed it and released a patch within a day or two. These guys deserve an award. First time buyers, look no further. Second/third/fourth timers, its worth a look.28 out of 33 found this review helpful.
Read more reviews → | Recommended Decent tool overall. Much improved from 10 years ago.32 out of 36 found this review helpful.
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| Product description | No matter your situation, the Fluency solutions can help.
Fluency conveniently and intuitively gathers many helpful resources and tools into its interface and empowers you to translate faster and more accurately than ever before.
Because your translation memories (TM) and language-specific glossaries are only a click away, Fluency makes previously laborious translation tasks simple and efficient. The customizable format allows translators to adjust everything to their liking, further enhancing the translation experience. Fluency transforms terminology management into a simple, organized, successful process.
Fluency enhances the speed and accuracy even for skilled translators. Agencies or businesses that integrate Fluency into its translation process will be able to handle large translation volumes with greater ease and efficiency, which boosts productivity and profits. Fluency can quickly become an integral part of any workflow system because it is so easy to master.
In short, Fluency can be a key to the success of a translation enterprise.
Fluency was created by Western Standard, a technology company based in Utah USA. | Smartling helps ambitious brands access more markets, deliver better experiences, and build stronger relationships by transforming the way their content is created and consumed around the world. Our translation software and services prioritize process automation and intelligent collaboration so that companies can quickly and cost-effectively localize their websites, apps, and documents with minimal IT involvement. We help brands like British Airways, Spotify, IHG, and WeWork tell a global story.
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| Price | Starting at $399.00 | Free for translators and agencies; clients pay based on content tiers |
| File formats | Adobe PDF, Apple Strings, Bilingual Word, HTML, MS Word, WordFast & more | HTML, Java properties, XML, JSON, Android XML, iOS Strings, YAML, gettext, Microsoft Office, InDesign |
| License type | Perpetual | Software as a service (subscription) |
| Operating system | Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista | Apple iOS, Windows, MacOS, Linux, Other, Android |
| System requirements | 1 GHz Processor; 2 GHz or faster recommended; 1 GB RAM; 2 GB RAM recommended; 1024 X 768 or greater | Smartling is a cloud-based system that only requires access to the internet via a modern web browser. No desktop installation is needed. |
| Compatibility | Supports open standard file formats XLIFF, TMX, TBX, Wordfast and SDL Trados. | Cloud-based, and thus compatible with all systems |
| Support and upgrades offered/included | Installation support, automatic updates, affordable upgrades, more on support | Free technical support via support ticket center, Free community support, Free upgrades for duration of license/Subscription |
| Support and tutorial links | No data | https://help.smartling.com/docs |
| Free trial | No data | No data |
| Languages supported | We support more than 3x the amount of languages supported by most other CAT tools. ISO 639.2 is our standard. | All languages supported for translation. Translation interface available in English. |
