Smartcat vs. Wordbee

Smartcat is well suited for documents longer than 500 words. It is less appropriate for audio-visual translation.

Incentivized

It is easy to view two columns of source and target, and when using the filter to see just untranslated segments. TM and matches can be seen and differentiated easily. Scenarios where it is less appropriate are their spellcheck and filter areas, which could be improved by adding more options.

Incentivized

• Segmentation.
• Translation overall quality.
• Customer service.
• Pricing.

Incentivized

• Different colors to differentiate the status of the segment. One can click on the segment and change the color for the segments that were translated and those that still need to be reviewed.
• Machine translation interface. There are three different machine translators at the side of the segments.
• TM can be seen with matches highlighted at the side.

Incentivized

• Performance has been an issue initially. Sometimes it takes longer for some things to load and it can be frustrating.
• UI seems a bit confusing at times. For example, I don't understand why I need to have a translator's profile when I'm clearly a project manager.
• Their support team can take a long time to reply which often crucial for urgent projects.

• Find and replace option could be improved to be easier.
• The filter could have more options.
• Spellcheck and QA need to be improved because I can not see it as an option in the online interface of my client. I need to download the document to do the spell check, and then correct the errors with the find and replace option.

Incentivized

We also tried Memsource but it was lacking in terms of overall user experience and ease of use. Assigning projects in SmartCAT is a much more intuitive experience, plus it has all these other additional features that are absent from Memsource (like payment solution for freelancers). On top of that, the SmartCAT is absolutely free to use.

I did not choose Wordbee, but I use it with one of my clients who provides my login details.

Incentivized

• Translation memories and CAT tool help us ensure maximum consistency in our translations which is always appreciated by clients.
• Team collaboration made it easier for us to grow our business and take on bigger projects, which brings us more revenue.
• Payment solution helps us save money on wire transfer fees which is always great when working with multiple freelancers.

• Saving time with the help of the tool with the TM and machine translation options.
• Having knowledge-- knowing how to use this tool helps to get new clients who also use this tool.
• I can add it to my CV and, depending on the workload, I may consider buying it.

Incentivized