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by inweso GmbH · www.locize.com

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Locize at a glance

Vendor
inweso GmbH
Headquarters
Not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 1 Nov 2026
Data hosting
Default not stated; pages mention Ireland source, captured 1 Nov 2026
Free plan
Yes, per the vendor’s own page source, captured 1 Nov 2026
Starting price
“STARTER $7 /mo billed monthly” (vendor’s words) source, captured 1 Nov 2026
Panel verdict
The AI panel rates Locize 3/5, the mean of 6 judges. Locize, a Swiss translation management platform from inweso GmbH, earned persona-weighted totals of 6.7 to 6.9 from five judges, while the in-house document translator came in at 0.0 — the bench's sharpest split. how scores are made
As of
Vendor pages captured 1 Nov 2026; evaluated by the panel 2 Nov 2026. all sources

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The App Developer

Weighted verdict

Lead developer of a web app and two mobile apps at a Vienna start-up, with strings in JSON, xcstrings and Android XML. Has hand-merged translation files once and will not do it again. Wants a CLI and a GitHub sync that opens pull requests, over-the-air updates so a typo fix does not need an app store release, an API that does everything the interface does, and ideally an open-source edition they could run themselves if the vendor changes course.

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Scored by The App Developer

Panel median The App Developer This judge’s scores over the panel median. Each label opens its reasoning below.
Scores per criterion, in stars out of 5
Criterion Panel median The App Developer
Machine translation & AI quality 3.5 of 5 3.5 of 5
Translation memory, terminology & review workflow 3.5 of 5 3.5 of 5
Integrations, file formats & developer tools 3.5 of 5 3.5 of 5
Confidentiality of translated content 3.5 of 5 3.5 of 5
Data export, portability & self-hosting 3 of 5 3 of 5
European sovereignty 3.5 of 5 3.5 of 5
Pricing transparency 3 of 5 3 of 5

Machine translation & AI quality

How this is scored

What the machine translation does and how well it is controlled: the languages and language pairs covered, the engine (own neural or LLM model, or a choice of third-party engines such as DeepL, Google, Microsoft or an LLM), glossaries and formality applied during translation, document translation that keeps the layout (Word, PowerPoint, PDF, InDesign), custom or adaptive models trained on the customer's own translations, automatic quality estimation or scoring, and published evaluations of translation quality.

0 — No machine translation of any kind, and no way to connect an engine.

3 — Machine translation is offered or one engine can be connected; languages, glossary use and quality controls are basic or not described.

5 — Machine translation for the major European and world languages with the list published, glossaries applied during translation, a formality or tone setting, document translation that keeps formatting for common office formats, and either an own engine or a choice of several named engines.

8 — Custom or adaptive models that learn from the customer's translation memory or corrections, automatic quality estimation per segment with a threshold that routes weak segments to human review, LLM-based translation with style guides and context, engine selection per language pair stated, and a published quality evaluation with its method.

10 — Translation quality that an organisation can measure and steer: evaluations against named benchmarks or blind human review published with their method, quality estimation calibrated and explained, custom models with their training data and isolation documented, and every machine-translated segment traceable to the engine, model version and glossary that produced it.

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The App Developer

Multiple named engines from Google Translate to DeepL and LLM providers including OpenAI, Gemini, Mistral, Anthropic and Lara, with my own API keys supported and even a custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint covering self-hosted vLLM — that is exactly the control I want, plus glossary terms and a per-language styleguide injected into every AI request. Quality estimation scores each AI translation with a confidence value and reason and routes low-confidence output into review, but traditional machine translation is not scored, the needs-review level is fixed at 0.7, and we found no public information on document translation that keeps layout, custom models, or a published quality evaluation with its method. 1 7 10 11

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Translation memory, terminology & review workflow

How this is scored

How translation is managed as an ongoing process: translation memory with fuzzy matches, a termbase or glossary managed centrally, style guides, review and approval stages, automated QA checks (placeholders, tags, length, terminology, punctuation), an in-context or visual editor, screenshots and context for translators, tasks and deadlines, roles per language, and ordering or inviting human translators and agencies inside the product.

0 — No management of translations at all; text goes in and comes out with nothing stored or reviewed.

3 — Translations can be edited or a glossary kept; translation memory, review stages and QA checks are basic or not described.

5 — A translation memory reused across projects, a central glossary, at least one review or approval stage, automated QA checks for placeholders and terminology, comments and screenshots for context, and roles that limit translators to their languages.

8 — Configurable multi-step workflows with automation rules, an in-context or visual editor for apps or websites, QA checks configurable per project with blocking rules, style guides applied by the AI, translation memory and termbase shared across projects with penalties and priorities, vendor or agency management with ordering inside the product, and progress and cost reporting per language.

10 — A translation process an enterprise runs on: workflows per content type with conditional routing on quality scores, linguistic quality assessment with a named framework (MQM or similar), termbase with approval workflow and forbidden terms, full revision history per segment, and productivity and quality metrics per translator and vendor.

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The App Developer

Translation memory with exact and fuzzy matches runs across projects, glossaries import and export as TBX and UTX with approved and forbidden terms surfaced in the editor, and review is one queue of proposals and marked values with per-language permissions and notifications into Slack, Teams, webhooks and GitHub dispatches. The in-context editor with screenshots, origin tracking per segment, and provenance recording every accept and decline is real workflow, and ordering third-party translation is in the product. We found no public information on configurable multi-step approval chains or cost reporting per language, and the quality estimation docs state it is explicitly not MQM. 3 4 10 12 13 18

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Integrations, file formats & developer tools

How this is scored

How content gets in and out: the file formats supported (XLIFF, PO, JSON, YAML, Android XML, iOS strings and xcstrings, Office documents, InDesign), a REST API and CLI, SDKs and over-the-air updates for apps, Git repository sync (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket) and CI pipelines, connectors for CMS, shop and design tools (WordPress, Contentful, Shopify, Figma), browser and office add-ins, webhooks, and a JavaScript snippet or proxy for website translation.

0 — No documented way to get content in or out except typing or pasting by hand.

3 — File upload and download or a basic API; formats, repository sync and connectors are basic or not described.

5 — A documented REST API, a list of supported file formats covering the common software and document formats, sync with at least one Git host or CI, and connectors or plugins for several named CMS, shop or design tools.

8 — A CLI and SDKs for named platforms, over-the-air updates for mobile or web apps, Git sync with branching, webhooks, connectors for the main CMS, shop, design and support tools, office or browser add-ins, a public status page, and API limits documented.

10 — Integration that scales across an organisation: an API covering every function of the product with versioning and SDKs, an app or connector framework third parties build on, continuous localization in CI with pull requests opened automatically, and every connector documented with its limits and the fields it syncs.

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The App Developer

This is the strongest part for a developer like me: a documented CLI and REST API with scoped tokens, a GitHub Action and repository dispatch, webhooks, twenty-eight MCP tools, translation branches you can create and merge, and CDN delivery so a typo fix ships without a redeploy. The format list covers JSON, YAML, XLIFF 1.2 through 2.2, Android XML, iOS strings and xcstrings, gettext, resx and more, with a Figma plugin on top. We found no public information on connectors for CMS or shop systems, office or browser add-ins, a public status page, or the GitHub Action opening pull requests. 1 4 14 15

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Confidentiality of translated content

How this is scored

What happens to the text a customer translates: whether source and target texts are stored and for how long, deletion after translation, whether customer content is used to train the vendor's or a third party's models, which machine translation and LLM providers a TMS sends text to and whether that can be restricted or switched off, encryption in transit and at rest, single sign-on, roles and audit logs, and certifications (ISO 27001, SOC 2) with their scope. Where the text is processed is scored under sovereignty.

0 — Customer texts are stored indefinitely and used for the vendor's own purposes, or no statement on data handling exists at all.

3 — The product is described as secure or GDPR-compliant and a privacy policy exists; retention of translated texts, model training and third-party engines are basic or not described.

5 — A documented statement that customer texts are not used to train models, retention or deletion of translated texts stated, the third-party engines or LLM providers named, encryption in transit and at rest, single sign-on on a business tier, and a data processing agreement offered.

8 — Texts deleted immediately after translation or after a retention period the customer sets, third-party AI processing switchable per project or account, zero-retention terms with the named LLM providers, audit logs, granular roles, ISO 27001 or SOC 2 certification stated with its scope, and a private or dedicated deployment option.

10 — Confidentiality that can be verified: an on-premise or customer-controlled deployment, customer-managed encryption keys, every subprocessor that sees content listed with its role, independent audit reports available, and every data flow of a translation request documented end to end.

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The App Developer

A published DPA with SCCs, encryption in transit and at rest, limited employee access, SAML single sign-on, granular roles and an audit trail, and machine translation and AI can be switched off entirely or run on my own provider keys under my own contract — the confidential-content docs even show private publish and bundling translations to self-host them. Gemini and Anthropic are stated not to train on content. The ISO 27001 we found is AWS's hosting certification rather than the vendor's own, and we found no public information on a dedicated or private deployment option. 6 7 8 9 11 16

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Data export, portability & self-hosting

How this is scored

Whether translation assets stay the customer's and can leave with them: export of translation memory and termbase in open formats (TMX, TBX, XLIFF, CSV), export of all projects and files, import from another TMS, an API that can read every asset, the return or deletion of data on termination, open-source code and a self-hosted or on-premise edition.

0 — Translations cannot be exported; they exist only in the vendor's interface or engine.

3 — Translated files can be downloaded; export of translation memory and glossary, import and termination terms are basic or not described.

5 — Translation memory exportable as TMX and glossary as TBX or CSV, all project files downloadable, import of translation memory and glossaries from another tool, and an API that reads translations and keys.

8 — Complete export of every asset (memory, termbase, files, comments, history) in open formats, a documented migration path from named competitors, the data returned or deleted on termination under stated terms, and a self-hosted or on-premise edition with its own documentation.

10 — The customer owns the assets end to end: open-source code under a named licence that runs fully self-hosted with feature parity stated, a complete export another tool can import without loss, and the deletion of every copy on termination documented.

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The App Developer

TMX for translation memory, TBX and UTX for the glossary, whole-project zip export, API and MCP read access to translations and keys, and backups downloadable as ZIPs — my assets can leave. On termination the DPA promises deletion or return of personal data, and projects are deleted after the subscription ends with export the customer's responsibility. We found no public information on a documented migration path from named competitors, export of comments, or any self-hosted or open-source edition, which matters to me if the vendor changes course. 4 6 8 14 17 18

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European sovereignty

How this is scored

Who the contracting entity and the parent company are, where texts are translated, stored and processed, and who the subprocessors are (hosting, machine translation engines, LLM providers, CDN for over-the-air delivery, support and payment tools). Independently sourced by the sovereignty pipeline; translated texts often hold personal data and trade secrets, so the whole chain counts, including the engines a TMS calls. A self-hosted edition the customer runs on its own European servers counts as the customer's chain, whatever the vendor's seat.

0 — Non-EU vendor and contracting entity, hosting unstated, subprocessors unnamed, and no data processing agreement offered.

3 — A privacy policy and a data processing agreement exist, but hosting location is unstated or non-EU and the subprocessors are not listed.

5 — EU hosting available and an EU contracting entity or EU representative, but parts of the chain (machine translation or LLM providers, CDN, support, payment) run through non-EU providers without a stated safeguard.

8 — EU hosting on named infrastructure, EU contracting entity, subprocessors listed with their locations including the engines and LLM providers, a data processing agreement published, and security certifications (ISO 27001, SOC 2) stated — or a self-hosted edition documented that keeps every text on the customer's own servers.

10 — Sovereign end to end and evidenced: European ownership, entity, hosting, engine and every subprocessor, or a self-hosted open-source edition with no call home, data export and deletion documented, and certifications published with their scope rather than implied.

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The App Developer

Hosting is named as AWS in Ireland with encrypted disaster-recovery copies on BunnyCDN in the EU under keys Locize holds offline, the contracting entity is the Swiss inweso GmbH with a published DPA under Swiss law, and the privacy policy lists the subprocessors with locations and training statements, including Claude via Amazon Bedrock in AWS Ireland under contract with Anthropic Ireland. Parts of the chain — Google for the built-in AI and machine translation, Stripe for billing, CloudFront edges for the Pro CDN — sit outside the EU, with stated safeguards such as SCCs and the Data Privacy Framework. The entity is Swiss rather than EU, and the vendor's own certifications beyond AWS's are not shown. 2 7 8 9 16

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Pricing transparency

How this is scored

Whether a buyer can compute the real annual cost from public pages alone: price per tier by characters, words, keys, hosted words or seats, what happens when the volume exceeds the tier, the number of users, projects and languages included, which features (machine translation volume, AI credits, SSO, integrations, API access) cost extra, the free tier and its limits, the self-hosted edition and its support, minimum term and setup.

0 — No public prices at all; every customer is a sales call.

3 — A starting price or a free tier exists, but how cost scales with volume, seats or features is unclear.

5 — Tiers are public with their price per volume band and main inclusions, but at least one commonly needed piece (overage, extra seats, machine translation or AI volume, SSO, connectors) is unpriced or "on request".

8 — Every tier priced publicly with its scaling rule (characters, words, keys, seats), overage handling stated, add-ons and AI credits priced, the self-hosted edition's cost or licence stated, minimum term and VAT treatment stated.

10 — Complete price computability: annual cost derivable for a given volume, seat count and feature set, with every add-on, setup, support and overage fee and the cancellation and data-return terms published.

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The App Developer

Every tier is public and priced flat per month — FREE at $0, STARTER at $7, STARTER-PLUS at $19, GROWTH at $49, PROFESSIONAL at $99, PROFESSIONAL-PLUS at $149 and ENTERPRISE at $199, with the free tier's 100K CDN downloads and 2,000 words stated, AI credits included in paid plans, and the backups add-on sold at a fixed monthly price. Cancellation channels, auto-renewal and the refund policy are published. We found no public information on the volume and user limits each paid tier covers, extra AI credit pricing, or VAT treatment, so the real annual cost is not fully computable from the captured pages. 1 5 6 11 17

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European sovereignty — proven facts

0 of 6 dimensions proven

Built only from facts shown on the vendor's own pages. A dimension we could not prove is left open, not scored as zero.

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Questions about Locize

Is Locize European?

Yes, though not from the EU. whats-best.ai classifies Locize as UK / wider Europe.

Where does Locize store data?

The default storage location for customer data is not stated on the vendor’s pages as of 1 Nov 2026. The vendor’s pages mention Ireland as hosting location, per the vendor’s page captured 1 Nov 2026.

Does Locize have a free plan?

Yes. Locize has a free plan, per the vendor’s page captured 1 Nov 2026.

What are the best alternatives to Locize?

As of 2 Nov 2026, the panel rates SimpleLocalize (3.5/5), LILT (3.5/5) and Phrase Localization Platform (3.5/5) highest among the other 12 Translation & Localization products evaluated. Ratings that look equal are rounded to half stars; the order uses the unrounded rating, then the name. The highest-rated European alternative is SimpleLocalize (EU-Made). Ratings are the AI panel’s opinion, formed from public evidence: how scores are made. The full list, with European products first: Locize alternatives.

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Sources (18)

The pages every claim on this page was read from — each one checked, dated, and kept verifiable.

  1. 1 Vendor homepage www.locize.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
  2. 2 Company page (Swiss ownership) www.locize.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
  3. 3 Documentation www.locize.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
  4. 4 Documentation (MCP integration) www.locize.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
  5. 5 Pricing page www.locize.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
  6. 6 Terms of service www.locize.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
  7. 7 Privacy policy www.locize.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
  8. 8 Data processing agreement (dpa) www.locize.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
  9. 9 Security / trust page www.locize.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
  10. 10 Machine translation & AI quality — found from sitemap www.locize.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
  11. 11 Machine translation & AI quality — found from sitemap www.locize.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
  12. 12 Translation memory, terminology & review workflow — found from sitemap www.locize.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
  13. 13 Translation memory, terminology & review workflow — found from sitemap www.locize.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
  14. 14 Integrations, file formats & developer tools — found from sitemap www.locize.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
  15. 15 Integrations, file formats & developer tools — found from sitemap www.locize.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
  16. 16 Confidentiality of translated content — found from sitemap www.locize.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
  17. 17 Data export, portability & self-hosting — found from sitemap www.locize.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →
  18. 18 Data export, portability & self-hosting — found from sitemap www.locize.com Checked 1 Nov 2026 Details →