Shipglot and Crowdin compared
What Crowdin includes on each plan, what it costs at 2,000 to 40,000 keys, and when it is the better choice. Crowdin figures are from https://crowdin.com/pricing as of 2026-09-23.
Shipglot's hosted service is not open yet. The open-source QA gate works today. The Shipglot column describes the plan as published for launch, not a service you can buy now.
Monthly price by project size
| Source keys | Shipglot | Crowdin | How the figure is reached |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,000 | $12 | $150 | Team, 96,000 hosted words |
| 5,000 | $29 | $450 | Team+, 240,000 hosted words |
| 15,000 | $69 | Custom | Business, over 500,000 hosted words |
| 40,000 | $129 | Custom | Business, over 500,000 hosted words |
Hosted words = keys × words per key × target languages; the cheapest plan whose hosted-word allowance covers it. Crowdin lists these prices as "from", so real quotes can be higher.
Assumptions:
- 8 target languages, 6 seats (developers and managers), 6 words per key, 10% of keys changed each month.
- Euro prices converted at €1 = $1.10.
- Monthly billing for Shipglot; competitor prices as published, which may assume annual billing where the competitor only shows annual prices.
- "Custom" means no published plan covers the project.
Try other numbers with the Shipglot price calculator.
How each one charges
| Product | What is metered |
|---|---|
| Crowdin | Hosted words (source words × target languages) and manager seats. Translators and proofreaders are unlimited on paid plans. |
| Shipglot | Source keys only, counted as the month's peak across all projects. Languages, seats, projects and features are unlimited; AI translation is included. |
What each plan includes
For Crowdin, the cheapest plan that includes the feature, as stated on its pricing page. "Not stated" means the page did not say.
| Feature | Crowdin | Shipglot |
|---|---|---|
| QA checks (placeholders, ICU, plurals, tags) | Free | Every plan. The open-source gate runs them today with no account. |
| Glossary and translation memory | Free | Every plan, at launch |
| Webhooks and API | Team ($150) | Every plan, at launch |
| Branches and versions | 1 branch free; unlimited from Team ($150) | Every plan, at launch (follows git branches) |
| Roles and permissions | Team ($150); full granularity on Business | Every plan, at launch |
| SSO / SAML | Business (custom price) | Every plan, at launch |
| Audit log | Security log free; unlimited history on Business | Every plan, at launch |
| Reviewer workflow | Advanced workflows from Team ($150) | Every plan, at launch |
| Over-the-air / CDN delivery | Pro ($50); CDN add-on $3 per 1M requests above 1M | Every plan, at launch (fair use: 1M requests a month) |
| AI translation | Crowdin AI on Free; DeepL and Google via add-on; managed services from a prepaid balance | Included at launch: one full retranslation a month; prepaid credits beyond that |
| Seats | Translators unlimited on paid plans; managers capped (0/5/5/10) | Unlimited on every plan, at launch |
| File formats | Rationed by plan: 3, 5, 15, then unlimited (50 in total) | 13 formats on every plan. The open-source gate reads all 13 today. |
| Human translator marketplace | Vendor marketplace on every plan; translation billed separately | Not offered |
| Figma plugin | Store app; plan not stated | Not offered |
| Self-hosted platform | Not offered | Not offered (the QA gate runs anywhere) |
| In-context editor | Team ($150) | Not offered |
Crowdin plans as published
| Plan | Price | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 60,000 hosted words, 1 private project, public projects |
| Pro | from $50/mo | from 60,000 hosted words, 2 private projects, 0 managers |
| Team | from $150/mo | from 100,000 hosted words, 5 managers included |
| Team+ | from $450/mo | from 500,000 hosted words, annual billing only ($5,400/yr) |
| Business | Contact sales | Unlimited hosted words, 10 managers included |
Currency: USD. Source: https://crowdin.com/pricing, as of 2026-09-23.
Unverified figures
- Prices are listed as "from"; the calculator uses the listed starting price.
When Crowdin is the better choice
Crowdin is the better choice if you want human translators or agencies inside the same tool: its vendor marketplace is on every plan. It also suits projects where volunteer translators work in a web editor, and teams that translate documents as well as software strings, since it lists about 50 formats. Open-source projects can get Crowdin free through an application form. Shipglot's hosted service is not open yet, so if you need a hosted editor today, Crowdin has one.
Sources
- Crowdin pricing, fetched 2026-09-23.
- Shipglot's published price bands: pricing.
Prices change. If a figure here is out of date, the competitor's pricing page is authoritative.