Shipglot and Tolgee compared
What Tolgee includes on each plan, what it costs at 2,000 to 40,000 keys, and when it is the better choice. Tolgee figures are from https://tolgee.io/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 | Tolgee | How the figure is reached |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,000 | $12 | $81.40 | Translate with key and seat overage, €74 |
| 5,000 | $29 | $97.90 | Translate with key and seat overage, €89 |
| 15,000 | $69 | $152.90 | Translate with key and seat overage, €139 |
| 40,000 | $129 | $290.40 | Translate with key and seat overage, €264 |
The cheapest paid plan after adding €5 per 1,000 keys and the per-seat price above the included seats, converted at €1 = $1.10. The calculator assumes key overage is allowed on every plan.
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 |
|---|---|
| Tolgee | Keys and seats per plan; extra keys €5 per 1,000 a month; extra seats priced per plan. Prices are for annual billing. |
| 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 Tolgee, the cheapest plan that includes the feature, as stated on its pricing page. "Not stated" means the page did not say.
| Feature | Tolgee | Shipglot |
|---|---|---|
| QA checks (placeholders, ICU, plurals, tags) | Translate (€58); not on Free | Every plan. The open-source gate runs them today with no account. |
| Glossary and translation memory | Translate (€58); not on Free | Every plan, at launch |
| Webhooks and API | Not stated (probably gated) | Every plan, at launch |
| Branches and versions | Not stated (probably Optimise, €133) | Every plan, at launch (follows git branches) |
| Roles and permissions | Not stated (granular roles probably Manage, €373) | Every plan, at launch |
| SSO / SAML | Enterprise (custom price) | Every plan, at launch |
| Audit log | Activity log appears to be on all plans | Every plan, at launch |
| Reviewer workflow | Not stated (probably gated) | Every plan, at launch |
| Over-the-air / CDN delivery | Free (all plans) | Every plan, at launch (fair use: 1M requests a month) |
| AI translation | Free (Claude, GPT, Azure OpenAI, Gemini; MT credits by plan) | Included at launch: one full retranslation a month; prepaid credits beyond that |
| Seats | 3/4/8/20 in the comparison table; the plan cards say unlimited | Unlimited on every plan, at launch |
| File formats | 17 import formats; export limited to JSON and XLIFF | 13 formats on every plan. The open-source gate reads all 13 today. |
| Human translator marketplace | Through Alconost and Dialect; plan not stated | Not offered |
| Figma plugin | Free (all plans) | Not offered |
| Self-hosted platform | Yes, open source | Not offered (the QA gate runs anywhere) |
| In-context editor | Free (all plans) | Not offered |
Tolgee plans as published
| Plan | Price | Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Free | €0 | 500 keys, 3 seats |
| Translate | €58/mo | 2,000 keys, 4 seats (+€8 a seat) |
| Optimise | €133/mo | 5,000 keys, 8 seats (+€14 a seat) |
| Manage | €373/mo | 20,000 keys, 20 seats (+€22 a seat) |
| Enterprise | Custom | Negotiable |
Currency: EUR. Source: https://tolgee.io/pricing, as of 2026-09-23.
Unverified figures
- On 2026-09-23 the pricing page showed unlimited seats on the plan cards and 3/4/8/20 seats with a per-seat price in the comparison table. The calculator uses the table.
- The free plan showed 500 keys in the table and 30,000 words in other copy.
- Several feature rows were inferred from the comparison table's icons, not read from text.
When Tolgee is the better choice
Tolgee is the better choice if you want to self-host: the platform is open source and runs on your own servers, which Shipglot does not offer. Its in-context editor lets people translate inside the running app on every plan, and its Figma plugin is free. Tolgee's pricing page showed different seat and free-plan figures in different places on 2026-09-23, so confirm them with Tolgee before you compare.
Sources
- Tolgee 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.