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WPML
Agencies, WooCommerce stores and business sites that need a full self-hosted translation system with workflows and broad plugin compatibility.
95overall scoreDetails
Best WordPress Multilingual & Translation Plugins (2026)
Manual and machine translation, language switchers, multilingual SEO and WooCommerce support: how the main WordPress translation plugins compare.
About Multilingual & Translation Plugins
A multilingual plugin lets one WordPress site serve visitors in several languages, with each page available in translated form, a way to switch languages and URLs that search engines can index separately. Done well, it opens up new markets without running a separate site for each country.
We compare the most popular translation plugins, including WPML, Polylang, TranslatePress, Weglot, GTranslate, MultilingualPress, Linguise and ConveyThis. They take very different approaches: some store every translation in your WordPress database, others translate pages through a hosted service, and some rely mainly on machine or AI translation. Each one is checked against 27 features covering translating content, languages and URLs, multilingual SEO, compatibility and workflow.
Every feature is marked as free, paid, add-on, partial or not offered, with a note and a link to the source. The ranking combines feature coverage with popularity and ratings.
The ranking
Overall score = 55% features, 20% popularity, 25% ratings. Filter by the features you need, or tick two plugins to compare them.
Must have
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TranslatePress
Small businesses, bloggers and WooCommerce stores that want an easy visual translation workflow with translations kept on their own server.
90overall scoreDetails
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MultilingualPress
Agencies and organisations on WordPress Multisite that want each language as its own site and full ownership of translations.
84overall scoreDetails
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Weglot
Marketing sites and stores that want multilingual SEO with minimal setup and accept a recurring usage-based fee.
84overall scoreDetails
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GTranslate
Sites that want low-maintenance machine translation of everything on the page at a flat yearly price, regardless of content size.
84overall scoreDetails
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ConveyThis
Small and mid-sized sites that want a managed, no-code translation service with a free entry tier and optional human translation.
83overall scoreDetails
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Polylang
Site owners and developers who want a free, lean, self-hosted multilingual setup and are comfortable translating content manually or with DeepL.
82overall scoreDetails
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Linguise
Sites that want automatic, SEO-ready translation with a live editor and translator accounts, billed by translated words per year.
80overall scoreDetails
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Pricing compared
Entry and top plans on the same billing period, plus any lifetime deal. Prices are list prices before discounts or tax.
| Plugin | Free version | Entry plan | Top plan | Lifetime | Paid plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPML |
No | €39/yrMultilingual Blog, 1 site | €199/yrMultilingual Agency, Unlimited | — | 3 |
| TranslatePress |
Yes | €99/yrPersonal, 1 site | €349/yrDeveloper, Unlimited | — | 3 |
| MultilingualPress |
No | €149/yrStarter, 1 site | €1,499/yrEnterprise, 1 site | — | 4 |
| Weglot |
Yes | €150/yrStarter, 1 site | €6,990/yrExtended, 50 sites | — | 5 |
| GTranslate |
Yes | $120/yrCustom, 1 site | $500/yrEnterprise, 1 site | — | 4 |
| ConveyThis |
Yes | $12/moStarter, 1 site | $110/moPro+, 5 sites | — | 5 |
| Polylang |
Yes | €99/yrPolylang Pro (1 site) | €495/yrPolylang Pro (25 sites) | — | 5 |
| Linguise |
No | $20Linguise AI credits, 1 site | — | $20Linguise AI credits, 1 site | 4 |
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Full feature matrix
Every plugin against every feature. Scroll sideways on small screens.
| Feature | WPML | TranslatePress | MultilingualPress | Weglot | GTranslate | ConveyThis | Polylang | Linguise |
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| Translating content | ||||||||
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| Side-by-side editor | ||||||||
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| Auto-translate new content | ||||||||
| Glossary & translation memory | ||||||||
| Professional translators | ||||||||
| Theme & plugin strings | ||||||||
| Media translation | ||||||||
| Languages & URLs | ||||||||
| Unlimited languages | ||||||||
| Subdirectories, subdomains or domains | ||||||||
| Language switcher | ||||||||
| Language detection & redirect | ||||||||
| Right-to-left languages | ||||||||
| Multilingual SEO | ||||||||
| Translated URLs & slugs | ||||||||
| Hreflang tags | ||||||||
| Multilingual sitemaps | ||||||||
| SEO plugin integration | ||||||||
| Compatibility | ||||||||
| WooCommerce translation | ||||||||
| Multi-currency | ||||||||
| Page builder support | ||||||||
| Form plugin translation | ||||||||
| Custom fields & ACF | ||||||||
| Workflow & hosting | ||||||||
| Translations stored in WordPress | ||||||||
| No word limits | ||||||||
| Translator roles & workflow | ||||||||
| XLIFF / PO import & export | ||||||||
Statuses: Yes Pro Add-on Partial 3rd-party No ?
Head-to-head comparisons
MultilingualPress/WPMLMultilingualPress/TranslatePressPolylang/WeglotLinguise/WeglotConveyThis/WeglotGTranslate/TranslatePressLinguise/WPMLLinguise/TranslatePressConveyThis/WPMLConveyThis/TranslatePressPolylang/WPMLWeglot/WPMLGTranslate/PolylangMultilingualPress/PolylangTranslatePress/WeglotLinguise/PolylangGTranslate/WeglotConveyThis/PolylangMultilingualPress/WeglotTranslatePress/WPMLPolylang/TranslatePressGTranslate/WPMLGTranslate/MultilingualPressGTranslate/LinguiseLinguise/MultilingualPressConveyThis/GTranslateConveyThis/MultilingualPressConveyThis/Linguise Buyer's guide
Self-hosted or hosted
WPML, Polylang, TranslatePress and MultilingualPress store translations in your WordPress database, so you own them and there are no word quotas. Weglot, GTranslate's paid plans, Linguise and ConveyThis translate through their own servers and usually charge by word count or page views. Hosted tools are quicker to set up but cost more as your site grows, and translations can disappear if you stop paying.
Manual, machine or AI
Machine and AI translation gets you started fast, but important pages still need a human review. Check which engines are included, whether there is a monthly character allowance, and whether you can edit machine output easily in a visual or side-by-side editor.
SEO
For translated pages to rank, each language needs its own crawlable URL, translated slugs, hreflang tags and sitemap entries. JavaScript-only translation widgets do not help SEO. If you use Yoast or Rank Math, make sure titles and meta descriptions can be translated too.
WooCommerce and page builders
Translating a shop means products, attributes, cart, checkout and emails, and often multi-currency pricing. Page builder layouts and form plugins also need to be supported, or parts of the page stay in the original language.
Cost over time
Compare the price for the number of languages and words you will actually have in two or three years, not just today. Switching multilingual plugin later is hard, so choose the architecture carefully.
Browse by feature
Visual front-end editor (6)
Side-by-side editor (6)
Machine translation (8)
AI translation (7)
Auto-translate new content (7)
Glossary & translation memory (8)
Professional translators (6)
Theme & plugin strings (8)
Media translation (8)
Unlimited languages (7)
Subdirectories, subdomains or domains (8)
Language switcher (8)
Language detection & redirect (8)
Right-to-left languages (8)
Translated URLs & slugs (8)
Hreflang tags (8)
Multilingual sitemaps (7)
SEO plugin integration (8)
WooCommerce translation (8)
Multi-currency (2)
Page builder support (8)
Form plugin translation (7)
Custom fields & ACF (8)
Translations stored in WordPress (5)
No word limits (7)
Translator roles & workflow (7)
XLIFF / PO import & export (4)