How well do you know translation platforms?
Fees, founding years and home countries of translation platforms, plus how the work pays.
The questions
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Multiple choice
Where is Smartcat headquartered?
- France
- United States
- South Korea
- United Kingdom
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United States
Smartcat is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Lionbridge
- TranscribeMe
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Lionbridge
TranscribeMe was founded in 2011, Lionbridge in 1996.
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- Scribie
- Unbabel
- ProZ
- TextMaster
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ProZ → Scribie → TextMaster → Unbabel
ProZ (1999), Scribie (2008), TextMaster (2011), Unbabel (2013).
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Estimate
In what year was ProZ founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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1999
ProZ was founded in 1999 and is based in Syracuse, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the translation platforms?
- PedidosYa
- TranslatorsCafe
- Boatsetter
- Stripe
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TranslatorsCafe
TranslatorsCafe is one of the translation platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on translation platforms?
- 1-2 weeks
- 1-4 weeks
- Days after the event
- Months
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1-4 weeks
Typical time to first pay on translation platforms: 1-4 weeks.
Source: All translation platforms Compare every platform type
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Pick all that apply
Which of these can GoTranscript pay you through? Pick all that apply.
- Payoneer
- Skrill
- PayPal
- M-Pesa
- Gift cards
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Payoneer, PayPal
GoTranscript pays out by: PayPal, Payoneer.
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Pick all that apply
Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.
- Stepes
- TranscribeMe
- GoTranscript
- Rev
- TextMaster
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Stepes, TranscribeMe, Rev
Stepes: United States; TranscribeMe: United States; GoTranscript: United Kingdom; Rev: United States; TextMaster: France.
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Multiple choice
Where is ProZ headquartered?
- France
- Canada
- United States
- Netherlands
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United States
ProZ is based in Syracuse, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TranslatorsCafe
- ProZ
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ProZ
ProZ was founded in 1999, TranslatorsCafe in 2002.