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 TextMaster headquartered?
- Netherlands
- Australia
- United Kingdom
- France
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France
TextMaster is based in Paris, France.
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Pick all that apply
Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.
- Scribie
- Gengo
- GoTranscript
- Unbabel
- ProZ
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Scribie, ProZ
Scribie: United States; Gengo: Japan; GoTranscript: United Kingdom; Unbabel: Portugal; ProZ: United States.
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Estimate
In what year was Stepes founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2015
Stepes was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TextMaster
- Scribie
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Scribie
Scribie was founded in 2008, TextMaster in 2011.
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Multiple choice
What skill level do translation platforms usually ask for?
- Specialist
- None
- Some
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Some
Skill level needed on translation platforms: some.
Source: All translation platforms Compare every platform type
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- Stepes
- TextMaster
- Lionbridge
- TranslatorsCafe
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Lionbridge → TranslatorsCafe → TextMaster → Stepes
Lionbridge (1996), TranslatorsCafe (2002), TextMaster (2011), Stepes (2015).
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Pick all that apply
Which of these can Gengo pay you through? Pick all that apply.
- M-Pesa
- Stripe
- Payoneer
- Debit card
- PayPal
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Payoneer, PayPal
Gengo pays out by: PayPal, Payoneer.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the translation platforms?
- Mostaql
- ProZ
- Adobe Stock
- Dreamstime
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ProZ
ProZ is one of the translation platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Multiple choice
Where is Smartcat headquartered?
- United States
- Netherlands
- India
- South Korea
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United States
Smartcat is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- ProZ
- GoTranscript
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ProZ
ProZ was founded in 1999, GoTranscript in 2005.