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 Unbabel headquartered?
- United Kingdom
- Portugal
- Canada
- France
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Portugal
Unbabel is based in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- ProZ
- Lionbridge
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Lionbridge
Lionbridge was founded in 1996, ProZ in 1999.
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Pick all that apply
Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.
- GoTranscript
- Rev
- Smartcat
- ProZ
- TextMaster
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Rev, Smartcat, ProZ
GoTranscript: United Kingdom; Rev: United States; Smartcat: United States; ProZ: United States; TextMaster: France.
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Estimate
In what year was Scribie founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2008
Scribie was founded in 2008 and is based in San Francisco, United States.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on translation platforms?
- Varies
- Days after the event
- 1-4 weeks
- 1-3 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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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- Stepes
- Rev
- Scribie
- TranscribeMe
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Scribie → Rev → TranscribeMe → Stepes
Scribie (2008), Rev (2010), TranscribeMe (2011), Stepes (2015).
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Pick all that apply
Which of these can GoTranscript pay you through? Pick all that apply.
- Skrill
- Stripe
- PayPal
- Payoneer
- M-Pesa
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PayPal, Payoneer
GoTranscript pays out by: PayPal, Payoneer.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the translation platforms?
- Redbubble
- iFood
- ProZ
- uShip
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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 Stepes headquartered?
- Canada
- Australia
- Netherlands
- United States
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United States
Stepes is based in San Francisco, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Lionbridge
- GoTranscript
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Lionbridge
GoTranscript was founded in 2005, Lionbridge in 1996.