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
How much does it typically cost to start earning on translation platforms?
- High
- Medium
- Low
- None
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None
Startup cost for translation platforms: none.
Source: All translation platforms Compare every platform type
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- Gengo
- Rev
- Lionbridge
- TextMaster
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Lionbridge → Gengo → Rev → TextMaster
Lionbridge (1996), Gengo (2008), Rev (2010), TextMaster (2011).
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Estimate
In what year was Lionbridge founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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1996
Lionbridge was founded in 1996 and is based in Waltham, United States.
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Pick all that apply
Which of these can Gengo pay you through? Pick all that apply.
- Gift cards
- PayPal
- Western Union
- Payoneer
- Stripe
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PayPal, Payoneer
Gengo pays out by: PayPal, Payoneer.
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Pick all that apply
Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.
- Gengo
- Stepes
- ProZ
- GoTranscript
- TranscribeMe
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Stepes, ProZ, TranscribeMe
Gengo: Japan; Stepes: United States; ProZ: United States; GoTranscript: United Kingdom; TranscribeMe: United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TranslatorsCafe
- Unbabel
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TranslatorsCafe
Unbabel was founded in 2013, TranslatorsCafe in 2002.
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Multiple choice
Where is ProZ headquartered?
- United Kingdom
- Japan
- United States
- Canada
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United States
ProZ is based in Syracuse, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the translation platforms?
- Thinkific
- Unbabel
- Ketto
- Stripe
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Unbabel
Unbabel is one of the translation platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Multiple choice
What skill level do translation platforms usually ask for?
- Specialist
- Some
- None
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Some
Skill level needed on translation platforms: some.
Source: All translation platforms Compare every platform type
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Stepes
- Unbabel
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Unbabel
Unbabel was founded in 2013, Stepes in 2015.