How well do you know translation platforms?

The questions

Work out your answer, then open the reveal to check it.

1. Multiple choice

   What skill level do translation platforms usually ask for?

   • None
   • Specialist
   • Some
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   Some

   Skill level needed on translation platforms: some.

   Source: All translation platforms Compare every platform type

2. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Gengo
   • Rev
   • Stepes
   • Unbabel
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   Gengo → Rev → Unbabel → Stepes

   Gengo (2008), Rev (2010), Unbabel (2013), Stepes (2015).

   Source: How we verify our data Gengo profile

3. Estimate

   In what year was Gengo founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2008

   Gengo was founded in 2008 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

   Source: How we verify our data Gengo profile

4. Multiple choice

   Where is Smartcat headquartered?

   • France
   • United Kingdom
   • South Korea
   • United States
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   United States

   Smartcat is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Smartcat profile

5. Pick all that apply

   Which of these can Stepes pay you through? Pick all that apply.

   • M-Pesa
   • Payoneer
   • Stripe
   • Western Union
   • PayPal
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   Stripe, PayPal

   Stepes pays out by: PayPal or Stripe.

   Source: How we verify our data Stepes profile

6. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the translation platforms?

   • Click&Boat
   • Unbabel
   • Airtel Money
   • Cobalt
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   Unbabel

   Unbabel is one of the translation platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.

   Source: All translation platforms Unbabel profile

7. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Gengo
   • Unbabel
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   Gengo

   Unbabel was founded in 2013, Gengo in 2008.

   Source: How we verify our data Gengo profile

8. Pick all that apply

   Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

   • Smartcat
   • TextMaster
   • Gengo
   • ProZ
   • Unbabel
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   Smartcat, ProZ

   Smartcat: United States; TextMaster: France; Gengo: Japan; ProZ: United States; Unbabel: Portugal.

   Source: Platforms by headquarters Platforms by headquarters

9. Multiple choice

   How much does it typically cost to start earning on translation platforms?

   • None
   • Low
   • High
   • Medium
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   None

   Startup cost for translation platforms: none.

   Source: All translation platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Where is Stepes headquartered?

    • Australia
    • Japan
    • United Kingdom
    • United States
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    United States

    Stepes is based in San Francisco, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data Stepes profile

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