How well do you know translation platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   Where is TranscribeMe headquartered?

   • Canada
   • United States
   • Australia
   • Switzerland
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   United States

   TranscribeMe is based in Oakland, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TranscribeMe profile

2. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Smartcat
   • TextMaster
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   TextMaster

   TextMaster was founded in 2011, Smartcat in 2016.

   Source: How we verify our data TextMaster profile

3. Multiple choice

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

   • Medium
   • Low
   • High
   • None
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   None

   Startup cost for translation platforms: none.

   Source: All translation platforms Compare every platform type

4. Pick all that apply

   Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

   • ProZ
   • Smartcat
   • Gengo
   • Stepes
   • Unbabel
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   ProZ, Smartcat, Stepes

   ProZ: United States; Smartcat: United States; Gengo: Japan; Stepes: United States; Unbabel: Portugal.

   Source: Platforms by headquarters Platforms by headquarters

5. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the translation platforms?

   • ProZ
   • Testlio
   • Rappi
   • Arc.dev
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   ProZ

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

   Source: All translation platforms ProZ profile

6. Pick all that apply

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

   • Stripe
   • Payoneer
   • PayPal
   • Debit card
   • M-Pesa
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   Stripe, PayPal

   Stepes pays out by: PayPal or Stripe.

   Source: How we verify our data Stepes profile

7. Estimate

   In what year was TranscribeMe founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2011

   TranscribeMe was founded in 2011 and is based in Oakland, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data TranscribeMe profile

8. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TextMaster
   • Lionbridge
   • Unbabel
   • TranslatorsCafe
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   Lionbridge → TranslatorsCafe → TextMaster → Unbabel

   Lionbridge (1996), TranslatorsCafe (2002), TextMaster (2011), Unbabel (2013).

   Source: How we verify our data Lionbridge profile

9. Multiple choice

   Where is GoTranscript headquartered?

   • Netherlands
   • United States
   • United Kingdom
   • Japan
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   United Kingdom

   GoTranscript is based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

   Source: How we verify our data GoTranscript profile

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Unbabel
    • TranslatorsCafe
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    TranslatorsCafe

    Unbabel was founded in 2013, TranslatorsCafe in 2002.

    Source: How we verify our data TranslatorsCafe profile

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