How well do you know translation platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   How long until the first payout, typically, on translation platforms?

   • Days
   • 1-4 weeks
   • Months
   • Days after the event
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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

2. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Stepes
   • GoTranscript
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   GoTranscript

   GoTranscript was founded in 2005, Stepes in 2015.

   Source: How we verify our data GoTranscript profile

3. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the translation platforms?

   • PayPal
   • Rebag
   • Lemon Squeezy
   • Stepes
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   Stepes

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

   Source: All translation platforms Stepes profile

4. Pick all that apply

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

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

   Gengo pays out by: PayPal, Payoneer.

   Source: How we verify our data Gengo profile

5. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • ProZ
   • Lionbridge
   • Rev
   • Gengo
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   Lionbridge → ProZ → Gengo → Rev

   Lionbridge (1996), ProZ (1999), Gengo (2008), Rev (2010).

   Source: How we verify our data Lionbridge profile

6. Pick all that apply

   Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

   • Scribie
   • Smartcat
   • Lionbridge
   • Gengo
   • Unbabel
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   Scribie, Smartcat, Lionbridge

   Scribie: United States; Smartcat: United States; Lionbridge: United States; Gengo: Japan; Unbabel: Portugal.

   Source: Platforms by headquarters Platforms by headquarters

7. Estimate

   In what year was Unbabel founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2013

   Unbabel was founded in 2013 and is based in Lisbon, Portugal.

   Source: How we verify our data Unbabel profile

8. Multiple choice

   Where is Scribie headquartered?

   • France
   • United States
   • Japan
   • South Korea
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   United States

   Scribie is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Scribie profile

9. 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

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Lionbridge
    • GoTranscript
    Show the answer

    Lionbridge

    Lionbridge was founded in 1996, GoTranscript in 2005.

    Source: How we verify our data Lionbridge profile

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