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 GoTranscript headquartered?
- Australia
- United Kingdom
- Japan
- South Korea
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United Kingdom
GoTranscript is based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
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Pick all that apply
Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.
- Gengo
- GoTranscript
- ProZ
- TextMaster
- Scribie
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ProZ, Scribie
Gengo: Japan; GoTranscript: United Kingdom; ProZ: United States; TextMaster: France; Scribie: United States.
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- TextMaster
- Rev
- Smartcat
- ProZ
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ProZ → Rev → TextMaster → Smartcat
ProZ (1999), Rev (2010), TextMaster (2011), Smartcat (2016).
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TextMaster
- Lionbridge
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Lionbridge
Lionbridge was founded in 1996, TextMaster in 2011.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on translation platforms?
- 1-2 weeks
- Months
- 1-3 months
- 1-4 weeks
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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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Estimate
In what year was Gengo founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2008
Gengo was founded in 2008 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the translation platforms?
- Zhubajie
- Braintree
- Clarity.fm
- TranscribeMe
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TranscribeMe
TranscribeMe is one of the translation platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Pick all that apply
Which of these can Stepes pay you through? Pick all that apply.
- Payoneer
- Stripe
- Debit card
- PayPal
- Crypto
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Stripe, PayPal
Stepes pays out by: PayPal or Stripe.
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Multiple choice
Where is Scribie headquartered?
- Germany
- Japan
- United States
- South Korea
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United States
Scribie is based in San Francisco, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Smartcat
- Stepes
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Stepes
Smartcat was founded in 2016, Stepes in 2015.