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Platform types quiz

How well do you know translation platforms?

Fees, founding years and home countries of translation platforms, plus how the work pays.

10 questions Fresh round #420167 Answers explained and sourced

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  1. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • TranscribeMe
    • Unbabel
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    TranscribeMe

    TranscribeMe was founded in 2011, Unbabel in 2013.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Put in order

    Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

    • Smartcat
    • Lionbridge
    • TextMaster
    • GoTranscript
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    Lionbridge → GoTranscript → TextMaster → Smartcat

    Lionbridge (1996), GoTranscript (2005), TextMaster (2011), Smartcat (2016).

  5. Multiple choice

    Where is Gengo headquartered?

    • United Kingdom
    • Germany
    • South Korea
    • Japan
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    Japan

    Gengo is based in Tokyo, Japan.

  6. Pick all that apply

    Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

    • Scribie
    • Unbabel
    • GoTranscript
    • Rev
    • Smartcat
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    Scribie, Rev, Smartcat

    Scribie: United States; Unbabel: Portugal; GoTranscript: United Kingdom; Rev: United States; Smartcat: United States.

  7. Multiple choice

    Which of these is one of the translation platforms?

    • BeMyEye
    • Shef
    • Scribie
    • Lyft
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    Scribie

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

  8. Pick all that apply

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

    • PayPal
    • Gift cards
    • Payoneer
    • M-Pesa
    • Skrill
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    PayPal, Payoneer

    Gengo pays out by: PayPal, Payoneer.

  9. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Stepes
    • ProZ
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    ProZ

    Stepes was founded in 2015, ProZ in 1999.

  10. 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.

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