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
Which is older?
- TranscribeMe
- Unbabel
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TranscribeMe
TranscribeMe was founded in 2011, Unbabel in 2013.
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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
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
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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).
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Multiple choice
Where is Gengo headquartered?
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- South Korea
- Japan
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Stepes
- ProZ
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ProZ
Stepes was founded in 2015, ProZ in 1999.
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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.
Source: All translation platforms Compare every platform type