How well do you know translation platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

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

   • None
   • Medium
   • Low
   • High
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   None

   Startup cost for translation platforms: none.

   Source: All translation platforms Compare every platform type

2. Pick all that apply

   Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

   • Stepes
   • Unbabel
   • Gengo
   • GoTranscript
   • Scribie
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   Stepes, Scribie

   Stepes: United States; Unbabel: Portugal; Gengo: Japan; GoTranscript: United Kingdom; Scribie: United States.

   Source: Platforms by headquarters Platforms by headquarters

3. 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

4. Multiple choice

   Where is Scribie headquartered?

   • United States
   • Japan
   • South Korea
   • Netherlands
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   United States

   Scribie is based in San Francisco, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Scribie profile

5. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Gengo
   • Stepes
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   Gengo

   Stepes was founded in 2015, Gengo in 2008.

   Source: How we verify our data Gengo profile

6. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the translation platforms?

   • Lionbridge
   • Guru
   • TaskRabbit
   • 99designs
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   Lionbridge

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

   Source: All translation platforms Lionbridge profile

7. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Smartcat
   • Lionbridge
   • Stepes
   • TranscribeMe
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   Lionbridge → TranscribeMe → Stepes → Smartcat

   Lionbridge (1996), TranscribeMe (2011), Stepes (2015), Smartcat (2016).

   Source: How we verify our data Lionbridge profile

8. Pick all that apply

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

   • Stripe
   • Payoneer
   • Western Union
   • Gift cards
   • PayPal
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   Payoneer, PayPal

   GoTranscript pays out by: PayPal, Payoneer.

   Source: How we verify our data GoTranscript 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

    Where is Scribie headquartered?

    • Switzerland
    • Canada
    • Germany
    • United States
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    United States

    Scribie is based in San Francisco, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data Scribie profile

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