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 TranscribeMe headquartered?
- Netherlands
- South Korea
- Japan
- United States
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United States
TranscribeMe is based in Oakland, United States.
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Pick all that apply
Which of these can GoTranscript pay you through? Pick all that apply.
- Payoneer
- M-Pesa
- Crypto
- PayPal
- Skrill
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Payoneer, PayPal
GoTranscript pays out by: PayPal, Payoneer.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TranslatorsCafe
- Gengo
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TranslatorsCafe
TranslatorsCafe was founded in 2002, Gengo in 2008.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on translation platforms?
- 1-2 weeks
- 1-3 months
- Days after the event
- 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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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- Smartcat
- Unbabel
- ProZ
- Gengo
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ProZ → Gengo → Unbabel → Smartcat
ProZ (1999), Gengo (2008), Unbabel (2013), Smartcat (2016).
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Pick all that apply
Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.
- Unbabel
- Gengo
- Lionbridge
- Scribie
- Stepes
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Lionbridge, Scribie, Stepes
Unbabel: Portugal; Gengo: Japan; Lionbridge: United States; Scribie: United States; Stepes: United States.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the translation platforms?
- Lionbridge
- Kmong
- Thinkific
- Bykea
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Lionbridge
Lionbridge is one of the translation platforms in the directory; the others are listed under different types.
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Estimate
In what year was Stepes founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2015
Stepes was founded in 2015 and is based in San Francisco, United States.
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Multiple choice
Where is GoTranscript headquartered?
- Australia
- United Kingdom
- France
- India
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United Kingdom
GoTranscript is based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- TranscribeMe
- Lionbridge
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Lionbridge
TranscribeMe was founded in 2011, Lionbridge in 1996.