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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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- Gengo
- Stepes
- Unbabel
- TextMaster
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Gengo → TextMaster → Unbabel → Stepes
Gengo (2008), TextMaster (2011), Unbabel (2013), Stepes (2015).
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Multiple choice
Where is Unbabel headquartered?
- Portugal
- Germany
- Canada
- Japan
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Portugal
Unbabel is based in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Smartcat
- Rev
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Rev
Smartcat was founded in 2016, Rev in 2010.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on translation platforms?
- 1-3 months
- 1-4 weeks
- 1-2 weeks
- Varies
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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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Pick all that apply
Which of these can Stepes pay you through? Pick all that apply.
- Skrill
- Stripe
- PayPal
- Payoneer
- Gift cards
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Stripe, PayPal
Stepes pays out by: PayPal or Stripe.
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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the translation platforms?
- Net-Empregos
- ClickBank
- OpenSooq
- Unbabel
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Unbabel
Unbabel 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 Smartcat founded?
Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.
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2016
Smartcat was founded in 2016 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
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Pick all that apply
Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.
- Scribie
- Lionbridge
- GoTranscript
- TextMaster
- Stepes
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Scribie, Lionbridge, Stepes
Scribie: United States; Lionbridge: United States; GoTranscript: United Kingdom; TextMaster: France; Stepes: United States.
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Multiple choice
Where is TranscribeMe headquartered?
- India
- Japan
- United States
- France
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United States
TranscribeMe is based in Oakland, United States.
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Smartcat
- Lionbridge
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Lionbridge
Smartcat was founded in 2016, Lionbridge in 1996.