How well do you know translation platforms?

The questions

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1. Multiple choice

   How long until the first payout, typically, on translation platforms?

   • 1-2 weeks
   • 1-4 weeks
   • Days after the event
   • Days
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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

2. Estimate

   In what year was Lionbridge founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   1996

   Lionbridge was founded in 1996 and is based in Waltham, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Lionbridge profile

3. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • TranslatorsCafe
   • TextMaster
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   TranslatorsCafe

   TranslatorsCafe was founded in 2002, TextMaster in 2011.

   Source: How we verify our data TranslatorsCafe profile

4. Multiple choice

   Where is Smartcat headquartered?

   • Switzerland
   • United States
   • South Korea
   • India
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   United States

   Smartcat is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Smartcat profile

5. Pick all that apply

   Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

   • Stepes
   • TranscribeMe
   • Gengo
   • TextMaster
   • Smartcat
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   Stepes, TranscribeMe, Smartcat

   Stepes: United States; TranscribeMe: United States; Gengo: Japan; TextMaster: France; Smartcat: United States.

   Source: Platforms by headquarters Platforms by headquarters

6. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the translation platforms?

   • Camplify
   • Rev
   • ImpactGuru
   • Daraz
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   Rev

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

   Source: All translation platforms Rev profile

7. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Lionbridge
   • Unbabel
   • ProZ
   • Gengo
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   Lionbridge → ProZ → Gengo → Unbabel

   Lionbridge (1996), ProZ (1999), Gengo (2008), Unbabel (2013).

   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.

   • Skrill
   • Gift cards
   • Crypto
   • Payoneer
   • 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?

   • None
   • Some
   • Specialist
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   Some

   Skill level needed on translation platforms: some.

   Source: All translation platforms Compare every platform type

10. Multiple choice

    Which is older?

    • Lionbridge
    • Smartcat
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    Lionbridge

    Lionbridge was founded in 1996, Smartcat in 2016.

    Source: How we verify our data Lionbridge profile

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