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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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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Multiple choice
Which of these is one of the translation platforms?
- Chazki
- Scribie
- Etsy
- Clarity.fm
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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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Multiple choice
Where is GoTranscript headquartered?
- France
- United Kingdom
- India
- Canada
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United Kingdom
GoTranscript is based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
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Put in order
Put these in order of founding, oldest first.
- Stepes
- Unbabel
- ProZ
- Scribie
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ProZ → Scribie → Unbabel → Stepes
ProZ (1999), Scribie (2008), Unbabel (2013), Stepes (2015).
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Unbabel
- GoTranscript
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GoTranscript
GoTranscript was founded in 2005, Unbabel in 2013.
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Pick all that apply
Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.
- TextMaster
- Gengo
- Scribie
- Unbabel
- ProZ
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Scribie, ProZ
TextMaster: France; Gengo: Japan; Scribie: United States; Unbabel: Portugal; ProZ: United States.
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Multiple choice
How long until the first payout, typically, on translation platforms?
- Days after the event
- Days
- 1-4 weeks
- 1-2 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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Pick all that apply
Which of these can Gengo pay you through? Pick all that apply.
- M-Pesa
- Stripe
- PayPal
- Skrill
- Payoneer
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PayPal, Payoneer
Gengo pays out by: PayPal, Payoneer.
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Multiple choice
Where is Gengo headquartered?
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Japan
- India
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Multiple choice
Which is older?
- Lionbridge
- TextMaster
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Lionbridge
TextMaster was founded in 2011, Lionbridge in 1996.