How well do you know translation platforms?

The questions

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

1. Pick all that apply

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

   • Stripe
   • Gift cards
   • Debit card
   • PayPal
   • M-Pesa
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   Stripe, PayPal

   Stepes pays out by: PayPal or Stripe.

   Source: How we verify our data Stepes profile

2. Multiple choice

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

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

3. Estimate

   In what year was Gengo founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

   Show the answer

   2008

   Gengo was founded in 2008 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

   Source: How we verify our data Gengo profile

4. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Stepes
   • Smartcat
   • Gengo
   • Rev
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   Gengo → Rev → Stepes → Smartcat

   Gengo (2008), Rev (2010), Stepes (2015), Smartcat (2016).

   Source: How we verify our data Gengo profile

5. Multiple choice

   Where is TextMaster headquartered?

   • India
   • Switzerland
   • France
   • United Kingdom
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   France

   TextMaster is based in Paris, France.

   Source: How we verify our data TextMaster profile

6. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • GoTranscript
   • Unbabel
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   GoTranscript

   GoTranscript was founded in 2005, Unbabel in 2013.

   Source: How we verify our data GoTranscript profile

7. Pick all that apply

   Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

   • Smartcat
   • Scribie
   • Stepes
   • TextMaster
   • Unbabel
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   Smartcat, Scribie, Stepes

   Smartcat: United States; Scribie: United States; Stepes: United States; TextMaster: France; Unbabel: Portugal.

   Source: Platforms by headquarters Platforms by headquarters

8. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the translation platforms?

   • HelloTask
   • Rakuten Insight
   • TranslatorsCafe
   • Bahr
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   TranslatorsCafe

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

   Source: All translation platforms TranslatorsCafe profile

9. Multiple choice

   What skill level do translation platforms usually ask for?

   • Some
   • Specialist
   • 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 Smartcat headquartered?

    • France
    • Netherlands
    • South Korea
    • United States
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    United States

    Smartcat is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

    Source: How we verify our data Smartcat profile

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