How well do you know translation platforms?

The questions

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

1. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • GoTranscript
   • Lionbridge
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   Lionbridge

   Lionbridge was founded in 1996, GoTranscript in 2005.

   Source: How we verify our data Lionbridge profile

2. Multiple choice

   How much does it typically cost to start earning on translation platforms?

   • High
   • Low
   • None
   • Medium
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   None

   Startup cost for translation platforms: none.

   Source: All translation platforms Compare every platform type

3. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • TextMaster
   • Stepes
   • Scribie
   • Smartcat
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   Scribie → TextMaster → Stepes → Smartcat

   Scribie (2008), TextMaster (2011), Stepes (2015), Smartcat (2016).

   Source: How we verify our data Scribie profile

4. Pick all that apply

   Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

   • Rev
   • Smartcat
   • ProZ
   • TextMaster
   • GoTranscript
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   Rev, Smartcat, ProZ

   Rev: United States; Smartcat: United States; ProZ: United States; TextMaster: France; GoTranscript: United Kingdom.

   Source: Platforms by headquarters Platforms by headquarters

5. Multiple choice

   Where is Smartcat headquartered?

   • South Korea
   • Switzerland
   • United States
   • Germany
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   United States

   Smartcat is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data Smartcat profile

6. Pick all that apply

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

   • M-Pesa
   • Crypto
   • Stripe
   • Payoneer
   • PayPal
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   Stripe, PayPal

   Stepes pays out by: PayPal or Stripe.

   Source: How we verify our data Stepes profile

7. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the translation platforms?

   • Topcoder
   • Stepes
   • Bykea
   • Coconala
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   Stepes

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

   Source: All translation platforms Stepes profile

8. Estimate

   In what year was ProZ founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   1999

   ProZ was founded in 1999 and is based in Syracuse, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data ProZ profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Stepes
   • GoTranscript
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   GoTranscript

   Stepes was founded in 2015, GoTranscript in 2005.

   Source: How we verify our data GoTranscript profile

10. Multiple choice

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

    • Varies
    • 1-4 weeks
    • Days to 2 weeks
    • 1-3 months
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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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