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?

   • Smartcat
   • Lionbridge
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   Lionbridge

   Smartcat was founded in 2016, Lionbridge in 1996.

   Source: How we verify our data Lionbridge profile

2. Pick all that apply

   Pick every platform headquartered in the United States.

   • GoTranscript
   • Stepes
   • Gengo
   • Unbabel
   • ProZ
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   Stepes, ProZ

   GoTranscript: United Kingdom; Stepes: United States; Gengo: Japan; Unbabel: Portugal; ProZ: United States.

   Source: Platforms by headquarters Platforms by headquarters

3. Estimate

   In what year was Gengo founded?

   Somewhere between 1990 and 2026.

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   2008

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

   Source: How we verify our data Gengo profile

4. Multiple choice

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

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

5. Put in order

   Put these in order of founding, oldest first.

   • Smartcat
   • TranscribeMe
   • Lionbridge
   • Stepes
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   Lionbridge → TranscribeMe → Stepes → Smartcat

   Lionbridge (1996), TranscribeMe (2011), Stepes (2015), Smartcat (2016).

   Source: How we verify our data Lionbridge profile

6. Multiple choice

   Which of these is one of the translation platforms?

   • Google User Experience Research
   • 2Checkout
   • TextMaster
   • Wirestock
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   TextMaster

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

   Source: All translation platforms TextMaster profile

7. Pick all that apply

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

   • PayPal
   • Skrill
   • Stripe
   • M-Pesa
   • Gift cards
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   PayPal, Stripe

   Stepes pays out by: PayPal or Stripe.

   Source: How we verify our data Stepes profile

8. Multiple choice

   Where is ProZ headquartered?

   • Japan
   • Germany
   • United States
   • India
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   United States

   ProZ is based in Syracuse, United States.

   Source: How we verify our data ProZ profile

9. Multiple choice

   Which is older?

   • Smartcat
   • ProZ
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   ProZ

   ProZ was founded in 1999, Smartcat in 2016.

   Source: How we verify our data ProZ profile

10. Multiple choice

    What skill level do translation platforms usually ask for?

    • Specialist
    • Some
    • None
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    Some

    Skill level needed on translation platforms: some.

    Source: All translation platforms Compare every platform type

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