Alternatives to Yandex Translate

Yandex's online machine translation service for text, documents and images. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Yandex Translate.

  • Google Translate

    Google's machine translation service for translating text, documents and websites between languages.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    Google Translate is also free and web based, handling text, documents and websites with no sign-up, with text sent to Google's servers instead.

  • DeepL

    An AI translator and writing assistant for text, documents and speech, with desktop, mobile and browser apps.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOSWebBrowser extension

    DeepL adds desktop, mobile, browser extension and Office apps plus a writing assistant and voice translation, with higher limits on paid plans.

  • Microsoft Translator

    Microsoft's translation apps for text, speech, conversations, signs and documents, with offline language packs.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsAndroidiOSWeb

    Microsoft Translator adds apps for Windows, Android and iOS with speech, conversation and offline translation, while online features use Microsoft's servers.

  • Papago

    Naver's web translator for text, images, documents, voice and websites, strong in Korean.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Papago focuses on Korean and Asian languages, translating text, images, documents, voice and websites, with some features needing Papago Plus.

  • Reverso

    An online translation, contextual dictionary and rephrasing tool for many languages.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Reverso combines translation with a contextual dictionary and rephrasing tool showing phrases in example sentences, processed online on a freemium plan.

  • LibreTranslate

    An open-source machine translation API and web app that you can run on your own server.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    LibreTranslate is open source and self-hostable, translating text and files offline without commercial services, though quality can trail large services.

  • Argos Translate

    An open-source offline translation tool written in Python, usable from the command line.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand line

    Argos Translate is a free MIT-licensed tool that translates fully offline from the command line or Python, though quality trails large online services.

  • TranslateLocally

    A machine translation app that runs translation models on your own device instead of a server.

    FreeProprietaryBrowser extension

    TranslateLocally runs translation on your own device for privacy, but offers fewer language pairs and needs a CPU with SSE4.1 support.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.