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Lingva Translate vs SimplyTranslate: catalog facts
Lingva TranslateSimplyTranslate
Free

Free and open source under the GNU Affero General Public License.

Free

Free to use and to self-host.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Supports more than a hundred languages
  • Can be run as a self-hosted web service
  • Supports several translation engines behind one interface
  • Lightweight Go server with Docker Compose files
  • Uses Google Translate as its translation service
  • Some Google features currently disabled
  • Relies on upstream translation sites that can change or block it
Web application, Self-hosted Web application, Self-hosted
Open source Open source
License: AGPL-3.0 License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed No account needed
Not stated if it works offline Needs internet

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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