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Microsoft Translator vs PLaMo Translate: catalog facts
Microsoft Translator	PLaMo Translate
Free The consumer apps are free; the Azure Translator API for businesses is a separate paid…	Freemium Free to start; the research does not list paid plan prices.
Windows, Android, iOS, Web	macOS, Web, Browser extension
Translates text, speech, images and conversations Offline translation in the apps	Translation quality tuned for Japanese output Translates whole Office and PDF files with layout kept
Online features send text to Microsoft's servers Business API use is billed through Azure	Interface and documentation are mainly in Japanese Cloud service, so text is sent to the provider
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app, Web application, Browser extension
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 26, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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