Tranzly vs WPML
The comparison Tranzly published with its listing, against its main competitor, WPML.
For site owners weighing up two translation plugins: WPML is a long-established paid WordPress plugin whose yearly plans come with a fixed quota of AI-translated words. Tranzly is available at no cost on WordPress.org, supports unlimited languages and does no word counting, since translation runs through your own DeepL or AI account.
Tranzly stands out
- The no-cost edition on WordPress.org covers unlimited languages, along with translated addresses, hreflang and sitemaps.
- Since there are no word caps, you settle up with your translation provider directly and skip buying word allowances.
- Each translated page adds two database queries at most, and no cookie is set, so caching carries on working.
- Moving from WPML is covered by Tranzly Pro, which brings over its languages, translations and translated texts, and the import can be reversed.
WPML is strong
- Each paid plan bundles a yearly quota of AI-translated words, which removes the need for a separate translation account.
- Its own translation engine is available, alongside DeepL, Google Translate and Microsoft Translator.
Both
- Every translation becomes genuine WordPress content in both plugins, each with a dedicated address.
- DeepL, Google and Microsoft machine translation can be plugged into either one.
Where they differ
- No free version of WPML exists, whereas the Tranzly free edition sits on WordPress.org.
- Paid WPML plans bundle 22,500 or 45,000 AI-translated words, with none on the Blog plan, while Tranzly sets no word limit.
- AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT can translate a whole site via 73 tools in Tranzly.
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