DeepL review

DeepL is the simplest way for a business to get strong machine translation into everyday work. The Pro plans cover pasted text and whole documents: Individual includes 3 file translations and 300,000 characters a month, Team raises that to 20 files and 1,000,000 characters per user and adds bulk file translation, five glossaries, analytics and single sign-on, and Business allows 100 files of up to 100 MB with unlimited glossaries and translation memory. DeepL states that paid plans do not train on your texts, which matters for legal and HR documents. The limits are the trade-off. File counts are per user and per month, translation memory arrives only on Business, and DeepL is a translator rather than a localization platform, so app teams still need a tool such as Lokalise or Crowdin. Prices on the page we fetched were shown in euros, so the USD price is still pending. For document-heavy teams it remains the easiest place to start.

Who it is for

Business teams that translate contracts, reports, slide decks and email every day and want glossaries and SSO.

Price

Free version; Pro plans billed per user (USD check pending).

US price check pending. See the vendor pricing page.

Key features

• File translation that keeps the original layout, from 3 files a month on Individual to 100 on Business
• Glossaries: 1 on Individual, 5 on Team, unlimited on Business
• Translation memory on Business and Enterprise
• Single sign-on from the Team plan and SCIM user provisioning on Business
• DeepL Voice minutes included on each Pro plan, plus Write Pro as an add-on

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Every paid tier says No data training on your texts
• Strength: 30-day free trial on Individual and Team
• Strength: Business removes the character cap under a fair usage policy
• Weakness: File translations are capped per user each month
• Weakness: Translation memory waits until the Business tier
• Weakness: Not a full localization platform for app strings or developer workflows

Key facts

• Free version: Yes, 1 file translation per month
• Free trial: 30 days on Individual and Team
• Team character limit: 1,000,000 characters per user per month

Where it ranks

DeepL is No. 1 in our Best AI Translation Tools verdict.