{"id":5507,"date":"2024-10-28T17:16:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T16:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phrase.com\/?p=5507"},"modified":"2023-12-07T10:16:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T09:16:19","slug":"machine-translation-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/machine-translation-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Machine Translation Software: Top 5 Tools to Try (and Use) in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"acf\/text-block_313204554fa4565dac5e4286cf20dc9b\" class=\"pxblock pxblock--text alignfull spacing--default bg--white\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg animate-in\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doing global business is all about speaking your customers\u2019 language. From the first touchpoint\u2014be it a website or a web or mobile app\u2014to the purchase decision, consumers across the globe seek content in their native languages that respects their cultural context.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the expectation for global brands to deliver unique content experiences more quickly worldwide continues to rise, forward-thinking businesses turn to machine translation software to meet the growing demand for customized content in multiple languages<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_93907\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93907\" style=\"width: 733px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-93907\" src=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-14.48.49-300x224.png\" alt=\"Chart from Gartner Digital Markets' 2024 Software Buying Behavior Survey illustrating primary-language resource preferences among software buyers across regions. Support services and user interfaces rank highest globally, with country-specific variations. For example, Japan shows a high preference for support services (50%), while Brazil emphasizes software user interfaces (53%). Data includes responses from the US, UK, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Brazil, India, and Japan. Source: Gartner Digital Markets, 2024\" width=\"733\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-14.48.49-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-28-at-14.48.49-1024x766.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 733px) 100vw, 733px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Receiving product information, such as product<br \/>descriptions, features, and pricing, in their<br \/>primary language is extremely or very important<br \/>for 72% of software buyers. (Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gartner.com\/en\/digital-markets\/insights\/2024-global-software-buying-trends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gartner Global Software Buying Trends Report 2024<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Machine translation software uses algorithms to translate text from one language to another automatically. It has grown into a powerful tool for expanding global reach, engaging customers in their native languages, and driving international growth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From Google Translate, DeepL, SYSTRAN Translate, and Microsoft Translator to Amazon Translate\u2014the MT software market is vast and varied, so finding the right fit for your translation needs can be challenging.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This concise overview is here to help you better understand what makes each of them unique and make an informed choice when selecting the best machine translation software for your business.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"acf\/blog-cta-block_881be4b0d7c90813b718eaa09ef84403\" class=\"pxblock pxblock--blog-cta alignfull bg--green image--orientation-square\">\n\t<div class=\"block-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"h4\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Speak with an expert<\/p>\n<p class=\"small\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Want to learn how our solutions can help you unlock global opportunity? We\u2019d be happy to show you around the Phrase Localization Platform and answer any questions you may have.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn--outline\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/demo\/\">Book a call<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"acf\/text-block_a189a1918d4e770f08152f73233447e0\" class=\"pxblock pxblock--text alignfull spacing--default bg--white\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg animate-in\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Overview<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/machine-translation-tools\/#how-machine-translation-software-has-evolved-over-the-years\" title=\"How machine translation software has evolved over the years\">How machine translation software has evolved over the years<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/machine-translation-tools\/#rule-based-machine-translation-tools\" title=\"Rule-based machine translation tools\">Rule-based machine translation tools<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/machine-translation-tools\/#statistical-machine-translation-engines\" title=\"Statistical machine translation engines\">Statistical machine translation engines<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/machine-translation-tools\/#neural-machine-translation-systems\" title=\"Neural machine translation systems\">Neural machine translation systems<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/machine-translation-tools\/#why-use-machine-translation-software\" title=\"Why use machine translation software?\">Why use machine translation software?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/machine-translation-tools\/#greater-speed-and-volume\" title=\"Greater speed and volume\">Greater speed and volume<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/machine-translation-tools\/#enhanced-accessibility\" title=\"Enhanced accessibility\">Enhanced accessibility<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/machine-translation-tools\/#reduced-costs\" title=\"Reduced costs\">Reduced costs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/machine-translation-tools\/#what-is-the-best-machine-translation-software\" title=\"What is the best machine translation software?\">What is the best machine translation software?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/machine-translation-tools\/#google-translate\" title=\"Google Translate\">Google Translate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/machine-translation-tools\/#deepl\" title=\"DeepL\">DeepL<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/machine-translation-tools\/#systran-translate\" title=\"SYSTRAN Translate\">SYSTRAN Translate<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/machine-translation-tools\/#microsoft-translator\" title=\"Microsoft Translator\">Microsoft Translator<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/machine-translation-tools\/#amazon-translate\" title=\"Amazon Translate\">Amazon Translate<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/machine-translation-tools\/#what-about-chatgpt\" title=\"What about ChatGPT?\">What about ChatGPT?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/machine-translation-tools\/#choosing-the-right-machine-translation-tool-for-your-needs\" title=\"Choosing the right machine translation tool for your needs\">Choosing the right machine translation tool for your needs<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/machine-translation-tools\/#make-the-most-of-mt-software-with-phrase-tms\" title=\"Make the most of MT software with Phrase TMS\">Make the most of MT software with Phrase TMS<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how-machine-translation-software-has-evolved-over-the-years\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How machine translation software has evolved over the years<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.memsource.com\/machine-translation\/?__hstc=24829477.748ae9f32c845ac43d11f0f807a1a235.1694437216906.1722355113225.1727346826117.69&amp;__hssc=24829477.2.1727346826117&amp;__hsfp=1068474312&amp;_gl=1*b9di6w*_gcl_au*MTI4MzU2Mjc5OC4xNzI3MzQ2ODQy*_ga*NzI3NjkwNjczLjE2OTQ0MzcyMDk.*_ga_J2EQJSNGG3*MTcyNzM0NjgzMC45My4xLjE3MjczNDc3MjMuMC4wLjA.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Machine translation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> development has come a long way, evolving through different phases, each with its own ups and downs. Let\u2019s explore the various types of MT technology\u2014including rule-based, statistical, and neural machine translation\u2014in this overview.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"rule-based-machine-translation-tools\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rule-based machine translation tools<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The earliest form of machine translation developed in the 1960s, rule-based MT (RBMT), relied on a large, predefined set of linguistic rules that helped the software transfer the meaning of a text between languages. It had overall low quality, and it required adding language rules manually, requiring a significant amount of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/machine-translation-post-editing-best-practices\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">machine translation post-editing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"statistical-machine-translation-engines\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statistical machine translation engines<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statistical MT (SMT), pioneered in the 1990s, builds a statistical model of the relationships between words, phrases, and sentences in a given text. It applies the model to a second language to convert those elements to the new language. Thereby, it improves on rule-based MT but shares many of the same issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"neural-machine-translation-systems\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neural machine translation systems<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ever since Google brought about the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/1609.08144\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMT neural revolution\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 2016, machine translation output has significantly improved in quality, consistency, and productivity gains. Thanks to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/neural-machine-translation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">neural machine translation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (NMT), algorithms are now able to generate such accurate translations that they are beyond just \u201cgood enough,\u201d in many cases reaching human parity in translation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neural machine translation software employs artificial neural networks to process and translate text by learning from extensive multilingual datasets. Most of today\u2019s MT software providers rely on neural MT since it offers more nuanced translations and the flexibility to add new language pairs, enabling them to learn and improve with increased usage.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"acf\/blog-cta-block_640cf203ca17b\" class=\"pxblock pxblock--blog-cta bg--green image--orientation-square\">\n\t<div class=\"block-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"h4\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Unlock the power of machine translation<\/p>\n<p class=\"small\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Discover advanced machine translation management features within our enterprise-ready TMS <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and create new business opportunities worldwide more quickly and efficiently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn--outline\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/solutions\/machine-translation\/\">Explore solutions<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"acf\/text-block_fcbb525cc26d00dfaefebb1d7b420102\" class=\"pxblock pxblock--text alignfull spacing--default bg--white\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg animate-in\">\n\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why-use-machine-translation-software\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why use machine translation software?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0The introduction of modern machine translation software based on neural learning has elevated MT to an essential asset in business translation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s take a closer look at the 3 core benefits of machine translation software:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greater speed and volume<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhanced accessibility<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduced costs<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"greater-speed-and-volume\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greater speed and volume<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With ongoing improvements in machine learning algorithms and hardware, machine translation software is becoming even faster and more efficient. Not only is it capable of translating millions of words almost instantaneously, but it\u2019s also continually improving as more content is translated.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For high-volume projects, MT software not only handles volume at speed, but it can also integrate with other software platforms such as content or translation management systems to organize that content. This helps maintain the structure and meaning of content when translating it into multiple languages.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"enhanced-accessibility\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhanced accessibility<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most machine translation applications offer support for up to 100 languages\u2014and some of them even more. This means that translations can be simultaneously delivered to multiple target markets, creating a win-win situation for both businesses and customers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By breaking down language barriers and enhancing the customer experience, MT has made content, products, and services more accessible to potential buyers around the world. This expanded reach also allows businesses to grow their market share and boost their profits.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"reduced-costs\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduced costs<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The combination of high-speed throughput and the ability to select from existing language pairs covering dozens of combinations means that machine translation software can <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/reduce-translation-costs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reduce translation costs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, even when human translators may still be post-editing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Put simply, MT software starts the translation process by providing the initial output\u2014human translators then come in to refine the translations, ensuring they capture the original content\u2019s meaning and adapt it for the target audience in a specific region.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-is-the-best-machine-translation-software\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the best machine translation software?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Given the innovation potential in neural machine translation, global tech giants have been increasingly disrupting the language industry over the years, prompting an important question: What is the best machine translation software on the market, and what sets it apart from the rest?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As much as the MT software landscape evolves rapidly, there\u2019s no one-size-fits-all answer: The best MT software varies based on your specific translation requirements. Even the widely held belief that NMT systems deliver high-quality translations has its own intricacies and limitations.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 400px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\" colspan=\"2\"><strong>Key factors to consider when evaluating machine translation software<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 50px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 40%; height: 50px; background-color: #f4f4f4;\"><strong>Capabilities<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60%; height: 50px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Different tools may excel in specific domains, so choose one that aligns with your translation needs (e.g., medical instructions vs marketing collateral).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 50px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 40%; height: 50px; background-color: #f4f4f4;\"><strong>Ease of use<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60%; height: 50px;\">Ensure the MT software has a user-friendly interface and is easy to integrate into your existing translation workflow.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 50px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 40%; height: 50px; background-color: #f4f4f4;\"><strong>Cost<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60%; height: 50px;\">Consider the pricing model, whether it&#8217;s free, subscription-based, or per-word.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 50px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 40%; height: 50px; background-color: #f4f4f4;\"><strong>Support<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60%; height: 50px;\">Evaluate the level of customer support offered, which can be crucial when issues arise while integrating or using the software.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 50px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 40%; height: 50px; background-color: #f4f4f4;\"><strong>Privacy<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 60%; height: 50px;\"><span style=\"color: #505050; font-family: Inter, system-ui, -apple-system, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Noto Sans', 'Liberation Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;\">Examine the provider\u2019s privacy policy and check its implications for your business with your legal department\u2014to safeguard against potential data loss or privacy issues.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"google-translate\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Translate<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There\u2019s hardly anyone who hasn\u2019t heard of it: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Translate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been integrated into nearly every product in the Google ecosystem and has achieved high-quality results\u2014not only for the most common language pairs but also for less popular ones.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69175\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69175\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-69175 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/google-translate-user-interface-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Google Translate UI | Phrase\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1135\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69175\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Google Translate provides a simple user interface (UI) for real-time online translation \u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Translate<\/span><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Translate was launched in 2006, but it was only a decade later that Google made one of the most significant leaps in recent commercial MT history by transitioning from a statistical, phrase-based system to a neural machine translation system. This marked the birth of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/research.google\/pubs\/pub45610\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google Neural Machine Translation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (GNMT).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, it was a double leap. The first part involved abandoning the statistical paradigm, which was still tied to word-for-word translation and lacked context. Recurrent neural networks or RNNs (a specific form of neural networks used to encode and decode sentences) significantly improved their ability to understand context, resulting in much more fluent translations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While other machine translation processes were already utilizing artificial neural networks, the real innovation lay in the introduction of the so-called \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/1706.03762\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">attention mechanism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d or Transformer. This approach enables the system to translate lengthy sentences without sacrificing context and quality. Unlike RNNs, which gather information from each part of a sentence and can be computationally expensive, an attention layer can focus on the most critical aspects of the source text, regardless of sentence length.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"acf\/blog-cta-block_cf59240b4e6a12cd00e8de18b8df02d4\" class=\"pxblock pxblock--blog-cta alignfull bg--outline image--orientation-square\">\n\t<div class=\"block-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"subhead\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Dive deeper<\/p>\n<p class=\"h5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Research vs practice: How accurate is Google Translate?<\/p>\n<p class=\"small\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Google Translate is a key player in machine translation but may leave you wondering about its accuracy. Uncover savvy tips to make the most of it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/is-google-translate-accurate\/\">Explore accuracy<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"acf\/text-block_ced8a65a44a39a3d14db13078b0a458e\" class=\"pxblock pxblock--text alignfull spacing--default bg--white\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg animate-in\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At present, the free version of Google Translate allows you to translate text into over 100 languages by either typing or copy-pasting the text into the web interface. You can also translate entire documents by using drag-and-drop functionality and view the history of recently translated sentences, all without requiring a login or account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s also possible to translate up to 500K characters per month using Google\u2019s powerful Cloud API for importing and exporting translations, e.g., from and into <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/cat-tools\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">computer-assisted translation tools<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. More characters and features are available in the paid versions, which offer functions like creating user-defined translation models using Google AutoML. In other words, every user can train Google\u2019s engine with their own bilingual data.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"deepl\"><\/span>DeepL<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The wunderkind of machine translation software, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deepl.com\/translator\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DeepL<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, was launched in 2017 to further develop Linguee, the world\u2019s largest database of human translations. The engineers at the German-based company applied the latest deep-learning technique (hence the company\u2019s name) to get state-of-the-art machine translation software by training the models on Linguee\u2019s data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The results are very similar (or better, depending on language pair, field, and evaluation system) than the ones from Google Translate\u2014which is still often considered the benchmark for translation quality\u2014DeepL itself claims to be \u201cthe world\u2019s most accurate translator.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69332\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-69332 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/deepl-user-interface-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"DeepL's free translator UI | Phrase\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/deepl-user-interface-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/deepl-user-interface-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/deepl-user-interface-1024x449.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/deepl-user-interface-768x337.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/deepl-user-interface-1536x674.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/deepl-user-interface-2048x898.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DeepL&#8217;s free translator UI \u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deepl.com\/translator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DeepL<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DeepL Translator offers a free machine translation software tool for seamless integration into the whole Windows\/iOS ecosystem. Users can translate text to and from a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deepl.com\/en\/press-release#:~:text=COLOGNE%2C%20GERMANY%2C%20May%2025%2C%202022&amp;text=Already%20the%20translator%20of%20choice,with%20650%20possible%20translation%20combinations.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">total of 33 languages<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (as of 2024), by clicking CTRL+C twice\u2014or translate entire Word and PowerPoint documents per drag-and-drop.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, both in the web interface and the standalone app, you can customize translations by \u201cforcing\u201d terminology for selected language pairs. Already in the free version, users can decide to use specific (corporate) terminology in their translation for certain language pairs by just switching a toggle. This way, DeepL tackles one of the weaknesses of machine translation we mentioned before\u2014accuracy.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"acf\/blog-cta-block_b55e7920ab5cbceffefc8d439a3eb336\" class=\"pxblock pxblock--blog-cta alignfull bg--outline image--orientation-square\">\n\t<div class=\"block-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"subhead\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Dive deeper<\/p>\n<p class=\"h5\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The pros and cons of using DeepL<\/p>\n<p class=\"small\" style=\"text-align: center;\">German-based DeepL is looking to disrupt the machine translation field. Learn more about how it works and how to use it for maximum performance and efficiency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/deepl\/\">Explore capabilities<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"acf\/text-block_9ad63105dd6bb5d344c196b5682d3fc0\" class=\"pxblock pxblock--text alignfull spacing--default bg--white\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg animate-in\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A wider, unlimited terminology function is available in the DeepL Pro (paid) version, along with other settings, such as the option to make the target text more formal or informal\u2014something that can have a massive impact on the tone of voice in languages like German or Italian.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remarkably, DeepL is one of the few top-notch MT providers not currently offering the option to customize the translation model by using proprietary, pre-translated data to train the engine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, DeepL Pro offers subscribers a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/cat-tools\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CAT tool<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> integration as well as end-to-end encryption of their translated data.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"systran-translate\"><\/span>SYSTRAN Translate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/translate.systran.net\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SYSTRAN<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the first company to offer machine translation for commercial purposes. Founded in 1968, it continues introducing interesting innovations\u2014the latest being pure neural machine translation (PNMT).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its free machine translation tool, SYSTRAN translate, allows users to translate text \u201con the go\u201d into 140+ language combinations while trusting the power of the open-source community. \u201cOpen source\u201d means freedom with the source code, allowing for more creative freedom and enabling technology agility.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69352\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69352\" style=\"width: 1650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-69352\" src=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/systran-translate-user-interface-300x142.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1650\" height=\"781\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/systran-translate-user-interface-300x142.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/systran-translate-user-interface-1024x486.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/systran-translate-user-interface-768x365.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1650px) 100vw, 1650px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Another easy-to-use machine translation tool\u2014SYSTRAN translate \u00a9 SYSTRAN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the big players in the MT field, SYSTRAN is the only one sharing its knowledge\u2014and profiting from cooperating\u2014with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/opennmt.net\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OpenNMT<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an open-source ecosystem for neural machine translation and neural sequence learning. This same engine, founded by SYSTRAN in December 2016, together with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nlp.seas.harvard.edu\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harvard NLP<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, has already been successfully used in many research and corporate applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paid subscribers can leverage this technology while also taking advantage of SYSTRAN\u2019s PNMT to customize their MT models with their own bilingual data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SYSTRAN is also one of the few companies that don\u2019t just speak about NMT for each aspect of the translation cycle. It defines its own model as hybrid translation, combining rule-based and statistical machine translation to guarantee:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Predictable and consistent translations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compliance with corporate terminology<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Out-of-domain usability<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High performance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning from existing mono and multilingual corpora with minimal customization costs, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"microsoft-translator\"><\/span>Microsoft Translator<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Much like Google Translate, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/translator\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft Translator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is integrated into Microsoft\u2019s own search engine, Bing. Moreover, many Microsoft products now include the possibility to translate documents (Office), messages (MS Teams, Skype), or posts (LinkedIn) between 90 languages and dialects using their home-brewed MT system\u2014also based on the newest neural network technology with an attention-based model.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Microsoft officially launched Translator in 2009, but the product gained more relevance and was updated only in the last few years. Today, it\u2019s also available as a standalone mobile app for both iPhones and Android devices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An interesting feature in Microsoft Translator\u2019s free version is the translation of frequently used expressions relevant to daily life. Users can quickly translate commonplace questions and statements for conversations with a single click. The app also supports the translation of street signs through image recognition.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69368\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69368\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-69368 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/microsoft-bing-translator-user-interface-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft's Bing Translator UI | Phrase\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/microsoft-bing-translator-user-interface-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/microsoft-bing-translator-user-interface-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/microsoft-bing-translator-user-interface-1024x454.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/microsoft-bing-translator-user-interface-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/microsoft-bing-translator-user-interface-1536x681.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/microsoft-bing-translator-user-interface-2048x908.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69368\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Microsoft&#8217;s machine translation application is well integrated with Bing \u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/translator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Bing<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those seeking to integrate Microsoft\u2019s translation technology into their translation workflows through a paid subscription, the offerings are extensive. Besides the \u201cstandard\u201d text translation, with Azure Cognitive Services Translator, it\u2019s possible to translate entire documents, utilize a REST API, and leverage AI Containers. Most importantly, it allows for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/machine-translation-customization\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">machine translation customization<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Microsoft itself, with about 10K bilingual translated sentences (input and output), it\u2019s possible to improve the translation models to fit the customer\u2019s needs better.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"amazon-translate\"><\/span>Amazon Translate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last but not least, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/getting-started\/hands-on\/translate-text-between-languages-cloud\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amazon Translate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, another online machine translation system from a Big Tech company\u2014relatively young, having been launched in 2017, yet very powerful. Given the backing of its parent company, it\u2019s not surprising that Amazon Translate has achieved remarkable results in the short time since its release. Users looking for a free solution might be disappointed, though: To use Amazon\u2019s machine translation engine, you need an AWS account.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_69392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69392\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-69392 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/aws-amazon-translate-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"AWS Amazon Translate homepage | Phrase\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1784\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-69392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">To use Amazon&#8217;s machine translation engine, you need an AWS account \u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/translate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Translate<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With an AWS account, you get two million free characters per month\u2014and the range of functionalities offered by this NMT system is huge:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customization (terminology and parallel data)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encoding terminology<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Batch translation (Amazon S3), etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"acf\/blog-cta-block_c7036a8ffa79afdacdd1b9b8658b8338\" class=\"pxblock pxblock--blog-cta bg--grey image--orientation-portrait\">\n\t<div class=\"block-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image image--align-middle\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1811\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/present-future-machine-translation-study-cover-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"The present and future of machine translation study cover.jpg | Phrase\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/present-future-machine-translation-study-cover-scaled.jpg 1811w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/present-future-machine-translation-study-cover-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/present-future-machine-translation-study-cover-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/present-future-machine-translation-study-cover-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/present-future-machine-translation-study-cover-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/present-future-machine-translation-study-cover-1448x2048.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1811px) 100vw, 1811px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"subhead\">Download for free<\/p>\n<p class=\"h6\">Your up-to-the-minute guide to machine translation<\/p>\n<p class=\"small\">Learn about new technologies to improve machine translation output quality, the latest on MT post-editing pricing models, and how to best shop for machine translation.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--outline\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/resources\/the-present-and-future-of-machine-translation\/\">Download guide<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"acf\/text-block_38bf6a0d8768706a2ace7b95016aea27\" class=\"pxblock pxblock--text alignfull spacing--default bg--white\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg animate-in\">\n\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-about-chatgpt\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What about ChatGPT?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We would be remiss not to mention OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT in the conversation about the best solutions for automated translation, especially given how much attention generative AI has been attracting since its arrival in late 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/chatgpt-translation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While not necessarily built with translation in mind<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, GPT-like applications can easily perform language-related tasks and are a viable and attractive alternative to the more established MT solutions mentioned above.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, GPT-4o (and other large language model-based solutions such as Claude 3 Opus, PaLM2 Text Unicorn, or Google\u2019s own Gemini Pro 1.5, among others) perform as well as MT solutions. In some combinations of domain and language pairs, they can possibly even outperform MT. Today, LLM-enabled translation is quickly becoming a part of the language services landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79637\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79637\" style=\"width: 742px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-79637\" src=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/chatgpt-translation-examples-300x184.png\" alt=\"ChatGPT generated helpful example translation files.\" width=\"742\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/chatgpt-translation-examples-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/chatgpt-translation-examples-768x472.png 768w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/chatgpt-translation-examples-1536x944.png 1536w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/chatgpt-translation-examples.png 1672w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79637\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ChatGPT generated helpful example translation files.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As in the previously mentioned cases, <a href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/chatgpt-translation\/\">GPT-like applications come with their pros and cons,<\/a> which businesses need to carefully weigh when considering automated translation solutions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LLM-based automated translation is cheaper than traditional MT,\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet it is also significantly slower than traditional MT, making it less suitable for scenarios where real-time translation capabilities are needed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Same as MT, LLMs do offer potential for customization through the use of techniques such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) or prompt engineering<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"acf\/blog-cta-block_19d0d1ceeb4210efb66f38bf5174cd8c\" class=\"pxblock pxblock--blog-cta bg--grey image--orientation-square\">\n\t<div class=\"block-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image image--align-middle\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1204\" height=\"1204\" src=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/machine-transtion-report-key-visual.png\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"Machine transtion report key visual | Phrase\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/machine-transtion-report-key-visual.png 1204w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/machine-transtion-report-key-visual-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/machine-transtion-report-key-visual-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/machine-transtion-report-key-visual-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/machine-transtion-report-key-visual-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1204px) 100vw, 1204px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"h4\">Interactive MT report: Uncover top performers<\/p>\n<p class=\"small\">Find out how leading machine translation engines perform for different content types using the latest data in our quarterly machine translation report.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--outline\" href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/resources\/machine-translation-report\/\">Get MT insights<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"acf\/text-block_080f1d128df037f1a5ceab1012819584\" class=\"pxblock pxblock--text alignfull spacing--default bg--white\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg animate-in\">\n\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"choosing-the-right-machine-translation-tool-for-your-needs\"><\/span>Choosing the right machine translation tool for your needs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This overview shows that even though almost all machine translation developers have moved towards NMT, each provider has gone in its own way. On one hand, there\u2019s the strategy of reaching a broader audience with a completely free, user-friendly tool. On the other hand, some providers offer more customization options geared towards tailoring the tool to your specific needs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognizing that each provider has its strengths and weaknesses, it\u2019s clear that there\u2019s no single best machine translation software\u2014nor a one-size-fits-all solution.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"acf\/blog-cta-block_077e3f84378d107c6f4346b447e9e3b4\" class=\"pxblock pxblock--blog-cta alignfull bg--grey image--orientation-square\">\n\t<div class=\"block-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"small\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The best approach to selecting machine translation tools is to thoroughly evaluate all providers, ideally utilizing each one&#8217;s strengths in terms of language pairs, domain, and infrastructure.<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"acf\/text-block_4f36b7751ebf631b41187779f4889a0b\" class=\"pxblock pxblock--text alignfull spacing--default bg--white\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg animate-in\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will help you find the right combination of MT engines to meet your specific translation needs. However, you can unlock the full potential of machine translation only when you\u2019re able to access and use all tools in one place. Thanks to a cloud-based <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/blog\/posts\/translation-management-system-how-it-works\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">translation management system<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, this is now well within your grasp.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"make-the-most-of-mt-software-with-phrase-tms\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make the most of MT software with Phrase TMS<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When businesses need to utilize machine translation at scale, they need technology that can provide them with the best of both worlds: efficiency and quality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/platform\/tms\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phrase TMS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the enterprise-ready translation management system within the Phrase Localization Platform, makes it effortless for growing companies to leverage machine translation. Organizations achieve an unprecedented ability to enter new markets more quickly and efficiently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phrase TMS users can employ a dedicated machine translation management tool,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/platform\/ai\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Phrase Language AI<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to implement MT into their translation workflow with fast and cost-effective translations that don\u2019t compromise on quality.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49008\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49008\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-49008\" src=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/phrase-translate.png\" alt=\"Phrase Language AI add-on UI illustration | Phrase\" width=\"500\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/phrase-translate.png 1034w, 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engines<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from leading providers like Google, Amazon, DeepL, or Microsoft.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Add any of the 30+ supported generic and custom engines<\/strong> manually if you ever prefer to use a specific MT engine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Extend high-quality MT to every employee:<\/strong> The powerful <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/phrase.com\/platform\/ai\/api\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phrase Language AI API<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> allows you to scale the value of MT with company-wide access for to secure company-approved machine translation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Enjoy unlimited machine translation<\/strong> for post-editing workflows so linguists can work 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400;\">Phrase NextMT<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014the first TMS-ready MT engine.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Ensure the MT engines use your preferred terminology<\/strong> with the correct morphological inflection\u2014reducing post-editing effort.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Preserve formatting and placeholder tags<\/strong> from source to target content automatically.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Get a score for each machine-translated segment<\/strong>, based on past performance data, to post-edit only where needed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Achieve up to 55% cost savings<\/strong> with MTPE compared to human translation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span 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