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A WPML alternative

Zinn® Translate and WPML compared on price, automatic translation allowance, sites covered and how translation is kept up to date.

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The Translation tab in the Zinn Digital® dashboard: a table of every language with how much of the site is translated into each.

The short answer

WPML is a yearly licence with a small AI word allowance and a translation workflow to manage. Zinn® Translate translates the whole site automatically and keeps it up to date as you edit, for one monthly price per site.

Zinn® Translate — WPML
Zinn® TranslateWPML
Price$19, $59 or $199 a month, per siteMultilingual Blog €39, Multilingual CMS €99 (3 production sites), Multilingual Agency €199 (unlimited sites), per year[1]
LanguagesAll 58 on every tierNo per-plan language limit shown on the pricing page[1]
Words includedUp to 50,000, 250,000 or 1,000,000 words, each counted once however many languages you publishNo AI translation on Blog; 22,500 words on CMS; 45,000 words on Agency[1]
Translated URL slugsOn every tier, with the old address redirectingThrough String Translation on CMS and Agency; not on Blog[1]

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  1. WPML pricing

Standard site $19 · Large or complex site $59 · Shop or enterprise site $199 — Per site, per month. Words are counted once in your site's own language, however many languages you publish.

How the pricing models differ

WPML sells a yearly licence covering a number of sites, with an allowance of AI-translated words and support and updates for a year. Zinn® Translate is a monthly subscription per site, sized by that site's word count, with machine translation of the whole site included and kept up to date as you edit.

Why site owners choose Zinn® Translate over WPML

The whole site translated automatically, not a word allowance that runs out.

Only the text you change is re-translated, so your translations never drift out of date.

Translated slugs, metadata, hreflang and sitemaps handled for you, with nothing to configure.

Where it may suit you better

WPML's pricing page lists a side-by-side translation editor, translation management for working with your own team of translators or translation services, and support for page builders and full site editing. If you run a translation team or a professional translation workflow, WPML is designed around that.

Where Zinn® Translate fits

If you want the whole site translated into 58 languages automatically, with metadata, slugs, hreflang and sitemaps handled and no translation workflow to manage, Zinn® Translate does that for one monthly price per site — and you can still correct any string by hand.

How to switch from WPML in three steps

  1. Connect your site and see its word count

    Connect the WordPress site in your Zinn Digital® account. Before you pay, the Translation tab counts your site's words so you know which tier fits.

  2. Choose your languages and let it translate

    Pick the languages to publish — all 58 are included. Pages, menus, SEO titles, descriptions, slugs and image alt text are translated, with hreflang and a sitemap per language.

  3. Check, then switch WPML off

    Review the translated pages and correct anything by hand. When you are happy, deactivate WPML. If its language addresses were different, redirect the old ones to the new pages so search engines follow.

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Questions about switching from WPML

Do I need to pay per language like with WPML?

No. Every tier includes all 58 languages. The price is set by how many words your site has, counted once in its own language — not by how many languages you publish.

Will my translated pages still be indexed after leaving WPML?

Yes. Zinn® Translate publishes each language at its own address with translated slugs, hreflang tags and a sitemap per language. If WPML used different addresses, redirect the old ones to the new pages.

Can I correct a translation by hand?

Yes. Any string can be corrected by hand, and your correction is kept when the rest of the page is re-translated after an edit.

More website translation comparisons

Competitor details come from each company's own public pricing page, read on the date shown beside the source. Prices and plans change; check their page before you decide.

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