Text United Reviews

One of the best solutions for multi-language websites

Pros:

Text United is a software that helps translate website content and manage multilingual content. Businesses can use it to communicate with customers in different languages or with individuals who want to learn new languages. It's a full suite of tools to manage the translation process and implement multi-language content directly on your website (I use it mainly for Webflow since it has only a few integrations).

Cons:

It's pretty expensive, so it's suitable only for those businesses who take online experience seriously. However, the biggest problem is that the translated content is injected via JavaScript into the page. This makes it bad for SEO since Google crawlers scan only native content and not the injected one, so it doesn't work properly for SEO The only solution is to add pre-render software to your tech stack, increasing the already high monthly cost.

TextUnited offers the complete workflow

Comments: First of all the personal contact with the staff of TextUnited is really great.
By telephone, teamviewer session or mail everything works.
Especially important if it come to the small but more difficult things.
Thanks for that! Together with [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN], we developed a few functions for the standard interce, which saved us from setting up our own inhouse translation tool. We produce the content, TextUnited does the translation.
Works fine for us for the last 5 years.
Thanks for that too!

Pros:

TextUnited offers more than just translation services. TextUnited offers a complete workflow. No Need to go with some homemade Excel list or tool to organise, translate and track your translations. Bottom line: Thanks to TextUnited we don't need an additional inhouse tool for our Translation workflow.

Cons:

I can't answer that, because there was no downside for us :)

Good tool with potential

Pros:

To be able to review translations online is very helpful. Customer service is good and friendly.

Cons:

Dark GUI, small typo tires the eyes. Usability could be better over all: Search and filter functions (across all packages) / Reaction times / Dialogues ... It is hard to keep overview with large projects (and lots of packages).

Excellent service, speed and functionality

Comments: The product is great, and the in-house staff are friendly, knowledgeable and efficient at resolving any issues. I would thoroughly recommend the product (and service) to businesses and sole traders.

Pros:

The product is incredibly easy to use. I use it on a regular basis to aid in translations into English from a number of languages. It's simple to use both as a project manager and translator, and allows efficient communication regarding queries between all staff involved in a project.

Cons:

The only issue is that comments/queries are not extracted with a document (such as comments on italicization or other formatting that was not contained within the original document but is required in the translated version). However, these are all saved within the project manager's dashboard, and can be easily referenced from there.

Great long-term cooperation

Comments: Having received regular work from Text United for several years now, and I particularly appreciate the opportunity to work with the same regular client for much of this time. I do more proofreading than translation for Text United, and I am very impressed with the quality of their regular translators - which makes my own work that much easier.

Pros:

The TextUnited software is easy to learn and intuitive and straight forward to use. I rate it higher than most other translation software I have used, partly because I do not have to buy, manage and update the software licence myself. Apart from the translation features, the software also has an excellent invoicing function where all invoice specifications are accounted for and I only need to press a button to create an invoice. This is a great help every month!

Cons:

It would be great if it were possible to change the font in the "Add term to glossary" feature, like in the App itself. I would also like to see a smartphone based App version.

Working with Text United Software

Comments: I am working with this Software and this translation agency already for several years and as a freelance translator working with a lot of other tools too, I have to say their tool is the best I found up to date. It is frequently updated, one does not have to load to the PC a lot of volume, as everything is stored in their server, there is a bright project management and clients always get the best quality feasible. The best translation agency I met in 35+ years. The software is intuitive and does have all the features a translator - as well as a client - can wish to have.

Pros:

Simple to handle, good terminology management, - and the client can see the progress (if wished) and give terminology advice if needed.

Cons:

No cons available, as it is state of the art.

Outstanding

Comments: The translation and proofreading processes are smooth. Quick turnaround and high quality output assured by a 4 eyes process (translation and proofreading; both done by experienced professionals). The project managers are easy to contact and are helpful. Outstanding.

Pros:

The software is very user friendly. Even if it is the first time one works with, everything is self-explanatory. The adding of tags is super easy. The panels are clear and informative are well-ordered and surveyable. The 'find' function yields a separate window with all the occurrences. Changes, if needed, can be made in this separate window. There is a clear indication of the work progress, as well for translation as for proofreading (percentages).

Cons:

There are no aspects of the product that are difficult to use. However, one feature I would like to see to be added is concatenation of segments.

Translators love this tool

Comments: I use this tool as a freelance translator and absolutely love it. It is very easy to use with simple functionality, yet with all of the bells & whistles I would expect from a CAT tool. The best part: multiple translators can work on an urgent project without compromising consistency -- because it is cloud based, content from multiple translators working simultaneously on a project syncs automatically. The result is not only increased productivity, but also to perfect consistency.

Pros:

Ease use, functionality, collaboration due to cloud technology

Cons:

Like any cloud-based service, there is time spent waiting on data to save to the server.

Easy to use software, lean processes, fast payments

Pros:

Lean and fast processes, good communication, interesting projects prompt payment

Cons:

There are some issues (never fully addressed) with the desktop version

Good tool for translators.

Comments: As a translator, it has allowed me to grow constantly and to be within reach of my clients' opinions, which is the only attribute I like about this software.

Pros:

This cloud-based terminology application is fast, easy and convenient to use, allows you to work with a team of translators globally and therefore in multiple languages, has a very good translation memory and allows customers to see your progress as a translator if they wish. A complete translation software.

Cons:

Each segment must be confirmed manually, it would be ideal to add a spell checking tool to avoid errors. It's a little expensive.

Ease of use

Comments: My overall experience is excellent. I have been working with them for several years now. I am very happy. The support of the project managers is excelent and I really enjoy working for them.

Pros:

The software does have all the features I need as a translator to execute my job. A good translation memory, text splitted in columns, very friendly. And the support is excelent.

Cons:

Sometimes the Translation memory does not recognize the orginal text to be translated.

Senior localizer translator/PM

Pros:

-all available and complete functions for team' collaboration such as review and editing after localization/translation to the target countries' language/market. -the tool is very powerful for correcting/modifying translated segments/sentences

Cons:

-maybe the user interface which is already quite clear and intuitive, could be improved.

Professional translation tool based in the cloud

Comments: I am using the Text United App since 2010 and have translated about half a million words with it. This is a very good software, which simplifies the translation of complex documents. The client has always access to the data while it is being processed. I never experienced a breakdown or loss of data. Unlike Across, there is no issue sending and synchronising files as I am already working on cloud based files.

Pros:

Cloud based, quick and easy to use, implementation of terminology

Cons:

Only compatible with Windows, not with Mac.

Excellent tool for translators!

Pros:

I use this software to translate and save a great amount of time thanks to the translation memories, the possibility to add a glossary and to run a quality check at the end of the translation process. I also like the direct interaction with the clients through the commentary button on each segment. This functionality allows the client and the translator to interact directly on the segment that could pose problems. Finally, the client can leave reference files in the software which helps for context.

Cons:

The general visual of the software could be improved. I prefer the online version than the application for the visual aspect.

Excellent system. We are very satisfied with the product and level of customer service.

Comments: The system is user friendly and allows us to work with our own team of global translators in multiple languages.

Pros:

The system is user friendly and allows us to work with our own team of global translators in multiple languages. There are excellent features including a translation memory which automatically completes words which have been previously translated and a reviewer function which allows all translations to be checked. The Desktop App has excellent project management tools built in to enable reporting, analysis and invoicing. The level of customer service is excellent.

Cons:

The only improvement i can see which could be made would be the introduction of a spell check function.

Great software

Pros:

The easy procedure to start the translations with our partners.

Cons:

It would be helpful if "template" projects could be generated, so that only the translation files must be upload.

Great tool for translators

Comments: Great tool and great team. I have been working for years as a translator for this agency and I am very happy with our collaboration. For me, this software is better than Trados. The QA tool is very useful and therefore, you can be sure your translation will be consistent. Very useful on large projects.

Pros:

Easy to use, quick to learn

Cons:

Having to confirm each segment manually

Easy to use translation platform with excellent customer service

Comments: It is an easy to use software tool with a good overview of all current projects and the ones already done. The Text United customer service is excellent and they really take care.

Pros:

The software provides a very structured approach to translations with a huge number of language-options. You are guided through the project step by step and the software is very intuitive to use. Reviewing is also made easy. You simply check every sentence and approve or change it. You have also got the possibility to leave a comment for the translator. The glossary function is helpful if you use many technical terms. What I also like is that you can upload your documents in many different formats.

Cons:

It happens from time to time that you change a translation and can't save your corrected version as it doesn't match the original structure or number of words.

Reliable, time saving and user friendly

Pros:

The ease of use, the reliability, the invoice management, the tasks presentation, very well organized

Cons:

I miss a better way for using the spelling checker

Great Company for quick/accurate translations

Comments: Love it, great team, great software, great experience.

Pros:

Its very easy to use and allows me to quickly upload and generate an estimate for what my job will cost to translate.

Cons:

Sometimes it cant read the pdfs, so it takes a bit longer to generate an estimate and begin translation.

Helps quick translation!

Pros:

I am using this app as a translator. This software is very useful as: - it remembers and suggests similar translations and applies automatically - it enables to communicate translators, client and project manager on the system by exchanging comments on each segments

Cons:

There are on-line application and download application. Download application works well, but the on-line version often freezes (I am not sure it is because of the app. or my internet environment).

Wonderful tool for MT

Comments: It is great to work with the tool as translator/corrector. I had no trouble starting to use it immediately as everything (but the invoices) was pretty much intuitive and clear. I also like the interface and multiple features such as being able to search for terms in the text and correct mistakes automatically when desired. It is also great to get comments from the customer directly to the file when reviewed.

Pros:

I liked that it is very similar to various CAT tools, the possibility to use both online interface and desktop app and I was very pleasantly suprised it was MT of great quality.

Cons:

I hoped there would be a mobile app sooner and the process of creating invoices is somehow too complicated and could be automatical.

Very good portal for simple translations

Comments: We are already a long-standing client of the agency and greatly appreciate the cooperation. The customer service is excellent, works flexibly and efficiently.

Pros:

Customer service is very attentive, the portal is easy to use and the translations of simple texts are good.

Cons:

In our opinion, very demanding texts or texts that are published in a specialist medium exceed the quality of Text United's translators. For simple texts, however, the agency is a perfect partner whom we value highly.

Great software and very competitive pricing

Pros:

Easy to user, user-friendly and great customer service.

Cons:

i don't have anything to complain about.

Translation agencies should be afraid!

Comments: We were looking for a way to quickly translate our application into 4 different languages. At the beginning we were looking for translation agencies, but it was a hassle. It was very hard to find a good one and a communication with them wasn't so good neither. With TextUnited we were able to quickly integrate out GitHub repository and translation started almost immediately. They scanned our languages files, extracted phrases for translation and we've got everything ready after few days. Currently, thanks to the continuous translation, we do not need to worry about translations at all. TextUnited checks for new phrases automatically and sends us ready translations. Along with that it saves us a lot of money thanks to the translation memory - we do not need to pay for phrases that has been already translated.

Pros:

1. Ability to integrate it with our GitHub repository - our developers loved it! 2. Continuous translation - we do not need to worry about new translations 3. Translation memory - saves us a lot of money 4. Customer service - all guys there are super nice and helpful

Cons:

User interface could get slightly improved