Smartling

An AI translation solution with optional language services and translation management platform.

Venture Funded$48MSeries CScale Venture PartnersSilicon Valley BankGSV Capital

translation managementlocalization automationenterprise workflowsglobal compliance

About

The vendor describes Smartling as an AI translation solution that can be paired with language services. The page states it delivers 10X faster results, up to 70% lower cost, and up to 100% automated workflows, backed by a satisfaction guarantee. The platform includes over 50 connectors for CMSs, code repositories, marketing tools, and other systems. The vendor states it supports content types including software and web formats (JSON, XML, YAML, HTML, Markdown), mobile app strings, documents (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDFs), and design and media files. Smartling describes features including LQA Agent that scores every job against the MQM framework, Auto Select LLM that picks models per language pair, and RAG that pulls from translation memory. The page states every job routes to a linguist when needed. The vendor holds ISO/IEC 42001:2023, along with SOC 2, HIPAA, and GDPR compliance. Additional certifications mentioned include HITRUST, PCI DSS Level 1, ISO 17100, and ISO 9001:2015. The vendor states it was built as one cloud-native platform and allows users to bring their own AI model or use Smartling's models.

Read from smartling.com on 2026-08-26. We describe what the vendor states; we do not audit it.

Enterprise Readiness

from cataloged data

60/100 · Established

Security & ComplianceNot disclosed

No compliance certifications listed

Deployment FlexibilityPartial

Cloud-based: Cloud

Integration DepthStrong

8 documented integrations

Proven AdoptionPartial

6 documented use cases

Company MaturityStrong

Founded 2009 · Series C

Composite of public compliance, deployment, integration, adoption, and company signals. “Not disclosed” reflects gaps in available data, not a vendor deficiency.

Independently sourced

Pulled directly from regulator filings and platform APIs. No vendor or editorial input.

Activity classifier

Active

last GitHub commit 1d ago

GitHub API2026-05-27

smartling

SDK / client libraries· 28★· active 3mo ago

Java · PHP · TypeScript · Go

steady · +0★ (+0%) 30d

Status page2026-05-08

Operational

operational· via statuspage· 2 incidents (90d)

OSV vulnerability feed2026-08-24

No known advisories

Enterprise Use Cases

Global website localization

Multilingual marketing campaigns

Software UI translation

E-commerce product content translation

Customer support content localization

Regulatory and compliance document translation

Integrations

SalesforceAdobe Experience ManagerWordPressSitecoreMarketoZendeskShopifyDrupal

How Smartling compares

Tool	Readiness	Pricing	Deployment	Compliance	Integrations
Smartling	60 · Established	Enterprise	Cloud	—	8
DeepL	66 · Strong	Freemium	Cloud, On-Premise, Hybrid, Self-Hosted	—	8
Lokalise AI	Not scored	Enterprise	Cloud, Hybrid, Self-Hosted	—	8
Unbabel	Not scored	Enterprise	Cloud, Self-Hosted	—	8

Peers from the same category, ranked by Enterprise Readiness. Readiness is a composite of cataloged compliance, deployment, integration, adoption, and company signals.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Smartling used for?

Smartling is an AI translation solution with optional language services and translation management platform. It is commonly used for global website localization, multilingual marketing campaigns, software ui translation, and e-commerce product content translation.

Is Smartling free, and how is it priced?

Smartling uses enterprise pricing, typically a custom quote based on seats, usage, and requirements. Contact the vendor for a quote.

How can Smartling be deployed?

Smartling supports Cloud deployment. It is delivered as a cloud-hosted service.

What does Smartling integrate with?

Smartling documents 8 integrations, including Salesforce, Adobe Experience Manager, WordPress, Sitecore, Marketo, and Zendesk.

When was Smartling founded?

Smartling was founded in 2009 and has raised $48M in funding.

Is Smartling enterprise-ready?

Based on cataloged data, Smartling has an Enterprise Readiness score of 60/100 (Established tier), derived from its compliance, deployment, integration, adoption, and company-maturity signals.

Quick Facts

PricingEnterprise

DeploymentCloud

Founded2009

Funding$48M

CategoryNLP & Language

Procurement

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