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AI for Translation agencies

Small translation agencies juggle quotes, freelance linguists, confidential files and slow-paying clients. Translation management and machine translation tools speed up repeat and agreed post-editing work, while forms, e-signature and accounting software handle orders, NDAs and payment. A qualified linguist checks every translation before it goes to a client.

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Ideas for Translation agencies

Subtitle jobs for translation agencies: Happy Scribe drafts

Happy Scribe transcribes and times the source subtitles with AI, so your translators start from a checked file instead of typing. From about $9£7€8A$13C$13 a month.

  • Costs $9–20£7–15€8–18A$13–29C$13–28/mo
  • Worth $539£405€482A$778C$761/mo
  • Pays for itself in a few days
  • Easy to set up

Claude for translation agencies: check the final PDF

Claude compares a long source PDF with the typeset translation and lists missing text and mismatched figures for a reviser. From about $40£30€36A$58C$56 a month for 2 users.

  • Costs $40–51£30–38€36–45A$58–73C$56–71/mo
  • Worth $559£420€500A$806C$790/mo
  • Pays for itself in a few days
  • Easy to set up

Certified translation orders online for translation agencies

A Tally form takes the document scan, works out the fixed price and takes card payment, so certificate jobs arrive ready to start. From about $47£35€42A$67C$66 a month.

  • Costs $47£35€42A$67C$66/mo
  • Worth $399£300€357A$576C$564/mo
  • Pays for itself in about a week
  • Some setup needed

Translation memory for agencies: faster quotes in Phrase

Phrase TMS keeps a translation memory of past jobs, so repeat text is spotted when you quote and isn't paid for twice. From about $29£22€26A$42C$41 a month.

  • Costs $29£22€26A$42C$41/mo
  • Worth $319£240€286A$461C$451/mo
  • Pays for itself in a few days
  • Some setup needed

DeepL for translation agencies: glossary-led MT drafts

DeepL Pro drafts agreed low-risk jobs using each client's glossary, and your linguists post-edit them. Two users from about $57£43€51A$83C$81 a month.

  • Costs $57£43€51A$83C$81/mo
  • Worth $343£258€307A$495C$485/mo
  • Pays for itself in about a week
  • Easy to set up

Client glossary and style sheet drafts for translators

ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini draft a term list and style sheet from a new client's public website, for the client to confirm. Free to about $27£20€24A$38C$38 a month.

  • Costs Free–$27Free–£20Free–€24Free–A$38Free–C$38/mo
  • Worth $279£210€250A$403C$395/mo
  • Pays for itself in a few days
  • Easy to set up

Freelance translator NDAs signed online with Legalesign

Legalesign sends NDAs and data processing terms to freelance linguists for e-signature and keeps an audit trail clients can ask to see. From about $13£10€12A$19C$19 a month.

  • Costs $13£10€12A$19C$19/mo
  • Worth $100£75€89A$144C$141/mo
  • Pays for itself in about a week
  • Easy to set up

Invoice reminders for translation agencies in Xero

Xero sends automatic reminders on overdue invoices to agency and corporate clients, with PO numbers on every invoice. From about $52£39€46A$75C$73 a month.

  • Costs $52£39€46A$75C$73/mo
  • Worth $110£83€99A$159C$156/mo
  • Pays for itself in about two weeks
  • Easy to set up