Crowdin
Localisation · Free tier + paid- Commercial use
- Not stated by vendor
- Free plan
- Free plan60K hosted words, 1 private project
- Ship free-plan output?
- Not stated by vendor
- Engines
- Unity, Unreal
Crowdin vs Gridly
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Our ranking
In Localisation, Crowdin ranks #1 and Gridly ranks #2. No independent quality tests found. Ranked on game-dev fit: commercial terms not stated by vendor; Unity, Unreal integrations; API and official MCP server.
Gridly
Localisation · Paid- Commercial use
- Not stated by vendor
- Free plan
- Free trial or credits only14-day Team trial
- Ship free-plan output?
- Not stated by vendor
- Engines
- Unity, Unreal
Bottom line for game devs
- Commercial use: Crowdin: not stated by vendor terms. Gridly: not stated by vendor terms.
- Free plan: Crowdin: free plan (60K hosted words, 1 private project) pricing. Gridly: free trial or credits only (14-day Team trial) pricing.
- API and MCP: Crowdin: public API, official MCP server. Gridly: public API, community MCP server only.
- Engine integrations stated by the vendor: both: Unity, Unreal.
Best for
String translation workflows with AI assist
Managing game strings and translations in grids
What it does
Localisation management platform for translating product strings, with Crowdin AI for translation, context enrichment and proofreading, plus an API and integrations.
Content and localisation platform with a game-localisation use case: spreadsheet-style grids for strings, AI translation with linguistic context, AI voiceover files and an API.
Verdict
For managing game text translation with AI assistance; the free plan works for one private project, but free-plan translations feed Crowdin's translation memory.
For teams that want game strings, AI translation and voiceover files in one tool; there is no free plan, only a 14-day trial.
Tasks●
Localisation
Localisation, Voice & dialogue
Engines
Unity, Unreal
Unity, Unreal
Free plan●
Free plan 60K hosted words, 1 private project
Free trial or credits only 14-day Team trial
Pricing
Free US$0/month (60K hosted words, 1 private project; free-plan users donate translations to Crowdin's translation memory). Pro from US$50/month and Team from US$150/month, billed annually. 14-day Team trial. Open-source and academic licences available on request. source
14-day trial of the Team tier. Basic starts at €99/month with 3 seats included (2,500 automated updates and 3,000 API requests per month). Team and Enterprise tiers cost more or are custom; see the pricing page. source
Export formats
Not stated by vendor
Not stated by vendor
Commercial use
Commercial use: not stated by vendor
Crowdin processes your own text. Ownership terms for AI-generated translations were not checked: unverified. source
Crowdin processes your own text. Ownership terms for AI-generated translations were not checked: unverified. source
Commercial use: not stated by vendor
Gridly processes your own content. Ownership terms for AI translations and voiceover output were not checked: unverified. source
Gridly processes your own content. Ownership terms for AI translations and voiceover output were not checked: unverified. source
Revenue share / caps
Not stated by vendor
Not stated by vendor
MCP server●
Official MCP server. Hosted MCP server (API token) source
Community server only. A community-built MCP server exists; no official one found source
Last checked
Rows marked ● differ between the two tools. Licence badges: green = commercial use allowed (including any free plan or trial), amber = paid plans only, restricted, or allowed but with no free plan, red = not allowed, grey = not stated by vendor or not applicable. Read the vendor's current terms before you ship.