Best BasicCAT Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from computer-assisted translation software ranked against BasicCAT on the same published basis.
- 1BasicCAT vs locAGI
- 2BasicCAT vs Smartcat
- 4BasicCAT vs Matecat
- 5BasicCAT vs Phrase
- 6BasicCAT vs Déjà Vu X3
- 7BasicCAT vs CafeTran Espresso
- 8BasicCAT vs TextUnited
- 9BasicCAT vs Trados
- 10BasicCAT vs memoQ
- 11BasicCAT vs XTM Cloud
- 12BasicCAT vs Verto
- 13BasicCAT vs Wordfast
- 14BasicCAT vs translate5
- 15BasicCAT vs LILT
- 16BasicCAT vs Fluency Now
- 17BasicCAT vs Supervertaler Workbench
- 18BasicCAT vs Centus
- 19BasicCAT vs Across Language Server
- 20BasicCAT vs Swordfish
- 21BasicCAT vs WordBeam
BasicCAT alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | locAGI | 7.8 | Free plan | Free | API, Linux, Mac, Web |
| 2 | Smartcat | 7.5 | No | $100/mo | API |
| 4 | Matecat | 7.2 | No | — | API |
| 5 | Phrase | 7.2 | No | — | API |
| 6 | Déjà Vu X3 | 7.2 | Free plan | Free | Windows |
| 7 | CafeTran Espresso | 7.1 | Free plan | €6.67/mo | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| 8 | TextUnited | 7.1 | Free plan | €150/mo | API, Web |
| 9 | Trados | 7.0 | No | £24/mo | API, Web, Windows |
| 10 | memoQ | 6.9 | No | $36.33/mo | API |
| 11 | XTM Cloud | 6.9 | No | $1,375/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 12 | Verto | 6.7 | No | — | Web |
| 13 | Wordfast | 6.6 | No | $1/mo | API |
| 14 | translate5 | 6.5 | No | — | Web |
| 15 | LILT | 6.4 | No | — | API |
| 16 | Fluency Now | 6.3 | No | $15/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 17 | Supervertaler Workbench | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 18 | Centus | 6.2 | No | $145/mo | API, Web |
| 19 | Across Language Server | 5.8 | No | — | API |
| 20 | Swordfish | 5.8 | No | $11.67/mo | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 21 | WordBeam | 5.6 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about BasicCAT alternatives
What is the best alternative to BasicCAT?
locAGI, number 1 in computer-assisted translation software with a score of 7.8 out of 10. The others here: Smartcat, Matecat, Phrase and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to BasicCAT?
locAGI is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.