Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Speak every customer’s language. It’s easy to translate and adapt your store content for any market.
| Shopify Translate & Adapt | Translify | Translation by API | |
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| Screenshots | images | images |
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Bulk translate Products, Collections, Pages, content… using ChatGPT, Deepl, or Google Translate API.
| Metric | Shopify Translate & Adapt | Translify | Translation by API |
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| Rating | 4.5 ★ | ★ 4.6 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 1.4k | 15 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free | Free to install |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | — | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 4 | 4 |
| Featured placements | 4 | — |
| Languages | 21 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Aug 2022 | Feb 2022 |
Shopify Translate & Adapt and Translify | Translation by API are evenly matched on rating (4.5★ vs 4.6★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow.
Pricing entry tiers: Shopify Translate & Adapt at Free, Translify | Translation by API at Free to install. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
Shopify Translate & Adapt has the larger user base (1,435 reviews vs 15), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Translify | Translation by API's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended evaluation path: install both apps' free tiers (where available) and run them in parallel on a small cohort for 7-14 days before committing. The data tables below show the per-feature breakdown — for most merchants the deciding factor will be a single integration or workflow detail that's hard to compare from listing pages alone.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Shopify Translate & Adapt audit • Translify | Translation by API audit
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| Keyword | Shopify Translate & Adapt | Translify | Translation by API |
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| translation | #31 | #144 |
| translate | #3 | #17 |
| translations | #42 | #222 |
| language translation services | #12 | #23 |
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Both Shopify Translate & Adapt and Translify | Translation by API offer paid plans only. Shopify Translate & Adapt starts at Free; Translify | Translation by API starts at Free to install. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Shopify Translate & Adapt (4.5★, 1,435 reviews) and Translify | Translation by API (4.6★, 15 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
Translify | Translation by API holds the higher average rating (4.6★ vs 4.5★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Shopify Translate & Adapt has the deeper published review base (1,435 vs 15), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Shopify Translate & Adapt typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1,435 reviews). Translify | Translation by API typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (15 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Shopify Translate & Adapt and Translify | Translation by API both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Translify | Translation by API" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
