Trados Studio 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Pricing and Plans
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User Reviews

Overview

Trados Studio

4.3

(88)

Pricing

Starting at $408.00 per year

About Trados Studio

Trados Studio offers individual translators an extensive CAT tool in which they can edit, review, and manage their translation projects. It provides many features designed to help speed up translation processes and improve consistency while building a repository of assets that can be used over and over again. With cloud capabilities included with Studio, you can move between desktop and cloud working as it suits you. You have the option to work from anywhere, at any time and on any device.

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Trados Studio Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $408.00 per year

Free Trial

Free Version

Freelance

$915.00

flat rate, one time

Plan includes:

Machine Translation
Review
Translate
Use Terminology

Freelance Plus

$1,110.00

flat rate, one time

Plan includes:

Machine Translation
Review
Translate
Use Terminology

Freelance Subscription

$408.00

flat rate, per year

Plan includes:

Machine Translation
Review
Translate
Use Terminology

Professional

$3,435.00

flat rate

Plan includes:

Machine Translation
Review
Translate
Use Terminology

Professional Network

Pricing available upon request

Plan includes:

Machine Translation
Review
Translate
Use Terminology

Team

Pricing available upon request

Plan includes:

Machine Translation
Review
Translate
Use Terminology

Trados Studio Features

Popular features found in Translation Management
Collaboration Tools
Localization Automation
Memory Management
Multi-Language
Workflow Management
More features of Trados Studio
Activity Tracking
API
Commenting/Notes
For Software
For Websites
Language Detection
Machine Translation
Project Tracking
Project Workflow
Quality Control
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & Statistics
Resource Management
Search/Filter
Spell Check
Status Tracking
Tagging
Terminology Management
Text Editing
Third-Party Integrations
Translation Analytics
Translator Database
Version Control

Trados Studio User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.3

Ratings Breakdown

52%

34%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

3.4

Value for money

3.5

Customer support

3.7

Functionality

4.2

Ignacio C.

Verified reviewer

Translation and Localization

Self-Employed

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2019

The biggest reference for CAT tools.

Previously 4

SDL Trados Studio is, by far, the most known CAT tool out there. It's an expensive software, but once you start using it for your projects, you will quickly notice how this can pays itself off in a few months (or days, depending on your workload). After years translating with SDL Trados, it's impossible to imagine my rountine without a CAT Tool like this. The downside is that it may freeze at sometimes for no apparent reason. It also demands a good PC to run it smoothly, as it tends to be a bit slow in older devices. Overall, it is worth every cent if you do intend to work as a translator!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Previously 3

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It makes your job as a translator sooo much easier, faster and more professional! The translation memories and termbases allow you to work like 2x faster and keep consistency throughout your project. It's a really powerful tool (after 5 years working daily with it, I still discover new and incredible tools and features every week).

Cons:

The software may freeze or present some errors that force you to reopen it. It may also have a hard time working with MS Word file full of tags. You may need a strong PC to work it properly and smoothly.

Niki P.

Verified reviewer

Translation and Localization

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2019

3year experience

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

Compatibility with different files as well as creating and maintaining TMs

Cons:

Split files and assign to different translators proofreaders etc. Obligatory updates from Trados 2014 to 2019 for example. Price-point

Reasons for choosing Trados Studio

due to the fact that the vast majority of freelancers and companies uses this software.

Verified

Reviewer

Outsourcing/ Offshoring

10000+ employees

Used other for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed February 2019

SDL Trados Studio

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Functionality

Pros:

Very important software for translating.

Cons:

I didn't like the fact that it is a bit hard to learn using it.

Roberto R.

Verified reviewer

Translation and Localization

2-10 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2022

One of the first but competitors caught up...

I have mixed feeling about the product. It took me years to really accept it until the industry made it almost mandatory to use it and I had to learn how to use it.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It has many likeable features which are updated frequently and work very well.

Cons:

Sometimes the software is hard to use and you need special training to understand and use the product.

Reasons for choosing Trados Studio

It was a breakthrough product in the industry and we were a bit slow to accept it as such.

Yann T.

Verified reviewer

Translation and Localization

Self-Employed

Used other for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2020

Great translation management tool

I have been using SDL Trados for a bit more than one year and it has showed useful in various occasions, however, it required a few hours to get acquainted with the main features. Overall a good product, but its price don't make it the first option for most of independent workers.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

The translation memory is a smart tool and comes handy for translating large documents with a fair amount of repetitions. The system supports a lot of different file types.

Cons:

The software is not very stable and has an annoying tendency to crash, especially when using with large files. Its price is expensive and can be an important obstacle for a translator working independently.

Rostyslav B.

Verified reviewer

Civil Engineering

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2022

It's a great product but pricy.

It is a good product. It changed my life. I increased my productivity. It has a lot of settings allowing to adjust it perfectly to my needs.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

It works offline. No need for Internet connection. Sometimes that is very important. Great functionality.

Cons:

If TM is huge, it is necessary to have powerful PC.

Dmitry K.

Verified reviewer

Translation and Localization

2-10 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed July 2019

A leader on the market that could use some improvement in UI

I need to work with Trados because some of my clients work with it and we need to keep the same format of files. The tool itself is pretty great except for some features that feel like overkill.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Trados was one the first tools that I have used and I always appreciated the straightforward project setup process.

Cons:

This tools suffers from an abundance of features that only a small fraction of users actually need or use. It could definitely improve user interface to make it easier for users to navigate the menu and perform simple commands. Proprietary file formats make compatibility with other similar tools an issues as well.

Uku S.

Verified reviewer

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed December 2017

Probably the most used translation software

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Includes everything that a professional translator needs. But can be do complicated for a seldom user.

Cons:

Maybe too complicated for those who are not using it on a daily basis. Most clients however require Trados for most of the translation tasks.

Emily T.

Verified reviewer

Translation and Localization

Self-Employed

Used other for free trial

Review source

Reviewed September 2019

Wasn't able to Successfully Implement It

I do freelance translation. I typically work with manually scanned documents and faxes, where something like Trados or another CAT tool is not helpful. However, a larger company asked me to consider Trados in order to complete a specialized project with them, and I agreed. After spending many frustrating hours trying to successfully complete operations within Trados, I gave up and cancelled the contract with the company. Perhaps in the future, while working with someone who knows Trados well, I might have some success with it. But, as it is, I wasn't able to get any useful work out of it.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Functionality

Pros:

The biggest pro that Trados has going for it is the number of companies that require the use of Trado in order to do translation work for them.

Cons:

It isn't intuitive and is not easy to use.

romay zuleima f.

Verified reviewer

Used other for unspecified

Review source