Crowdin vs Gridly: game localization platform pricing
Side-by-side from each vendor's own pricing and terms pages, checked 2026-10-15. Prices shown exactly as displayed (promos and billing period noted).
The licence question first
- Crowdin: free tier: commercial use allowed. Paid: commercial use allowed (Same s.12.3 on every plan). Details
- Gridly: free tier: unverified. Paid: unverified (unverified). Details
| Crowdin | Gridly | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | Free: $0/mo, 60K hosted words, 1 private project, Crowdin AI included; free-plan users 'donate translations to Crowdin's translation memory' | 14-day trial of all modules (Team tier feature set) |
| Paid price (as shown) | Pro from $50/mo billed annually ($600/yr); Team from $150/mo billed annually ($1,800/yr); Enterprise custom | CMS from €249/mo (5 seats); TMS from €125/mo (2 seats); CAT from €280/mo (20 seats); Enterprise custom |
| Credits / cost per asset | Plans scale by hosted words | Pay-as-you-go add-ons |
| Licence: free tier | Terms s.12.3: 'Supplier respects your right to exclusive ownership of your Client Data' (Client Data includes translations). On the free plan, translations are donated to Crowdin's translation memory | unverified |
| Licence: paid | Same s.12.3 on every plan | unverified |
| Export / engines | Localization platform; engine integrations not verified | Game localization solution page; engine specifics not verified |
| Engine integrations | not stated | not stated |
| API / MCP | REST API | API in three levels (Basic, Advanced, Full) |
| IP indemnity | No vendor IP indemnity found in the terms; you must indemnify the vendor | Not reviewed yet |
| Affiliate | not stated | not stated |
Sources
- https://crowdin.com/pricing
- https://support.crowdin.com/terms/
- https://support.crowdin.com/intellectual-rights-for-translations/
- https://www.gridly.com/pricing/
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