The honest comparison
MisterTranslate vs TranslatePress
Both live in your own site — so this one is close. The real difference is how you pay for AI: per word with nothing to manage, instead of an annual licence plus your own API keys.
| MisterTranslate | TranslatePressPlugin | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | ✓Pay per word · once | ✗Annual licence for Pro |
| AI translation | ✓Included · no API keys to manage | ✗Bring your own DeepL/Google key or AI add-on |
| Multiple languages | ✓Included | Free = 1 extra language · more needs Pro |
| Ongoing costs | ✓None · words never expire | ✗Annual renewal + metered API usage |
| Cost shown before translating | ✓Built-in estimator | You monitor your own API usage |
| Self-hosted · you own translations | ✓Yes | ✓Yes |
| Review before publishing | ✓Yes | ✓Yes · visual editor |
| Keeps page-builder layout | ✓Yes · segment-based | ✓Yes |
| Free to install | ✓Yes · on WordPress.org | ✓Yes · free version |
Start from €1 →AI included · pay per word · no annual licence · words never expire