Lokalise alternatives
Lokalise alternatives for NZ and Australian businesses
Lokalise: US$1,049 a month, or US$12,588 annualised before extras
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The options
What people compare Lokalise with
Lokalise lists Advanced at US$1,049 a month, equivalent to US$12,588 over twelve months before extras. You may be looking for an alternative because the bill is tied to word capacity, seats, integrations and delivery allowances, while you want your records in a database you own.
Yours to own
Localisation for Claude Code
The open-source localisation system that is just a database and Claude Code. Built around your business, with your Lokalise data brought across.
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How to choose a Lokalise alternative
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What drives the bill
Check what your current bill is tied to, including word capacity, seats, integrations, automations and delivery calls. These are separate parts of Lokalise’s pricing comparison. Work out which allowances your team uses before deciding what an alternative needs to cover.
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Who owns your records
Lokalise is a hosted platform. With an owned option, your translations and review records stay in a database you own, and you can export records and review history when needed. Check which existing exports can be brought across and what will need separate mapping.
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Fit with your own rules
List the checks and steps your language work depends on, such as character limits, preferred terms, evidence review dates and approval stages. The free version supports some of these checks. Enterprise DNA can build your version around your evidence rules, reports and release process.
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What switching involves
The free version reads documented language exports from Lokalise Expert Web and mobile projects, retaining original text, translations, descriptions and comments. Previous approvals need a fresh review. Other history and Vantage exports need separate mapping, so confirm the scope before switching.
The option that fits
Own the version your process needs
Localisation for Claude Code keeps plain text translations, review decisions and release checks in a database you own, run in plain language with Claude Code. The free version is available if you want to run it yourself. Enterprise DNA builds and operates a version around your approval stages, evidence rules, reports and release process, brings across supported Lokalise exports, and scopes extra formats, connections or visual review screens. You pay one setup fee, then a monthly retainer, with no per-seat plans.
- check Your records stay in a database you own.
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- check One setup fee, then a monthly retainer, with no per-seat plans.
Make it yours
Design your own Lokalise replacement
Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from Lokalise. Try it here, and we build the real one.
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Questions
Lokalise alternatives, answered
Will this replace everything we use in Lokalise? expand_more
The free version covers plain text translations, review decisions and release checks. Visual review screens, richer language formats, translation services and delivery connections may need extra work. Enterprise DNA checks what your team relies on and scopes those requirements before recommending a switch.
Can we bring our existing translations across? expand_more
The free version reads documented language exports from Lokalise Expert Web and mobile projects. Original text, translated text, descriptions and comments are retained. Previous approvals need a fresh review. Other history and Vantage exports need separate mapping, which Enterprise DNA scopes with you.
What does it cost to run the owned option? expand_more
The software is free under an MIT licence. If you run it yourself, you have hosting and assistant costs. Enterprise DNA customises and operates your version for one setup fee, then a monthly retainer. The amount depends on the migration, connections and ongoing work to be scoped.
Can it follow our approval and release process? expand_more
The free version supports character limits, preferred terms and evidence review dates. Enterprise DNA can build your version around your approval stages, reporting and release process, including screens when required. A competent person still needs to check translations for meaning, grammar and context.
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