Smartcat versus Microsoft Translator

Smartcat empowers you to localize every part of your enterprise learning—from text and visuals to video and documents—within a single, automated workflow. No more downloading, editing, or re-uploading assets manually. Everything is managed together in one platform, making collaboration easy and speeding up global launches. In contrast, using only Microsoft Translator means you’re limited to text translation, which can leave you with disconnected processes and extra manual work.

Smartcat’s expert-enabled AI Agents work alongside Microsoft Translator to deliver context-aware translations that get smarter with every project. Integrated glossaries, translation memory, and domain-specific engines help you maintain your brand’s voice, while continuous feedback from your team and professional reviewers ensures quality keeps improving. This means higher consistency and accuracy across every language and format.

With Smartcat, you can instantly scale your review process thanks to a global marketplace of 500,000+ expert linguists and subject-matter reviewers. Assign, review, and pay for work directly in the platform—no external contracts or spreadsheets needed. This flexibility means you can deliver quality at scale, without building out a dedicated localization team or juggling multiple vendors. Microsoft Translator alone doesn’t offer this expert-enabled review workflow.

Smartcat lets you update all your course content—across every format and language—from a single place. Only what’s changed gets retranslated, so you never have to redo entire courses. Seamless LMS integrations keep your content up-to-date and compliant automatically, so your learners always have access to the latest materials. Microsoft Translator, on its own, doesn’t provide this level of centralized control or automation.