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    Akkadu

    Score9.4 out of 10
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    memoQ

    Score6.1 out of 10
    N/AmemoQ is a translation technology from the company of the same name headquartered in Budapest, boasting an emphasis on quality, innovation and customer satisfaction.N/A

    Smartcat

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/ASmartcat combines translation automation technologies with communication capabilities to help users not only automate workflows but also find needed freelance specialists. Originally a product of ABBYY, Smartcat became an independent product, and company, in 2016.

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    AkkadumemoQSmartcat
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    AkkadumemoQSmartcat
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    AkkadumemoQSmartcat
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    Akkadu
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    memoQ
    Chose memoQ
    I like MemoQ because there is a good amount of choices of service and engineering support. Memsource accepts lots of different file types as a source file. Like Memsource and Trados, you can install different connectors to your CMS and process your files smoothly. I would …
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    User Ratings
    AkkadumemoQSmartcat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
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    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    AkkadumemoQSmartcat
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Akkadu
    Akkadu is very well suited for global meetings, where participants speak different languages. Or with participants who speak the same language but with a strong accent that it is difficult to understand.
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    memoQ
    I believe memoQ is the best CAT tool of all the ones I have tested. As a PM, it has a lot of file filters that are highly customizable. You can even use cascading filters to add extra filter settings to the default file filter. Also, the use of REGEX is almost available everywhere in memoQ. You can use regex for filenames, regex for tagging items in files, regex when importing items, regex when exporting translations, regex for QA checking, regex for filtering, etc. They also added a regex library so you can save your favorite regex and easily reuse them. From a translator's point of view, the LiveDocs functionality is something that no other CAT tool has (to my knowledge). With LiveDocs you can just add any type of document, and if it has selectable text, memoQ will search this text as if it were a TM while translating. Even for non-bilingual documents, this is really helpful as you can sometimes need to reference other materials while translating.
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    Smartcat
    ABBY SmartCAT is truly a universal solution that can fit any type of organization from freelancers flying solo, to small team of translators and large translation agencies. Anyone who wants to establish themselves as a professional translator can benefit greatly from the CAT tool that SmartCAT offers absolutely free of charge, while teams will surely appreciate the collaborative features that make it possible to work simultaneously with other translators, proofreaders, editors and QA experts on a single project.
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    Pros
    Akkadu
    • Very accurate
    • Integrates with any virtual platform such as Zoom, Teams, WebEx, etc.
    • Very easy-to-use
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    memoQ
    • Filters
    • Resource management
    • Translation Network
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    Smartcat
    • Segmentation.
    • Translation overall quality.
    • Customer service.
    • Pricing.
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    Cons
    Akkadu
    • It'd be great if it has AI Speech so we don't need to read the live captions. Customer service said the AI Speech feature will be released next month.
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    memoQ
    • Assignments
    • Analysis
    • TMs
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    Smartcat
    • Performance has been an issue initially. Sometimes it takes longer for some things to load and it can be frustrating.
    • UI seems a bit confusing at times. For example, I don't understand why I need to have a translator's profile when I'm clearly a project manager.
    • Their support team can take a long time to reply which often crucial for urgent projects.
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    Akkadu
    Akkadu.ai is more accurate. The fact in the Akkadu app you can pick accents such as English (India) or English (Australia) improves the accuracy of the AI. Also the fact you can add terminologies from your industry in advance, makes the AI more accurate as well. Akkadu is very easy-to-use Customer service speaks fluent English and Spanish
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    memoQ
    We are using memoQ for only certain projects and it’s not our main tool. It’s relatively slow and sometimes it can get too complicated. It does the job in the end but we prefer Memsource because of its easy-to-use interface as time is very important for us as project managers.
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    Smartcat
    I regularly use the two other products and appreciate Smartcat including more features than MateCat, such as storing of projects and contact with agencies and clients.
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    Return on Investment
    Akkadu
    • Very positive impact! Meetings with foreign clients that don't speak good English, now became very smooth.
    • Colleagues that don't speak good English now can use their mother tongue during our internal meetings with the Headquarters in Germany. The HQ has noticed the engagement of the foreign colleagues has increased.
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    memoQ
    • Able to handle projects with difficult files that we would otherwise need to edit before translating.
    • Locking/tagging segments and strings with regex to reduce translation volume/cost.
    Incentivized
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    Smartcat
    • Translation memories and CAT tool help us ensure maximum consistency in our translations which is always appreciated by clients.
    • Team collaboration made it easier for us to grow our business and take on bigger projects, which brings us more revenue.
    • Payment solution helps us save money on wire transfer fees which is always great when working with multiple freelancers.
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