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    Trados Studio

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/ATrados Studio is a translation management and language localization platform, from multinational SDL headquartered in the UK. It is a computer-assisted translation product, designed to be a complete translation environment for language professionals who want to edit, review and manage translation projects whilst in the office or on the move.

    $408

    per year per user

    WRITER (Palmyra LLM)

    Score5.8 out of 10
    N/AWRITER is an enterprise-grade platform designed for the development, deployment, and supervision of AI Agents. The solution unifies proprietary Palmyra LLMs with a RAG-based Knowledge Graph to automate complex business workflows and support data-driven decision-making across the enterprise.

    $39

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Trados StudioWRITER (Palmyra LLM)
    Editions & Modules
    Freelance Subscription
    $408
    per year per user
    Professional Subscription
    $1,500
    per year per user
    Starter
    $39
    per month per user
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    Trados StudioWRITER (Palmyra LLM)
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Trados StudioWRITER (Palmyra LLM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.0
    (11 ratings)
    5.8
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    4.0
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    User Testimonials
    Trados StudioWRITER (Palmyra LLM)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    RWS Group
    SDL Trados Studio is extremely well suited for expert CAT tool users. More novice users will have trouble getting up to speed. I have an office full of employees that constantly ask questions on how to do specific tasks, mainly because the task sequence is not obvious and is only uncovered by rote repetition of the same things. If you learn and apply the same techniques repeatedly, it becomes easier, but it seems the software was designed by software people, sometimes with little thought to the end users who have to figure it out. I don't know that professional training should be so necessary.
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    WRITER
    It is very easy to navigate, build, and contextually meld your agent into whatever you like. As long as you know how their back-end no-coding platform works, it becomes a breeze to create bespoke content that actually matters, and makes sense. We've done this with multiple agents and as I call it, "sub-functions". There's a lot more potential the agents can do, all you need to know is to just learn the process.
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    Pros
    RWS Group
    • Extracting sentences from Word, PowerPoint, and PDF.
    • Updating the source document when the client sends an updated source file.
    • Comparing sentence by sentence old set of source/target translations made outside of SDL Trados.
    • Maintaining a user community base to broadcast knowledge and issues.
    • Having an aggressive product update frequency.
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    WRITER
    • Writer applies our writing style to copy I'm working on in browser tabs, ensuring I stay true to our voice.
    • Writer is able to quickly skim full blogs via a single link to use them as source material for drafting marketing copy I need.
    • Writer is my own business version of ChatGPT that keeps our sessions secure within the business.
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    Cons
    RWS Group
    • I would like it to be faster. When I create a new project, even if it is short, it takes a couple of minutes until I can start using the file.
    • I would like it to support more than 5 languages as, for example, I work with 7 different language pairs.
    • It does not always accept the files after they were converted with OCR. It would be great if I could use Trados for those files as well.
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    WRITER
    • i do find the organisation a bit confusing, like the functions available in 'ask Writer' being separate to the main window. there were lots of functions i wasn't able to find intuitively that we needed a support call for
    • asking for a summary of key points doesn't always pick up the main points
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    Usability
    RWS Group
    Again, the list of functions is impressive but the way it is organized (not process-driven) and the fact that complex tasks should be close to basic tasks make the product suitable to hardcore users that have a lot of time to research the manuals and blogs. By the way, Nora Diaz is one of the most respectable users of this product. Her videos help a lot!
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    WRITER
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    Support Rating
    RWS Group
    Support has been fast, precise and thorough. There is support on the web, by chat, by email, from the communities, from the experts, on the product Help section, on YouTube, and other social media. There is also a paid support for companies. This area is where the company stands out. I was not able to evaluate the support in languages other than English.
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    WRITER
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    Alternatives Considered
    RWS Group
    I tried using memoQ to get used to server-based localization tools, but experienced critical issues such as translation data not being updated on the server so stopped using it before I get used to it, unfortunately. It must be updated and improved by now, so I might try using it again in the near future.
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    WRITER
    WordPress is not very clear about the tools that are available with some themes over others. Instead, Write has multiple functions and makes the work complete in its entirety. It's easy to navigate and it also allows me to use multiple accounts. It has database links and at the same time it is compatible with MS office in all versions
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    Return on Investment
    RWS Group
    • As we have the license we can accept and take on our clients' requests without problem.
    • Integration with other tools such as Xbench makes it very easy to apply our QA procedures.
    • It is less efficient compared to our main CAT tool thus sometimes it can get time-consuming.
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    WRITER
    • Developing a styleguide to consolidate message, phrasing, writing style, and brand voice requirements.
    • I'd like to see a Firefox addition at some time, but for now, the Chrome and Google Docs extensions suffice.
    • Processes for producing, revising, optimizing, and publishing material have been streamlined.
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    Screenshot of the shared development environment where IT tackles technical complexity and business defines logic.Screenshot of an example high-impact agent, used to accelerate adoption and minimizing change management.Screenshot of the centralized command center designed to offer everything IT needs to govern a secure, healthy ecosystem of high-performing agents.