Phrase Localization Platform
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Phrase has simplified a lot our translations process
What do you like best about the product?
The platform has an easy-to-use UI and is packed with valuable features for all companies.
It makes it easy for us to have new translations made by professionals simply by giving them access to Phrase.
It makes it easy for us to have new translations made by professionals simply by giving them access to Phrase.
What do you dislike about the product?
The introduction to the documentation was a bit confusing. The Phrase Team should better organize the docs to have a faster installation process.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
At my company, we had a manual translation process that took away lots of working time with no necessity. With Phrase, we were able to automate everything so we can focus on our direct work actions.
Very easy and straightforward!
What do you like best about the product?
Simple to switch to different languages. The machine translation feature makes everything more efficient.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing so far. There's no coding experience needed to use.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Able to working with translation agencies smoothly and really be on the same page.
Good, modern TMS for Linguists and LSPs
What do you like best about the product?
Memsource has an up-to-date interface, great translator workbench but most important for us are the analytics and integration of MT.
What do you dislike about the product?
Their pricing model is per-word, which means it can become expensive to do big, low-margin projects. Using it can become expensive.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We moved from another web-based TMS as it was unable to provide per-segment analytics or granular control of machine translation engines.
Great tool
What do you like best about the product?
User-friendly interface that makes the tool very easy to learn and use. Memsource also has good quality customer service.
What do you dislike about the product?
There aren't any significant issues with Memsource, but some basic features are still missing.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The option to create projects using automation and the use of project templates helped us saving time and costs.
Brilliant, user friendly tool
What do you like best about the product?
I like the interface best, everything is easy to find and understand.
What do you dislike about the product?
I find the connectors and plug-ins more difficult to manage, but I think that's down to knowledge rather than the tool.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Splitting large projects so that I can send them out to multiple linguists for a faster TAT.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
The training videos are a brilliant way to start learning about Memsource
a great tool!
What do you like best about the product?
I think Memsource is user-friendly, which is helpful when it comes to create and manage projects. Among all CAT tools, Memsource is one of my favorites du to its user-friendly interface and fast technical support. All the times I encountered a technical issue, the support always took quick action when needed.
What do you dislike about the product?
There is nothing to dislike about Memsource. Sometimes it can be slow but not an issue
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Thanks to MS, it's extremely easy to assign translations and to split large files if needed
Great tool and best support team
What do you like best about the product?
The support team is great and vendors and PMs find the tool very much user friendly. It allows for multiple file formats and is usually reliable on the tech side of things.
What do you dislike about the product?
The payment structure that has changed now for LSPs is not transparent. It's not convenient to invest much in this tool.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Phrase helps us assign tasks to multiple translators by allowing for customization right at project creation + we can handle various file formats.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Memsource has everything any translation company or linguist needs and they're support team is always ready to help
Very useful when translating in many languages fast
What do you like best about the product?
It is really easy to use, and it helps a lot in when you need to translate specific phrases from different sections of an app.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't dislike anything at the moment...
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Translating app to other languages really fast
Quick and dirty solution for small jobs, too limited for more demanding ones
What do you like best about the product?
For someone new to CAT tools, Memsource is quick and simple to learn and use. The quickly accessible repetitions filter is a nice feature.
What do you dislike about the product?
An experienced translator will soon find out that the free version of Memsource lacks some essential productivity features.
- No analysis feature! This makes tracking progress difficult, especially in larger projects that contain fuzzy matches.
- Cumbersome QA. No 'ignore all' feature for individual words in spell check, no permanent ignore list either. This is often a massive time sink and also a quality hazard since there are often too many false positives.
- Buggy editor. The editor has a nasty intermittent bug that results in the few last changes/translated segments getting undone when the file is opened the next day, although the changes/translations get saved in the TM. I have discussed this with Memsource support a few times to no avail.
- No possibility to create a TM-like document pool that supports the job at hand. Such a feature exists, for example, in MemoQ (where it is called LiveDocs) and is incredibly helpful.
- No 'muse' feature, i.e., no way of turning a TM into autocomplete phrases.
- No possibility to create or add TMs of your own.
- No alignment feature.
- Too little power to the translator in general.
All in all, Memsource is a quick and dirty option for small translation jobs, but anything larger, more complex or demanding, and its lack of productivity features starts to show. This also has a negative impact on the translator's financial results. I have personally turned down some Memsource jobs for this reason. The paid version might be different, but better options are available.
- No analysis feature! This makes tracking progress difficult, especially in larger projects that contain fuzzy matches.
- Cumbersome QA. No 'ignore all' feature for individual words in spell check, no permanent ignore list either. This is often a massive time sink and also a quality hazard since there are often too many false positives.
- Buggy editor. The editor has a nasty intermittent bug that results in the few last changes/translated segments getting undone when the file is opened the next day, although the changes/translations get saved in the TM. I have discussed this with Memsource support a few times to no avail.
- No possibility to create a TM-like document pool that supports the job at hand. Such a feature exists, for example, in MemoQ (where it is called LiveDocs) and is incredibly helpful.
- No 'muse' feature, i.e., no way of turning a TM into autocomplete phrases.
- No possibility to create or add TMs of your own.
- No alignment feature.
- Too little power to the translator in general.
All in all, Memsource is a quick and dirty option for small translation jobs, but anything larger, more complex or demanding, and its lack of productivity features starts to show. This also has a negative impact on the translator's financial results. I have personally turned down some Memsource jobs for this reason. The paid version might be different, but better options are available.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Not many, since there are better options that experienced translators prefer, and it is their opinion you should listen to very carefully when selecting a CAT tool/Translation Management System.
Memsource promised me a $25 gift card for this review, so I suppose that can be considered a benefit.
Memsource promised me a $25 gift card for this review, so I suppose that can be considered a benefit.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Memsouce might be a good first step to the world of CAT tools, but remember that tools like MemoQ and Trados Studio have much better productivity features. The time you invest in learning them will bring you great dividends.
Very insightful
What do you like best about the product?
Firstly the pace of the course, and the trainer (he was able to explain everything clearly - spot on!)
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing, really. Maybe a mock-up program to test out all the functionalities would have been great. Apart from that, I am delighted with the course!
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The Project management side is quintessential when it comes to localizing
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Use Memsource as it would make your life easier
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