Redokun: the Smartcat alternative for manufacturing marketing teams
Smartcat is an AI content platform for large organisations, with a marketplace of 500,000+ linguists and deep integrations. Redokun
translates your catalogues, datasheets, and brochures with the translators you already work with, and gives you the file back in the
same format.
Translate a few times a year? Project Pass: one project, one price.
Translate regularly? The Workspace Plan.
Which tool fits your team
Both tools translate documents. They are built for different teams.
Smartcat is the better fit if you:
Redokun is the better fit if you:
Redokun vs Smartcat: feature comparison
Redokun
Smartcat
Built for
Marketing teams at manufacturers translating documents
Organisations translating web, video, software, e-learning, and documents
AI translation
DeepL, Google Translate, and ChatGPT, included in every
Drawn from an annual Smartwords allowance
plan
Drawn from an annual Smartwords allowance
InDesign
.idml, layout preserved · Adobe Technology Partner
.idml supported
Who translates
Your own translators, distributors, or agency
Unlimited users, plus a 500,000+ linguist marketplace
Updating a revised document
Quick Revisions: only new or changed segments
Translation Memory matches free on all plans
Integrations
File-based: upload and download
Google Drive and OneDrive; CMS, PIM, and API on higher
tiers
Languages
130+
280+
One-off project, no
subscription
Project Pass
Not offered
Billing
Monthly, or annual with a 15% saving
Annual on every tier
Where Smartcat is stronger: integrations, language count, and sourcing new translators.
Redokun is built for documents, your existing translators, and flexible billing. See full pricing
Smartcat is built for content operations at scale. Your problem is a catalogue going to 8 markets.
A 60-page InDesign catalogue for a trade show. Translators you already trust. A safety termthat cannot change between your German and French data sheets. Redokun is built for thatsituation.
Moving from Smartcat to Redokun
Bring your Translation Memory
Upload your source files
Set up your Glossary
Invite translatorsand Pre-translate
What changes when you translate in Redokun
Your InDesign catalogue comes back ready for a final check
Redokun is an Adobe Technology Partner. Upload your .idml file and download it translated, with tables, callouts, and part numbers in place.
Translate an InDesign file
When a spec changes, translators only see what changed
Upload the revised document. Every confirmed segment carries over in
every language. Your translators handle only the new text.
You pay for the way you actually translate
One catalogue this quarter? Get your Project Pass. Translating every month? The Workspace Plan starts works best for you.
Compare Project Pass and the Workspace Plan
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Frequently asked questions
Redokun is a translation management platform that uses AI translation (DeepL, Google Translate, and ChatGPT) to help you translate your documents faster with AI. Your translators review and confirm every segment. AI translation is included in every plan at no extra cost.
Yes. Export it as a TMX file and import it into Redokun. TM Import is available on annual Workspace Plans.
No. Redokun is built for teams that already work with translators: freelancers, distributors, or an agency. You invite them into a shared editor. If you need to find new translators through the tool, Smartcat's marketplace is designed for that.
If your main files are InDesign catalogues and brochures, Redokun is built for that. It was founded by an InDesign expert, it is an Adobe Technology Partner, and it returns your translated .idml file with the layout in place. Smartcat also supports .idml, as part of a much wider platform.
No. Project Pass is a one-time purchase for a single project. The Workspace Plan is available monthly, or annually with a 15% saving.
If you have one project now, buy Project Pass and upload your files the same day. For ongoing work, create a free account and start your 14-day trial of the Workspace Plan. There is nothing to install.