GlotBee or PolyTranslator for your document?
PolyTranslator covers hundreds of languages, including rare and ancient ones, and is free to try. A contract, a certificate or a medical report needs more than a fast draft: the same terms on every page, a second reading, and numbers that match the original.
PDF, scanned PDF, Word and more. You see the price before you pay.
Side by side.
| GlotBee | PolyTranslator | |
|---|---|---|
| A glossary of names and terms | Made for each document before translating starts, and used on every page | No glossary; the whole document is given as context |
| A second reading of every paragraph | An independent review, then proofreading | Not described |
| A final consistency pass | A final pass over all of it, with a style sheet | Left to you: their guides ask you to check that a defined term reads the same everywhere |
| Numbers, dates and names checked | Checked against the original automatically | Left to you: their guides ask you to check names, dates and amounts before relying on the translation |
| A record of what was checked | A translation audit: every number, date, code and name, and where the translation has it | Not described |
| The original layout kept | The same pages back, as text you can select and search, with scanned pages and text in pictures translated too | As pictures. Translated PDF pages come back as images; selectable text is not promised |
| Scanned pages | Straightened, every line read twice, and the translation set where each line was; stamps and signatures noted | Read by an AI vision model and redrawn in place; stamps and signatures kept as they are |
| Personal data hidden before translating | ID numbers, accounts and contacts can be masked | Not described |
| Corrections with the layout kept | Side by side, one correction round included | Download the file and edit it yourself |
| Your files | Encrypted with your own key; deleted 30 days after delivery, or sooner if you choose | Kept with no automatic deletion; deleted when you ask |
| The AI providers | Named in the privacy notice; they do not train on your documents | Not named |
| The price | In euros, VAT included, shown before you pay | In credits, with plans in US dollars; a free daily allowance |
| Made for | Documents you file, sign, send or publish, and whole books | Hundreds of languages, including rare and ancient ones |
From what each service publishes on its own website, as of November 2026. PolyTranslator is a trademark of its owner; GlotBee is not connected with it. Sources: pricing, document translator, legal documents, PDF guide, privacy policy.
When PolyTranslator is enough.
For a rare, ancient or regional language GlotBee does not offer, or to get the gist of a text for free, PolyTranslator is a good choice: it covers hundreds of languages, has a free daily allowance, and also takes PowerPoint, Excel and EPUB files.
When a document needs more.
If you will sign it, file it, send it to an office or publish it, a first draft is where the work starts.
- The same terms on every page.
- The whole document is read first, and every name and term is fixed to one translation.
- A second reading.
- An independent review of every paragraph, then proofreading, then a final pass over all of it.
- Numbers that match the original.
- Every number, date and name is checked against the original, with a translation audit you can pass on.
- The same pages back.
- Logos, tables, scans and text in pictures, translated in place.
Questions
When is PolyTranslator enough?
For a rare, ancient or regional language GlotBee does not offer, or to get the gist of a text for free, PolyTranslator is a good choice: it covers hundreds of languages, has a free daily allowance, and also takes PowerPoint, Excel and EPUB files.
When should I use GlotBee?
For a document you will sign, file, send to an office or publish: a contract, a court document, a medical report, a certificate, a scan or a book. It is read in full first, reviewed a second time, checked against the original for numbers, dates and names, and returned on its own pages.
Is the translation certified?
No. A GlotBee translation is careful: it is reviewed, proofread, and checked against the original for numbers, dates and names. Courts, embassies and registries usually ask for a certified translation, though, which means a sworn translator’s stamp and signature. GlotBee Personal does not certify. You can download the translation as Word, so a sworn translator can review it, and sworn translators use GlotBee Professional to certify their work.
Why is there no free sample?
Before you pay, you see the exact price and, for a PDF, the first page of your original, so you know what you are paying for. The full process runs on the whole document, from the first read to the final checks, so there is no single-page version of it to give away.
Where do these facts come from?
From PolyTranslator’s own website, as of November 2026: its pricing, privacy and terms pages and its guides. They are linked under the table. Where a cell says “Not described”, we did not find it there.
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