Comparing MateCat and memoQ

Which software is better? Here is a rundown of features and reviews to help you make your decision.


Name	MateCat	memoQ
Review breakdown	(34 reviews)	(41 reviews)
Most helpful review	A very promising CAT tool By Jorge Herran It is an outstanding CAT tool, I have worked with SDL, Fluency, OmegaT and other CAT tools and in most cases this one allows me to work faster using a much better quality automatic translation as a base for my work, I still have to learn more about it, but so far, even if it lacks of many features, looks like a very promising CAT tool. 18 out of 18 found this review helpful. Read more reviews →	memoQ is fantastic, an intuitive tool that solves problems! By two2tango I have been using CAT tools for about 10 years and have used Wordfast, Trados 2007, Studio 2009, SDLX, Mneme, Deja Vu and Across. memoQ surpasses them all, from the installation which is automatic, to updates, to technical support to its webinars and resource center to its great features (LiveDocs!) and ease of use in general. I recommend my colleagues to download a memoQ trial version and I am sure they will fall for it. Haydée Incicco (two2tango) 47 out of 63 found this review helpful. Read more reviews →
Product description	MateCat is an enterprise-level, online CAT tool designed to make post-editing and outsourcing easy and to provide a complete set of features to manage and monitor translation projects. Thanks to the integration of the largest collaborative translation memory and the best machine translation, you will always get from 10% to 20% more matches than with any other CAT tool and translate faster than ever. MateCat is the only CAT tool that empowers you to accept all translation projects, even when your translators are busy or you do not cover one of the language pairs required by your client. Use Matecat to outsource your extra projects in one click and keep full control by monitoring real-time progress and translation quality in your dashboard. You can use it for free at www.matecat.com	memoQ translator pro: created by translators for translators! memoQ translator pro is a computer-assisted translation tool which runs on Microsoft Windows and on Mac using Parallels or VMWareFusion. It was envisioned more than 12 years ago by a group of enthusiastic linguists who aimed to develop innovative translation software which increases translator's productivity while being easy to learn and use. Translation memory memoQ features a state of the art translation memory which stores your translations and helps you reuse them. The translation memory boosts productivity and consistency throughout your project. With a translation memory in place you will never need to translate the same thing twice. Term base memoQ posses an advanced term base for handling terminology. With it, you can extract terms from files and translation memories, import your existing glossaries, combine bilingual glossaries into multilingual ones, or easily add new terminology as you translate. The Muse Muses offer automatic suggestions for target terms as you type. Muses are “trained” by analyzing content that is available from your translation memories and LiveDocs corpora. The more content available, the more precise and personalized the suggestions will be. LiveDocs LiveDocs is the best example of features in memoQ that speed up work. It is an alternative to translation memories which keeps your translation content structured and organized. It allows for the reuse of previous material based on the entire corpus rather than segments. This is the technology that makes memoQ, the CAT tool of choice for thousands of translators around the world. Popular features HTML Live preview Customizable filters Customizable shortcuts Global Find and Replace Filtering and sorting Real-time spell-checking Automatic saving Multiple-level undo and redo AutoCorrect Supported languages and file formats & compatibility with other tools memoQ translator pro supports a wide range of languages and file formats (HTML, Adobe FrameMaker™, Adobe InDesign™, XLIFF, XML, SVG, Typo3, Multilingual Excel files, software localization formats like PO, YAML, JSON, RESX) and is compatible with most other translation tools (SDL Trados, STAR Transit, SDL Worldserver and Wordfast). With memoQ you can easily import and export file formats from other CAT tools. 24 HS support Kilgray Translation Technologies offers online support nonstop Mondays through Fridays. Support is also available on Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Central European time) and even on Sundays for critical cases. Integration with Language Terminal Language Terminal is a free project management tool freelance translators can use to manage their translation work. Learning resources Free webinars Free Online training memoQ help memoQ knowledge base You can download memoQ here
Price	free	€ 620 / USD 770
File formats	70 file format supported. Read more here	All possible file formats you could run into (80+), please see the full list.
License type	Perpetual, open source	Perpetual
Operating system	MacOS, Linux, Other, Windows, Android, Apple iOS	Windows
System requirements	Google Chrome 30, or higher (on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X) Safari 1.7, or higher (on Mac OS X)	See detailed system requirements here.
Compatibility	Supports for open standard file formats: XLIFF, TMX. Open API to connect to external applications (e.g. translation management systems) and machine translation systems.	Supports open standard file formats XLIFF, TMX, TBX & OLIF and interoperability with Transit, Wordfast and SDL Trados
Support and upgrades offered/included	Free community support, N/A - Software is free, Free upgrades to all future versions, Free technical support via support ticket center	1 year of free support and upgrades, Installation support
Support and tutorial links	http://www.matecat.com/support/	[email protected]
Free trial	No data	You can download a free 45-day trial of memoQ translator pro here
Languages supported	90 languages are supported. Read more here	Practically all languages, user interface in 10 languages - Please see the full list