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Weglot vs Proxylang: Pricing, Features, and SEO Compared (2026)
Proxylang Team · July 17, 2026 · 6 min read
Weglot vs Proxylang: A Detailed Comparison for 2026
Weglot is the most recognized website translation tool on the market, powering over 50,000 multilingual sites. Proxylang is a newer challenger with a different architecture and a more generous plan structure. Both translate your website without code changes, but they differ in ways that affect your setup, your SEO, and how much you get for your money.
This post covers what each tool does well, where they fall short, and which one makes more sense depending on your situation.
Where they actually differ
Weglot and Proxylang meter usage in broadly the same way: each has a fixed pool of translatable words that is counted across all your languages and doesn’t reset monthly, plus a monthly allowance of translated page views. Translate one page into five languages and you consume five languages’ worth of words from the pool on either tool. On that axis, the two are more alike than different.
The real differences are three: how the translation is delivered, how much you get at each price, and a handful of features one tool has and the other doesn’t.
1. Architecture and install
Both tools work without modifying your source code, but Proxylang gives you more ways to deliver the translation, and it doesn’t lock the most powerful one behind an enterprise tier.
Weglot offers plugin-based installation for WordPress, Shopify, and other CMS platforms, plus a JavaScript snippet for custom sites. It operates as a reverse proxy, serving translated pages from Weglot’s servers. A custom reverse-proxy setup is available only on the Enterprise plan.
Proxylang offers three install methods, all available on every plan:
- Script tag — one line of code, no DNS change, live in about 60 seconds. Works with Squarespace, Wix, Shopify, Cafe24, and anything else.
- Hybrid mode — one line of code plus a DNS change. Visitors get instant client-side translation while search-engine crawlers receive pre-rendered HTML. You get the speed of client-side delivery and the SEO of server-side rendering in one setup.
- Full reverse proxy — no code on your site at all, just a DNS change. Included on every plan, not locked behind an enterprise tier.
Hybrid mode is the standout: Weglot, GTranslate, and ConveyThis all make you choose between client-side (fast but harder for search engines to see) and server-side (SEO-friendly but slower to render). Proxylang’s hybrid mode gives visitors the client-side path and crawlers the pre-rendered one at the same time.
2. Words and languages per dollar
This is where Proxylang’s plans pull ahead. Lined up at comparable price points, Proxylang includes roughly 2–2.5× the words and 2–2.5× the languages of the nearest Weglot tier.
| Price band | Proxylang | Weglot |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 — 2K words, 1 language | $0 — 2K words, 1 language |
| Entry | $39/mo — 100K words, 3 languages | Starter €15 (≈$17) — 10K words, 1 language · Business €29 (≈$32) — 50K words, 3 languages |
| Mid | $99/mo — 500K words, 10 languages | Pro €79 (≈$87) — 200K words, 5 languages |
| Upper | $399/mo — 2.5M words, 25 languages | Advanced €299 (≈$329) — 1M words, 10 languages |
| Top | $699/mo — 10M words, 50 languages | Extended €699 (≈$769) — 5M words, 20 languages |
Weglot USD prices are estimates that vary with the EUR/USD rate. Proxylang’s paid ladder is Start / Pro / Business / Global; Enterprise on both is quote-based.
Both tools count words as a lifetime pool and cap monthly page views per plan, so neither is truly “unlimited traffic.” The practical takeaway is simpler than a usage-model argument: at nearly every tier Proxylang gives you more words and more languages for a similar price, and Proxylang’s Pro plan ($99) reaches 10 languages where Weglot’s similarly priced Pro tops out at 5.
3. Features one tool has and the other doesn’t
More on these below, but the short list: hybrid rendering, automatic image translation, reverse search translation, and multi-element sentence handling are Proxylang strengths; Weglot’s are its language count, its maturity, and its collaboration workflows.
Multilingual SEO
Both tools handle hreflang tags, localized URLs (/es/, /fr/, /de/), and meta-tag translation. The differences are in availability and rendering.
Weglot provides search-engine-indexable translations and automatic hreflang tags on all plans, with translated/localized URLs on its paid tiers. This is one of Weglot’s genuine strengths — you get solid, indexable SEO early.
Proxylang provides automatic hreflang tags on all plans. Localized URLs and the full per-language SEO toolset unlock on the Pro plan ($99/mo) and above. On the Free and Start plans, translation runs client-side, so crawlers see only the original language. In hybrid and proxy modes, though, Proxylang serves real pre-rendered HTML to crawlers — not JavaScript they have to execute first — which is the cleaner path for multilingual indexing.
Proxylang also submits pages to Naver and Yandex alongside Google and Bing, which matters if you’re targeting Korean or Russian markets.
Translation quality and editing
Weglot connects to DeepL, Google Translate, and Microsoft Translator, and layers optional AI on top (GenAI credits, sized to your word limit) for more context-aware output. It includes a visual in-context editor, a glossary for brand terms, and the ability to invite professional translators.
Proxylang uses LLM-grade AI translation on every plan — the core engine, not an add-on or a credit meter. It reads the full page for context before translating, which produces more natural results than sentence-by-sentence machine translation, and it’s tuned for Asian↔Western language pairs. Glossary and no-translate rules are included, and a visual/live editor is available on the Start plan and above (the free plan uses the same engine but not the editor). It also reassembles a single sentence that’s been split across multiple HTML tags into one coherent translation — something Weglot’s engine doesn’t do.
Image translation is where they diverge sharply. Proxylang translates the text inside images (banners, menus, product graphics) automatically: you tag the image and the AI handles the rest across all your languages. It’s offered as an inexpensive add-on credit pack rather than being metered against your word quota. Weglot requires you to manually create and upload a translated version of each image. For image-heavy sites — e-commerce, restaurants — that’s a real time difference.
Reverse search translation is Proxylang-only, also offered as an add-on pack. When a visitor searches your site in their language, Proxylang translates the query, runs it against your original-language content, and returns the results translated. No other tool in this category offers it.
Platform support
Both tools work with WordPress, Shopify, Wix, Squarespace, Webflow, and WooCommerce.
Proxylang adds broader framework coverage: React, Vue, Next.js, Nuxt, Svelte, SvelteKit, Angular, Astro, Hugo, Gatsby, Framer, IMWEB, and Cafe24. Hybrid mode is built specifically for single-page apps — it handles hydration and client-side rendering without breaking the app, which Weglot’s standard integration doesn’t address as directly.
Proxylang also ships a free WordPress plugin on wordpress.org.
Who should choose which
Weglot makes sense if:
- You need a very large language count (Weglot supports 110+ languages; Proxylang currently supports 68).
- You want indexable multilingual SEO starting at the lowest possible price point.
- Your team needs mature collaboration workflows with multiple professional translators.
- You value a large user community and extensive documentation.
Proxylang makes sense if:
- You want more words and more languages for the same money.
- You’re on a modern JavaScript framework and need hybrid rendering.
- You want automatic image translation or reverse search translation.
- You want full reverse-proxy mode without paying for an enterprise plan.
- You’re targeting markets where Naver or Yandex indexing matters.
The bottom line
Weglot earned its position as category leader through years of reliable service and deep CMS integrations.
Proxylang competes on architecture and value: a hybrid rendering mode no one else offers, full reverse proxy on every plan, automatic image translation and reverse search that Weglot doesn’t match, and consistently more words and languages at each price point. If you’re on a modern stack, care about image-heavy content, or just want more headroom per dollar, it’s the stronger fit.
Both offer free plans. The most reliable way to decide is to run both on your own site and compare the output quality, the setup experience, and what your real costs would be at the scale you’re planning for.
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Competitor information is based on publicly available pricing pages, documentation, and major review platforms, verified as of July 2026. Weglot USD figures are approximate and vary with the EUR/USD exchange rate. All product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Found something outdated? Let us know and we’ll correct it.