Locize vs. Lokalise:Engineering Utility vs. Sales Tax
Lokalise is a polished tool for marketing teams.
But for engineering teams, that polish comes with a "Sales Tax" — high base costs, gated features, and a seat-based model that punishes growth.
The "Sales Tax" & Gated Features
Lokalise is optimized for sales-led growth. This means features you need for production are often locked behind "Enterprise" conversations.
- Gated SSO: SAML/SSO is typically reserved for expensive Enterprise tiers.
- Seat-based Pricing: You pay for every developer who just needs to check a key.
- High Base Fee: Significant monthly cost even if your project is small.
- SSO for All: We believe security isn't a "premium feature."
- Usage-based: Only pay for what you use (keys, words, downloads). Unlimited seats.
- No Minimums: Scale from a $5/mo side-project to a global enterprise.
i18next Native
Lokalise treats i18next as "just another file format." Because Locize is built by the creators of i18next, we provide the native infrastructure — including the Live Translation and CDN capabilities — that file-based systems can't match.
No Sales Reps
At Locize, you don't need a "discovery call" to see the product. Our documentation is public, our pricing is transparent, and your support ticket goes directly to the engineers who wrote the code.