Locize vs. Phrase:Technical Utility vs. Enterprise Complexity
Phrase is a massive suite built for global procurement departments.
Locize is a focused utility built by engineers, for engineers. Stop fighting your tools and start shipping translations.
The "Enterprise Friction"
Phrase often requires "sales conversations" and high-tier subscriptions to unlock the features modern dev teams expect by default.
business_center Phrase
- Sales-Heavy: Advanced features often require a demo and annual contracts.
- Complex Suite: Split between "Strings" and "TMS" products creates learning curves.
- High Barrier: Significant monthly base costs regardless of usage.
speed Locize
- Self-Service: Create an account and go live in minutes. No sales calls needed.
- Unified Product: One tool that handles everything from translation to global delivery.
- Pure Utility: Usage-based pricing. If your project is small, your bill is small.
i18next: Native vs. Integration
For Phrase, i18next is just one of dozens of formats they support. For Locize, i18next is our DNA.
As the creators of i18next, we don't just "support" the framework — we define its best practices. When you use Locize, you are using the infrastructure designed by the people who wrote the library in your code.