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Best Self Hosted Alternatives to Weblate

A curated collection of the 1 best self hosted alternatives to Weblate.

Weblate is a web-based localization platform for translating software, websites, and documentation. It provides translation management, version-control integration, collaborative workflows, quality checks, and automation for continuous localization.

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Traduora

Traduora

Self-hosted translation management platform to collaborate on localization, manage strings, and import/export translation files across common formats.

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Traduora is an open-source translation management platform that helps teams manage application and product localization from a centralized web interface. It provides collaboration features, fast search, and file format support to maintain translation workflows across projects.

Key Features

  • Team-based projects with user invites and collaborative translation editing
  • REST API to automate translation workflows and integrate with CI/CD pipelines
  • Import and export for common localization formats (JSON, CSV, YAML, Java Properties, XLIFF 1.2, Gettext PO, iOS Strings, Android XML)
  • Fast search to quickly find translation keys and content
  • Deployable via containers or from source for flexible self-hosting

Use Cases

  • Managing i18n strings for web and mobile apps with multiple languages
  • Centralizing localization workflows for development teams and translators
  • Automating translation sync and releases using the API in build pipelines

Traduora fits teams that need a self-managed, extensible TMS with strong format compatibility and an API-first approach. It is well-suited for organizations that want to keep localization data under their own control while enabling collaboration across stakeholders.

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Why choose an open source alternative?

  • Data ownership: Keep your data on your own servers
  • No vendor lock-in: Freedom to switch or modify at any time
  • Cost savings: Reduce or eliminate subscription fees
  • Transparency: Audit the code and know exactly what's running