Home » Compare Comparing Fluency Translation Suite 2013 and Wordfast Anywhere Which software is better? Here is a rundown of features and reviews to help you make your decision. | |  |  | | Name | Fluency Translation Suite 2013 | Wordfast Anywhere | | Review breakdown | | | | Most helpful review | Highly Recommended First CAT, (or second... or third), Excellent Tool By Jason Holt (X) I have thoroughly enjoyed using Fluency Professional 2011 and now 2013 in all my translation work. It is an excellent tool. As another reviewer mentioned, it has all of your glossary, translation memory, and even websites that you use frequently available to you in the bottom pane. It has a a great document preview and the layout makes working with the program a breeze. No menus or tab switching necessary. It does have some issues with maintaining formatting in some cases, especially with PDFs, but it handles PDF files in general better than any of the other CATs I have tried, including Trados, MemoQ, and Wordfast. That was one of the deciding factors in getting Fluency over the others initially. Finally, it has the best, most helpful customer support I have ever dealt with, bar none. Every time I have had an issue with something or found a bug, the Western Standard team was quick to respond to my emails and in many cases if it was a bug, squashed it and released a patch within a day or two. These guys deserve an award. First time buyers, look no further. Second/third/fourth timers, its worth a look.28 out of 33 found this review helpful.
Read more reviews → | hey, not bad! I tried out six different CAT tools to find out which works best for me, and this one came in second after OmegaT. I might continue using Wordfast for scanned documents needing OCR, if I want to edit the source text while translating, and perhaps if I want to merge or split a translation memory.
pluses:
really quick and easy to start a new project
automatically puts the fuzzy match (including machine translation) into the target segment; if there are several matches, you can then toggle between them
makes a large public translation memory available to you — I didn’t try this but it sounds useful
built-in optical character recognizer
lets you upload files with a simple drag and drop
lets you edit the source segment, in a quick and easy manner
can import and export TMX files
the “placeables” feature is useful — I used it to insert an em-dash wherever I needed one
minuses:
no spell-checker
the glossary doesn’t automatically look up words from the segment
sometimes it freezes up somehow, so that I can’t open a segment by double-clicking on it
some kind of internal codes clutter the editor pane somewhat
doesn’t work with files in Open Document format
dialog boxes don’t close when I press the “Escape” key
whenever I paste any text from the source segment or the match pane into the target segment, it displays it with funny formatting until I leave the segment and come back to it
the “placeables” feature didn’t work the first time I tried the program
the shortcut for going to the first segment doesn’t work
sometimes it gets annoying to keep having to log in
it’s hard for me to get used to not having to press CTRL-S to keep saving my project
other:
It looks like you have to set the language for segmentation, because it doesn’t take this information automatically from the project. So if you switch source languages, you’ll probably have to go into setup and switch this before starting the next project.
11 out of 11 found this review helpful.
Read more reviews → | | Product description | No matter your situation, the Fluency solutions can help.
Fluency conveniently and intuitively gathers many helpful resources and tools into its interface and empowers you to translate faster and more accurately than ever before.
Because your translation memories (TM) and language-specific glossaries are only a click away, Fluency makes previously laborious translation tasks simple and efficient. The customizable format allows translators to adjust everything to their liking, further enhancing the translation experience. Fluency transforms terminology management into a simple, organized, successful process.
Fluency enhances the speed and accuracy even for skilled translators. Agencies or businesses that integrate Fluency into its translation process will be able to handle large translation volumes with greater ease and efficiency, which boosts productivity and profits. Fluency can quickly become an integral part of any workflow system because it is so easy to master.
In short, Fluency can be a key to the success of a translation enterprise.
Fluency was created by Western Standard, a technology company based in Utah USA. | The world's most advanced web-based TM tool featuring complete privacy and confidentiality.
Wordfast Anywhere is designed to free translators from their home or office and allow them to work on projects from anywhere they have internet connection. Users can upload TM assets to a secure, password-protected workspace and access them from virtually any device that has a web browser. | | Price | Starting at $399.00 | Starting at $3.47 per month | | File formats | Adobe PDF, Apple Strings, Bilingual Word, HTML, MS Word, WordFast & more | MS Word MS Excel MS Powerpoint RTF TXT INX (InDesign) MIF (FrameMaker) TTX PDF (including scanned PDFs) Files can be compressed Wordfast Anywhere can store up to 10 files at a time | | License type | Perpetual | Software as a service (subscription) | | Operating system | Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP | Windows 95, 98, ME, NT & 2000, Windows 10, Windows Vista, Mac OS X 10.6 and higher, Windows 7, Windows 8, Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) and higher, Mac OS X 10.4 and higher, Windows 10 (beta), Linux, Mac OS X 10.8 and higher, Windows 7 and higher , Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows 7, Mac OS 7, 8, 9, OSX 10.3.4 and higher , Windows 8.1, Windows XP | | System requirements | 1 GHz Processor; 2 GHz or faster recommended; 1 GB RAM; 2 GB RAM recommended; 1024 X 768 or greater | Any platform that supports internet browsing, including desktops, laptops, PDAs, tablets, and mobile devices. Browsers: Any javascript enabled browser | | Compatibility | Supports open standard file formats XLIFF, TMX, TBX, Wordfast and SDL Trados. | Supports open standard file formats XLIFF, TMX, TBX & OLIF | | Support and upgrades offered/included | Installation support, automatic updates, affordable upgrades, more on support | Free upgrades for duration of license/Subscription, Free technical support via support ticket center, Free community support | | Support and tutorial links | No data | No data | | Free trial | No data | No data | | Languages supported | We support more than 3x the amount of languages supported by most other CAT tools. ISO 639.2 is our standard. | Wordfast Anywhere supports any language that is supported by your web browser. | Looking to buy one of these tools? Save when you buy through ProZ.com Translator Group Buying Translator Group Buying → | | | | X Sign in to your ProZ.com account... | | | | | | |
