AutoLingo vs TranslatePress vs WPML

If you already use Polylang or WPML, AutoLingo is the obvious choice — it plugs directly into your multilingual plugin, costs a fraction of the alternatives, and translates Gutenberg content for free — up to 3,000,000 characters a month with your free DeepL, Google and Microsoft accounts. If you’re starting from scratch with no multilingual plugin yet, TranslatePress or WPML are worth considering depending on your budget and workflow.

What each plugin does

Automatic translation quality

All three plugins can use DeepL, which produces the highest quality automatic translations available today — particularly for European languages. The difference is in how they use it and what it costs to get there.

DeepL support

AutoLingo and TranslatePress both support DeepL Free and Pro with automatic key-type detection. WPML bundles a credit system on top of DeepL. With AutoLingo and TranslatePress you pay DeepL directly; with WPML you buy translation credits from them.

Translation triggers

AutoLingo translates on publish (automatic), on-demand via a manual button, and in bulk via WP-CLI — ideal for migrating an existing site with hundreds of posts. TranslatePress is designed around a page-by-page visual workflow. WPML supports both.

Already on WPML? Keep it, stop paying for its credits

WPML is very good at the multilingual part: languages, URLs, menus, language switcher. What costs money is automatic translation. The Blog plan (€39/yr) includes none; the CMS plan (€99/yr) includes 22,500 words of AI translation, the Agency plan (€199/yr) 45,000. Beyond that, you buy more credits.

AutoLingo works with WPML: it translates your posts, pages and categories, and WPML links them as translations, just as if it had made them itself. You keep WPML for the multilingual side, and translation runs on your own keys: free DeepL, Google and Microsoft accounts cover about 3,000,000 characters a month, hundreds of thousands of words. When one quota runs out, AutoLingo switches to the next provider automatically.

Read the AutoLingo for WPML guide: setup, costs and FAQ →

Full feature comparison

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Pricing

AutoLingo is the cheapest full-featured option, on Polylang and on WPML. WPML and TranslatePress prices as listed on their websites in October 2026. Beyond the free quotas, your provider (DeepL, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI) bills API usage directly, independent of the plugin price. AutoLingo adds no markup on that budget — unlike WPML, which resells translation credits — and imposes no word or language cap, unlike TranslatePress.

Page builder support

This is where the plugins differ most sharply. WPML and TranslatePress have had years to build integrations. AutoLingo’s Premium tier covers the most popular builders:

Elementor (all widget types via _elementor_data, including Flexbox Containers v4+) · Bricks Builder (nested items via _bricks_page_content_2) · Beaver Builder (all module fields via _fl_builder_data) · Divi / WPBakery / Flatsome (shortcodes protected verbatim).

WPML covers more builders overall (around since 2008). TranslatePress’s visual editor is page-builder agnostic by design — it translates what it sees on the front end. If your site is built with an obscure or custom builder, TranslatePress’s approach is more resilient.

Who should use AutoLingo

Final verdict

AutoLingo wins on price and developer ergonomics for any site already running Polylang or WPML. The free Gutenberg tier makes it risk-free to try, and at $39.99/year Premium costs less than half of TranslatePress Personal (€99/yr), and a fifth of the Business plan (€199/yr) you need for DeepL.

TranslatePress wins if your editorial team needs to review and correct translations visually, in context. The front-end editor is genuinely excellent.

WPML wins for large agencies managing dozens of multilingual sites that need a mature, battle-tested solution with professional translation services baked in.