# Crowdin vs Lingvanex Translation API (slim)

> Crowdin scores 69.6 (B) on agent readiness against Lingvanex Translation API's 37 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do translate text. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-08

Crowdin scores 69.6 (B) on agent readiness against Lingvanex Translation API's 37 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do translate text.

- Crowdin: B 69.6, rank #153 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/crowdin.min.md
- Lingvanex Translation API: F 37, rank #702 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/lingvanex.min.md
- Crowdin, good for Teams that keep product strings and files in Crowdin and want an agent to upload sources, check progress, apply pre-translation, manage glossaries and pull builds. Ahead on Reliability, 78 against 40; Schema & documentation, 80 against 48; Agent ergonomics, 69 against 50; Security & auth, 68 against 37; Payments & pricing, 30 against 15; Maintenance & community, 82 against 6; Transparency & trust, 79 against 48.
- Lingvanex Translation API, good for Bulk translation of non-sensitive text where price per character matters most, or buyers who want an on-premise server later.

| Category | Crowdin | Lingvanex Translation API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 78 | 40 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 80 | 48 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 69 | 50 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 68 | 37 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 15 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 82 | 6 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 79 | 48 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Crowdin | Lingvanex Translation API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Crowdin OÜ | Lingvanex |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.crowdin.com/api/v2` | `https://api-b2b.backenster.com/b1/api/v3` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Crowdin's terms. The CLI and the official API clients are MIT | none |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-30 | none |
| Terms last updated | 2026-09-24 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-24 | 2026-05-01 |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 320 stars, 264k npm/wk, 14k PyPI/wk | 3 PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.5/5 (2) |