Weblate if you want the published Crowdin path (Git-tight GPL). Tolgee if you want that Apache-2.0 desk — skip ee/. /compare/weblate-vs-tolgee.

No. Machine translation of a string stays on /replace/deepl (LibreTranslate). This page is a localization desk.

Where is Typeform Video?

Skipped. There is no product-level self-hosted video-survey path. Crowdin is the substitute on this wave.

Weblate is GPL-3.0. Tolgee's default tree is Apache-2.0 if you skip ee/. You pay hosting. Template users never pay c17.

Stacks / Docs

Medium

Weblate / Tolgee

Strings you host. Weblate is GPL-3.0; Tolgee is Apache-2.0 (skip ee/) — Crowdin without the hosted localization seat.

The problem

Crowdin is a hosted localization OS: strings, translators, and a Git hook. You wanted that desk on a box you run. Weblate is GPL-3.0 (WeblateOrg/weblate; last push 24 Oct 2026). Tolgee is Apache-2.0 outside ee/ (tolgee/tolgee-platform; last push 24 Oct 2026) — skip ee/. This is not Crowdin's every agency, MT, or In-Context SKU. Machine translation of a string stays on /replace/deepl (LibreTranslate). Grammar stays on /replace/grammarly (LanguageTool). Typeform Video / VideoAsk was skipped: no product-level self-hosted video-survey path.

Replaces

Crowdin

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Estimated SaaS saved

$1,200

per year, small team, before lock-in

Start on Railway

LibreTranslate if this is an MT API, not a localization desk

Sponsor this stack Tip jar

Placeholder: Weblate (or Tolgee) plus a database and a volume for translation memory. Bind HTTP to 0.0.0.0:$PORT. No one-click template in this repo yet — Start on Railway. A translate API stays on /stacks/libretranslate.

The stack

Weblate
GPL-3.0 localization platform — the published Crowdin path
Catalog entry →
Tolgee
Apache-2.0 localization platform (skip ee/)
Catalog entry →

Cost table

You stop paying	Typical / year	Self-host instead
Crowdin / hosted localization (small team)	$1,200	Weblate or Tolgee + a database

Agent setup prompt

Replace Crowdin with Weblate (preferred) or Tolgee (https://weblate.org/ / https://tolgee.io).

- Official docs. Persist the database. Import one component or one project. Do not claim Crowdin agency, MT, or In-Context parity.
- Tolgee: skip ee/. LibreTranslate if the job is an MT API — /stacks/libretranslate.
- Write AGENT_PROMPT.md.

Also as markdown: /stacks/weblate-i18n.md

FAQ

Weblate or Tolgee?: Weblate if you want the published Crowdin path (Git-tight GPL). Tolgee if you want that Apache-2.0 desk — skip ee/. /compare/weblate-vs-tolgee.
Is this DeepL?: No. Machine translation of a string stays on /replace/deepl (LibreTranslate). This page is a localization desk.
Where is Typeform Video?: Skipped. There is no product-level self-hosted video-survey path. Crowdin is the substitute on this wave.
Are these free?: Weblate is GPL-3.0. Tolgee's default tree is Apache-2.0 if you skip ee/. You pay hosting. Template users never pay c17.