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Best Shopify Localization Apps for International Stores

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Top picks at a glance

Ranked in order. Each row names what the pick is best for, with no score attached.

  • Free is a genuine starting point here. Translate and Adapt, Langify, Transcy, Weglot, and Hextom all publish a free plan, so your first foreign market does not need a monthly fee.
  • Word limits decide the real cost. Langify Basic includes 10,000 free machine translation words, while Weglot Starter caps you at 10,000 translated words in total (Source: Weglot listing).
  • Language counting differs by vendor. Transcy free covers 1 total language, while Hextom free auto translates 5 languages, so read the fine print before you assume free means multilingual (Source: Transcy pricing).
  • Translation and currency conversion are separate jobs. Transcy and Hextom bundle a currency converter, while Translate and Adapt leaves prices to Shopify Markets.
  • Match the app to sell through by market. A market that sends traffic but no orders needs a cheap plan, not your biggest language allowance.

Compare the picks side by side

Comparison

Prices in the table come from each vendor pricing page or Shopify App Store listing shown in the product sections below, checked 6 November 2026. For the full method behind picks like these, see how we score and browse the wider ecommerce apps category.

Comparison at a glance

How these compare
ToolBest forStandout featurePrice rangeFree plan/trial
Shopify Translate and AdaptStores opening their first foreign marketsFree native translation inside the Shopify adminFreeFree, no paid plan
LangifyStores mixing manual and machine translationUnlimited manual translations on every planFree, paid from $17.50/monthFree plan
TranscyStores wanting translation and currency in one appCurrency converter built into the translation plansFree, paid from $14.90/monthFree plan, 7 day free trial
WeglotStores wanting fast automatic translationAutomatic translation across the whole storefrontFree, paid from $17/monthFree plan, 14 day free trial on paid plans
Hextom AI Translate and CurrencyBudget stores selling in many currenciesAI translation plus a converter for 180+ currenciesFree, paid from $9.99/monthFree plan

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How we choose

How we choose

We reviewed vendor pricing pages, vendor docs, and Shopify App Store listings written by the vendors, and we compared only apps that translate store content or convert currency for shoppers. We checked language caps, currency counts, machine translation word allowances, product caps, and the fine print on trials and billing. We compared those facts against the jobs international stores actually run, such as launching a first market in one language, showing local prices to lift conversion, and keeping translation fees from eating the margin on small foreign orders. We did not use review sites or competitor listicles, we made no testing claim of any kind, and we gave no numeric product scores. Where a vendor does not publish a price, we say so in plain words rather than guessing.

Pick this shortlist if your bottleneck is language and currency friction, not traffic. If foreign shoppers land on your pages, read English product copy, see prices in a currency they do not think in, and leave, a good localization app should lift conversion on that traffic without raising your return rate.

Our full method

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Compared tools

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Shopify Translate and Adapt

Best for Stores opening their first one or two foreign markets that want a free, native starting point.

Website: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/international/languages/translate-adapt-app/automatic-translation

Best for: Stores opening their first one or two foreign markets that want a free, native starting point.

Website: https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/international/languages/translate-adapt-app/automatic-translation

Best for: Stores opening their first one or two foreign markets that want a free, native starting point.

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Langify

Best for Stores that mix careful manual translation on key pages with machine translation across a wide catalog.

Website: https://support.langify-app.com/support/solutions/articles/11000128809-plans-overview

Best for: Stores that mix careful manual translation on key pages with machine translation across a wide catalog.

Website: https://support.langify-app.com/support/solutions/articles/11000128809-plans-overview

Best for: Stores that mix careful manual translation on key pages with machine translation across a wide catalog.

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Transcy

Best for Stores that want translation and currency conversion in one app with a low paid entry price.

Website: https://transcy.io/pricing/

Best for: Stores that want translation and currency conversion in one app with a low paid entry price.

Website: https://transcy.io/pricing/

Best for: Stores that want translation and currency conversion in one app with a low paid entry price.

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Weglot

Best for Stores that want the whole storefront translated automatically, fast, with a visual editor for fixes.

Website: https://apps.shopify.com/weglot

Best for: Stores that want the whole storefront translated automatically, fast, with a visual editor for fixes.

Website: https://apps.shopify.com/weglot

Best for: Stores that want the whole storefront translated automatically, fast, with a visual editor for fixes.

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Hextom AI Translate and Currency

Best for Budget stores that sell into many currencies and want AI translation priced gently.

Website: https://apps.shopify.com/translate-my-store

Best for: Budget stores that sell into many currencies and want AI translation priced gently.

Website: https://apps.shopify.com/translate-my-store

Best for: Budget stores that sell into many currencies and want AI translation priced gently.

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The five apps we compared

Best for Stores opening their first one or two foreign markets that want a free, native starting point.

See The five apps we compared pricing

1. Shopify Translate and Adapt

Best for: Stores opening their first one or two foreign markets that want a free, native starting point.

We reviewed Translate and Adapt first because Shopify publishes it as its own free app for translating store content. Shopify help pages say automatic translation covers up to 2 languages by default, while manual translations are unlimited, so you can machine translate your two biggest markets and hand translate a third (Source: Shopify Help Center on automatic translation). The listing confirms the app is free and covers products, collections, pages, and other store content, sitting alongside Shopify Markets, which handles the market setup and local currency pricing side (Source: Translate and Adapt listing).

Pros

  • Completely free with no paid tier, so international testing adds nothing to your monthly app fees.
  • Unlimited manual translations mean a fluent team member or freelancer can keep adding languages without a word meter running.
  • It lives inside the Shopify admin, so there is no second dashboard, no extra login, and no theme code for a switcher.

Cons

Pricing: Free, $0. No paid plan, checked 6 November 2026. Pricing page: https://apps.shopify.com/translate-and-adapt

Skip it if: You want automatic translation in three or more languages from day one, or you need a built in currency converter rather than Shopify Markets pricing.

Unique detail: Shopify help pages raise the automatic translation limit to up to 8 languages for stores based in the US, Canada, and 12 listed European countries, so your store address changes what the free app covers (Source: Shopify Help Center on automatic translation).

Fits: Small to mid size stores testing one to three foreign markets, from the first international orders up to a steady few hundred cross border orders a month.

Pick this if you want to prove a market before you pay for localization. Free and native beats fancy when the market has not earned a budget yet.

2. Langify

Best for: Stores that mix careful manual translation on key pages with machine translation across a wide catalog.

We compared Langify because its plans overview is unusually clear about what each tier buys. The free plan costs $0, covers up to 5 languages, and includes unlimited manual translations but no machine translations at all (Source: Langify plans overview). Basic at $17.50 per month covers up to 20 languages and includes 10,000 free machine translation words, Growth at $29.95 per month raises that to 50,000 words, and Premium at $59.95 per month includes 200,000 words and priority support (Source: Langify plans overview). Its App Store listing matches those tiers, checked 6 November 2026 (Source: Langify listing).

Pros

  • Unlimited manual translations on every plan, including free, which suits stores with a translator on call.
  • Clear machine word allowances per tier, so you can size the plan against your catalog page count before you commit.
  • Bulk translation arrives on Growth, which saves real hours when a large catalog needs a full language pass.

Cons

  • The free plan includes zero machine translations, so free means you translate every word yourself (Source: Langify plans overview).
  • Once your included machine words run out, extra word packages are separate one time purchases on top of the monthly fee (Source: Langify plans overview).
  • You can only downgrade after 14 days on a plan, so a hasty upgrade cannot be reversed the same week (Source: Langify plans overview).

Pricing: Free plan available. Basic $17.50/month, Growth $29.95/month, Premium $59.95/month, checked 6 November 2026. Pricing page: https://support.langify-app.com/support/solutions/articles/11000128809-plans-overview and https://apps.shopify.com/langify

Skip it if: You want fully automatic translation with no manual work on a free plan, or your catalog is so large that word packages become a second rent.

Unique detail: Machine translation word packages are one time purchases rather than a monthly allowance that resets, so a package you buy for a launch is yours to spend down over time (Source: Langify plans overview).

Fits: Small to mid size stores selling in up to 20 languages, with catalogs from a few hundred to a few thousand products and steady international orders each week.

Pick this if translation quality on your money pages matters as much as speed. The manual plus machine mix is the control pick.

3. Transcy

Best for: Stores that want translation and currency conversion in one app with a low paid entry price.

We checked Transcy because its own pricing page lays out six tiers in plain numbers. The free plan is $0 per month and covers 1 total language, Local Plus is $14.90 per month for 1 language, and Regional at $29 per month covers 3 languages and 3 currencies (Source: Transcy pricing). Continental at $69 per month covers 15 languages and 15 currencies, Cross-Border at $99 per month covers 50 of each, and Global at $599 per month covers 147 languages, with a 7 day free trial and 20 percent off annual billing (Source: Transcy pricing). Its App Store listing repeats the same ladder, checked 6 November 2026 (Source: Transcy listing).

Pros

  • Currency conversion is built into the paid ladder, so shoppers see local prices without a second app fee.
  • Paid entry at $14.90 per month is gentle for a store testing its first paid localization step.
  • Annual billing takes 20 percent off, which matters when localization becomes a permanent line in your budget (Source: Transcy pricing).

Cons

  • The free plan covers 1 total language, and that count includes your store default language, so free adds no new language at all (Source: Transcy listing).
  • Product caps bite on mid tiers. Continental covers 300 products and Cross-Border covers 1,500, so a wide catalog can push you toward the $599 Global plan (Source: Transcy pricing).
  • Six tiers is a lot of ladder to climb, and the jump from $99 to $599 per month is steep if you outgrow Cross-Border.

Pricing: Free plan available. Local Plus $14.90/month, Regional $29/month, Continental $69/month, Cross-Border $99/month, Global $599/month, checked 6 November 2026. Pricing page: https://transcy.io/pricing/

Skip it if: Your catalog runs past 1,500 products and the Global jump breaks the business case, or you only need translation and already handle currency through Markets.

Unique detail: Annual billing cuts 20 percent off every paid tier on the pricing page, one of the larger yearly discounts in this comparison (Source: Transcy pricing).

Fits: Small to growing stores selling into a handful of markets, roughly up to 1,500 products, where one app for language and currency keeps the stack simple.

Pick this if you want one bill for translation and currency while your international orders are still finding their feet.

4. Weglot

Best for: Stores that want the whole storefront translated automatically, fast, with a visual editor for fixes.

We reviewed Weglot because its App Store listing publishes clean dollar pricing. The free plan covers 1 language and 2,000 translated words, Starter at $17 per month covers 1 language and 10,000 words with a 14 day free trial, and Business at $32 per month covers 3 languages and 50,000 words (Source: Weglot listing). Pro at $87 per month covers 5 languages and 200,000 words for stores with serious catalogs (Source: Weglot listing). Weglot translates automatically first, then lets you edit the result in context, which suits teams that want speed now and polish later (Source: Weglot pricing).

Pros

  • Automatic translation covers the whole storefront in one pass, so a market launch is measured in days, not translator weeks.
  • Word allowances are printed on the listing in plain numbers, so you can estimate your catalog size against a tier before installing.
  • A 14 day free trial on paid plans gives you time to check a full language on a real theme before paying (Source: Weglot listing).

Cons

  • Starter still covers only 1 language, so a second market forces the Business tier even if the first market is small (Source: Weglot listing).
  • The word count is a total bank of translated words, not a monthly refresh, so a large catalog can burn through Starter before you sell anything.
  • The listing notes Weglot charges may be billed separately from your Shopify invoice, which splits your app fees across two places (Source: Weglot listing).

Pricing: Free plan available. Starter $17/month, Business $32/month, Pro $87/month, checked 6 November 2026. Pricing page: https://apps.shopify.com/weglot and https://www.weglot.com/pricing

Skip it if: Your catalog is huge and word based pricing punishes you for it, or you need many languages on a small budget.

Unique detail: Weglot prices in euros on its own site and in dollars on its App Store listing, with Starter shown at €15 on one and $17 on the other, so check which billing route you are on before you compare (Source: Weglot pricing).

Fits: Small to mid size stores with tidy catalogs that want one to five languages live quickly and expect foreign orders to cover a word based bill.

Pick this if speed to a live translated store is the whole game and your catalog is compact enough to keep word costs sane.

5. Hextom AI Translate and Currency

Best for: Budget stores that sell into many currencies and want AI translation priced gently.

We compared Hextom because its App Store listing leads with breadth. The listing says the app offers more than 130 languages and more than 180 currencies, translates with AI engines including ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, and can translate products, images, alt text, and SEO fields (Source: Hextom AI Translate and Currency listing). The same listing describes an Autopilot mode that auto translates new and changed content, a switcher that detects each visitor location, and support for translating more than 200 third party apps in a visual editor (Source: Hextom AI Translate and Currency listing). Paid plans start at $9.99 per month for Basic, checked 6 November 2026 (Source: Hextom AI Translate and Currency listing).

Pros

  • The free plan auto translates 5 languages and includes the currency converter for 180+ currencies, a wide free starting point (Source: Hextom AI Translate and Currency listing).
  • Paid entry at $9.99 per month for Basic covering 10 languages is the cheapest paid step in this comparison.
  • It translates third party app content such as reviews and page builders in a visual editor, which keeps translated pages consistent (Source: Hextom AI Translate and Currency listing).

Cons

  • Image translation, the glossary, and Autopilot sit on Pro at $19.99 per month, so the features that save the most time are not on Basic (Source: Hextom AI Translate and Currency listing).
  • Without Autopilot, new products need a fresh translation run, which is easy to forget during a busy launch week.
  • The free plan auto translates only 5 languages, so stores courting more markets will hit the paid ladder quickly.

Pricing: Free plan available. Basic $9.99/month, Pro $19.99/month, Business $49.99/month, checked 6 November 2026. Pricing page: https://apps.shopify.com/translate-my-store

Skip it if: You need deep manual translation control with a custom switcher design, or your markets need human translation for regulated product claims.

Unique detail: The listing describes a built in AI assistant that answers setup questions and fills in settings for you to review and save, which is a different onboarding model from a plain settings page (Source: Hextom AI Translate and Currency listing).

Fits: Small stores and early international sellers, from first foreign orders up to a few hundred a month, that sell in many currencies but only a handful of languages.

Pick this if your shoppers think in many currencies but you only need a few languages done well on a small budget.

1. Shopify Translate and Adapt

Best for: Stores opening their first one or two foreign markets that want a free, native starting point.

We reviewed Translate and Adapt first because Shopify publishes it as its own free app for translating store content. Shopify help pages say automatic translation covers up to 2 languages by default, while manual translations are unlimited, so you can machine translate your two biggest markets and hand translate a third (Source: Shopify Help Center on automatic translation). The listing confirms the app is free and covers products, collections, pages, and other store content, sitting alongside Shopify Markets, which handles the market setup and local currency pricing side (Source: Translate and Adapt listing).

Pros

  • Completely free with no paid tier, so international testing adds nothing to your monthly app fees.
  • Unlimited manual translations mean a fluent team member or freelancer can keep adding languages without a word meter running.
  • It lives inside the Shopify admin, so there is no second dashboard, no extra login, and no theme code for a switcher.

Cons

Pricing: Free, $0. No paid plan, checked 6 November 2026. Pricing page: https://apps.shopify.com/translate-and-adapt

Skip it if: You want automatic translation in three or more languages from day one, or you need a built in currency converter rather than Shopify Markets pricing.

Unique detail: Shopify help pages raise the automatic translation limit to up to 8 languages for stores based in the US, Canada, and 12 listed European countries, so your store address changes what the free app covers (Source: Shopify Help Center on automatic translation).

Fits: Small to mid size stores testing one to three foreign markets, from the first international orders up to a steady few hundred cross border orders a month.

Pick this if you want to prove a market before you pay for localization. Free and native beats fancy when the market has not earned a budget yet.

2. Langify

Best for: Stores that mix careful manual translation on key pages with machine translation across a wide catalog.

We compared Langify because its plans overview is unusually clear about what each tier buys. The free plan costs $0, covers up to 5 languages, and includes unlimited manual translations but no machine translations at all (Source: Langify plans overview). Basic at $17.50 per month covers up to 20 languages and includes 10,000 free machine translation words, Growth at $29.95 per month raises that to 50,000 words, and Premium at $59.95 per month includes 200,000 words and priority support (Source: Langify plans overview). Its App Store listing matches those tiers, checked 6 November 2026 (Source: Langify listing).

Pros

  • Unlimited manual translations on every plan, including free, which suits stores with a translator on call.
  • Clear machine word allowances per tier, so you can size the plan against your catalog page count before you commit.
  • Bulk translation arrives on Growth, which saves real hours when a large catalog needs a full language pass.

Cons

  • The free plan includes zero machine translations, so free means you translate every word yourself (Source: Langify plans overview).
  • Once your included machine words run out, extra word packages are separate one time purchases on top of the monthly fee (Source: Langify plans overview).
  • You can only downgrade after 14 days on a plan, so a hasty upgrade cannot be reversed the same week (Source: Langify plans overview).

Pricing: Free plan available. Basic $17.50/month, Growth $29.95/month, Premium $59.95/month, checked 6 November 2026. Pricing page: https://support.langify-app.com/support/solutions/articles/11000128809-plans-overview and https://apps.shopify.com/langify

Skip it if: You want fully automatic translation with no manual work on a free plan, or your catalog is so large that word packages become a second rent.

Unique detail: Machine translation word packages are one time purchases rather than a monthly allowance that resets, so a package you buy for a launch is yours to spend down over time (Source: Langify plans overview).

Fits: Small to mid size stores selling in up to 20 languages, with catalogs from a few hundred to a few thousand products and steady international orders each week.

Pick this if translation quality on your money pages matters as much as speed. The manual plus machine mix is the control pick.

3. Transcy

Best for: Stores that want translation and currency conversion in one app with a low paid entry price.

We checked Transcy because its own pricing page lays out six tiers in plain numbers. The free plan is $0 per month and covers 1 total language, Local Plus is $14.90 per month for 1 language, and Regional at $29 per month covers 3 languages and 3 currencies (Source: Transcy pricing). Continental at $69 per month covers 15 languages and 15 currencies, Cross-Border at $99 per month covers 50 of each, and Global at $599 per month covers 147 languages, with a 7 day free trial and 20 percent off annual billing (Source: Transcy pricing). Its App Store listing repeats the same ladder, checked 6 November 2026 (Source: Transcy listing).

Pros

  • Currency conversion is built into the paid ladder, so shoppers see local prices without a second app fee.
  • Paid entry at $14.90 per month is gentle for a store testing its first paid localization step.
  • Annual billing takes 20 percent off, which matters when localization becomes a permanent line in your budget (Source: Transcy pricing).

Cons

  • The free plan covers 1 total language, and that count includes your store default language, so free adds no new language at all (Source: Transcy listing).
  • Product caps bite on mid tiers. Continental covers 300 products and Cross-Border covers 1,500, so a wide catalog can push you toward the $599 Global plan (Source: Transcy pricing).
  • Six tiers is a lot of ladder to climb, and the jump from $99 to $599 per month is steep if you outgrow Cross-Border.

Pricing: Free plan available. Local Plus $14.90/month, Regional $29/month, Continental $69/month, Cross-Border $99/month, Global $599/month, checked 6 November 2026. Pricing page: https://transcy.io/pricing/

Skip it if: Your catalog runs past 1,500 products and the Global jump breaks the business case, or you only need translation and already handle currency through Markets.

Unique detail: Annual billing cuts 20 percent off every paid tier on the pricing page, one of the larger yearly discounts in this comparison (Source: Transcy pricing).

Fits: Small to growing stores selling into a handful of markets, roughly up to 1,500 products, where one app for language and currency keeps the stack simple.

Pick this if you want one bill for translation and currency while your international orders are still finding their feet.

4. Weglot

Best for: Stores that want the whole storefront translated automatically, fast, with a visual editor for fixes.

We reviewed Weglot because its App Store listing publishes clean dollar pricing. The free plan covers 1 language and 2,000 translated words, Starter at $17 per month covers 1 language and 10,000 words with a 14 day free trial, and Business at $32 per month covers 3 languages and 50,000 words (Source: Weglot listing). Pro at $87 per month covers 5 languages and 200,000 words for stores with serious catalogs (Source: Weglot listing). Weglot translates automatically first, then lets you edit the result in context, which suits teams that want speed now and polish later (Source: Weglot pricing).

Pros

  • Automatic translation covers the whole storefront in one pass, so a market launch is measured in days, not translator weeks.
  • Word allowances are printed on the listing in plain numbers, so you can estimate your catalog size against a tier before installing.
  • A 14 day free trial on paid plans gives you time to check a full language on a real theme before paying (Source: Weglot listing).

Cons

  • Starter still covers only 1 language, so a second market forces the Business tier even if the first market is small (Source: Weglot listing).
  • The word count is a total bank of translated words, not a monthly refresh, so a large catalog can burn through Starter before you sell anything.
  • The listing notes Weglot charges may be billed separately from your Shopify invoice, which splits your app fees across two places (Source: Weglot listing).

Pricing: Free plan available. Starter $17/month, Business $32/month, Pro $87/month, checked 6 November 2026. Pricing page: https://apps.shopify.com/weglot and https://www.weglot.com/pricing

Skip it if: Your catalog is huge and word based pricing punishes you for it, or you need many languages on a small budget.

Unique detail: Weglot prices in euros on its own site and in dollars on its App Store listing, with Starter shown at €15 on one and $17 on the other, so check which billing route you are on before you compare (Source: Weglot pricing).

Fits: Small to mid size stores with tidy catalogs that want one to five languages live quickly and expect foreign orders to cover a word based bill.

Pick this if speed to a live translated store is the whole game and your catalog is compact enough to keep word costs sane.

5. Hextom AI Translate and Currency

Best for: Budget stores that sell into many currencies and want AI translation priced gently.

We compared Hextom because its App Store listing leads with breadth. The listing says the app offers more than 130 languages and more than 180 currencies, translates with AI engines including ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, and can translate products, images, alt text, and SEO fields (Source: Hextom AI Translate and Currency listing). The same listing describes an Autopilot mode that auto translates new and changed content, a switcher that detects each visitor location, and support for translating more than 200 third party apps in a visual editor (Source: Hextom AI Translate and Currency listing). Paid plans start at $9.99 per month for Basic, checked 6 November 2026 (Source: Hextom AI Translate and Currency listing).

Pros

  • The free plan auto translates 5 languages and includes the currency converter for 180+ currencies, a wide free starting point (Source: Hextom AI Translate and Currency listing).
  • Paid entry at $9.99 per month for Basic covering 10 languages is the cheapest paid step in this comparison.
  • It translates third party app content such as reviews and page builders in a visual editor, which keeps translated pages consistent (Source: Hextom AI Translate and Currency listing).

Cons

  • Image translation, the glossary, and Autopilot sit on Pro at $19.99 per month, so the features that save the most time are not on Basic (Source: Hextom AI Translate and Currency listing).
  • Without Autopilot, new products need a fresh translation run, which is easy to forget during a busy launch week.
  • The free plan auto translates only 5 languages, so stores courting more markets will hit the paid ladder quickly.

Pricing: Free plan available. Basic $9.99/month, Pro $19.99/month, Business $49.99/month, checked 6 November 2026. Pricing page: https://apps.shopify.com/translate-my-store

Skip it if: You need deep manual translation control with a custom switcher design, or your markets need human translation for regulated product claims.

Unique detail: The listing describes a built in AI assistant that answers setup questions and fills in settings for you to review and save, which is a different onboarding model from a plain settings page (Source: Hextom AI Translate and Currency listing).

Fits: Small stores and early international sellers, from first foreign orders up to a few hundred a month, that sell in many currencies but only a handful of languages.

Pick this if your shoppers think in many currencies but you only need a few languages done well on a small budget.

Questions buyers ask first

Do you need currency conversion, or is translation enough?

Translation alone is enough when your markets share your store currency or happily pay in it, which is common for a first test market. Add currency conversion when shoppers must do mental maths at the product page, because that friction shows up as abandoned carts long before it shows up as complaints.

How many languages should you launch with?

Launch with the one or two languages where you already see traffic, orders, or support questions, and translate those money pages well. A half finished store in eight languages earns less trust than a complete store in two, and your word allowance lasts far longer.

What happens when your translation allowance runs out?

That depends on the model. Langify sells extra machine word packages as one time purchases, while Weglot counts a total bank of translated words, so a big new collection can drain a tier without any new sales (Source: Langify plans overview).

Can a free app really run an international store?

Yes, up to a point. Translate and Adapt is free with unlimited manual translations, Hextom free auto translates 5 languages, and Langify free covers 5 languages manually, so a small store can sell abroad at $0 in app fees until volume justifies a paid tier (Source: Translate and Adapt listing).

Buyers guide

  • Count your words before you count your languages. A 2,000 product catalog can make word based pricing the whole decision, whatever the headline monthly fee says.
  • Check whether the language cap counts your default language. Transcy free covers 1 total language, which means it adds none.
  • Decide who owns currency. If Shopify Markets already shows local prices, you may only need translation, and paying for a second converter adds confusion.
  • Check what cannot be translated. Tags, product images, and collection filters stay in your default language on Translate and Adapt, so plan around those corners.
  • Match the plan to sell through by market. Give your proven markets the generous tiers and keep test markets on free plans until orders justify more.
  • Review machine translation on legal and sizing pages yourself. A wrong size chart translation lifts return rate faster than a clumsy headline ever will.
  • Browse the other hubs on this site only where they help the same store, such as inventory and order management and marketplace seller tools, so your localization choice fits the rest of your stack.

Frequently asked questions

How many apps are in this comparison?

We compared exactly five apps in this article, and each one translates store content, converts currency, or does both. The five are Shopify Translate and Adapt, Langify, Transcy, Weglot, and Hextom AI Translate and Currency.

Is Shopify Translate and Adapt really free?

Yes. Shopify publishes it as a free app with no paid tier, automatic translation for up to 2 languages by default, and unlimited manual translations, checked 6 November 2026 on its App Store listing and Shopify help pages.

Do translation apps set local prices by themselves?

Some do and some do not. Transcy and Hextom include currency converters in the app, while Translate and Adapt works alongside Shopify Markets, which is where market pricing and local currency checkout are configured.

What is the difference between machine words and translated words?

Langify counts machine translation words, meaning the words its engine generates for you, and sells extra packages when the included amount runs out. Weglot counts total translated words stored on your site, so editing or adding pages changes how much of your allowance you have used.

When should I pay for a localization app instead of using a free one?

Pay when a limit starts costing sales: a third language you cannot auto translate, images that need translating, or new products piling up untranslated. Until a limit blocks revenue, the free plans in this list cover a serious amount of ground.

Sources

  • Translate and Adapt listing, Shopify App Store, https://apps.shopify.com/translate-and-adapt, checked 6 November 2026
  • Automatic translation with Translate and Adapt, Shopify Help Center, https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/international/languages/translate-adapt-app/automatic-translation, checked 6 November 2026
  • Langify plans overview, Langify Support, https://support.langify-app.com/support/solutions/articles/11000128809-plans-overview, checked 6 November 2026
  • Langify listing, Shopify App Store, https://apps.shopify.com/langify, checked 6 November 2026
  • Transcy pricing, Transcy, https://transcy.io/pricing/, checked 6 November 2026
  • Transcy listing, Shopify App Store, https://apps.shopify.com/transcy-multiple-languages, checked 6 November 2026
  • Weglot listing, Shopify App Store, https://apps.shopify.com/weglot, checked 6 November 2026
  • Weglot pricing, Weglot, https://www.weglot.com/pricing, checked 6 November 2026
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