DeepL fits freelancers delivering the same document in two languages, French businesses writing to clients abroad, consultants who prefer a European vendor best. Its clearest advantage is glossaries hold product and client names steady across every document.
- Best for
- freelancers delivering the same document in two languages, French businesses writing to clients abroad, consultants who prefer a European vendor
- Avoid if
- teams wanting a general assistant that also drafts and reasons
- Cheapest useful plan
- €8.99/mo · Individual
- Free plan
- Yes
- Setup effort
- easy — minutes
- Main strength
- Glossaries hold product and client names steady across every document
- Main limitation
- The free plan caps text at 50,000 characters a month and one file translation
- Evidence level
- Vendor documented (1/3)
- Glossaries hold product and client names steady across every document
- File translation returns a document that still looks like the original
- teams wanting a general assistant that also drafts and reasons
- anyone translating occasional short sentences, which the free tier already covers
What it actually does
document translation preserving layout, glossaries, style rules, DeepL Write rewriting, translation memory on upper tiers, API.
The limits to know
- The free plan caps text at 50,000 characters a month and one file translation
- Prices for France include VAT, so the figure is not comparable with US-listed tools
- It translates and rewrites; it will not draft from a brief the way an assistant does
The evidence record
- Evidence level
- Vendor documented — Official documentation and pricing page reviewed and dated. No independent verification, no hands-on test recorded.
- Pricing note
- Observed on the official pricing page for France with monthly billing: Free 0 EUR with 50,000 characters per user per month and 1 file translation, Individual 8.99 EUR/mo, Team 29.99 EUR per user/mo, Business 59.99 EUR per user/mo, Enterprise on quote. Prices include VAT. Annual billing is advertised at 16% less, and a 30-day trial is offered. The API is priced separately.
- Billing condition
- 8.99 EUR/month billed monthly, VAT included; annual billing is advertised at 16% less
- Platforms
- web, windows, mac, ios, android, browser extension, api
- Integrations
- Word, Outlook, Chrome, CAT tools, API
- Setup
- easy — minutes
- Affiliate status
- No affiliate link on this record — no commission.
Pricing & billing commitment
- Rate on record
- €8.99/mo · Individual
- What that figure is
- Month-to-month rate per account, read on the vendor's monthly view.
- Commitment
- None — payable one month at a time
- The vendor's exact condition
- 8.99 EUR/month billed monthly, VAT included; annual billing is advertised at 16% less
Hands-on test
No automated hands-on test has been completed for this review cycle. This record rests on the vendor's official documentation and pricing page, re-read and dated. We say so rather than imply otherwise.
The research record
Read on the vendor's monthly view
Sources
The official pages this record rests on. No tracking links here: these addresses name the vendor.
What the vendor states
These statements come from the vendor's own documentation. They are useful, and they remain the vendor's: we report them attributed rather than adopt them as our own findings.
- data residency
DeepL states that translation is processed on its own infrastructure in Germany and that texts are deleted after translation.
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We have not independently verified this statement during this research cycle. Official documentation is valid evidence — it is just not our own finding.
Evidence freshness
Each kind of check has its own clock and its own threshold. A price ages in weeks and a feature list in months; sharing one date between them would let an old review pass for a recent check.
| Check | When | State |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Checked 8 days ago | Fresh |
| Features | Checked 24 days ago | Fresh |
| Privacy & data | Never checked | Not independently checked |
| Hands-on test | Never checked | Not independently checked |
| Page review | Checked 24 days ago | Fresh |
What remains unverified
- No workflow was run inside the product. Everything here comes from the vendor's documentation and public pages.
- Data handling and the privacy policy were not independently verified during this research cycle. We therefore publish no conclusion about security or where data is stored.
- Export terms and the real cost of leaving are not on this record: we have not tested them.
- The price has been read once only. A single observation says nothing about where the price is heading.
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Frequently asked questions
What is DeepL?
DeepL is a tool from DeepL SE, in the writing category. It is mainly used for: translating client documents, bilingual proposals, rewriting for tone.
How much does DeepL cost?
The paid entry point is €8.99/mo · Individual. Month-to-month rate per account, read on the vendor's monthly view. The exact condition attached to that figure: 8.99 EUR/month billed monthly, VAT included; annual billing is advertised at 16% less. Read on the official pricing page on 05.09.2026. Prices move quickly — confirm before subscribing.
Does DeepL have a free plan?
Yes. DeepL publishes a permanent free plan. Check this before settling on it: the free plan caps text at 50,000 characters a month and one file translation.
Who is DeepL for — and who is it not for?
Good fit: freelancers delivering the same document in two languages, French businesses writing to clients abroad, consultants who prefer a European vendor. Not for: teams wanting a general assistant that also drafts and reasons; anyone translating occasional short sentences, which the free tier already covers.
What is the main limitation of DeepL?
The free plan caps text at 50,000 characters a month and one file translation. Our evidence level on this record: Official documentation and pricing page reviewed and dated. No independent verification, no hands-on test recorded.