Yes, Crowdin has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans. The free plan includes 14-day free trial of the Team plan on Crowdin after registering and creating your first localization project and free CDN for Translations add-on for up to 1M requests and 10GB of data transfer per month.
About
Crowdin is an AI-powered localization platform for managing translation workflows across software, mobile apps, websites, games, marketing content, and documentation. It connects with source control, design tools, CMS platforms, and translation services to sync source text, provide context, and export approved translations back into product workflows.
The hosted product includes a free subscription plan for individuals and teams, plus a 14-day trial on Crowdin and a 30-day Enterprise trial. The pricing page also lists a free open source program and a free CDN add-on for up to 1M requests and 10GB of data transfer.
- 700+ apps and integrations
- 100+ supported file formats
- 50+ built-in QA checks
- 14-day Crowdin trial
- 30-day Enterprise trial
- Free CDN add-on: 1M requests
- Free CDN add-on: 10GB transfer
Free Tier Value
This free tier has real value because it includes a 14-day Team-plan trial and, for open source or academic projects, a genuinely usable free account with unlimited projects, strings, and members. Since the trial is time-limited and the general free offering is gated by eligibility, a conservative buyer-equivalent value is about $3/month rather than anything close to a paid plan.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- 14-day free trial of the Team plan on Crowdin after registering and creating your first localization project.
- Free CDN for Translations add-on for up to 1M requests and 10GB of data transfer per month.
- Free account for open source projects upon request, with an unlimited number of projects, strings, and members.
- Free account for academic projects upon application, with an unlimited number of projects, strings, and members.
See Crowdin pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Team
- hosted words
- specific amount included; add more as needed
- projects
- limited by plan
- members
- limited by plan
- Online translation editor
- Translation memory
- Glossaries
- Integrations
- Basic reports
- Collaborative editing
- AI/MT suggestions
- API and CLI
Business
- hosted words
- specific amount included; add more as needed
- projects
- limited by plan
- members
- limited by plan
- Enterprise-style workflows
- Teams and organizations
- Security and flexibility
- Advanced project management
- Custom workflows
- Custom QA checks
- Custom spellcheck
- Unlimited content
Enterprise
- organization
- custom
- Data residency
- SAML SSO
- Custom workflows
- Custom QA checks
- Custom spellcheck
- Advanced project management
- Unlimited content
- Enterprise security
Pricing extracted from Crowdin's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is Crowdin free forever?
Yes. Crowdin has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
What is Crowdin's free tier worth?
Crowdin's free tier is worth about $3.00 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 41/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
