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Polylang #7 in Translation Plugins
TranslatePress #2 in Translation Plugins

Polylang vs TranslatePress (September 2026)

Updated September 7, 2026 · Data from WordPress.org, refreshed daily · How this works

Both rank in the WordPress.org Translation Plugins top 10: Polylang at #7 and TranslatePress at #2. They split the 5 measures we track, so the choice comes down to which one you weigh most. Every number below comes straight from WordPress.org and is refreshed every day.

Polylang

4.7 (2,984) 800,000+ active installs #7 in Translation Plugins

Go multilingual in a simple and efficient way. Keep writing posts and taxonomy terms as usual while defining their languages all at once.

TranslatePress

TranslatePress – Translate Multilingual sites with AI Translation

4.7 (1,654) 400,000+ active installs #2 in Translation Plugins

Translate your site visually, directly from the front-end. Go multilingual in minutes using automatic AI translation. Works with any theme or plugin.

Who leads on what

They split the 5 measures we track, so the choice comes down to which one you weigh most.

Translation Plugins ranking TranslatePress

TranslatePress ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #7 in Translation Plugins.

Users Polylang

Polylang has more users: 800,000+ active installs against 400,000+.

Rating Tie

Both are rated 4.7 out of 5 (2,984 and 1,654 reviews).

Reviews Polylang

Polylang has more reviews behind its score: 2,984 against 1,654.

Maintenance TranslatePress

TranslatePress was updated more recently, on August 25, 2026; Polylang on August 17, 2026.

Which one to pick

Each plugin is the better answer for the measure it actually leads on. Nothing here is a recommendation we invented.

Polylang

Pick Polylang if you want the plugin more sites already run or you want the score backed by more reviews.

Polylang reviews and stats Other options

TranslatePress

Pick TranslatePress if you go by where WordPress.org itself puts them or you want the one shipping releases most recently.

TranslatePress reviews and stats Other options

Polylang vs TranslatePress side by side

Polylang TranslatePress
Translation Plugins ranking #7 #2
Rating 4.7 4.7
Reviews 2,984 1,654
Active installs 800,000+ 400,000+
Total downloads 28,576,140 20,567,946
Downloads, last 30 days – –
Last updated Aug 17, 2026 Aug 25, 2026
First published Sep 22, 2011 Aug 31, 2017
Tested up to WordPress 7.1 7.1
Requires PHP 7.4 7.4
Pricing Free on WordPress.org Free on WordPress.org

30-day download figures appear after both plugins have 30 days of tracking.

Polylang ratings

5★
2,659
4★
106
3★
43
2★
37
1★
139

TranslatePress ratings

5★
1,447
4★
83
3★
32
2★
21
1★
71

How we compare these two

Every figure here is pulled from the WordPress.org plugin API every day at 03:00 UTC, for both plugins in the same run, so the two are always read on the same day. We compare only what the directory reports: active installs, the rating and how many reviews stand behind it, the last release date and, once we have a month of history, downloads over the last 30 days. Ratings are only called a win above 50 reviews each, because a handful of five-star reviews is not evidence. Nothing is weighted into an overall score, no measure is worth more than another, and neither Polylang nor TranslatePress can pay to appear here: the pair exists only because both plugins reached the Translation Plugins top 10. Full methodology.

Polylang vs TranslatePress: common questions

Is Polylang better than TranslatePress?

They split the 5 measures we track, so the choice comes down to which one you weigh most. Neither is better at everything, and the answer depends on which measure you weigh. TranslatePress ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #7 in Translation Plugins.

Which has more users, Polylang or TranslatePress?

TranslatePress ranks higher on WordPress.org: #2 against #7 in Translation Plugins.

Which is rated higher, Polylang or TranslatePress?

Polylang has more users: 800,000+ active installs against 400,000+.

Are Polylang and TranslatePress free?

Both are free to install from WordPress.org. Polylang may also sell a paid version or add-ons. TranslatePress may also sell a paid version or add-ons.

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