Langify alternative: where to go without losing your translations

Why move to Translate & Adapt. It is Shopify's own translation app, and it costs nothing. It reads and edits the same translation storage Langify uses. Langify's own representative says so on the Shopify forum: your translations "should show up in Translate & Adapt". For a two-language store, this is the shortest migration there is: install, check, uninstall Langify.

Who it fits. Stores with one or two extra languages that want a simple side-by-side editor and no translation bill.

Who it doesn't fit. A brand targeting five markets that wants everything AI-translated in one click.

Its limit. Shopify's machine translation covers 2 languages (8 in select countries); beyond that, you translate by hand. Auto-sync, which re-translates edited text, is only available in select countries. On the Shopify forum, merchants work around the cap by exporting a language to CSV, freeing the slot, then re-importing. It works, but it is a hack.

How to migrate. Install the app without removing Langify. Open three typical pages (a product, a collection, the home page) in the side-by-side editor and check the translations are there. Then remove Langify's language switcher from your theme and turn on Shopify's.

Why move to LangShop. LangShop bills by product count, not by word. Basic gives you 10 languages and unlimited translations on 250 products for $10 a month ($100 a year). If you are tired of watching your Langify AI credits, this is the clearest change of model. It offers three engines (OpenAI, DeepL Pro, Google Cloud) and also translates checkout and metafields, plus third-party apps from Standard up.

Who it fits. Small catalogs opening five to ten markets without a variable bill.

Who it doesn't fit. A 3,000-product catalog: you would need Advanced, $75 a month for 5,000 products and 20 languages.

Its limit. The tier depends on product count, and third-party app translation only comes with Standard ($40 a month, 2,000 products, 15 languages). One reviewer also reports that languages already translated with Shopify's tool counted toward their plan limit, so count your active languages before picking a tier.

How to migrate. LangShop works with your store's Shopify languages, so your Langify languages stay published. Start the 14-day trial, check the pages already translated, then run AI translation only on empty fields so you don't overwrite manual work.

Why move to Transcy. Transcy is one of the most-reviewed translation apps on the App Store (2,500+ reviews, 4.5 out of 5). It adds something Langify doesn't do: a converter for 168 currencies with price rounding and visitor location detection. Its listing is clear: "Translation data stays in your Shopify store". Your translations stay in the same storage before and after.

Who it fits. Stores selling across currencies that want one tool for language and displayed price.

Who it doesn't fit. A store that already handles currencies with Shopify Markets and only needs translation.

Its limit. The entry plan, Local Plus ($14.90 a month), covers one language and 100 products. For 15 languages you need Continental at $69 a month, capped at 300 products. Several one-star reviews complain about links changed without permission, so check your menu and links after install.

How to migrate. Install Transcy during the 7-day trial, leave Langify in place, and compare a dozen pages per language. Then turn off the Langify switcher: two switchers on one page is the most common display bug.

Why move to Weglot. If your Shopify store sits next to a WordPress blog, a Webflow landing page or a brochure site, Weglot translates them all from one account. SEO comes ready: hreflang tags, metadata, and translated URLs from the Pro plan.

Who it fits. Brands with several sites and a team that wants one dashboard.

Who it doesn't fit. A Shopify-only store that wants to keep its Langify translations: Weglot doesn't reuse Shopify's storage, it translates again from your source language.

Its limit. The word quota. Business ($32 a month) covers 3 languages and 50,000 words; Pro ($87) covers 5 languages and 200,000 words. Words count across all languages, so a 300-product store passes the first tier fast. Charges can also land outside your Shopify invoice. Our switch from Weglot page covers those traps.

How to migrate. Keep your Langify CSV export as a reference and list the brand terms that must not be translated before the first run. Then remove Langify's languages from the storefront so you don't serve two versions of the same page.

Why move to GTranslate. No word quota. Every plan, free included, lists "Unlimited words and pageviews". For a catalog of several thousand products, it is the most predictable bill on this page: $25 a month for all languages with search indexing, $35 with translated URLs.

Who it fits. Large catalogs that accept machine translation and want a flat bill.

Who it doesn't fit. A store that hand-polished its translations in Langify: GTranslate translates through its own service and doesn't reuse that work.

Its limit. The free plan isn't indexed by Google, so it does nothing for SEO. Translated URLs only come with Business ($35). Quality depends on the engine, so plan a human review of your 20 most-visited pages.

How to migrate. Start the 15-day trial on Startup or Business, compare translated pages with the Langify versions, then remove the Langify switcher. Keep your Langify export to fix brand terms.