Transparency alternatives to RWS
Other Translation and localization vendors we measure, sorted by how much they publish that RWS does not. This is a comparison of disclosure, not of features or fitness.
12 shown of 33 that differ from RWS on at least one criterion we measured for both. Public transparency score, not a product or security rating.
RWS has 11 gaps in what we could measure: Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Status page with history, Public pricing, Uptime SLA with a figure, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, No third-party tracking before consent, security.txt (RFC 9116), Notice before subprocessors change, Named privacy contact. The column “publishes and RWS does not” is the one that closes them.
| Vendor | Score | Publishes, and RWS does not | RWS publishes, and they do not | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lokaliselokalise.com | 87/100 | 10 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +7 | 1 Certifications named | Compare |
| LingoHublingohub.com | 74/100 | 7 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Data location stated, +4 | nothing | Compare |
| Transifextransifex.com | 70/100 | 7 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Status page with history, +4 | nothing | Compare |
| wxrkswxrks.com | 70/100 | 7 Data processing agreement, Subprocessor list, Status page with history, +4 | nothing | Compare |
| Locizelocize.com | 65/100 | 7 Data processing agreement, Data location stated, Public pricing, +4 | 1 Certifications named | Compare |
| Smartcatsmartcat.com | 65/100 | 6 Data processing agreement, Data location stated, Status page with history, +3 | nothing | Compare |
| DeepLdeepl.com | 48/100 | 6 Data location stated, Public pricing, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +3 | 1 Certifications named | Compare |
| Crowdincrowdin.com | 43/100 | 5 Data location stated, Status page with history, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +2 | nothing | Compare |
| Wordbeewordbee.com | 39/100 | 5 Status page with history, Public pricing, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +2 | 1 Certifications named | Compare |
| Traduoratraduora.co | 43/100 | 4 Subprocessor list, Data location stated, Notice before subprocessors change, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Phrasephrase.com | 39/100 | 4 Data location stated, Status page with history, Public pricing, +1 | nothing | Compare |
| Weglotweglot.com | 39/100 | 4 Data location stated, Public pricing, HTTPS enforced with HSTS, +1 | nothing | Compare |
Only criteria we could measure for both are counted. Where we could measure one and not the other, the row is silent: that would be a statement about our measurement, not about either vendor. Every single result with its source is on the two profiles.