DeepL
World-class AI translation from Cologne. Outperforms big-tech rivals on European languages. All data processed in Germany.
Quick facts
Headquarters Cologne, Germany
Company DeepL SE
Founded 2017
Ownership VC-backed
Hosting 🇩🇪 Germany
Infrastructure Own infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EU
Open source No
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Freemium · from Free
Free tier Yes
Platforms Web, iOS, Android, Desktop
Languages
ENDEFRESITPTNLPLRUZHJABGCSDAELETFIHUIDKOLTLVNBROSKSLSVTRUK
83 · Strongly European
Try DeepL free Why does it score 83?
Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ
30/30Ownership & control
VC-backed, no non-EU parent
15/25Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure
30/30Accountability & trust
GDPR compliant
8/15EuroPoints total
83/100
See how they compare
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Aleph AlphaEuroPoints
Strongly European
Strongly European
Strongly European
Legal jurisdiction
Ownership & control
Data sovereignty
Accountability & trust
Independence bonus
Headquarters
Cologne, Germany
Paris, France
Heidelberg, Germany
Founded
2017
2023
2019
Open source
No
Partial
Partial
Infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Own infrastructure
GDPR
Free tier
Pricing
Freemium · from Free
Freemium · from Free
Enterprise
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android, Desktop
Web, iOS, Android
Web
Languages
en, de, fr, es, it, pt, nl, pl, ru, zh, ja, bg, cs, da, el, et, fi, hu, id, ko, lt, lv, nb, ro, sk, sl, sv, tr, uk
en, fr, de, es, it, pt, nl, pl, zh, ar, ja, ko, ru
en, de, fr, es, it, nl
What does it replace?
Google Translate 
Microsoft Translator 
Amazon Translate More European AI tools & APIs alternatives
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