LanguageTool

Germany Translation tools

A grammar, spelling, and style checker from Germany that supports more than 30 languages. The core engine is open source and can be self-hosted, and the company processes data in Germany under GDPR - a privacy-respecting European alternative to Grammarly.

Quick facts

Headquarters Potsdam, Germany
Company LanguageTooler GmbH
Founded 2005
Ownership Independent
Hosting πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Germany
Infrastructure Own infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EU
Open source Partial
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Freemium Β· from Free
Free tier Yes
Platforms Web, Desktop
Languages
ENDEFRESITNLPTPLRU
100 Β· Certified European
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Why does it score 100?

Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ
30/30
Ownership & control
Independent ownership
25/25
Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure
30/30
Accountability & trust
Partially open source + GDPR
10/15
Independence bonus
Bootstrapped, no outside investors
+5
EuroPoints total
100/100
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See how they compare

LanguageTool
Linguee
Reverso
EuroPoints
100 Certified European
68 Mostly European
98 Certified European
Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ30/30
EU member-state HQ30/30
EU member-state HQ30/30
Ownership & control
Independent ownership25/25
Acquired/corporate, non-EU parent0/25
Independent ownership25/25
Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure30/30
Own infrastructure30/30
Own infrastructure30/30
Accountability & trust
Partially open source + GDPR10/15
GDPR compliant8/15
GDPR compliant8/15
Independence bonus
Bootstrapped, no outside investors5/5
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Bootstrapped, no outside investors5/5
Headquarters
Potsdam, Germany
Cologne, Germany
Paris, France
Founded
2005
2009
1998
Open source
Partial
No
No
Infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Own infrastructure
GDPR
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Free tier
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Pricing
Freemium Β· from Free
Free Β· from Free
Freemium Β· from Free
Platforms
Web, Desktop
Web, iOS, Android
Web, iOS, Android
Languages
en, de, fr, es, it, nl, pt, pl, ru
en, de, fr, es, it, nl, pt, pl, ru, zh
en, de, fr, es, it, nl, pt, pl, ru

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