PONS

Germany Translation tools

One of Germany's best-known dictionary publishers, PONS offers free online dictionaries, text translation, and vocabulary tools across dozens of languages. Backed by the long-established Klett education group in Stuttgart, it's a trusted European reference for learners and translators.

Quick facts

Headquarters Stuttgart, Germany
Company PONS GmbH
Founded 1978
Ownership Corporate
Hosting 🇩🇪 Germany
Infrastructure Own infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EU
Open source No
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Freemium · from Free
Free tier Yes
Platforms Web, iOS, Android
Languages
ENDEFRESITPLPTRU
68 · Mostly European
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Why does it score 68?

Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ
30/30
Ownership & control
Acquired/corporate, non-EU parent
0/25
Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure
30/30
Accountability & trust
GDPR compliant
8/15
EuroPoints total
68/100
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PONS
LanguageTool
Linguee
EuroPoints
68 Mostly European
100 Certified European
68 Mostly European
Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ30/30
EU member-state HQ30/30
EU member-state HQ30/30
Ownership & control
Acquired/corporate, non-EU parent0/25
Independent ownership25/25
Acquired/corporate, non-EU parent0/25
Data sovereignty
Own infrastructure30/30
Own infrastructure30/30
Own infrastructure30/30
Accountability & trust
GDPR compliant8/15
Partially open source + GDPR10/15
GDPR compliant8/15
Independence bonus
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Bootstrapped, no outside investors5/5
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Headquarters
Stuttgart, Germany
Potsdam, Germany
Cologne, Germany
Founded
1978
2005
2009
Open source
No
Partial
No
Infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Own infrastructure
Own infrastructure
GDPR
✓
✓
✓
Free tier
✓
✓
✓
Pricing
Freemium · from Free
Freemium · from Free
Free · from Free
Platforms
Web, iOS, Android
Web, Desktop
Web, iOS, Android
Languages
en, de, fr, es, it, pl, pt, ru
en, de, fr, es, it, nl, pt, pl, ru
en, de, fr, es, it, nl, pt, pl, ru, zh

What does it replace?

Google Translate

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