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XTRF alternative for translation and interpreting agencies
What XTRF is, what it does well, why agencies look elsewhere, and how LinguisTriks compares. Facts checked on 3 October 2026 against XTRF's own pages.
In short
XTRF describes itself as: Translation business management system for LSPs. Price: Not published; pricing from sales. Interpreting: Not mentioned on its LSP page. LinguisTriks is the alternative for agencies that want translation projects and interpreting bookings in one system, with every price published, a 30-day free trial, client payments, linguist payouts, online meetings and AI first drafts that a linguist reviews.
XTRF and LinguisTriks at a glance
| XTRF | LinguisTriks | |
|---|---|---|
| How it describes itself | Translation business management system for LSPs | Business management for translation and interpreting agencies |
| Published price | Not published; pricing from sales | Per user per month, every price on the pricing page; 30-day free trial, no card |
| Interpreting | Not mentioned on its LSP page | Built in: bookings, job offers by email and SMS, timesheets, online meetings |
Checked on 3 October 2026 against XTM, XTRF for LSPs. Product names belong to their owners. Spotted something out of date? Email info@linguistriks.com.
What XTRF is
XTRF, now part of XTM, describes itself as a translation business management system for language service providers, built around project, vendor and financial management. It doesn't publish prices: you contact sales for a proposal.
Source: XTM, XTRF for LSPs, checked 3 October 2026.
XTRF is a good fit if you...
- run a large translation operation with complex workflows
- want deep vendor and financial controls
- are happy to buy through a sales process
Why agencies look for a XTRF alternative
In our conversations with agencies, the move away from XTRF comes up most often to get a published price, a lighter set-up for a smaller team, or interpreting bookings in the same system - XTRF's LSP page focuses on translation.
None of those are faults in XTRF; they are a question of fit. A translation-only operation with the time to configure a large system is well served by it. An agency that books interpreters as well as running translation projects, or that wants to see a price and try the system before it talks to anyone, tends to look elsewhere.
What agencies ask for instead
- A price they can see, and a trial they can run without a sales call
- Interpreting bookings and translation projects in one database
- Clients who can accept quotes and pay invoices online
- Linguist payouts from the same system, with no double payments
- Online meetings and transcripts inside the booking
- AI first drafts that a linguist reviews before anything is delivered
How LinguisTriks compares
Prices you can see
Every plan and price is on the pricing page, per user per month, with a free trial that needs no card.
Read moreInterpreting and translation together
Bookings in their own time zones, job offers by email and SMS and online meetings, beside translation projects, word counts and certificates.
Read moreClients pay online
Quotes accepted or paid by card or PayPal, invoices paid in the client portal, and payments recorded automatically.
Read moreLinguists paid, never twice
Payouts through Wise, Airwallex or PayPal from one approval list, with a check that stops a second payment.
Read moreAI first drafts, reviewed
Drafts in the original layout, scored segment by segment and reviewed by your linguist. Clients never see a draft.
Read moreXero and FreeAgent
Invoices, payments, linguist bills and payouts synced to your own accounts package.
Read moreSwitching from XTRF
Switching is mostly about data and habits, not software. We work from the exports your current system gives you, usually Excel or CSV files: clients and contacts, linguists with their languages and rates, and open jobs if you want them. Translation memories come across as TMX or CSV files and glossaries as TBX or CSV.
Help moving your clients, linguists and rates is part of the onboarding included in every plan. Start new work in LinguisTriks, finish open jobs in the old system, and keep it read-only until its last invoices are paid.
- Export clients, contacts and their rates
- Export linguists, their languages and their rates
- Export translation memories (TMX) and glossaries (TBX or CSV)
- Recreate your email and document templates
- Start new work in the new system; finish open jobs in the old one
- Keep the old system read-only until its last invoices are paid
Questions
Choosing a XTRF alternative
Is LinguisTriks cheaper than XTRF?
We can't compare like for like, because XTRF doesn't publish a price. LinguisTriks publishes every price on its pricing page and has a 30-day free trial, so you can work out the cost for your team before you talk to anyone.
Does XTRF support interpreting?
XTRF's pages we checked focus on translation; interpreting isn't mentioned there. In LinguisTriks, interpreting bookings, job offers by email and SMS, timesheets and online meetings are part of the standard system.
Can you move our data across from XTRF?
Yes. We work from the exports XTRF gives you, usually Excel or CSV files, and bring across your clients, contacts and linguists with their languages and rates. Translation memories import from TMX or CSV files and glossaries from TBX or CSV. Help with clients, linguists and rates is included in every plan.
Can we try it before we switch?
Yes. The 30-day free trial includes every feature and needs no credit card, so your team can run a few real jobs side by side with the old system before deciding.
What does XTRF do better?
XTRF suits a large, translation-focused operation with complex workflows and the time to configure them. If that is you, and buying through a sales process is fine, it remains a strong choice.
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