What are the differences between Express, Starter, Freelance, Workgroup and Professional versions in SDL Trados Studio?
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SDL Trados Studio
The Studio 2017 software package is considerably bigger than memoQ translator pro's in terms of hard-disk space and takes longer to launch as well. Studio 2017 won't run on Windows 8.0, Windows Vista or Windows XP; it will only run on the latest versions of Windows 7, 8.1 and 10. So some versions of Windows are fine, others aren't. SDL Trados Studio. The SDL Trados Studio feature comparison table below outlines the differences between the Professional, Freelance and Starter editions of Studio.
What are the differences between Express, Starter, Freelance, Workgroup and Professional versions in SDL Trados Studio?
This article describes the differences between the five available versions of SDL Trados Studio:
Professional
Workgroup
Freelance
Starter
Express
Refer to the table below for the main differences between the five Studio versions.
SDL Trados Studio 2017 and above
Express
Starter
Freelance
Workgroup
Professional
Unlimited languages supported at once
-
5 simultaneously
5 simultaneously
Yes
Yes
Open standalone documents outside of a package
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Create and email Studio packages
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Open Studio packages
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Open WorldServer, TMS, TeamWorks packages
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Create projects
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Project wizard
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Open local project
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Open GroupShare Project (online/server-based project)
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Align Documents
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Works on company networks (Domain-Based)
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Publish project to server
No
No
No
No
Yes
Create own file-based TMs
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Unlimited file-based TM size
No1
No2
Yes
Yes
Yes
Open multiple TMs at a time in single file translations
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Support for importing TMX translation memories
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Upgrade legacy TM formats
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Access server-based TMs
Yes3
Yes8
Yes
Yes
Yes
TM Administration
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Includes SDL MultiTerm
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Allows creating termbases (add/edit terms)
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Allows using termbases (read terms)
Yes4
Yes4
Yes
Yes
Yes
Can access machine translation from within the tool
Yes
No5
Yes
Yes
Yes
Full batch task functionality
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Custom task sequence
No
No
No
No
Yes
AutoSuggest use
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
AutoSuggest create
No
No
Yes6
Yes
Yes
Perfect Match use
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Perfect Match create
No
No
No
No
Yes
Unlimited number of languages
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Runs 3rd party plug-in apps from SDL AppStore
No7
No7
Yes
Yes
Yes
Software Development Kits (API and SDK)
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Perpetual license available
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Subscription license available
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Update from Reviewed Target File (Retrofit)
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Translation Quality Assessment
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
upLIFT Fragment Recall
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
upLIFT Fuzzy Repair
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
QuickPlace
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Real-time preview
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Alignment based TM creation
No
-
Yes
Yes
Yes
1 Unlimited TM size when a TM is delivered as part of the project package. 2 Unlimited TM size when a TM is delivered as part of the project package, limited to 5,000 translation units in single file translation. 3 Requires SDL Trados Studio 2017 or higher. 4 Studio Starter and Studio Express can access termbases if they are inside a package. 5 Studio Starter can access MT if the machine translation string is provided in a Studio package. 6 If the optional AutoSuggest Creator add-on has been purchased. 7 Will not run SDL utilities or plug-ins because these check that the user is not using Express or Starter. 8 Studio Starter can only access server-based TMs if they are referred to inside a Studio package or used as part of a published GroupShare project.
For further details refer to the editions overview on our SDL web site.
Trados Studio Professional 2017
Sdl Trados Studio 2019
Also, you need to have SDL Trados Studio 2017 installed with an active license. You will need your personal Authentication Key to use DeepL Pro with SDL Trados Studio 2017. This key can be found on your DeepL Pro Account page. Open the SDL AppStore and log into your account. Search for 'DeepL' and select the 'DeepL Translation Provider' plug-in. 3 Requires SDL Trados Studio 2017 or higher. 4 Studio Starter and Studio Express can access termbases if they are inside a package. 5 Studio Starter can access MT if the machine translation string is provided in a Studio package. 6 If the optional AutoSuggest Creator add-on has been purchased.
