Gloty vs. MultilingualPress
MultilingualPress is built for organizations that want a fully independent site per market. Gloty is built for translating one existing site — no Multisite network to stand up and maintain.
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The short answer
MultilingualPress runs each language as a separate site inside a WordPress Multisite network, which suits organisations wanting genuinely independent per-market sites. Gloty translates one standard single-site install. MultilingualPress is priced by language count — €149/yr for 2 languages up to €1,499/yr for unlimited — with no maintained free tier.
MultilingualPress details verified against Syde’s published pricing.
MultilingualPress (by Syde) links content across separate language sites in a WordPress Multisite network. That suits different content or presentation for each market. Gloty translates one standard site's rendered content automatically and stores the variants with that site's data. Choose around your content model and existing network, rather than assuming every language needs a separate database or update process.
Choose Gloty if…
- You run a normal single-site WordPress install and don't want Multisite
- You want fast, automatic AI translation of an existing site
- You prefer one site's language configuration to managing a Multisite network
- You're on typical shared hosting
Choose MultilingualPress if…
- You need each market to be a genuinely independent site (own theme, plugins, content)
- You're an enterprise already running WordPress Multisite
- Per-market divergence matters more than a faithful translated mirror
Credit where due
Where MultilingualPress genuinely shines
- Per-language content, menus and media, with site-specific themes and plugin activation where the network permits. User accounts are shared across the network.
- Excellent when markets should genuinely differ (different product ranges, legal content, or layouts per country).
- Clean data model with no content injected into source posts, and a solid deactivation story — no lock-in.
- Scales well for enterprise/WooCommerce multisite networks, backed by an established vendor (Syde) with premium support.
Where Gloty differs
What you get with Gloty
No Multisite to stand up
MultilingualPress cannot run on a single-site install — its entire model requires a WordPress Multisite network with a site per language. Gloty runs on a normal single-site WordPress, so there's no network to provision, secure, and maintain.
Keep one site's content model
MultilingualPress links separate language sites, each with content and configuration to manage. WordPress core, theme and plugin updates, and backups can still be handled at network level. Gloty keeps translated variants with one site's rendered content, so adding a language does not create another WordPress site.
Automatic mirror, minutes to set up
For the common goal — a faithful translated version of your existing site — Gloty just intercepts output and translates it. No per-language site to build, and a free tier to start on typical shared hosting.
MultilingualPress pricing, as published
Transcribed from Syde’s own pricing page on . We publish the figures rather than characterising them so you can check the comparison yourself.
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | €149/yr | 2 languages · 1 installation |
| Professional | €499/yr | 6 languages · 1 installation |
| Advanced | €899/yr | 12 languages · 1 installation |
| Enterprise | €1,499/yr | Unlimited languages · 1 installation |
Gloty vs. MultilingualPress — FAQ
- Can MultilingualPress run without Multisite?
- No. MultilingualPress is built on WordPress Multisite by design — each language is a separate site inside the network, linked to its counterparts. That architecture is what makes fully independent per-market sites possible, and it is also why there is a network to stand up and maintain. Gloty runs on a standard single-site WordPress install.
- When is MultilingualPress the better choice?
- When you genuinely want each market to be an independent site — different themes, plugins, or content per country — and you're comfortable operating a multisite network. For a faithful translated mirror of one site, Gloty is far less setup.
- Does MultilingualPress do AI translation?
- Yes — its AutoTranslate feature (added in 5.0) integrates with services including DeepL and OpenAI, using your own API keys. Gloty takes the opposite approach: there are no keys to manage, because translation is routed through the Gloty service, which calls OpenAI on your behalf (falling back to Gemini) on every plan. Gloty also runs on a standard single-site install rather than requiring Multisite.
MultilingualPress is priced by language count: €149/yr for 2 languages up to €1,499/yr for unlimited, each covering one WordPress installation. The checked vendor prices include VAT. AutoTranslate, introduced in version 5.0, supports services including DeepL and OpenAI. Each language is a separate site in a Multisite network, normally using per-site tables in one database and shared network accounts. MultilingualPress is a trademark of its respective owner and is referenced here for factual comparison only. Details verified ; competitor features and pricing change — always confirm on their official site.
Sources
Every factual claim about MultilingualPress on this page is drawn from the primary sources below, each confirmed live on the date shown.
- MultilingualPress 3 — Syde. Accessed .
- MultilingualPress 5.0.0 is here – now with AutoTranslate — MultilingualPress. Accessed .
- WordPress Multisite — WordPress Developer Resources. Accessed .
- Tell Google about localized versions of your page — Google Search Central. Accessed .
- Internationalization — Plugin Handbook — WordPress Developer Resources. Accessed .
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