Centus
Centus is a localization platform for automating and managing translation workflows across websites, software, apps, games, and documents.
What Centus is
Centus is a localization platform for automating and managing translation workflows across websites, software, apps, games, and documents. It combines machine translation, glossaries, translation memories, terminology management, and automated quality checks. Work can involve managers, translators, developers, designers, QA engineers, and client reviewers, with workflow automation, vendor management, and translation orders. Designers can connect Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD to preview and adjust translated content. Available integrations include DeepL, GitHub, Google Translate, and Microsoft Translator; additional services are listed as coming soon. Centus provides web access and an API. There is no free plan. The Start plan lists 20 projects, 5,000 hosted keys, one seat, and no included machine-translation characters. Hosted-key overages might apply subject to eligibility.
Good
- Machine translation and translation memories
- Workflow automation and vendor management
- Figma, Sketch, and Adobe XD integration
- Web access plus API
- 14-day trial with all features
Watch out
- No free plan
- Hosted-key overages might apply
- Some integrations are coming soon
Who it suits
Centus suits organizations coordinating localization across multiple digital products and document types. Its plans are positioned for startups through large or highly regulated businesses.
Verdict
Centus brings translation tools, team workflows, design previews, and integrations into one localization service. Its paid pricing and possible hosted-key overages matter for smaller teams.
Plans and prices
From Centus's own pricing page, checked 15 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Start | $145 a month | 20 projects · web-based editor · 5,000 hosted keys · XML, YAML, JSON formats · monthly or annually |
| Grow | $295 a month | 100 projects · machine translations · 20+ file formats · 20,000 hosted keys · monthly or annually |
| Business | $545 a month | 300 projects · user groups · unlimited hosted keys · monthly or annually |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | dedicated manager · optional SLA · custom limits · contact sales |
The facts
Each one read from Centus's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API access
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- API and CLI
- Centus markets a robust API and CLI for development-workflow integration, but the public pages provide no SDK catalogue.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API limits
- The pricing table shows API throttles of 100, 500 and 1,000 requests per five minutes for Start, Grow and Business.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Available integrations
- The integrations page lists DeepL, GitHub, Google Translate, and Microsoft Translator as already available.checked 29 Sep 2026
- CAT editor
- Centus provides a browser-based computer-assisted translation editor with segmentation, translation-memory matches and machine-translation assistance.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Real-time chat, comments and screenshot sharing let translators, editors, managers and designers work together.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Coming integrations
- The integrations page lists Bitbucket, Contentful, GitLab, HubSpot, Intercom, Jira, Sketch, Slack, WordPress, and Zendesk as coming soon.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Compliance
- Centus states that it is SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO/IEC 27001 certified and complies with GDPR and the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield frameworks.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Content coverage
- The service handles software, apps, games, websites, advertising, social posts, email, documents and customer-support content.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Users can create custom key attributes, filters, translation statuses and placeholders.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Design integration
- The homepage says designers can integrate Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD to preview and adjust translated content.checked 29 Sep 2026
- File formats
- Start lists XML, YAML, and JSON file formats, while Grow lists 20+ file formats.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Gartner listing issue
- Gartner's AI-enabled translation-services page includes Centus but describes it as budget-management software, indicating an inaccurate product listing.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Glossaries
- A collaborative termbase supplies terminology suggestions and stores descriptions and translations for terms.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Listed integrations include GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Contentful, Figma, Sketch, HubSpot, Intercom, Jira, Slack, WordPress and Zendesk.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Legal operator
- The terms identify the operator as Centus Web Services FZ-LLC, registered in the United Arab Emirates.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: context and spell-checking
- G2 reviewers mention that adding screenshots can be cumbersome and that the English spell checker is weak.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: large files and feature density
- G2 feedback says very large documents may become slow and that the number of options can make selection difficult.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: Trustpilot sample
- Trustpilot warns that the single review and lack of recent review invitations may not represent typical experiences.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company size
- LinkedIn lists Centus as having 11–50 employees.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- LinkedIn gives 2017 as the founding year.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- LinkedIn lists Dubai, United Arab Emirates as the headquarters location.checked 15 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Machine translation engines
- Centus integrates Google Translate, Microsoft Translator, Amazon Translate and DeepL engines.checked 15 Oct 2026
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