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| Name | Wordfast Pro 3 | Verifika - Quality Assurance Tool for Translators |
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| Most helpful review | Quite good, especially for the young translator I started with the demo version of this tool and later on bought the licence. It's quite easy to use and has the basic functionalities needed by a young translator. Compared to other CAT tools, there are a lot of improvements to make. It is however worth its price.
It is a good entry level tool for those new to the translation industry, especially its demo version. Unlike other cat tools, you can import and export TMs even with the demo version. The only limitation is the size of the TM.
Wordfast still has a long way to go in order to match other CAT tools. You will soon feel the need to buy other CAT tools: Trados which seems to be the most used by agencies, MemoQ which a good number of freelancers enjoy, Deja V, etc.
NB: for those living in developing economies (Africa, India, etc.), you don't need to buy Wordfast through Proz TGB. A 50% discount is offered through their website. On TGB, you only have 40% discount, and will wait for weeks for the buy to close.21 out of 22 found this review helpful.
Read more reviews → | Powerful, effective error-checker that I would recommend I’ve been using Verifika for about 4 years and have found it to be very useful. I do a lot of quarterly reports, so I use it primarily to check figures, but it has many other capabilities: punctuation, consistency-checking, etc. It can also be used to check terminology against your glossaries or specified terms. My CAT is Logiterm, which has no built-in QA, so Verifika is a very valuable adjunct. But it is also a lot more powerful and customizable than memoQ’s QA function. I haven’t used the QA feature in other CATs, so I can’t compare it with anything else. 6 out of 6 found this review helpful.
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| Product description | THE #1 TRANSLATION MEMORY SOFTWARE FOR ANY PLATFORM
Wordfast Pro (WFP) is a standalone, multiplatform TM tool designed to change the landscape for every stakeholder in the translation process, from project manager to freelance translator | Verifika is a QA tool for professionals who need to deliver high accuracy translations within tight deadlines. |
| Price | €400 | €90 (standard - 1PC) €135 (floating - many PCs) |
| File formats | MS Word MS Excel MS Powerpoint HTML XML ASP/JSP/Java INX (InDesign) MIF (FrameMaker TTX PDF | SDL XLIFF, memoQ (.xlf, .mqxliff, .mqxlz), MS Word Docs, SDLX bilingual, RTF, TMX, TTX, TXT, Wordfast TXML, xlz |
| License type | 3-year license | Available as perpetual or time limited |
| Operating system | Mac OS X 10.4 and higher, Linux, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 | Windows |
| System requirements | No data | Minimum Processor:Single-core Intel or AMD processor, 1 GHz; RAM: 1 GB for Windows XP, 1.5 GB for Windows Vista and Windows 7; HDD: 50 MB free space for installation Display: 1024 x 768 screen resolu |
| Compatibility | No data | No data |
| Support and upgrades offered/included | Free upgrades for duration of license/Subscription | No data |
| Support and tutorial links | No data | Quick Start:http://e-verifika.com/category/starter-guide/ User Guide:http://help.e-verifika.com/ |
| Free trial | No data | No data |
| Languages supported | Wordfast Pro supports any language that is supported by Microsoft Word. This includes Eastern European, Cyrillic, Asian, Right-to-Left, and various other languages. | All languages supported. Interface available in English. |
