Comparing Heartsome Translation Studio and memoQ

Which software is better? Here is a rundown of features and reviews to help you make your decision.


Name	Heartsome Translation Studio	memoQ
Review breakdown	(3 reviews)	(41 reviews)
Most helpful review	very nice features available, but not as efficient to use and support may be spotty By Scott Ellsworth This is a beautiful program, with some very nice features. But ultimately I chose OmegaT over Heartsome, because Heartsome just isn't as efficient to use. pluses: * can filter the editing pane to show only certain types of segments * easy to switch the editing pane between horizontal and vertical relation of source to target segment * can merge and split a segment (I didn’t try this feature out) * can edit the source segment * can display formatting tags at three different levels of detail * numeral consistency check (my sample translations didn’t have figures in them, so I couldn’t test this feature) minuses: * technical support is iffy: I sent a note to support through the website, and never received any reply. Later their support staff just happened to send me a “How’s it going?” email, and in my reply I included the full text of my support request. They were then very helpful in addressing all issues, albeit with a time-zone delay since they’re located in East Asia. Perhaps regular email is the way to contact them. the process of starting up a new project seems long to me, though this is a little hard for me to quantify or explain * it failed to import my tmx file — though technical support examined my file, declared it was a glitch in their program, and said they would resolve it * I found the various segment statuses confusing, as well as the icons used to denote them (the program and the documentation don’t fully explain what the icons mean) * the program creates a rather complex folder hierarchy, and it can be hard to find the translation memories and glossaries to select them in the program, and to find the target file (except by opening it from within the program) 5 out of 5 found this review helpful. Read more reviews →	memoQ is fantastic, an intuitive tool that solves problems! By two2tango I have been using CAT tools for about 10 years and have used Wordfast, Trados 2007, Studio 2009, SDLX, Mneme, Deja Vu and Across. memoQ surpasses them all, from the installation which is automatic, to updates, to technical support to its webinars and resource center to its great features (LiveDocs!) and ease of use in general. I recommend my colleagues to download a memoQ trial version and I am sure they will fall for it. Haydée Incicco (two2tango) 47 out of 63 found this review helpful. Read more reviews →
Product description	Heartsome Translation Studio 8.0 to be released soon! Continues to be the only truly cross-platform computer-aided translation tool -- Windows, Linux, Mac, Solaris and Unix. Integrated project management functions, supports powerful drag-and-drop and batch operations, and helps streamline project management tasks. New and redesigned filters, support Adobe FrameMaker 7/8/9/10 MIF, Adobe InDesign IDML, SDL TRADOS XLIFF, DejaVu XLIFF filters and completely redesigned Microsoft Office 2007/2010, HTML and SDL TRADOS TagEditor (.ttx) file filters make translation content conversion to Heartsome XLIFF more accurate. Innovative Pre-stored MT, supports both Google Translate API v2 and Bing Translator, and is pioneering machine translation storage as a TM in the Heartsome XLIFF file. More flexible QA function, you can automatically set Heartsome Translation Studio 8.0 to perform QA while confirming or approving translations. You can also manually perform QA against single files, multiple files or the whole project. Heartsome XLIFF files can be exported to RTF files for proofreading and can be updated while importing the edited RTF files. Increased database and cloud database support, your team members or freelancers around the world can easily share TMs and Termbases. Flexible license management, activate or deactivate licenses yourself online without the need to contact customer service. Enhanced terminology consistency functionality, and quick translation.	memoQ translator pro: created by translators for translators! memoQ translator pro is a computer-assisted translation tool which runs on Microsoft Windows and on Mac using Parallels or VMWareFusion. It was envisioned more than 12 years ago by a group of enthusiastic linguists who aimed to develop innovative translation software which increases translator's productivity while being easy to learn and use. Translation memory memoQ features a state of the art translation memory which stores your translations and helps you reuse them. The translation memory boosts productivity and consistency throughout your project. With a translation memory in place you will never need to translate the same thing twice. Term base memoQ posses an advanced term base for handling terminology. With it, you can extract terms from files and translation memories, import your existing glossaries, combine bilingual glossaries into multilingual ones, or easily add new terminology as you translate. The Muse Muses offer automatic suggestions for target terms as you type. Muses are “trained” by analyzing content that is available from your translation memories and LiveDocs corpora. The more content available, the more precise and personalized the suggestions will be. LiveDocs LiveDocs is the best example of features in memoQ that speed up work. It is an alternative to translation memories which keeps your translation content structured and organized. It allows for the reuse of previous material based on the entire corpus rather than segments. This is the technology that makes memoQ, the CAT tool of choice for thousands of translators around the world. Popular features HTML Live preview Customizable filters Customizable shortcuts Global Find and Replace Filtering and sorting Real-time spell-checking Automatic saving Multiple-level undo and redo AutoCorrect Supported languages and file formats & compatibility with other tools memoQ translator pro supports a wide range of languages and file formats (HTML, Adobe FrameMaker™, Adobe InDesign™, XLIFF, XML, SVG, Typo3, Multilingual Excel files, software localization formats like PO, YAML, JSON, RESX) and is compatible with most other translation tools (SDL Trados, STAR Transit, SDL Worldserver and Wordfast). With memoQ you can easily import and export file formats from other CAT tools. 24 HS support Kilgray Translation Technologies offers online support nonstop Mondays through Fridays. Support is also available on Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (Central European time) and even on Sundays for critical cases. Integration with Language Terminal Language Terminal is a free project management tool freelance translators can use to manage their translation work. Learning resources Free webinars Free Online training memoQ help memoQ knowledge base You can download memoQ here
Price	Free versions and versions starting at €208.00	€ 620 / USD 770
File formats	RTF, HTML, XML, DITA, Plain Text, PO, RC/ResX, FrameMaker MIF, SVG, Open Document (OpenOffice.org 2.x) and OpenOffice.org 1.x, Office 2003/2007 XML formats, Trados TTX and Adobe InDesign CS2/CS3 INX	All possible file formats you could run into (80+), please see the full list.
License type	Perpetual	Perpetual
Operating system	Windows, MacOS, Linux	Windows
System requirements	No data	See detailed system requirements here.
Compatibility	Integrates open language technology standards:XLIFF, TMX, TBX, SRX	Supports open standard file formats XLIFF, TMX, TBX & OLIF and interoperability with Transit, Wordfast and SDL Trados
Support and upgrades offered/included	Check with manufacturer	Installation support, 1 year of free support and upgrades
Support and tutorial links	No data	[email protected]
Free trial	No data	You can download a free 45-day trial of memoQ translator pro here
Languages supported	No data	Practically all languages, user interface in 10 languages - Please see the full list