Translation cost management made simple

Managing translation budgets doesn't have to be complicated. XTM handles all your translation cost management automatically, from initial quotes to final invoices, with zero manual calculations required.

XTM Cloud - Dashboard Costs and Savings

Streamline cost management from quote to payment

Take control of your translation spend — all managed in one place with XTM.

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  • Accurate cost estimates

    XTM calculates precise costs using words, characters, pages, hours, or custom metrics. Language-specific pricing models ensure consistent budget planning every time.

    Project cost breakdown interface showing linguist cost (264€) and PO details.

    Flexible rate control

    Create unique rate cards for each client, language pair, and workflow step. Add minimum charges or rush fees with complete granular control over your pricing structure.

    Customisable rate card setup screen within the cost management module.

    Instant quotes & invoicing

    Generate quotes instantly when translation requests arrive. Track costs automatically as projects progress, giving you full financial visibility from start to finish.

    Quote and invoice generation dashboard in XTM Cloud.

    Real-time cost tracking

    Monitor project expenses as they happen with live cost updates. Detailed reporting helps you spot trends and optimise your translation budget allocation.

    Dashboard showing project KPIs: started, not started, finished, savings, and cost.
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    Flexible rate control
  • Accurate cost estimates

    XTM calculates precise costs using words, characters, pages, hours, or custom metrics. Language-specific pricing models ensure consistent budget planning every time.

    Project cost breakdown interface showing linguist cost (264€) and PO details.

    Flexible rate control

    Create unique rate cards for each client, language pair, and workflow step. Add minimum charges or rush fees with complete granular control over your pricing structure.

    Customisable rate card setup screen within the cost management module.

    Instant quotes & invoicing

    Generate quotes instantly when translation requests arrive. Track costs automatically as projects progress, giving you full financial visibility from start to finish.

    Quote and invoice generation dashboard in XTM Cloud.

    Real-time cost tracking

    Monitor project expenses as they happen with live cost updates. Detailed reporting helps you spot trends and optimise your translation budget allocation.

    Dashboard showing project KPIs: started, not started, finished, savings, and cost.
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    Instant quotes & invoicing
  • Accurate cost estimates

    XTM calculates precise costs using words, characters, pages, hours, or custom metrics. Language-specific pricing models ensure consistent budget planning every time.

    Project cost breakdown interface showing linguist cost (264€) and PO details.

    Flexible rate control

    Create unique rate cards for each client, language pair, and workflow step. Add minimum charges or rush fees with complete granular control over your pricing structure.

    Customisable rate card setup screen within the cost management module.

    Instant quotes & invoicing

    Generate quotes instantly when translation requests arrive. Track costs automatically as projects progress, giving you full financial visibility from start to finish.

    Quote and invoice generation dashboard in XTM Cloud.

    Real-time cost tracking

    Monitor project expenses as they happen with live cost updates. Detailed reporting helps you spot trends and optimise your translation budget allocation.

    Dashboard showing project KPIs: started, not started, finished, savings, and cost.
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    Real-time cost tracking
  • Accurate cost estimates

    XTM calculates precise costs using words, characters, pages, hours, or custom metrics. Language-specific pricing models ensure consistent budget planning every time.

    Project cost breakdown interface showing linguist cost (264€) and PO details.

    Flexible rate control

    Create unique rate cards for each client, language pair, and workflow step. Add minimum charges or rush fees with complete granular control over your pricing structure.

    Customisable rate card setup screen within the cost management module.

    Instant quotes & invoicing

    Generate quotes instantly when translation requests arrive. Track costs automatically as projects progress, giving you full financial visibility from start to finish.

    Quote and invoice generation dashboard in XTM Cloud.

    Real-time cost tracking

    Monitor project expenses as they happen with live cost updates. Detailed reporting helps you spot trends and optimise your translation budget allocation.

    Dashboard showing project KPIs: started, not started, finished, savings, and cost.

Accurate cost estimates

XTM calculates precise costs using words, characters, pages, hours, or custom metrics. Language-specific pricing models ensure consistent budget planning every time.

Project cost breakdown interface showing linguist cost (264€) and PO details.

Flexible rate control

Create unique rate cards for each client, language pair, and workflow step. Add minimum charges or rush fees with complete granular control over your pricing structure.

Customisable rate card setup screen within the cost management module.

Instant quotes & invoicing

Generate quotes instantly when translation requests arrive. Track costs automatically as projects progress, giving you full financial visibility from start to finish.

Quote and invoice generation dashboard in XTM Cloud.

Real-time cost tracking

Monitor project expenses as they happen with live cost updates. Detailed reporting helps you spot trends and optimise your translation budget allocation.

Dashboard showing project KPIs: started, not started, finished, savings, and cost.

See what’s possible with XTM

This feature is just one part of XTM Cloud, our complete translation management system that helps teams automate workflows, improve translation quality, deliver content faster, and drive global growth.

Translation management system overview dashboard. It shows job progress, a 100% completion rate, and the number of finished, in-progress, and pending jobs, highlighting advanced automation.

Why translation teams choose XTM

Thousands of companies trust XTMto handle their most complex translation projects with confidence and precision.

  • “The XTM team was able to go out of their way to create a tailored solution for us, and we’re looking at introducing even more automation in the future. The fact that they are localization experts makes a big difference as they truly understand our needs.”
    Deepak Nagabhushana

    Deepak Nagabhushana

    Staff Localization Project Manager, GoTo
  • "XTM forms a big global ecosystem of seamlessly connected accounts to which thousands of users connect daily. Overall, the result is better quality with fewer resources."
    Vincent Rigal

    Vincent Rigal

    CAT Tools Products Owner, Acolad
  • “XTM stood out because it made it possible and easy for all our freelancers to work on a single, centralized platform. This enables us to monitor progress, and after the completion of a job, we can easily allocate that license to another vendor. This makes my daily tasks a lot easier, and I can focus on other value-added tasks.”
    Elisabeth Feulner

    Elisabeth Feulner

    Project Manager, Allround Service
  • “With XTM, we can now offer all customers across the world the same level of support and access to every new product we launch more quickly while reducing costs and errors, and ensuring consistency across all content.”
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    Dominic Pemberton

    VP of Content, RS Group
  • “There’s no way we could be running the same operations today if we didn’t have the right tech stack in place.”
    Alex Katsambas

    Alex Katsambas

    Senior Head of Localization Services, FARFETCH
  • “We had a phenomenal setup with our content management system feeding automatically into and out of XTM. Now we’re able to harness the very best of both machine translation and human editing for outstanding cost efficiency.”
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    Ronald Egle

    Content Systems Administrator, Ariel Corporation
  • “XTM has become an integral part of our translation workflows, enabling us to deliver high-quality services to our clients efficiently and effectively.”
    Daniela Gorry

    Daniela Gorry

    Operations Director, Translations at THG Fluently – Ingenuity Commerce
  • “One of the delightful functionalities of XTM is its custom analysis templates, which can extract content from any complex source file format, like Java, send it for translation and then convert it back to its original format upon completion of the work.”
    Deepak Nagabhushana

    Deepak Nagabhushana

    Staff Localization Project Manager, GoTo
  • “Since implementing XTM, the volume of translated words for our most frequent language pairs has increased by approximately 10%. This wouldn’t have been possible without all the added automation a TMS provides.”
    Elisabeth Feulner

    Elisabeth Feulner

    Project Manager, Allround Service
  • “We needed to regain control over our assets and localization processes. XTM allowed us to reduce turnaround times, lower costs, and gain full control over our translation memory.”

    Caoimhse McGrath

    Translation Center of Excellence Program Manager, Johnson Controls
  • “Reducing turnaround times and controlling costs allow us to reach our customers faster and more efficiently. With full control over our translation memory, we ensure that every term, particularly industry-specific ones, are translated with accuracy and consistency.”

    Caoimhse McGrath

    Translation Center of Excellence Program Manager, Johnson Controls
  • “XTM has been instrumental in streamlining our language solutions at THG Fluently – Ingenuity Commerce. With centralized resources, improved project visibility, and enhanced communication management, we have achieved greater productivity, cost savings, and client satisfaction.”
    Daniela Gorry

    Daniela Gorry

    Operations Director, Translations at THG Fluently – Ingenuity Commerce
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Numbers that speak for themselves

Businesses using XTM see faster turnaround times, fewer errors, and consistent quality across languages and channels.

50 %

Reduction in translation errors

42 %

Cost savings with machine translation

90 %

Faster time-to-market

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FAQs

How are translation costs calculated in XTM?

Costs are automatically calculated based on your rate cards, translation memory leverage, word count, language pair, and workflow roles. The system factors in all variables to give you precise project budgets without any manual work required.

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Can we define different rates for different customers or languages?

Yes, you can create completely customised rate cards for each customer, language combination, workflow step, and individual linguist. This flexibility lets you maintain different pricing structures while keeping everything organised and automated.

Are payment integrations available?

XTM integrates with SagePay by default and supports PayPal or Mollie integrations on request. These connections make it easy to process payments globally while maintaining security and compliance with local regulations.

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What units can we use for cost calculations?

XTM supports multiple calculation units including words, characters, pages, hours, or any custom metrics you define. This flexibility works with different content types and regional preferences for maximum accuracy.

How does the system handle translation memory leverage?

The cost engine automatically applies translation memory discounts based on match percentages from your existing translations. This ensures clients get fair pricing while you maintain profitable margins on repeat content.

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