WordPress plugin comparison

Backend Google Translate vs Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0

Backend Google Translate

by Vaibhav Govani

200+ installs5.0

Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0

by Weglot Translate Team

50K+ installs4.8

At a glance

Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 has more active installs: 50K+, against 200+ for Backend Google Translate.
On a typical day, Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 is downloaded about 627 times, Backend Google Translate about 6.
Backend Google Translate is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.8 from 1,941 reviews.
Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 was updated more recently: Oct 15, 2026, against May 2, 2025 for Backend Google Translate.
Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.8.12 for Backend Google Translate.
Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 has been around longer: since 2015, against 2022 for Backend Google Translate.

Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0 leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Backend Google Translate	Translate WordPress with Weglot 2.0
Popular rank	#11,212	#726
Active installs	200+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	93	48.2K
Rating	5.0(1)	4.8(1.9K)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	6.8.12	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.17	×1.37
Last release	1 year ago	26 days ago
Requires PHP	5.4	7.4

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