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| Name | Wordfast Pro 3 | Atril Déjà Vu X2 Professional |
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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 → | Easy to learn None of the CAT tools are excellent but some of them are very good, DVX2 is one of them. Easy to install, easy to create a project, translation memory or termbase. Most functions are intuitive, possibly one can start translation right after installing it without reading the pdf help file even partially.21 out of 22 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 | DVX2 Professional combines Intelligent Quality technology with customizable productivity and quality assurance. |
| Price | €400 | €590 |
| File formats | MS Word MS Excel MS Powerpoint HTML XML ASP/JSP/Java INX (InDesign) MIF (FrameMaker TTX PDF | View all file formats here |
| License type | 3-year license | Perpetual |
| Operating system | Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X 10.4 and higher, Linux, Windows XP | Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 2000, Windows 8, Windows XP |
| System requirements | No data | Minimum system requirements: 1GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor, 1GB RAM |
| Compatibility | No data | Supports open standard file formats XLIFF, TMX, TBX & OLIF |
| Support and upgrades offered/included | Free upgrades for duration of license/Subscription | Free technical support via support ticket center, Free updates, but not upgrades |
| Support and tutorial links | No data | No data |
| Free trial | No data | 30 day free trial |
| 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. | Everything that takes place in Déjà Vu X2 happens within Unicode. This means that all the languages supported by Windows are supported by Déjà Vu X2. |
