Tolgee
Developer & translator friendly web-based localization platform enabling users to translate directly in the app they develop.
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Still maintained? Yes: 177 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v3.241.3 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Crowdin and Lokalise.
At a glance
Tolgee quick facts
- Health score
- 94/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 4,147
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v3.241.3, Oct 2026
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
Top alternatives to Tolgee
Full rankings: Crowdin alternatives, Lokalise alternatives
In its own words
The project's README opens: "It saves you valuable time that would otherwise be spent on localization tasks while ensuring your software is flawlessly translated."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Tolgee scores 94/100, #2 of 5 in Software Development - Localization: 177 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v3.241.3, yesterday) earns 25.0 of 25, 4,147 stars add 14.5 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 5.5 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
177 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v3.241.3 released yesterday
- Stars biggest shortfall 14.5 / 20
4.1k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 177
- Last 90 days
- 700
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #2 of 5 tools in Software Development - Localization by health , between Weblate (#1) and Traduora (#3) .
Details
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Platforms | Docker, Java |
| Latest release | v3.241.3 · yesterday |
| Stars | 4,147 |
| Open issues | 177 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | tolgee/tolgee-platform ↗ |
Tolgee vs its top 4 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Tolgee (Software Development - Localization), scored on the same five terms.
Tolgee: common questions
What does Tolgee replace?
Repoly lists Tolgee as an open-source alternative to Crowdin and Lokalise. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Tolgee stands against the others.
Is Tolgee still maintained?
Tolgee had 177 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v3.241.3, is from yesterday. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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