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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.

Docker #2 of 5 in Software Development - Localization

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

700 commits over the last 12 months
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

LicenceApache-2.0
PlatformsDocker, Java
Latest releasev3.241.3 · yesterday
Stars4,147
Open issues177
DockerYes
Repositorytolgee/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.

Tool Health Stars Licence Last commit
Weblate 95 6.1k GPL-3.0 today
Tolgee (this tool) 94 4.1k Apache-2.0 yesterday
Traduora 93 2.1k AGPL-3.0 4 days ago
Localess 88 74 MIT yesterday
Accent 56 1.5k BSD-3-Clause 14 days ago

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.