Gridly

Content and localisation platform with a game-localisation use case: spreadsheet-style grids for strings, AI translation with linguistic context, AI voiceover files and an API.

Visit official site ↗PaidCommercial use unverified

Verdict: For teams that want game strings, AI translation and voiceover files in one tool; there is no free plan, only a 14-day trial.

Best for
Managing game strings and translations in grids
Tasks
Localisation, Voice & dialogue
Engines
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Price & free tier
Free trial or credits only 14-day Team trial
14-day trial of the Team tier. Basic starts at €99/month with 3 seats included (2,500 automated updates and 3,000 API requests per month). Team and Enterprise tiers cost more or are custom; see the pricing page.
Source: https://www.gridly.com/pricing/
Export formats
unverified
Commercial use & licence
Commercial use unverified
Gridly processes your own content. Ownership terms for AI translations and voiceover output were not checked: unverified.
Source: https://www.gridly.com/pricing/
Revenue share / caps
unverified
API
Available API included (request limits per plan)
Source: https://www.gridly.com/pricing/
MCP server
Community server only A community-built MCP server exists; no official one found
Source: https://github.com/sangcnguyen/gridly-mcp-server
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