ReversiaRecommended
Pick Reversia if...
- You have more than 3 languages (or plan to add some)
- Your brand voice must stay intact in translation
- You want to keep your URLs, your SEO and your stack
- You prefer a French partner, reachable, native GDPR
Reversia vs Transcy.
Two approaches to multilingual e-commerce. Only one was built for modern French brands. Here, point by point, what really changes.
ReversiaFrench platform
vs
TranscyShopify auto-translate app
IN ONE SENTENCE
TranscySpecific cases
Stay on Transcy if...
- Your store is on Shopify, and will stay there
- You want translation and currency conversion in one app
- A small catalogue and 1 to 2 languages are enough for you
- The Google Translate engine works for you as is
Seven criteria. Seven verdicts.
We put both tools side by side on what really matters for multilingual e-commerce.
Pricing
Advantage ReversiaReversia
By translated volume, period.
You pay for translated words, regardless of how many target languages. Adding Italian after Dutch costs nothing more in subscription.
From €199/month
Transcy
Tiered Shopify plans.
The subscription climbs by tiers depending on the number of languages, words and products. Beyond a few languages, the bill rises fast.
Tiered plans
Translation quality
Advantage ReversiaReversia
Claude + living glossary.
Anthropic Claude reads your brand glossary, understands your tone, holds your product names. The output ships ready to publish, not to fix.
Up to 92% accepted without edits
Transcy
Google Translate by default.
Relies on Google Translate, with no memory of your glossary or your tone. Handy in a pinch, to be proofread on your product pages.
60-70% accepted without edits
Technical integration
Advantage ReversiaReversia
Native module. No proxy.
PrestaShop, Shopify, Medusa.js, PayloadCMS: install in minutes via the official module. Your URLs, your server, your control.
~10 min install
Transcy
Shopify only.
Transcy is a Shopify app: it only lives in that ecosystem. No PrestaShop, Medusa or Payload.
Shopify only
Multilingual SEO
Advantage ReversiaReversia
Clean URLs, hreflang, sitemap.
One URL per language, indexable. Hreflang generated automatically, sitemap per locale, server-rendered content. Google indexes everything, no tinkering.
100% server-side rendering
Transcy
SEO framed by Shopify.
Multilingual SEO depends on the theme and Shopify's limits: little fine control over hreflang and per-market metadata.
Varies by config
Media (images, videos, PDF)
Advantage ReversiaReversia
Visuals localised per market.
Show a different image depending on the language, without duplicating your product pages or breaking your catalogue.
Included, unlimited
Transcy
Text only.
Images and videos containing text stay in the source language. Your teams have to retouch them manually market by market.
Out of scope
Sovereignty and GDPR
Advantage ReversiaReversia
France, native GDPR.
Data hosted in France, processed by European subprocessors only. DPA signed, processing register provided.
Compliant by default
Transcy
Publisher outside the EU.
Transcy is published by OneCommerce, outside the European Union. GDPR compliance and data location need verifying.
To verify
Support
Advantage ReversiaReversia
French team, reachable.
Support in French included from euro one. Personalised onboarding, shared Slack for Pro accounts, average response under 2h.
Response < 2h
Transcy
English chat, paid tiers.
Main support in English, human escalation reserved to higher tiers. Variable delay depending on time zone.
Response 24-72h
THE DETAILED COMPARISON
Looking for alternatives to Transcy?
Transcy, launched in 2020 by OneCommerce, quickly established itself as a popular Shopify app with more than 2,600 reviews. This solution combines translation and currency conversion in a single app, which appeals to many merchants looking for an all-in-one approach.
However, its pricing model quickly reveals its limitations: the free plan allows only one language, the Basic plan ($11.90/month) only 2 languages, and even the Growth plan at $29.90/month only gives you access to 5 editable languages.
On top of that, several users report significant performance issues, with PageSpeed scores dropping as low as 28 after installation.
Reversia takes a radically different philosophy: unlimited languages whatever your plan, premium translation quality with Anthropic's Claude, and zero impact on your performance thanks to native database integration.
Deploy as many languages as your ambition demands
Transcy imposes strict caps that hold back your international expansion. Their free plan? A single language. The Basic plan at $11.90/month? Only 2 languages. Even moving up to the Growth plan at $29.90/month, you're stuck at 5 editable languages.
Reversia rejects this restrictive logic. With our solution, translate into as many languages as you need, without ever paying a cent more. 3 languages or 30 languages, the price stays the same. Want to test the Polish market this week? Add it. Brazilian Portuguese next month? No problem. This total freedom transforms your internationalisation strategy: instead of rationing your markets by budget constraint, you make your decisions purely on business criteria. Test, experiment, grow with no artificial limits.
Claude excellence vs generic translation
Transcy relies on standard translation engines: Google Translate, DeepL, OpenAI depending on the plan, and even Baidu for Chinese. These generalist solutions produce correct translations for informative content, but fail at the subtleties of online commerce. Product descriptions lack commercial punch, calls-to-action lose their urgency, the brand storytelling dilutes in literal translation. Several users also mention having to go back over the machine translations manually to get an acceptable result.
Reversia bets everything on Anthropic's Claude, trained specifically on millions of e-commerce texts. This deep specialisation radically changes the game: Claude understands that a product page has to sell, not just inform. It preserves urgency ("Only 3 left in stock!"), adapts the emotional register to the target culture, maintains the persuasive impact of your sales arguments. Your German, Japanese or Brazilian customers feel exactly the same urge to buy as your French-speaking customers. Translation becomes a conversion amplifier, not a mere linguistic exercise.
Dedicated support vs standard technical support
Transcy proudly advertises its 24/7 support, and reviews confirm they respond quickly to technical questions. However, this support stays focused on technical assistance: fixing bugs, helping with installation, configuring settings. It's a reactive support that answers your immediate problems, but doesn't accompany you strategically in your international development. You're left alone with the critical decisions: which languages to prioritise, how to adapt your content strategy, how to optimise your conversions per market.
Reversia goes beyond technical support with genuine dedicated guidance for your international success. Our team doesn't just solve your problems: we advise you on your deployment strategy, share the best practices observed across hundreds of merchants, help you prioritise your markets by sector. You get deep e-commerce expertise, not just a technical helpdesk. This difference in approach is measured in your results: our clients don't just deploy translations, they build winning international strategies.
Our take on Transcy
Transcy suits merchants testing international with 1-2 languages and appreciating having currency conversion built in. The 24/7 customer support is indeed responsive.
However, the strict language limits (2 to 5 depending on the plan), the documented performance impact, and the generic translation quality (standard Google Translate) make it an entry-level solution that quickly shows its limits for a real international expansion.
Frequently asked questions about Transcy
Understand the fundamental differences between these two approaches to make the best choice for your Shopify store.
Transcy imposes strict caps: 1 language on free, 2 languages at $11.90/month, 5 languages at $29.90/month. To exceed 5 languages, you have to move to Premium at $59.90/month with still more technical limitations. Reversia completely removes these barriers with totally unlimited languages whatever your plan. 10, 20, 50 languages: the price never changes.
Transcy uses standard engines (Google Translate, DeepL, OpenAI) that produce generic translations with no understanding of the e-commerce context. Several users mention having to correct manually. Reversia leverages Anthropic's Claude, trained specifically on millions of commercial texts. Every translation preserves the sales intent and adapts the tone to maximise conversions.
Transcy shows documented performance issues: users report PageSpeed scores dropping as low as 28 after installation, with slowdowns particularly visible on mobile. Reversia keeps your performance at an optimal level thanks to native database integration. No external JavaScript, no added latency, identical load times whatever the language.
MIGRATION QUESTIONS
What teams who switch ask.
Transcy is Shopify-focused with an app-marketplace approach: quick install, decent translation quality but little terminology control. Reversia puts the glossary and business rules at the core: per-brand prompts, translation memory, optional human review.
Yes, natively. We sync languages with your Markets (one domain per country or sub-folder), respect Market-specific variants, and honour the default language per market.
Reversia translates into 110+ languages with no extra cost per added language. Transcy bills per activated language, which can multiply your bill by 4 or 5 on a properly internationalised site.
Reversia runs on Claude (Anthropic) through an Enterprise partnership, with dedicated glossary prompts. In blind A/B tests with professional linguists, Reversia's output is rated more fluent and more faithful to brand tone.
We export your Transcy dictionary, import it into Reversia, and republish with no SEO downtime. Expect 24 to 48 business hours for a store under 1,000 products.
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Translate your store and take your business international with Reversia!