FluentC vs Google Translate.
Letting visitors translate your site with the Google Translate widget, or with their browser, gives you no SEO. The table lists no hreflang support and remotely hosted translations, with visitors waiting for the translation each time. FluentC is built to bring extra traffic by expanding your keywords into other languages.
FluentC and Google Translate
| Feature | FluentC | Google Translate |
|---|---|---|
| hreflang support | Yes | No |
| Search engine friendly | Yes | No |
| Translation hosting | Your server | Remote; visitors wait for the translation each time |
| Custom fields translation | Automatic | No |
| Taxonomy translation | Automatic | No |
Compared as of August 11, 2025. Google Translate details come from its public information and may have changed; check its own site for current plans and features.
This comparison is for WordPress. The table covers the FluentC WordPress plugin and the Google Translate widget.
Search engines and translated keywords
Search engines do not translate keywords or text before indexing. With a widget, or a visitor using their browser's translate feature, that means you get no traffic for translated keywords.
You can check this yourself. Take your top keyword, translate it into another language, and see whether your site holds the same position in the search results.
hreflang and indexing
The table lists FluentC as supporting hreflang and as search engine friendly, and lists Google Translate as neither.
Hosting and load time
The FluentC WordPress plugin keeps translations on your server. For Google Translate the table lists them as remote, with visitors waiting for the translation each time.
Custom fields and taxonomies
FluentC translates custom fields and taxonomies automatically. The table lists neither for Google Translate.
If your site is not on WordPress, FluentC Domains translates it on a subdomain or country domain without touching the origin site. To see how translation works end to end, read how it works.
Start with one language.
Flat price per site, per language. Unlimited translations.