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QACAT

Part of Alconost

LocManic is owned by Alconost, which also owns QACAT. We apply the same evidence standards to every product.

Localization quality assurance platform combining deterministic translation checks, AI quality analysis, human language evaluation, and screenshot-based in-context review.

In-context review & localization testingMT quality estimation & evaluationTranslation QA checkersTranslation quality evaluation platforms
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Localization footprint

Where QACAT fits

LocManic is owned by Alconost, which also owns QACAT. We apply the same evidence standards to every product.

Localization areas

Primary and supporting use cases
Job coverage

Selected jobs

6 distinct jobs across 3 localization areas

StrongBuild pipelines with APIs, CLIs and SDKs ↗

Runs automated translation QA from customer scripts or CI through REST API or MCP and returns structured reports for downstream tools.

Condition: Requires API credentials and configured QA reports.QACAT source ↗
StrongEvaluate MT and AI quality on your content ↗

Scores and compares MT engines using supplied customer content and language pairs to inform engine selection.

Alconost source ↗
PartialGive translators context ↗

Supplied product screenshots give linguists the visual context for reviewing translated strings.

Condition: Screenshot context for LQT review; a general context-authoring workspace is outside this fit.QACAT source ↗
StrongReview translations in context ↗

Linguists can review translated strings in the visual context of the actual product using supplied screenshots, with AI suggestions followed by human validation.

Condition: Requires supplied screenshots; this fit covers contextual text review.QACAT source ↗
StrongRun automated QA checks ↗

Runs deterministic automated translation checks and reports errors separately from informational notes; exact Translation Memory matches can be checked for divergence.

QACAT source ↗
StrongScore translation quality ↗

Professional linguists conduct standard-based language quality evaluation; reports include findings and an improvement plan, and a corrected beta translation may be returned. AI-driven QA evaluates translation quality, and the Alconost product page says QACAT scores and compares machine-translation engines on customer content and language pairs.

Condition: Human scoring requires linguist review; AI scoring produces findings for human triage.QACAT source ↗

Overview

What QACAT does

QACAT combines rule-based AQA, AIQA, professional linguist LQA, and screenshot-based Linguist Quality Testing, with TMS/CAT connectors and API/MCP access.

Buying context

Fit and constraints

Best for
Localization teams that need automated checks, AI-assisted quality triage, human linguistic evaluation, or visual review of translations in product screenshots.
Relevant constraints
  • Visual review uses supplied screenshots; prepare those screenshots before requesting LQT.
  • AI quality findings require human review.
  • Human evaluation uses invited linguists; confirm availability and charges for the selected workflow.
  • Subscription plans have daily QA-run and AI-credit limits.
Review status
Reviewed 2026-10-21

Pricing

Plans and billing

Pricing has not been researched yet.

QACAT advertises a 30-day free trial, Pro at $15/month, Company at $250/month, and custom Enterprise pricing. Plan limits and credits vary.

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Environment fit

Platform & integrations

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Integrations

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Product references

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  1. Product website ↗qacat.alconost.comCompany source
  2. Localization qa platform ↗alconost.com/en/services/localization-qa-platformCompany source
  3. Pricing ↗qacat.alconost.com/pricingCompany source

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