Translation Quote Template

Per source word, always, and say so on the document. The source is countable before anyone starts; the target count is only known at the end, which means a per-target price is a number neither side can check when they agree to it.

State it either way. A single-linguist translation and a translate-plus-revise workflow are different products at different prices, and buyers who do not know the difference will read a lower quote as a better one.

Exclude it unless it was asked for. Certification is a separate act with its own fee and, in some jurisdictions, a translator who holds a particular standing — pricing it silently into a per-word rate helps nobody.

Yes, with one substitution. A writer has no source text to count, so the unit is the deliverable — a landing page, a 1,200-word article, a set of product descriptions — and the word count is a target rather than a measurement. Everything else transfers: rounds of client notes take the place of the second linguist's revision, the brief and tone guide take the place of the glossary, and the price still holds against a defined piece rather than against writing time in general.

Yes. There is no fee, no trial period and no watermark on the PDF. Nothing on this page requires a credit card.

A quote is a fixed price you are offering to hold, and it is binding on you once the client accepts it. An estimate is your best projection of the cost and can move if the job does. If the scope is not settled yet, send an estimate instead.

Once a client accepts it within the period it stands, a quote generally forms a contract at that price — the details depend on your jurisdiction and on what the document itself says. That is why the price, the scope and the exclusions all belong in writing, and why the document prints the date the offer expires.

Thirty days is the common default, and two weeks is sensible when materials prices are moving. Whatever you choose, state it on the quote: an offer with no expiry is an offer you have made for ever.

Not unilaterally, which is the point of quoting rather than estimating. What you can do is price the variations the client asks for afterwards, provided the quote said what was and was not included.

No. Fill in the form and download the PDF directly — there is no sign-up and no login for this tool.

Not from a downloaded PDF. Saving the quote to an account gives it a link the client opens and answers on, and the acceptance is recorded against the document rather than living in an email thread.

Yes. Choose any currency and country for either party — the totals and formatting follow your selection.