# Pontoon vs Project Fluent

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Pontoon

| Attribute | Pontoon | Project Fluent |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 49.6 (45% (low)) | 37.6 (52% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 39 | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 1,673 | 1,680 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Pontoon is Mozilla's translation management system that enables communities worldwide to translate Mozilla software and websites. It integrates directly with version control systems, supporting multiple localization file formats and providing tools for large-scale translation management. It is indexed under Localization I18N.","source":"https://pontoon.mozilla.org","question":"What is Pontoon?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Pontoon is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the BSD-3-Clause licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://pontoon.mozilla.org","question":"Is Pontoon free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Pontoon. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://pontoon.mozilla.org","question":"What platforms does Pontoon support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Pontoon can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://pontoon.mozilla.org","question":"Can Pontoon be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for Pontoon, including Git, Mercurial, Google Translate, Microsoft Translator and Microsoft Terminology Service. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://pontoon.mozilla.org","question":"What does Pontoon integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Pontoon is published under the BSD-3-Clause licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon","question":"Is Pontoon open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"A localization system that enables translations to use the full range of grammatical features in their target language, including proper handling of plurals, gender, dates, times, numbers, and right-to-left text. It is indexed under Localization I18N.","source":"https://projectfluent.org","question":"What is Project Fluent?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Project Fluent is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the Apache-2.0 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://projectfluent.org","question":"Is Project Fluent free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Project Fluent is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent","question":"Is Project Fluent open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | - |
| description.long | A platform for managing translations in open source software, powered by community contributions and integrated with version control systems to organize and store translation work. | A localization system that enables translations to use the full range of grammatical features in their target language, including proper handling of plurals, gender, dates, times, numbers, and right-to-left text. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"qa_checks":false,"ota_updates":false,"self_hostable":true,"rtl_bidi_support":true,"cldr_plural_rules":true,"in_context_editing":false,"translation_memory":true,"glossary_terminology":true,"managed_translation_services":false}` |
| integrations.count | 5 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Git"},{"name":"Mercurial"},{"name":"Google Translate"},{"name":"Microsoft Translator"},{"name":"Microsoft Terminology Service"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Python | JavaScript |
| license.spdx | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://pontoon.mozilla.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-20T12:47:58.482Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://projectfluent.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-21T13:20:47.821Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 1 | 59 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon/releases/tag/v2026.10.08","date":"2026-10-08T23:15:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v2026.10.08"},{"url":"https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon/releases/tag/v2026.09.23","date":"2026-09-23T23:12:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v2026.09.23"},{"url":"https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon/releases/tag/v2026.09.22","date":"2026-09-22T23:13:56Z","type":"stable","version":"v2026.09.22"},{"url":"https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon/releases/tag/v2026.09.21","date":"2026-09-21T23:14:21Z","type":"stable","version":"v2026.09.21"},{"url":"https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon/releases/tag/v2026.09.17","date":"2026-09-17T23:13:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v2026.09.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon/releases/tag/v2026.09.16","date":"2026-09-16T23:14:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v2026.09.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon/releases/tag/v2026.09.15","date":"2026-09-15T23:14:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v2026.09.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon/releases/tag/v2026.09.14","date":"2026-09-14T23:13:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v2026.09.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon/releases/tag/v2026.09.10","date":"2026-09-10T23:12:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v2026.09.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon/releases/tag/v2026.09.09","date":"2026-09-09T23:14:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v2026.09.09"},{"url":"https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon/releases/tag/v2026.09.08","date":"2026-09-08T23:14:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v2026.09.08"},{"url":"https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon/releases/tag/v2026.09.03","date":"2026-09-03T23:13:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v2026.09.03"},{"url":"https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon/releases/tag/v2026.09.02","date":"2026-09-02T23:13:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v2026.09.02"},{"url":"https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon/releases/tag/v2026.08.31","date":"2026-08-31T23:14:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v2026.08.31"},{"url":"https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon/releases/tag/v2026.08.28","date":"2026-08-28T01:45:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v2026.08.28"},{"url":"https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon/releases/tag/v2026.08.27","date":"2026-08-27T00:11:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v2026.08.27"},{"url":"https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon/releases/tag/v2026.08.25","date":"2026-08-25T23:09:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v2026.08.25"},{"url":"https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon/releases/tag/v2026.08.19","date":"2026-08-19T08:54:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v2026.08.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon/releases/tag/2018-12-19","date":"2018-12-19T14:37:35Z","type":"stable","version":"2018-12-19"},{"url":"https://github.com/mozilla/pontoon/releases/tag/2015-08-01","date":"2015-08-21T16:06:59Z","type":"stable","version":"2015-08-01"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/releases/tag/v1.0.0","date":"2019-04-17T07:18:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/releases/tag/v0.9.0","date":"2019-03-26T12:55:42Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/releases/tag/v0.8.0","date":"2018-12-13T14:50:15Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/releases/tag/v0.7.0","date":"2018-10-15T14:32:25Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/releases/tag/v0.6.0","date":"2018-07-24T15:30:56Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/releases/tag/v0.5.0","date":"2018-01-31T18:46:29Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/releases/tag/v0.4.0","date":"2017-11-14T13:06:28Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/releases/tag/v0.3.0","date":"2017-10-18T10:17:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/releases/tag/v0.2.0","date":"2017-10-18T10:16:33Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/projectfluent/fluent/releases/tag/v0.1.0","date":"2017-10-18T10:15:50Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v0.1.0"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 7.8 | 3.7 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fmozilla%2Fpontoon&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fprojectfluent%2Ffluent&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Localization I18N)

| Capability | Pontoon | Project Fluent |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Cldr plural rules | - | ✓ |
| Rtl bidi support | - | ✓ |
| Translation memory | - | ✓ |
| Glossary terminology | - | ✓ |
| In context editing | - | ✗ |
| Ota updates | - | ✗ |
| Self hostable | - | ✓ |
| Managed translation services | - | ✗ |
| Qa checks | - | ✗ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T21:46:58.608Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*