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What a translation costs – transparent, before you order.
A certified document translation at FÜD starts from €59 including certification and postage, while running text is billed from €0.89 per standard line — always as a binding fixed price you know before you order. We review your documents and quote transparently per standard line, per word or as a flat fee, with no hidden surcharges. Anything requiring certification is handled by sworn, court-authorised German translators.
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Three clear price groups by field · billed per standard line, not roughly estimated · no recalculation while the volume is unchanged
Short & clear
You see the price before you order.
Translation pricing is often the most opaque corner of professional services – not at the FÜD. We review your documents in advance and name a binding price that you know before you order. The basis is usually the standard line (55 characters incl. spaces in the target text), alternatively a per-word price or a flat fee – for example for standard certificates. As a guide, translations start from € 0.89 per standard line.
The price per line depends mainly on the language group, the field and the deadline. For certified translations the price includes certification and delivery; how it is made up you can read under what a certified translation costs.
Price model
What your price is based on.
Instead of packages or click prices we calculate every enquiry individually – but by clear, always identical factors. That keeps the price transparent and comparable.
Volume & unit
Billed per standard line (55 characters incl. spaces), per word, or as a flat fee per certificate – whichever fits the document.
Language & field
The language group and the specialist depth (standard or specialist text, e.g. legal, medical, technical) determine the line price.
Deadline & format
Tight deadlines (24-hour express) and complex formats/DTP can influence the price; translation-memory repetitions lower it with ongoing demand.
| Service | Billing | Included in the price |
|---|---|---|
| Professional translation | standard line (from € 0.89) or per word | professional translation, terminology, quality assurance |
| Certified translation | fixed price / flat fee per certificate | translation, certification, advance PDF, original by post |
| Proofreading / specialist review | by effort (time or volume) | linguistic or specialist review, correction |
| Post-editing (MTPE) | by effort | review & correction of machine translation |
| 24-hour express | rush surcharge if applicable | priority processing subject to feasibility |
Price table
Line prices in three language groups.
We bundle over 70 languages into three price groups – by the availability of qualified professional translators and the effort involved. All figures are starting prices (from-values) per standard line (55 characters incl. spaces); we name the binding price after a review.
Group 1
European core languages
The most common language directions in D-A-CH business.
- Standard text € 0.89
- Specialist text € 0.99
- Proofreading € 0.39
Group 2
Other European languages
Northern, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe plus Turkish and Greek.
- Standard text € 0.99
- Specialist text € 1.19
- Proofreading € 0.49
Group 3
Distant & rare languages
Asia, the Middle East, Africa, the Caucasus and Central Asia.
- Standard text € 1.09
- Specialist text € 1.29
- Proofreading € 0.59
Languages in this group
In CH + VAT
How to read the table: the price per standard line depends on the target language; specialist texts (e.g. legal or medical content) are somewhat higher than standard texts, plain proofreading clearly lower. These are guide values – we name the binding price after a brief review of volume, field and deadline.
Worked example
One fixed price, calculated through.
Employment contract German → English
Illustrative calculation for a typical specialist text.
Example calculation, not a guaranteed quote. We name your binding price after reviewing the documents.
How the amount arises: 150 standard lines × € 0.99 specialist-text line price (Group 1) = € 148.50. This price includes the professional translation, the terminology work and the quality assurance – with no subsequent surcharges, as long as volume and service stay the same.
Shorter documents such as a birth or marriage certificate are usually charged as a flat fee and delivered certified including postage. With ongoing demand the line price falls through translation-memory repetitions and under a framework agreement.
Request your own fixed priceNo haggling over surcharges. One fixed price.
Review, binding price, then the order – the amount stays as long as volume and service stay the same.
Certified at a fixed price
What a certified translation costs.
Certified translations are delivered at a price that covers the entire processing – you do not pay for items separately.
| Professional translation by authorised translators | ✓included |
| Certification note & certification | ✓included |
| Advance PDF delivery | ✓included |
| Postal delivery of the original | ✓included |
| Quality assurance & final check | ✓included |
For official documents, authorised translators (ermächtigte Übersetzer) produce the certified translation ; it is recognised by authorities.
If your target country requires an apostille, it is issued solely by the competent authority or the Regional Court – not by the FÜD. We advise whether one is needed and deliver the translation in a recognisable form. All details under certified translation.
“In tenders we need reliable figures. The FÜD names the fixed price up front, holds it – and we have nothing to renegotiate. That is exactly what we need in procurement.”
Head of Procurement, industrial company · framework-agreement client · 4.9 / 5 from 268 reviews (as of 08/2026)
Why the FÜD instead of a click price or freelancer?
A raw machine or freelancer result is rarely cheaper once it has to be corrected, certified or is rejected by the receiving body. Our price includes professional translators, quality assurance and – for certified jobs – certification and delivery. What we promise holds. Our comparison of translation agencies, freelancers and machine translation breaks down what each price model actually includes. See references →
FAQ
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