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A professional translation agency in Germany — the honest price comparison.
As a translation agency in Germany, FÜD quotes a binding fixed price before you order — from €0.89 per standard line, with no re-calculation and no hidden costs. We show openly what a freelancer, machine translation and a full-service agency each really cost, and what every price actually includes. Anything requiring certification is produced by sworn, court-authorised German translators.
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Reviewed by our team before you get a quote · price binding before the order · affordable means a fair fixed price with the full service — never dumping at the expense of quality.
In short
What makes a fair translation agency.
"Affordable" is not a bait price, but a fair fixed price with the full service. A reputable translation agency names the price before the order — binding, with no re-calculation and no hidden line items. You know in advance what the translation costs and what is included.
The price does not become low by cutting quality, but through translation-memory discounts on repetition, volume and framework agreements and efficient processes to DIN EN ISO 17100. Below you will find the honest price comparison, the three price groups and what is inside the fixed price. Whether you need certified translation for the authorities or specialised legal, medical or technical work, the logic is the same.
Price logic
Three price groups, not a blanket promise.
The line rate depends above all on the language pair: how many qualified professional translators there are for a language determines the price more than anything else. So we work with three clear groups — the exact fixed price follows the review.
from € 0.89 / line
Common languages with many professional translators — for example English, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch.
from € 0.99 / line
Mid availability — for example Polish, Turkish, Russian, Portuguese, Czech, Romanian.
from € 1.09 / line
Rarer languages and demanding fields — here availability decides, not price alone.
Prices are a guide value per standard line (55 characters incl. spaces). The binding total fixed price depends on volume, field, file condition and deadline. Full price overview →
Price comparison
Freelancer, machine translation or full-service agency?
The lowest line rate is not automatically the cheapest order — what matters is what the price includes and whether the result is, in the end, recognised and professionally sound. An honest comparison:
| Route | What you pay | What is included | Suited to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machine translation (e.g. DeepL) | very low to free | raw output only, no revision, no liability, no certification | internal gist — not recognised by authorities |
| Single freelancer | low line rate | one person translates alone, usually without a second check; availability and cover uncertain | simple, uncritical texts without deadline pressure |
| Full-service agency (FÜD) | fair fixed price from € 0.89 | professional translator, revision by a second qualified person, QA & final check; for certified work also certification & dispatch | authorities, legal, medical, technical, business — deadline-safe and dependable |
Why the bare line rate misleads
Machine translation is not recognised. For authorities, courts and universities the certified translation by an authorised translator is what counts — a raw MT output is rejected. The apparently cheap route then becomes expensive, because the process starts again from scratch.
The price of an agency includes the second person. The process standard DIN EN ISO 17100 requires revision by a second, equally qualified person — the four-eyes principle is not a surcharge with us but part of the service. That is exactly what separates the agency price from the solo line rate.
Fields
Translation services across every specialist field.
A translation agency is only as good as the specialist behind the text. We assign a native-speaker translator with a proven field, so terminology, register and form are right for the receiving side — from a court to a notified body.
Legal translation
Contracts, judgments, corporate and commercial documents — legal institutions stay demonstrable, not replaced by foreign ones.
Medical translation
Findings, studies, package leaflets and device documentation — precise terminology where accuracy is not optional.
Technical translation
Manuals, data sheets and specifications, with consistent terminology managed through a translation memory.
Research & academia
Papers, abstracts and dissertations rendered for publication and peer review, with the register the discipline expects.
Websites & e-commerce
Content that reads natively in the target market, keyword-aware, ready for launch across locales.
Certified translation
Certificates, diplomas and official records with a certification note, recognised by German authorities and courts.
Need it spoken rather than written? We also arrange interpreting for appointments, hearings and negotiations. Explore all 70+ languages →
A fair fixed price — named beforehand, held afterwards.
Affordable, with us, means the full service at a transparent price — not less quality at a lower line rate.
Certification & recognition
"Authorised", "certified" — what a document needs to be accepted.
For submission to German authorities and courts, a court-authorised translator (in German, ermächtigter Übersetzer, authorised by a German court under state law) produces a certified translation with stamp, signature and certification note — recognised nationwide. That is the form a registry office, an immigration office or a recognition body expects for certificates, diplomas and official records.
FÜD is registered with DIN CERTCO under DIN EN ISO 17100 (Reg. 7U517). Every job passes quality management and a final check; a separate second-person revision is included where it forms part of the agreed service scope. Where a document is destined for use abroad, an apostille may additionally be required; we check that in advance. The apostille itself is issued by the competent authority — the FÜD does not issue apostilles.
How it becomes cheaper
Fair discounts, not lower quality.
Translation-memory discounts. A translation memory stores segments already translated. Recurring and similar passages — in manuals, contracts or series of certificates — are recognised and charged at a lower rate. The more repetition, the lower the effective price, with consistent terminology at the same time.
Volume and framework agreements. For regular needs we agree fixed terms, a named contact and set procedures. That lowers the cost per order and makes budgets predictable — without professional translators, revision or deadlines suffering for it.
Clean source files. Legible, editable files save time on formatting and post-processing. We tell you in advance how the file condition affects the price. Upload a document & get a fixed price →
What is inside the fixed price
Fixed price — transparently calculated.
You see a guide value and, after the review, receive a binding total fixed price. No hidden costs, no follow-up charge if the scope is unchanged.
| Group 1 · common languages (English, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch) | from € 0.89 / line |
| Group 2 · mid availability (Polish, Turkish, Russian, Portuguese) | from € 0.99 / line |
| Group 3 · rarer languages & demanding fields | from € 1.09 / line |
| Professional translation + revision by a second person (ISO 17100) | ✓included |
| Certification, advance PDF & postal dispatch (certified work) | ✓included |
A standard line is 55 characters incl. spaces; standard certificates are a flat fee per document. The exact amount is named after a brief review and is then binding, with no unannounced extra costs. How the price is made up →
Quality at a fair price
Why affordable and good are not opposites.
The native-speaker principle. As a rule, the person who knows the field translates into their mother tongue — so terminology, register and idiom are right. That is not a question of price but the basis of any usable translation.
Process, not superlatives. Our certification to DIN EN ISO 17100 (DIN CERTCO, Reg. 7U517) governs how the work is done: specification, translation, revision, release. Efficient processes are what make the fair price possible in the first place — not leaving out the check.
Human, and without AI on request. On request we handle your order entirely without machine translation or generative AI. You decide, and we name the price for it openly. See our price overview for the detail.
We had quotes ranging from € 0.08 to € 0.15 per word. The FÜD was not the cheapest line rate, but the only one with a fixed price, a second proofread and certification in the package — in the end the lowest total cost, with no follow-up.
Translation agency on the ground
A translation agency across the German-speaking market.
Nationwide, digitally and by post — plus over 100 locations with document drop-off by appointment. Choose your location or send your files online.
FAQ
Translation agency & prices — frequently asked questions.
What does a translation agency cost?
What makes a translation agency affordable without the quality suffering?
Freelancer, DeepL or a translation agency — what is the difference in price?
Are there discounts for recurring orders?
Is the fixed price really binding?
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