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Bablic: Buy vs Skip (Agency Resale & Retainer Fit)

IF your agency serves e-commerce or enterprise clients expanding into new markets and can resell Bablic's white-label service, THEN the Core plan at $99/mo for 5 languages and 5 users is a low-cost entry point to pilot with one client. IF your clients need more than 5 languages or you require advanced translation memory and glossary features, THEN the Pro plan at $299/mo becomes necessary, and you must pass that cost through to maintain margins.

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Bablic: Buy vs Skip (Agency Resale & Retainer Fit)

“IF your agency serves e-commerce or enterprise clients expanding into new markets and can resell Bablic's white-label service, THEN the Core plan at $99/mo for 5 languages and 5 users is a low-cost entry point to pilot with one client. IF your clients need more than 5 languages or you require advanced translation memory and glossary features, THEN the Pro plan at $299/mo becomes necessary, and you must pass that cost through to maintain margins.”

When is it the right choice?
  • Your agency already manages websites on WordPress, Shopify, Webflow, Squarespace, Weebly, or HubSpot, so the single JavaScript snippet installs in under an hour per client.
  • You have at least one client with a bilingual community (e.g., a local restaurant or law office) that needs a single additional language, matching the $420/mo Local Language Starter offer.
  • You want to offer multilingual SEO as a retainer service, since the Core plan includes multilingual SEO and AI Live Assist at $99/mo.
  • You need white-label capability to present translation services under your own brand, which Bablic supports and which differentiates you from generic translation tools.
  • You are willing to start with a 30-day free trial to validate the workflow with a pilot client before committing to a paid plan.
When should you skip it?
  • Your clients require more than 5 languages on a single site, as the Core plan caps at 5 languages and the Pro plan at $299/mo may not be cost-effective for small retainers.
  • Your agency does not have the technical capacity to install and maintain a JavaScript snippet, despite the low effort, because you rely on fully managed platforms without header access.
  • You need advanced translation memory or glossary features beyond what the Go plan offers, as those are not included in the $69/mo tier and may require the Pro plan.
  • Your clients are not expanding into new markets or serving multilingual audiences, so the value of translation services is minimal and the retainer would be hard to justify.
  • You are a solo freelancer with no team collaboration needs, as the Go plan at $69/mo for 1 language may be sufficient, but the Core plan's 5-user limit is unnecessary overhead.
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