LangShop

What LangShop does

LangShop is an AI-powered translation application built for e-commerce merchants on Shopify and Adobe Commerce (Magento 2). Its core product translates storefront content — product catalogs, pages, checkout flows, blogs, and metadata — into 220+ languages using a choice of three translation engines: OpenAI ChatGPT-4, DeepL Pro, and Google Cloud Translation, with the option to layer in human translation through a partnership with TextMaster. The platform is differentiated less by raw translation quality than by e-commerce-native features: multilingual SEO (hreflang, translated URLs, metadata), integrations with adjacent Shopify apps (reviews, currency converters, SEO tools), and a LangShop API for headless commerce environments.

The business model is a tiered SaaS subscription priced by number of languages and store size, sold primarily through the Shopify App Store and Adobe Marketplace. LangShop supplements subscription revenue with professional services — including migration, custom development, and white-label offerings — which serve both SMB merchants and large platform customers. The company reports 8,000+ brand customers, a 4.8-star rating, and named enterprise reference customers including Dior, LVMH, UFC, Hasbro, Steve Madden, Paramount Shop, L'Occitane, Kraft Heinz, and Decathlon, alongside long-tail SMB merchants such as RingConn and DRUZY. It holds Shopify Plus Certified and Adobe Technology Partner credentials, and operates as a brand of Aheadworks, headquartered in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, with 11–50 employees. The company is privately held and bootstrapped, with no disclosed external funding.

Name

LangShop

Legal name

LangShop

Website

https://langshop.app

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LangShop is an AI-powered translation app for Shopify and Adobe Commerce merchants, offering multi-engine translation in 220+ languages with multilingual SEO, used by 8,000+ brands including Dior, LVMH, and Hasbro. It is a privately held, bootstrapped SaaS operated by Aheadworks in Ukraine.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

E-commerce Translation Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Machine Translation & Multilingual NLP (HDAAADAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Enterprise Foundation Model Integration & APIs (Connectors, Governance, Deployment) (HDAAACAO)

Keywords

• Ecommerce translation software
• Shopify localization apps
• Magento translation extensions
• Multilingual store platform
• Ai powered translation engines

Headquarters

HQ city

Zaporizhzhia

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription Plans: Tiered subscription plans tailored to business size (Small, Medium, Large plans). Pay-as-you-grow model with no word limits and predictable pricing. 7-day free trial available.
2. Professional Translation Services: Human translation agency services through TextMaster partnership for high-quality professional translations beyond AI capability.
3. Custom Service Hours: Professional service hours available for custom solutions and customizations beyond standard app capabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

LangShop provides AI-powered translation apps and extensions that localize Shopify and Adobe Commerce (Magento 2) e-commerce storefronts into 220+ languages. The platform integrates multiple neural machine translation engines (OpenAI ChatGPT-4 for Shopify, DeepL Pro, Google Cloud) with built-in multilingual SEO (hreflang tags, translated URL handles), currency switching, checkout translation, and manual editing tools. It also offers professional translation agency services via TextMaster partnership and a tiered subscription model with no word limits.

Product overview

LangShop is a unified e-commerce translation platform providing two core products: the LangShop Shopify Translation App and the LangShop Magento 2 Translation Extension. These products work together to enable store localization across 220+ languages. The platform offers a tiered translation approach combining AI auto-translation (via OpenAI for Shopify, DeepL Pro, and Google Cloud), professional (Pro) translation, and agency translation via TextMaster. Built-in multilingual SEO features include translated URL handles, localized meta tags, and automatic hreflang tags. Additional features include currency and language switchers, translation editors with glossary rules, and checkout translation. The platform also offers professional Shopify services (migration, development, white-label) and an API for developer integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LangShop Shopify Translation App Native Shopify app providing AI-powered automatic translations across 220+ languages for Shopify stores, including products, collections, theme, checkout, and third-party app content. Includes built-in multilingual SEO with translated URL handles, localized meta tags, and automatic hreflang tag generation, plus language and currency switchers. Targeted at Shopify merchants from SMB to enterprise (Shopify Plus) who want to sell globally.
• LangShop Magento 2 Translation Extension Adobe Commerce (Magento 2) extension that translates all store content—products, collections, theme, and checkout—using AI translation engines and optional professional agency translation. Built for merchants running on the Adobe Commerce / Magento 2 platform who need a native translation solution.
• Magento to Shopify Migration Service Professional service migrating stores from Magento to Shopify, including transfer of catalog, customers, orders, and localization configurations. Designed for merchants moving to the Shopify ecosystem who need continuity of their translated/localized content.
• Shopify Store Development Custom Shopify store development service offered as a paid professional engagement. Targets merchants that need bespoke Shopify storefront builds.
• Shopify Theme Development Custom Shopify theme development service for merchants needing tailored storefront design and theme work alongside localization.
• Custom App and Integration Development Custom Shopify app and third-party integration development service for merchants needing bespoke functionality beyond standard apps.
• White Label App Development White-label Shopify app development service enabling agencies and brands to launch their own branded Shopify apps built by the LangShop team.
• Custom Service Hours Pre-purchased professional service hours for custom solutions and customizations beyond LangShop's standard product capabilities, sold as a standalone offering on the website.
• LangShop API Developer-facing API providing programmatic access to LangShop translation capabilities for custom integrations, with documentation available at /langshop-api and developer resources at /resources/developers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 250% increase in organic traffic for Inclusive Inc international Shopify store (case study)

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

AI capability2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OpenAI (ChatGPT-4)coreTechnology or IntegrationAI translation engine integration for Shopify platform. LangShop leverages OpenAI's GPT-4 for neural machine translation capabilities within the Shopify app.
• DeepL ProcoreTechnology or IntegrationProfessional translation engine integration available on both Shopify and Magento platforms for higher quality translations.
• Google Cloud TranslationcoreTechnology or IntegrationTranslation engine integration leveraging Google Cloud's neural machine translation technology.
• TextMastercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional human translation agency partnership for agency-level translation services beyond AI capability.
• AheadWorkscoreTechnology or IntegrationParent company and extension developer providing extensive Shopify extensions ecosystem integration.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Weglot: Weglot is a leading Shopify and website translation app offering neural machine translation with multilingual SEO and a visual editor; it is the most directly comparable SaaS competitor to LangShop in the Shopify App Store translation category.
• ConveyThis: ConveyThis is a website translation widget/app supporting multiple CMS and e-commerce platforms with neural machine translation and SEO features, directly comparable to LangShop's multi-platform translation focus.
• GTranslate: GTranslate is a widely deployed website translation solution supporting many platforms including Shopify and WooCommerce with neural machine translation and SEO features, overlapping with LangShop on multi-platform translation.
• Translation Lab (Heptamer): Translation Lab is a Shopify-focused translation app offering automatic and manual translation workflows with multilingual SEO; it competes for the same Shopify merchant segment as LangShop.
• Transcy: Transcy is a Shopify translation and currency converter app providing AI auto-translation across many languages and a language/currency switcher; it competes head-on with LangShop for Shopify merchants needing localization.
• Localizer: Localizer is a website translation service/app with integrations across CMS and e-commerce platforms, providing language switching and translation management comparable to LangShop's offering.

Broad incumbents

• Smartling: Smartling is an enterprise translation and localization platform offering neural machine translation, human translation, and content connectors; it competes with LangShop's TextMaster-backed agency translation offering for larger enterprise customers.
• Phrase: Phrase is an enterprise-grade localization platform with TMS, machine translation, and developer APIs; it overlaps with LangShop's localization and API capabilities at the larger end of the market.
• Shopify Translate & Adapt: Translate & Adapt is Shopify's first-party native translation app distributed through the Shopify App Store; it represents the platform incumbent alternative that competes directly with LangShop on the same merchant base.
• Lokalise: Lokalise is a translation management and localization automation platform with developer APIs and integrations with CMS/e-commerce stacks, comparable to LangShop's enterprise-oriented and API-driven translation services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LangShop_App
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/LangShopApp
• Facebookfacebook.com/langshopapp
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/langshop
• Instagraminstagram.com/langshop_app

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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