# Globalize or gettext?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-or-gettext/102571>\
**Category:** Rails I18n\
**Created:** [October 28, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-or-gettext/102571 "2006-10-28T21:53:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![patcito](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/50afbb/32.png) [@patcito](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/patcito)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2006, 9:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-or-gettext/102571/1 "2006-10-28T21:53:56Z")

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Hey all,  
I’m starting a new rails app, I have both used globalize and rgettext  
in the past and they’re both great. So I would like to know which one  
of the two scales better or if any of you know from experience which  
one is faster, has better performance etc?

thanx in advance

Pat

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**Author:** ![patcito](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/50afbb/32.png) [@patcito](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/patcito)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2007, 4:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-or-gettext/102571/2 "2007-03-05T16:45:24Z")

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Hi Patrick,

Did you find an answer yet?