# Re: Are GLoc or Globalize a good fit for this

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-are-gloc-or-globalize-a-good-fit-for-this/63353>\
**Category:** Rails I18n\
**Created:** [June 14, 2006, 2:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-are-gloc-or-globalize-a-good-fit-for-this/63353 "2006-06-14T14:26:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/david)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2006, 2:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-are-gloc-or-globalize-a-good-fit-for-this/63353/1 "2006-06-14T14:26:21Z")

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Hi. Before I answer this question I’ll let everybody know in advance  
that 1) I’m actually the author of GLoc. 2) Although I’ve looked at  
Globalize a few times I’ve never used it. My answer might be a little  
biased but at least you know beforehand 🙂  
I think, the answer to your question depends on whether or not your  
actual model data will be in different languages. If not then I  
recommend GLoc because although it’s very easy to setup and maintain,  
and also fast and flexible. However I remember that with Globalize you  
can just put “translates :name, description” or something into your  
model. GLoc doesn’t do that. (Although, FYI it will do it or maybe  
something similar in the future, still haven’t decided what I want to  
do and how I want to do it). Either way, both are good products. To be  
honest, Globalize will probably be easier for you when you get stuck,  
because it has a larger user base and there are more tutorials etc on  
it. Good luck either way dude.

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**Author:** ![david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/david)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2006, 1:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-are-gloc-or-globalize-a-good-fit-for-this/63353/2 "2006-06-24T13:31:22Z")

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