Alconost, Privately Owned and headquartered in the US, was founded in 2004. The company employs approximately 150 individuals and reported $16.0M in revenue as of 2024. Its main product is translation and localization. The company provides localisation and translation services for games and websites.
On July 20, 2026, Alconost's NitroTranslate became the first professional human translation service to accept agent-initiated payments through the Machine Payments Protocol (MPP). This new open standard allows autonomous AI agents to pay for services per request without traditional account setup, enabling them to order and pay for human translation without creating an account, managing API keys, or loading a balance.
Alconost's customers primarily consist of search, social, and retail media and iT Services and IT Consulting companies. Examples of Alconost's customers include TikTok, Movavi and Val Laboratory.