Integrate • Automate • Collaborate
Localization orchestration with enterprise-grade control
Coordinate localization across systems, teams, and service providers with precision and scale
About Argo
Argo, developed by Spartan Software, Inc., is a localization request management system that offers a comprehensive suite of tools for integration, automation, and collaboration, tailored to the complex needs of enterprise localization teams. With extensive API support, Argo has been integrated with a wide variety of content management systems (CMSs) and translation management systems (TMSs), and customers have also built their own integrations using Argo’s APIs. Moreover, Argo can be configured to work with multiple TMSs or language technologies in parallel, providing valuable flexibility for customers.
Hub-and-Spoke, Plug-and-Play Architecture
Argo is an API-first, microservices-based localization platform built around a hub-and-spoke architecture. It centralizes control and data into a single source of truth while isolating systems so changes or outages in one tool don’t impact the rest. Its plug-and-play design makes it easier to swap or migrate components, reducing integration complexity and enabling reliable scaling as your localization needs grow. Additionally, specialized “Agents” can be developed and integrated with Argo, offering customers a broad range of capabilities.
All Content, One Request Hub
The Assets Dashboard in Argo is a centralized workspace that lets users and automation browse and search content from one or more content platforms, then select assets and create translation requests directly in Argo. It includes safeguards that prevent users from requesting assets that shouldn’t be translated yet (e.g., draft content), content already in an active request, or assets that haven’t changed since they were last translated. It also shows which requests are associated with each asset, improving visibility and governance. Overall, the Assets Dashboard provides a unified request-creation experience across platforms, reduces CMS-side customization and dependence on CMS operators, and lowers operational risk by preventing duplicate or invalid requests.
Smart, Adaptive Localization Workflows
Argo workflows are composed mostly of automatic steps (with optional human steps) that call integrations to export content—such as translatable assets, non-translatable assets, reference files, and preview packages—from a CMS, send assets to a TMS/vendor, retrieve translated assets, and import finalized content back into the CMS. They can also route work dynamically—for example, automatically selecting the right vendor or TMS based on metadata coming from the CMS, or routing non-translatable assets for special handling. Workflows are configurable, composable, and editable while in flight, enabling practical midstream adjustments such as excluding problematic files, sending late-added content as a new batch, and inserting remediation steps (e.g., re-retrieving assets from a TMS and resubmitting them for import into the CMS).
Empowering LPMs, All in One Place
Argo maintains a complete, auditable “system of record” for each localization request by consolidating request metadata, CMS/project context information, a consolidated view of project/job status and word counts pulled from connected TMSs, and all versions of the source and target assets associated with each request, so Localization Project Managers (LPMs) can monitor progress without living in multiple tools. Finally, for operational transparency, Argo provides detailed visibility into each step of workflow execution so it doesn’t become a “black box,” helping LPMs pinpoint where and why a request is deviating and address issues such as outages or network errors. The goal is to provide LPMs everything they need in one place.
Collaboration That Keeps Localization Moving
Argo’s collaboration capabilities keep all stakeholders—including requesters, localization project managers, and service providers—aligned throughout the lifecycle of a request. Users can discuss work directly within a request using the Comments feature, which triggers email notifications to relevant participants. To enhance visibility, the Watchers feature allows users to “follow” specific requests or loop in teammates (e.g., for coverage while out of office). Users can easily filter their dashboard to locate watched or commented-on requests. For real-time updates, Argo also integrates directly with Slack.
Mastering Localization: Ops Data & KPI Insights
As the hub of the localization platform, Argo captures operational data and key localization KPIs such as OTD (on-time delivery) and TAT (turnaround time) across connected systems. Users can build reports in the UI, export data (e.g., CSV), and/or integrate Argo data into external analytics platforms such as Tableau via exports or APIs. Argo can retrieve word counts and translated-word counts from connected TMSs by default, and can optionally pull scoping/TM leverage data (e.g., fuzzy-match metrics) when the TMS APIs support it.
About Spartan
Built in the Localization Trenches
Spartan Software, Inc. (“Spartan”) was founded in San Francisco in 2008 by veterans of the localization industry. Originally operating as a custom software developer for enterprise localization departments, we spent our early years building a robust portfolio of integrations across content management systems (CMS), translation management systems (TMS), machine translation (MT), and terminology databases (TD). Beyond integrations, we developed specialized applications, including MT project management tools, TMS-integrated Linguistic Quality Evaluation (LQE) platforms, and comprehensive systems for localization accounting and asset management.
Enter Argo
By 2014, as customer ecosystems grew more complex, we saw large enterprises repeatedly relying on homegrown middleware to connect their CMS and TMS—creating ongoing scalability and maintenance challenges. At the same time, there was no commercial project management tool purpose-built for enterprise localization. In response, we developed Argo: a resilient hub-and-spoke integration layer with built-in localization request management. Since 2018, Argo has powered enterprise localization platforms, helping customers automate and scale complex global processes.
Expert Partnership, Measurable ROI
We provide our customers with deep domain expertise, specialized engineering expertise, and a relentless focus on their success. We turn intricate enterprise requirements into tailored, scalable solutions—backed by hands-on partnership, transparent knowledge transfer, and reliable support. At Spartan, localization isn’t just a requirement—it’s a long-term business driver with measurable ROI.
Customer Testimonials
“Spartan has enabled me to super power multiple localization programs at F500 companies in the tech space. From helping to fast-track globalization with their decades of experience in the space, to ensuring we are using the latest technical advancements in localization, Spartan is an essential part of any toolkit for helping companies engage with an international audience. Argo is a powerful enabler of localization. It makes so many things easier for enterprise localization. The API is fantastic, making integration easier, and the automations capabilities are excellent. What I like most is that it centralizes data, sparing the need for cross-database joins, and eliminates so much of the risk associated with integrating directly between your internal systems and tools and localization technology (ie TMSes). Migrations are a snap with Argo.”
“I’ve worked with Spartan Software for a few years, and I’ve consistently been blown away by their unwavering commitment to customer success. They became a genuine extension of our team. Their dedication knows no time zones or boundaries – they’re there when you need them, whether it’s a regular Tuesday or a holiday weekend. What particularly stands out is Spartan’s investment in their clients’ growth. Yan Yu, Spartan’s founder, has personally dedicated time to elevating our team’s technical expertise, sharing knowledge with remarkable transparency and patience. This approach of truly empowering clients rather than just serving them exemplifies Spartan’s philosophy of putting customers first. I’ve always said that Spartan Software was my number one vendor, the one against whom I measured every other vendor. They’ve redefined what partnership means in the localization industry and set the bar incredibly high, not just because their custom technical solutions are top notch, but because with Spartan you’re gaining a committed ally who consistently goes above and beyond to ensure your success.”
“Spartan has been essential to our globalization tech strategy for over a decade. From quality management to CMS integrations, TMS migration to Argo middleware, Spartan’s solutions have adapted to our changing processes and priorities, delivering consistently high ROI. The Spartan team has exceptional domain expertise and development talent. I’m completely confident bringing them into deep-dive sessions with our IT teams and stakeholders, who know Spartan to be a trusted and reliable partner.”
“As a global software enterprise, Spartan has been providing subject matter expertise to us for years helping us hook-up and support all our content systems to our downstream translation management system. The partnership and collaboration that we’ve experienced working with Spartan has been excellent, allowing us to focus on things that move the needle for our business with best-in-class field expertise and support provided by Spartan. The Argo platform and support we’ve received have allowed us tremendous flexibility in our localization processes and has totally revolutionized our global localization strategy through automation.”
“Spartan adds tremendous value when it comes to deep understanding of clients’ needs and requirements for custom solutions that solve specific problems, or developing connectors and applications that have no commercial equivalent. On top of that, Spartan offers the unmatched-in-the-localization-industry technical support, professional services and training for localization departments of any scale”
“Spartan’s future-focused and flexible mindset, cutting-edge technology, and dedicated team have propelled and empowered me to move to new levels of efficiency and effectiveness when aligning localization strategies and business needs. This foresight has always given me a peace of mind, knowing that I have a reliable partner to navigate process and technology complexities of absolutely any nature and scale.”
“Spartan Software is an invaluable partner for any company looking to implement cutting-edge multilingual content infrastructure to power international expansion. Yan and his team are skilled at understanding complex requirements and providing tailored solutions to automate and streamline processes. The wealth of subject matter expertise and unmatched support they bring to the table has been a game changer and I highly recommend them to anyone looking for localization engineering services.”
“The partnership provided by Spartan Software was unmatched in all my years working with them. Everyone at Spartan Software is helpful, intelligent and proactive in providing solutions. I would easily recommend Spartan to anyone looking for localization engineering services!”