Catford had a more linguistic-based approach to translation than Nida. Nida worked on the various types of equivalence while Catford introduced the types of translation shifts. You might want to read here:
www.aot.org.lb
This website will give you a summary about Catford's and Nida's approaches as well as those of others.
www.aot.org.lb
This website will give you a summary about Catford's and Nida's approaches as well as those of others.