Event Translate alternative for churches: Livefy vs Event Translate
Event Translate is real-time, one-to-many AI translation for conferences, tours and in-person events, including worship gatherings, paid in credits by the minute. Looking for a Event Translate alternative? Here is how the two compare on what each one publishes. Livefy wrote this page; every fact about Event Translate comes from eventranslate.com as published on 19 October 2026, with a link to the page it was read on.
In short: 109 languages to translate into, against 35. Livefy is the better choice for churches that want captions and slides on their own screens, more languages, a bigger free trial, and the hours they did not use refunded.
| Livefy | Event Translate | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest published price | $45 a month for 10 hours, or $40 for 5 hours with no plan | £4 for 60 credits (about an hour in one language), pay as you go. Pro £39 a month for 720 credits (about 12 hours) source |
| About 10 hours a month, one language, paid monthly | $45 a month (the Church plan, 10 hours) | £38 for a 600-credit pack (about 10 hours in one language, valid 12 months). Or Pro at £39 a month for about 12 hours source |
| The same, paid yearly (a month) | $39 a month | £33.15 a month for Pro (£397.80 billed yearly), about 12 hours a month source |
| What an hour covers | One hour of translation in one caption language. Pause stops translation during songs | A credit is 1 minute in 1 target language. Silent breaks count while the broadcast is live; listeners are never billed source |
| Extra hours | $6 an hour on a plan, $8 without one | Packs of 60, 600 or 1,800 credits for £4, £38 or £109, with or without a plan source |
| Free trial | 4 hours with no card (6 with a card on file), in the first 14 days | 20 credits (20 minutes), no credit card, up to 2 languages source |
| How guests follow | A QR code or link, in the phone’s own browser: no app, no account | A QR code or short link in the phone or laptop browser: no app, account or receiver source |
| Languages | 109 live translated languages, 42 of them new and captions only | Speakers in 70+ languages, detected automatically; translation into 35 source |
| Translated voice for guests | Yes, in every plan: guests hear it in the phone’s browser, with no app | Yes, an AI voice and a live transcript in all 35 output languages, on every plan. Voice cloning “Coming Soon” on Pro source |
| OBS Studio, vMix, ProPresenter | OBS Studio, vMix, ProPresenter: a guide for each, written from a real setup | Not found on their pages |
| Pages in Spanish | Yes, a page written in Spanish | None found (the site is in English and Chinese) |
| Unused hours | Unused hours roll over while you have the plan. Bought hours never expire | Pro credits roll over for up to 6 months. Pack credits are valid 12 months source |
| Languages at once | Any number on a paid plan (3 on the free trial). Each caption language uses its own hours | No cap on paid plans: as many of the 35 as needed, each using its own credits. 2 on the free trial source |
| Refunds | Within 30 days of a payment, the hours of it not used, once per church | “Unused credits are non-refundable.” No refunds for partial months source |
| Contract | Monthly or yearly, cancel any time, no setup fee | Pay as you go with no subscription, or Pro monthly or yearly (15% off). Cancel any time source |
Prices change: check eventranslate.com for today’s. Something out of date? Write to hello@livefy.live and we will correct it. Event Translate is a trademark of its owner. Livefy is not affiliated with Event Translate, and Event Translate has not reviewed or endorsed this page.
Features, side by side
| Livefy | Event Translate | |
|---|---|---|
| Upload slides (PDF or pictures) to show with the translation, no presentation software needed | Yes: a PDF or pictures on the screens, with the translation beside or over them, from the console | Not found on their pages |
| Play a video from the console, its sound translated live | Yes: a video file (MP4) plays on the screens from the console, its own sound is translated live, and the words can be hidden | Not found on their pages |
| A welcome screen made in the app: logo, greeting, languages, QR code | Yes: made on the Phones & screens page, shown from Slides | Partly: a QR code to download for slides and signs; your logo, event title and colours on the listener page source |
| Feeds existing FM or infrared headsets, one language per feed | Yes: the Audio feed, one language per feed, into the mixer or the transmitter | Not found on their pages |
| One service feeds several rooms, each with its own language, QR code and screen link | Yes: an overflow room or a kids room, each with its own language, QR code and screen link | Partly: up to 3 rooms at once on Pro (or after 1,800 credits), each using its own credits source |
Where Livefy is ahead
- 109 languages to translate into, against 35.
- A bigger free trial: 4 hours, against 20 minutes.
- A refund of the hours not used, within 30 days of a payment. Event Translate says unused credits are non-refundable.
- Bought hours never expire. Event Translate’s packs are valid 12 months, and plan credits roll over for up to 6 months.
- Guides for OBS Studio, vMix, ProPresenter. None of the three was found on Event Translate’s pages.
- A page written in Spanish.
- Not found on Event Translate’s pages: captions or slides on the church’s screens, a video played from the console, or a feed for headsets.
Where Event Translate is ahead
- Pay as you go from £4 for about an hour, with no subscription.
- Speakers can talk in 70+ languages and switch mid-sentence, detected automatically.
- Two speakers on separate microphone channels handled separately (at twice the credits).
- A custom glossary, an AI live summary for latecomers, and a summary and transcript after the event.
- Paid technical support on the event day (£99), and on-site support in the UK.
Who Livefy suits better than Event Translate
Churches that want captions and slides on their own screens, more languages, a bigger free trial, and the hours they did not use refunded.
Questions
Is Livefy cheaper than Event Translate?
For about 10 hours a month in one language, paid monthly: Livefy $45 a month (the Church plan, 10 hours); Event Translate £38 for a 600-credit pack (about 10 hours in one language, valid 12 months). Or Pro at £39 a month for about 12 hours, as published on 19 October 2026.
Does Event Translate have a free trial?
Event Translate: 20 credits (20 minutes), no credit card, up to 2 languages. Livefy: 4 hours with no card (6 with a card on file), in the first 14 days.
Do guests need an app with Event Translate?
Event Translate: a QR code or short link in the phone or laptop browser: no app, account or receiver. Livefy: a QR code or link, in the phone’s own browser: no app, no account.
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