Glossa alternative for churches: Livefy vs Glossa
Glossa is a live translation service for churches and events, priced by the hour for each language, with monthly plans and pay as you go. Looking for a Glossa alternative? Here is how the two compare on what each one publishes. Livefy wrote this page; every fact about Glossa comes from glossa.live as published on 17 October 2026, with a link to the page it was read on.
In short: About 10 hours a month: $45 a month for 10 hours, against $50 pay as you go at Glossa (our arithmetic). Livefy is the better choice for churches that translate about 10 hours a month and want OBS Studio, vMix and ProPresenter on every plan, videos played from the console, and a feed for their own headsets.
| Livefy | Glossa | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest published price | $45 a month for 10 hours, or $40 for 5 hours with no plan | $5 an hour per language, pay as you go. Plans from $99 a month for 25 hours source |
| About 10 hours a month, one language, paid monthly | $45 a month (the Church plan, 10 hours) | $50 pay as you go (10 hours at $5, our arithmetic). The $99 plan covers 25 hours source |
| The same, paid yearly (a month) | $39 a month | A discount for yearly billing: its switch says 18%; its cards say save $598 a year on the $299 plan. Pay as you go has no yearly price source |
| What an hour covers | One hour of translation in one caption language. Pause stops translation during songs | One hour of streaming in one language, billed by the minute. Glossa says silence, songs and music don’t count source |
| Extra hours | $6 an hour on a plan, $8 without one | $4, $3 or $2 an hour, by plan source |
| Free trial | 4 hours with no card (6 with a card on file), in the first 14 days | 4 hours free, no credit card (its Spanish page offers $20 of credit instead) source |
| How guests follow | A QR code or link, in the phone’s own browser: no app, no account | No app download needed: a QR code and the browser. Apps are optional source |
| Languages | 109 live translated languages, 42 of them new and captions only | 100+ (its Spanish page says more than 40) source |
| Translated voice for guests | Yes, in every plan: guests hear it in the phone’s browser, with no app | Yes, every plan. Voice cloning on the $299 and $499 plans source |
| OBS Studio, vMix, ProPresenter | OBS Studio, vMix, ProPresenter: a guide for each, written from a real setup | OBS and ProPresenter on its plan cards, vMix named too. Its help article points to the $299 plan for OBS or ProPresenter source |
| Pages in Spanish | Yes, a page written in Spanish | A Spanish page, with Spanish headings and an English page title source |
| Unused hours | Unused hours roll over while you have the plan. Bought hours never expire | Not found on their pages |
| Languages at once | Any number on a paid plan (3 on the free trial). Each caption language uses its own hours | 100+ languages at once source |
| Refunds | Within 30 days of a payment, the hours of it not used, once per church | Not found on their pages |
| Contract | Monthly or yearly, cancel any time, no setup fee | Pay as you go with no commitment. Plans monthly, or yearly at 18% off source |
Prices change: check glossa.live for today’s. Something out of date? Write to hello@livefy.live and we will correct it. Glossa is a trademark of its owner. Livefy is not affiliated with Glossa, and Glossa has not reviewed or endorsed this page.
Features, side by side
| Livefy | Glossa | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Partly: captions on ProPresenter slides (a web element) or Proclaim slides (through OBS). No slide upload source |
| 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 show on a screen 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 | Not found on their pages |
Where Livefy is ahead
- About 10 hours a month: $45 a month for 10 hours, against $50 pay as you go at Glossa (our arithmetic).
- OBS Studio, vMix, ProPresenter on every plan, each with a guide written from a real setup. Glossa’s plan cards list OBS and ProPresenter on every plan; its help article points to the $299 plan for them.
- A Spanish page written in Spanish from the title down.
- Not found on Glossa’s pages: a video played from the console with its sound translated live, a feed for the headsets a church already has, or one service feeding several rooms.
Where Glossa is ahead
- More languages: 100+, against Livefy’s 109.
- Cheaper at high volume: $299 for 100 hours and $499 for 250 hours, extra hours at $2 to $4. Livefy’s largest plan is $169 for 50 hours, with extra hours at $6.
- A cheaper start: 5 hours cost $25 pay as you go. Livefy’s single event is $40 for 5 hours.
- Glossa says silence, songs and music don’t count, with nothing to press. At Livefy you press Pause during songs.
- Streaming out over RTMP, an API and webhooks, and the pastor’s own cloned voice on the larger plans.
Who Livefy suits better than Glossa
Churches that translate about 10 hours a month and want OBS Studio, vMix and ProPresenter on every plan, videos played from the console, and a feed for their own headsets.
Questions
Is Livefy cheaper than Glossa?
For about 10 hours a month in one language, paid monthly: Livefy $45 a month (the Church plan, 10 hours); Glossa $50 pay as you go (10 hours at $5, our arithmetic). The $99 plan covers 25 hours, as published on 17 October 2026.
Does Glossa have a free trial?
Glossa: 4 hours free, no credit card (its Spanish page offers $20 of credit instead). Livefy: 4 hours with no card (6 with a card on file), in the first 14 days.
Do guests need an app with Glossa?
Glossa: no app download needed: a QR code and the browser. Apps are optional. Livefy: a QR code or link, in the phone’s own browser: no app, no account.
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