Synai alternative for churches: Livefy vs Synai
Synai Connect sells a church management platform and Synai Translate, live translation priced in blocks of hours. Looking for a Synai alternative? Here is how the two compare on what each one publishes. Livefy wrote this page; every fact about Synai comes from synaiconnect.com as published on 17 October 2026, with a link to the page it was read on.
In short: $45 a month for 10 hours, against $61 at Synai paid monthly. Paid yearly, $39 a month against $49. Livefy is the better choice for churches that want to pay less at every size, keep the hours they do not use, and run any number of languages at once.
| Livefy | Synai | |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest published price | $45 a month for 10 hours, or $40 for 5 hours with no plan | $49, $89 and $199 a month for 10, 20 and 50 hours, billed yearly. Monthly: $61, $111 and $249, shown after choosing Monthly source |
| About 10 hours a month, one language, paid monthly | $45 a month (the Church plan, 10 hours) | $61 a month source |
| The same, paid yearly (a month) | $39 a month | $49 a month ($588 billed yearly) source |
| About 20 hours a month, paid monthly | $89 a month (Church Plus, 20 hours) | $111 a month source |
| About 20 hours, paid yearly (a month) | $79 a month | $89 a month ($1,068 billed yearly) source |
| About 50 hours a month, paid monthly | $169 a month (Church Max, 50 hours) | $249 a month source |
| About 50 hours, paid yearly (a month) | $149 a month | $199 a month ($2,388 billed yearly) source |
| What an hour covers | One hour of translation in one caption language. Pause stops translation during songs | One hour streamed in one language. Muting the microphone pauses the clock source |
| Extra hours | $6 an hour on a plan, $8 without one | $10 an hour source |
| Free trial | 4 hours with no card (6 with a card on file), in the first 14 days | 14 days, 6 free hours, no card source |
| How guests follow | A QR code or link, in the phone’s own browser: no app, no account | A QR code on their own phone: no app, no login source |
| Languages | 109 live translated languages, 42 of them new and captions only | 60 source |
| Translated voice for guests | Yes, in every plan: guests hear it in the phone’s browser, with no app | Standard AI voice included. Premium and cloned voices on request source |
| OBS Studio, vMix, ProPresenter | OBS Studio, vMix, ProPresenter: a guide for each, written from a real setup | Help articles for OBS Studio, vMix, ProPresenter and FreeShow source |
| Pages in Spanish | Yes, a page written in Spanish | None found |
| Unused hours | Unused hours roll over while you have the plan. Bought hours never expire | “Unused hours do not roll over.” source |
| Languages at once | Any number on a paid plan (3 on the free trial). Each caption language uses its own hours | Up to 3 (more on request) source |
| Refunds | Within 30 days of a payment, the hours of it not used, once per church | “Fees are non-refundable except where the law requires otherwise.” source |
| Contract | Monthly or yearly, cancel any time, no setup fee | Month to month, cancel any time source |
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Features, side by side
| Livefy | Synai | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 over ProPresenter or FreeShow slides. No slide upload for the service screens 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 download. Its help notes a projected QR code disappears when the service starts 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
- $45 a month for 10 hours, against $61 at Synai paid monthly. Paid yearly, $39 a month against $49.
- Less at every size, monthly against monthly and yearly against yearly: 20 hours $89 against $111 (yearly $79 a month against $89), 50 hours $169 against $249 (yearly $149 a month against $199).
- Unused hours roll over while you have the plan. At Synai, unused hours do not roll over.
- Extra hours at $6 on a plan, against $10.
- Any number of languages at once on every paid plan, against up to 3 (more on request).
- A refund of the hours not used, within 30 days of a payment. Synai’s fees are non-refundable.
- A page written in Spanish.
- Not found on Synai’s pages: a video played from the console with its sound translated live (its FAQ says it does not stream video), a feed for headsets, or several rooms (it says each organization has one campus today).
Where Synai is ahead
- A bigger trial without a card: 6 hours, against Livefy’s 4 (6 with a card on file).
- A FreeShow guide as well.
- Premium and cloned voices on request.
- A church management platform from the same company.
Who Livefy suits better than Synai
Churches that want to pay less at every size, keep the hours they do not use, and run any number of languages at once.
Questions
Is Livefy cheaper than Synai?
For about 10 hours a month in one language, paid monthly: Livefy $45 a month (the Church plan, 10 hours); Synai $61 a month, as published on 17 October 2026.
Does Synai have a free trial?
Synai: 14 days, 6 free hours, no card. Livefy: 4 hours with no card (6 with a card on file), in the first 14 days.
Do guests need an app with Synai?
Synai: a QR code on their own phone: no app, no login. Livefy: a QR code or link, in the phone’s own browser: no app, no account.
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