How is LiveSunday different from Selah Translate for church translation?
Selah Translate delivers live captions and a natural voice to phones through a QR code, and claims under 500 milliseconds from speech to caption. The operator uses a web studio or a native macOS studio. Basic is $29/month for 20 hours, which is one of the cheaper monthly plans in church translation.
The constraint on Basic is one language at a time from a 30+ language catalog. Multiple languages, overlays, and team seats arrive on Professional at $49/month. LiveSunday Pro is $59/month with 12 hours, 3 simultaneous languages from a 100+ catalog, and overlays included. This page compares the plans and the operator setup.
How does LiveSunday compare to Selah Translate?
| Feature | LiveSunday | Selah Translate |
|---|---|---|
| Languages | 100+ | 30+ on Basic and Professional; all languages on Enterprise |
| Starting price | Pay-as-you-go ($5/hr) or $59/mo (Pro) | Basic $29/mo |
| Included hours (entry plan) | 12 hrs/mo on Pro ($59) | 20 hrs/mo on Basic ($29); 40 on Professional ($49) |
| Simultaneous languages included | 1 on PAYG, 3 on Pro, 5 on Advanced | One at a time on Basic; multiple on Professional |
| Operator setup | Browser dashboard on any laptop | Web studio or native macOS studio |
| Listeners | Unlimited, browser only | QR in the browser; optional iPhone listener app |
| Self-serve signup | Yes | Yes, free trial |
| Spoken translation (TTS) | Yes on Advanced ($99/mo) | Included, natural voice |
| Streaming integrations | OBS, ProPresenter, vMix, EasyWorship | OBS, vMix, ProPresenter overlays on Professional ($49) |
| Custom vocabulary | Church-specific vocabulary + profanity filter | Keyword boosting + content filter |
Why do teams choose LiveSunday over Selah Translate?
1.More than one language on the plan most churches buy
Selah Translate Basic is $29/month for 20 hours, but it translates into one language at a time. A congregation with Spanish and Portuguese speakers in the same service needs Professional at $49/month. LiveSunday Pro is $59/month with 3 simultaneous languages included and Advanced is $99/month with 5. Extra languages are a small monthly add-on rather than a plan change.
2.Overlays without stepping up a tier
Selah Translate lists OBS, vMix, and ProPresenter overlays on its homepage, and the Professional plan is the one that includes displays and overlays. Basic is QR and live captions on phones. LiveSunday includes overlays for OBS, ProPresenter, vMix, and EasyWorship on its plans, so captions on the main screen and the livestream do not depend on the tier.
3.100+ languages versus 30+
Selah Translate publishes 30+ languages on Basic and Professional, with all languages on Enterprise. LiveSunday translates into 100+ languages and lists 60+ transcription source languages on every plan. For Spanish, Mandarin, Arabic, Portuguese, and Korean, both cover the essentials. For a congregation with speakers of less common languages, the catalog difference is the deciding factor.
4.Where Selah Translate is the better deal
Hours. Basic includes 20 hours for $29 and Professional includes 40 hours for $49, which is more time for less money than LiveSunday Pro at 12 hours for $59. A church that runs a Sunday morning, a Sunday evening, and a midweek service in a single language gets real value from that. Selah also claims under 500 milliseconds from speech to caption and offers a native macOS studio for teams that prefer a desktop app. LiveSunday's case is simultaneous languages, catalog size, overlays on the main plans, and a browser operator on any laptop.
Should you choose LiveSunday or Selah Translate?
Choose LiveSunday if
- You translate into more than one language at once and want that on the standard plan.
- You need a 100+ language catalog rather than 30+.
- You want OBS, ProPresenter, vMix, and EasyWorship overlays without moving to a higher tier.
- You want the operator in a browser on any laptop, plus pay-as-you-go at $5/hour for occasional use.
Choose Selah Translate only if
- You translate into a single language and want 20 hours for $29/month or 40 hours for $49/month.
- Your team wants a native macOS studio or an iPhone listener app as an option.
- Sub-500ms speech-to-caption latency is the number you are optimizing for.
Learn more
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- LiveSunday vs Voco — UK weekly subscription and text-only translation vs LiveSunday
- AI live translation for churches — the full product walkthrough for real-time sermon translation
- Real-time captions for churches — live captions on phones, screens, and livestreams
- Pricing — pay-as-you-go, Pro, and Advanced plans
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