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A neutral, fact-only comparison of four leading live-translation platforms for events — including ours. Every claim links to a public source. Updated every quarter. If a vendor changes their offering, we update the row.
26 May 2026Last verified
4 vendorsIncluding livetranslation.ai
14 criteriaAcross 4 categories
12 sourcesPublic vendor websites
How we built this comparison
Sources, scope and how to read the table
We compiled this checklist for event managers evaluating live-translation platforms. To keep it useful and defensible, we follow four rules.
Source
Every claim comes from a competitor's own public website or marketing material as of the review date. No private benchmarks, no estimates.
Unknowns
If a vendor doesn't publish a number, we write "Not publicly stated" — we never guess.
Tone
Facts only. No value judgements ("better", "faster", "cheaper") on competitors — readers draw their own conclusions.
Updates
We re-verify every 90 days. If you spot something out of date, write to sales@livetranslation.ai.
The comparison
Four platforms, fourteen checkable criteria.
Sorted by what event managers ask in the first demo call: languages, latency, hardware integration, data residency, pricing model.
Criterion / Source
livetranslation.aiEU · VIDEO.TAXI / TV1 GmbH
InterprefyCH · per their website
KUDOUS · per their website
WordlyUS · per their website
Languages & latency
Languages supported[1] Per each vendor's marketing page, May 2026
116Spoken languages and regional variants.
Stated: 80+ languages with AI; human-interpreter network covers additional languages.
Stated: 200+ language pairs with KUDO AI Speech.
Stated: 60+ languages, captions and audio.
Published latency[2] First-word latency, as disclosed publicly
~210 ms first translated word; full sentence in 1–2 seconds.
Not statedNo specific latency figure published on the marketing site.
Not statedNo specific latency figure published on the marketing site.
Stated: "near-instant" — specific ms figure not disclosed publicly.
Translation type[3] Vendor positioning
AI-only, real-time. No human interpreter network.
Hybrid: human RSI + AI option on the same platform.
Hybrid: human RSI + KUDO AI Speech.
AI-only, real-time.
How guests receive the translation
Guest app install required[4] Per each vendor's "how it works" page
No appBrowser via QR code; iOS & Android.
Web client; mobile apps offered for guests.
Web client and dedicated mobile apps.
Browser-based for attendees.
On-screen captions for stage / livestream[4]
YesHDMI / SDI / NDI output for venue screens; livestream overlay supported.
Captions on screen and stream supported per documentation.
Captions on screen and stream supported per documentation.
On-screen captions and livestream integration supported.
YesSpeakers, brands, SKUs, jargon — applied across all enabled languages.
YesPer vendor documentation.
YesPer vendor documentation.
YesPer vendor documentation.
Post-event multilingual transcript[8]
IncludedClean multi-language transcript delivered after the event.
Recording & transcript available per plan.
Recording & transcript available per plan.
Transcript available per plan.
Commercial model
Public list pricing[9] Vendor pricing page if any
Quote on demoPer-event and subscription pricing; quoted after a 15-min demo.
Quote on requestNo public list pricing on the marketing site.
Quote on requestNo public list pricing on the marketing site.
PartialSome plans listed publicly; enterprise on request.
Pricing model[9]
Per-event & subscription tiers.
Per-event & ongoing contracts.
Per-event, subscription, and enterprise tiers.
Per-hour, subscription, enterprise.
How to read this table. „Not publicly stated“ means the figure is not on the vendor's public website — it does not mean the feature is missing. For procurement, always confirm directly with each vendor against your specific RFP. We update this table every 90 days; numbered citations [1]–[9] correspond to the source list below.
Yes Capability publicly documentedPartial Available with caveats / per planNo Not offered or not on public listNot stated No public information — ask the vendor
Plain-language summary
Which kind of event fits which category of platform?
Three honest patterns we see in procurement — without telling you which vendor to pick.
Court, parliament, regulated
Where the use of certified human interpreters is legally required, or where regulators expect named, accredited interpreters in the record.
Look at: hybrid platforms with a vetted human-interpreter network.
Hybrid conferences, festivals, broadcasts
Large international audience, multiple stages, livestream, silent-disco add-on. Latency, hardware integration, GDPR sign-off and post-event reuse all matter.
Look at: AI-native platforms with broadcast-grade ingest — e.g. livetranslation.ai.
Internal Zoom / Teams meetings
Recurring, low-stakes, no live stage. Latency tolerance is higher, hardware needs are zero, pricing per user matters more than per event.
Look at: meeting-first AI captioning add-ins built directly into your conferencing platform.
Citations
All nine sources, fully cited.
Every figure in the table above points to one of these nine references. We re-fetched each on 26 May 2026.
Public sources used
[1] Language counts — Marketing pages of each vendor (homepage and „languages“ pages). Retrieved 26 May 2026.
[2] Latency claims — Vendor product pages and technical FAQs. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
[3] Translation type / positioning — Vendor „about“ and „how it works“ pages. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
[9] Pricing — Vendor pricing pages where public. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
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