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One base plan for every church, $65/month, with a free 14-day trial. Add translation and more devices whenever you're ready.

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Try everything free for 14 days

Use SermonWave at your real services with 1 device: a web device in your browser or the OBS plugin. Translation is included during the trial. No credit card required. When the trial ends, choose a plan to keep recording. Your sermon archive stays online either way.

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Unlimited hours. We never charge by the hour. Every plan covers as many services, hours and listeners as you have.

Add when you're ready

Recommended in this order as your church grows. Each one adds to your monthly plan.

  1. Translation

    Open your doors to every language: $15 per language, per device. Unlimited hours.

    Live translated captions and a spoken AI voice, plus translated transcripts and summaries. Pay only for the languages you turn on: Spanish and French today, or English when the pastor preaches in Spanish or French.

    +$15 /month per language, per device
  2. Your pastor's voice Coming soon

    AI voice for the translated audio of saved sermons, modeled on your pastor's own voice. Live translation keeps the standard voices. Unlimited use. Requires Translation; made only with the pastor's consent.

    +$40 /month per location
  3. More devices or locations

    Another web device or OBS plugin for a second room, campus or service, at 15% off the base price.

    +$55.25 /month each
  4. SW1 box Coming soon

    A dedicated box for your soundboard, with no computer needed. Not available to order yet.

Examples: one device with Spanish is $80/month. Spanish and French on 2 devices adds 2 × 2 × $15 = $60/month on top of your devices. However many hours you preach, the price is the same.

Several campuses or something special in mind? Talk to us

Every language, with an honest quality guide

Every church can offer any of these languages, up to the number your plan includes. Here is what to expect from each one.

العربية Arabic Good

Good Modern Standard Arabic captions with right-to-left text; Arabic to English is less polished. Captions only: no licensed Arabic voice is available yet.

Captions only (no voice yet)

বাংলা Bengali Limited Beta

Gets the main idea across, but English to Bengali is often awkward or inexact; Bengali to English is better. Captions only for now; please have a native speaker review before relying on it.

Captions only (no voice yet)

中文 Chinese Limited Beta

Experimental: Simplified Chinese output is frequently inaccurate or awkward in both directions. Captions only, not recommended for live services yet.

Captions only (no voice yet)

Français French Excellent

Natural, accurate translation in both directions. Translated voice is live.

Translated voice: live

Deutsch German Excellent

Accurate, natural translation in both directions. Captions today; translated voice coming soon.

Translated voice: coming soon (captions today)

ગુજરાતી Gujarati Limited Beta

Gets the main idea across, but English to Gujarati is often awkward and can contain stray quote marks or unrelated text. Captions only for now; native-speaker review recommended.

Captions only (no voice yet)

Kreyòl Ayisyen Haitian Creole Fair Beta

Understandable, but English to Haitian Creole can be literal; Haitian Creole to English is stronger. Captions only for now (the voice is too slow to keep up live).

Captions only (no voice yet)

हिन्दी Hindi Fair Beta

Understandable, but expect literal or stiff phrasing; names of God and church terms may need review. Captions only for now.

Captions only (no voice yet)

Italiano Italian Excellent

Accurate, natural translation in both directions. Captions today; translated voice coming soon.

Translated voice: coming soon (captions today)

日本語 Japanese Limited Beta

Experimental: Japanese output is frequently inaccurate or awkward in both directions. Captions only, not recommended for live services yet.

Captions only (no voice yet)

한국어 Korean Limited Beta

Not reliable yet: Korean translation is often wrong or unreadable in both directions. Captions only (the Korean voice is too slow to keep up live); not recommended for live services yet.

Captions only (no voice yet)

فارسی Persian Limited Beta

Gets the main idea across, but English to Persian can drift into old-fashioned or Bible-style wording. Captions only for now; native-speaker review recommended.

Captions only (no voice yet)

Polski Polish Good Beta

Good meaning in both directions; some sentences can sound literal. Captions today; translated voice coming soon.

Translated voice: coming soon (captions today)

Português Portuguese Excellent

Accurate, natural translation in both directions (Brazilian Portuguese). Captions today; translated voice coming soon.

Translated voice: coming soon (captions today)

Русский Russian Good

Reliable meaning in both directions; some phrasing can read a little stiff. Captions today; translated voice coming soon.

Translated voice: coming soon (captions today)

Español Spanish Excellent

Natural, accurate translation in both directions. Translated voice is live.

Translated voice: live

Tagalog Tagalog Fair Beta

Understandable, but expect literal phrasing and some missed idioms. Captions only; there is no Tagalog voice yet.

Captions only (no voice yet)

తెలుగు Telugu Limited Beta

Gets the main idea across, but English to Telugu is often awkward or inexact; Telugu to English is better. Captions only for now; native-speaker review recommended.

Captions only (no voice yet)

اردو Urdu Limited Beta

Gets the main idea across, but English to Urdu is often awkward or inexact; Urdu to English is better. Captions only; no licensed Urdu voice is available yet.

Captions only (no voice yet)

Tiếng Việt Vietnamese Good

Clear translation into Vietnamese; Vietnamese to English is a little less polished. Translated voice is live; a few church terms (for example Hallelujah) may be mispronounced.

Translated voice: live

Beta means the language is available to every church while we keep improving it. Ratings come from our own testing and are updated as quality improves.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the free trial work?

Create an account and you get 14 days with 1 device: a web device in your browser or the OBS plugin, with translation included. No credit card is required. When the trial ends, live captions and new recordings pause until you choose a plan. Your dashboard, archive and sermon pages stay online.

What's in the base plan?

Everything built on the transcript, in the language your pastor preaches: timed transcripts, summaries and outlines, quotes and stories, scripture detection and the Bible study tools, live captions on your listen page, the sermon library, share links, church pages and the podcast feed. It includes one web device or OBS plugin, for $65/month with unlimited hours.

How is translation priced?

$15 per language, per device, per month. Turn on the languages your congregation needs and you get live translated captions, a spoken AI voice and translated transcripts in each one. For example, Spanish and French on 2 devices: 2 × 2 × $15 = $60/month on top of your devices. Today that's Spanish and French, and English when the pastor preaches in Spanish or French. Need another language? Tell us which one.

What is the pastor's voice add-on?

$40/month per location, with unlimited use. After the service, the translated audio of each saved sermon is voiced in an AI voice modeled on your pastor's own voice. Live translation during the service uses SermonWave's standard voices. It needs the Translation add-on, and the voice is only made with the pastor's consent. It isn't available to order yet.

Can we add more devices?

Yes. Each additional web device or OBS plugin, for another room, campus or service, is $55.25/month: 15% off the base price.

What about OBS and the SW1 box?

The OBS plugin is in beta and counts as a web device. Email team@sermonwave.com to join the beta. The SW1 box, a dedicated device for your soundboard, is coming soon and can't be ordered yet.

Is there a contract or commitment?

No contracts. Month-to-month billing, with a 30-day money-back guarantee on your first payment. Change or cancel your plan anytime from your dashboard.

Do you charge by the hour?

No. Unlimited hours. We never charge by the hour. Every plan covers as many services, hours and listeners as you have, so a long service or an extra midweek study never costs more.

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