Akkadu: Akkadu is an AI-powered platform that delivers real-time live captions, subtitles, and remote simultaneous interpretation in 90+ languages for events, meetings, and video content. LiveVoice: LiveVoice is a live-audio platform for events that delivers simultaneous interpretation, AI voice and text translation, and real-time AI captions to attendees on their own phones and browsers. The right pick comes down to team size, budget, and the workflows you want to automate.
How Hosiqo compares and tests toolsFinal recommendation
Shortlist Akkadu when adding multilingual live captions and subtitles to conferences, webinars, and hybrid events matters most, and LiveVoice when adding live ai captions and transcripts for accessibility at on-site, online, or hybrid events matters most. Test each on your own meetings; the right choice tends to become obvious quickly.
Akkadu is an AI-powered platform that delivers real-time live captions, subtitles, and remote simultaneous interpretation in 90+ languages for events, meetings, and video content.
LiveVoice is a live-audio platform for events that delivers simultaneous interpretation, AI voice and text translation, and real-time AI captions to attendees on their own phones and browsers.
Akkadu, built by Akkadu Technology, is a platform for breaking down language barriers in live and recorded settings. It listens to a speaker's audio and produces real-time AI live captions and subtitles in more than 90 languages, and can deliver an AI voice translation that voices a speaker's words in another language. Beyond automated transcription and translation, Akkadu also offers remote simultaneous interpretation (RSI), connecting human interpreters to events, plus human live captioning for higher-accuracy needs. It is available as a desktop and web-based application and is designed to work alongside common video conferencing tools such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, and Google Meet, as well as on-site and hybrid events. The company states it does not store voice data and gives users control to delete transcripts. Akkadu targets event organizers, conferences, corporate meetings, universities, content creators, and language service providers who need multilingual accessibility. It is offered on a pay-as-you-go hourly model with a free limited demo tier.
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LiveVoice is a live-audio platform built for events, conferences, meetings, guided tours, and church services. It turns attendees' own smartphones and browsers into receivers, so audiences listen to interpreted audio or read live captions in their own language without dedicated hardware, headsets, or IT setup. The platform supports remote simultaneous interpretation (RSI) by professional human interpreters working from anywhere through a multi-channel interpreter app, AI voice and text translation, or a combination of both. Its AI Live Captions feature transcribes a chosen audio channel in real time and can be configured in over 65 languages, displaying on the mobile app, web browsers, on-site screens, or as lower thirds in video streams. After an event, transcripts can be downloaded as text, CSV, SRT, or VTT files for sharing or repurposing. It works on iOS, Android, and Huawei devices and supports on-site, online, and hybrid events, integrating with video conferencing and livestreaming tools. It targets event organizers, conference planners, and accessibility teams.
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Akkadu is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium); LiveVoice is a free tier with paid upgrades (freemium). Always confirm current pricing on each vendor's site before buying.
| Feature | Akkadu | LiveVoice |
|---|---|---|
| Core capability | Real-time AI live captions and subtitles in 90+ languages | Simultaneous interpretation via human interpreters (including remote RSI) |
| Standout feature | AI voice translation that voices a speaker into another language | AI voice and text translation in real time |
| Team usage | Remote simultaneous interpretation (RSI) with human interpreters | AI Live Captions configurable in over 65 languages |
| Integrations | Human live captioning option for higher accuracy | Listen on attendees' own phones or browsers, no special hardware |
| Languages & capture | Works with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, and Google Meet plus on-site/hybrid events | Downloadable transcripts in text, CSV, SRT, and VTT formats |
| Best-fit workflow | Custom glossaries and accent recognition to improve accuracy | Caption delivery to app, browser, on-site screens, and video lower thirds |
Akkadu
Choose Akkadu if you need adding multilingual live captions and subtitles to conferences, webinars, and hybrid events — strengths include covers 90+ languages across captions, subtitles, interpretation, and voice translation.
LiveVoice
Choose LiveVoice if you need providing multilingual interpretation and captions at conferences, churches, and guided tours — strengths include no dedicated receiver hardware or headsets needed; runs on attendees' own devices.
Akkadu
LiveVoice
It depends on your workflow. Akkadu is strong for adding multilingual live captions and subtitles to conferences, webinars, and hybrid events, while LiveVoice is strong for providing multilingual interpretation and captions at conferences, churches, and guided tours. Both transcribe and summarize meetings.
Akkadu is a free tier with paid upgrades and LiveVoice is a free tier with paid upgrades. Check each vendor's pricing page for the latest plans and free-tier limits.
Sure. Running both makes sense when their strengths don't overlap and the budget allows.
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