What it costs to have your event understood in several languages
Two calculators, no form, no email. The first compares against human interpretation; the second tells you how many hours to buy.
The assumption that matters most: two interpreters per language
A simultaneous interpreter cannot work alone for more than twenty or thirty minutes at a stretch — the industry norm is that they work in relieving pairs. So a day in three languages is not three interpreters, it is six. That doubling decides most budgets, which is why the calculator applies it by default. Turn it off if it does not apply to you.
1 · Against human interpretation
With interpreters
8 100 €
6 interpreters × 2 days + equipment
With SCAPTION
329 €
12 event hours on the Event Pro (event pass) plan
You save
7 771 € · 96%
That is 27 € per event hour.
2 · How many hours do I need
Event hours
24 h
Cheapest plan for that
Event Pro
monthly · 349 €
What this calculator does not do
- VAT is not included. SCAPTION prices are base amounts and Stripe adds tax at checkout.
- The default interpreter day rate is a reference figure, not a market price we can guarantee: replace it with the quote you were actually given.
- It does not count travel, per diems or interpreter overtime, which at an event away from their city is a real part of the invoice.
- If your event needs legal or diplomatic nuance, you need a person. This comparison does not apply, and we would rather say so here than afterwards.
- The recommended plan includes overage hours at the extra-hour rate: a live session is never cut off, so going over is a bill and not a failure.
Run your next event free
One hour of full-featured captioning and translation, no expiry, no card — enough to prove it on your own rig before you pay.