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Broken group texts
Important details get scattered across iMessage, WhatsApp, and side conversations.
Built for multilingual frontline teams
AI-translated team chat for crews who speak different languages.
Sermo gives every company a private workspace where managers and employees can message each other in their own preferred languages.
Private workspaces
Employees join from a manager's onboarding link.
AI translation
Messages arrive in each user's chosen language.
Manager control
Approve, reject, and remove workspace members.
The problem
Most multilingual teams communicate with workarounds.
Managers repeat instructions, employees send screenshots through translation apps, and simple updates turn into misunderstandings.
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Translation friction
Workers have to copy, paste, screenshot, and guess what a message really means.
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No workspace control
Managers need a simple way to add employees, remove old workers, and keep the team directory current.
Step by step
From purchase to a translating team in minutes.
Two simple journeys: the manager sets up the workspace, then invites the team.
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The manager sets up the workspace
1 · Purchase (on the web)
Buy on sermoapp.com. At checkout you enter your business name and phone.
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2 · Get your link by text
We text the manager a private setup link the moment payment clears.
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3 · You're the manager
Download Sermo, tap the link, and your workspace opens with you in charge.
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The manager invites the team
4 · Share the link
Tap “Share onboarding link” and send it by text, WhatsApp, anywhere.
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5 · Employee joins
They tap the link, install Sermo, and pick their name and language.
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6 · You approve
New staff sit in a pending queue until you tap Approve.
✓
✓ Done — fully set up
7 · They're in — instantly
Their app drops straight into the workspace. Everyone types their own language; Sermo translates.
No accounts to manage, no passwords — a link in, a tap to approve, and the whole crew understands each other.
Features
Everything needed for a small team to communicate clearly.
1:1 messaging
Employees can search the company directory and message coworkers directly.
Group chats
Create named groups for crews, locations, shifts, or departments.
All Staff group
A default company-wide group stays pinned for important announcements.
Manager approvals
New employees sit pending until the manager accepts them into the workspace.
Member removal
Managers can remove employees from the workspace when they leave the company.
Large language range
AI translation supports a wide range of languages and lets users choose their preferred language.
Built for real crews
Useful anywhere language gets in the way of daily work.
Sermo is especially useful for small businesses with one decision-maker, distributed shifts, and multilingual employees.
Cleaning companies
Construction crews
Restaurants
Hotels
Moving companies
Landscaping teams
Home-care agencies
Warehouses
Pricing
Simple pricing for early company customers.
Start with one workspace. Add employees as your team grows.
Founding customer plan
$99
/ month per company
Includes up to 20 users. Additional users are $3 per user per month.
- Private company workspace
- Manager onboarding link
- Employee approval queue
- 1:1, group, and All Staff chat
- AI-translated messages
Setup
One-time setup is $299, waived for early customers while Sermo is onboarding its first company workspaces.
- Workspace creation
- Manager onboarding
- Employee invite link setup
- Basic launch support
Privacy-minded by design
Store only what the workspace needs to function.
Sermo is designed to keep vital workspace data such as names, languages, roles, and membership status. Conversations are kept as lightweight as possible and primarily belong on users' devices.
FAQ
Questions managers usually ask first.
Does every employee need to speak English?
No. Each user chooses a preferred language, and messages are translated for the receiver.
Can managers control who joins?
Yes. New employees appear as pending until the manager approves or rejects them.
Can employees message each other?
Yes. Employees can search the company directory and start 1:1 conversations inside the workspace.
Does it work for small teams?
Yes. Sermo is designed for small companies that need practical communication more than enterprise complexity.
What languages are supported?
Sermo supports a wide range of languages through AI translation, including custom language choices.
Is this a replacement for Slack or Teams?
For many frontline teams, yes. Sermo focuses on simple mobile messaging, manager control, and translation.
Your whole team can finally understand each other.
Give managers and employees one place to talk, translate, and stay coordinated.
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