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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.
How it works
A company workspace that feels as simple as texting.
Sermo keeps the app mobile-first and familiar while adding the company controls managers need.
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Create a workspace
Each company gets a private directory, groups, and manager role.
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Send onboarding links
Employees download Sermo, choose a name and language, then wait for approval.
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Message normally
1:1 and group messages are translated into each person's preferred language.
Sermo for Apex Cleaning
Manager
A
All Staff
Post translated announcements to the whole team.
Pinned
K
Karla Novak
Preferred language: Czech
Active
M
Mateo Ruiz
Waiting for manager approval
Pending
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.