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Alternatives to Church Alive
20 religion tools sit alongside Church Alive in this directory. Below is what separates each from Church Alive on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 7
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Church Alive starts at
- On request
Why people look past Church Alive
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Church Alive entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Church Alive carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 7 of the 20 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Free church management software for small churches
- Can be used without paying; Church Alive cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $72/month, where Church Alive does not.
- 1 tier to Church Alive's 2.
Complete church management platform for services, volunteers, and giving
- Can be used without paying; Church Alive cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Premier biblical research and study platform for pastors and scholars
- Publishes an entry price of $0.27/day, where Church Alive does not.
Comprehensive relationship and resource management system for churches
- Sold on a quote model rather than subscription.
Data and AI platform connecting churches, ministries and the people looking for them
- Can be used without paying; Church Alive cannot.
- Sold on a Free tier for churches, paid tiers and campaign services quoted model rather than subscription.
Church management and member tracking software
- Can be used without paying; Church Alive cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $29/month, where Church Alive does not.
- 3 tiers to Church Alive's 2.
Every Church Alive alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church Alive (this page) | On request | Subscription | 2 | |
| BreezeFree church management software for small churches | Free, then $72/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Church Alive |
| Planning CenterComplete church management platform for services, volunteers, and giving | Free | Freemium | - | vs Church Alive |
| Logos Bible SoftwarePremier biblical research and study platform for pastors and scholars | $0.27/day | Subscription | - | vs Church Alive |
| Rock RMSComprehensive relationship and resource management system for churches | On request | Quote | - | vs Church Alive |
| Gloo | Free | Free tier for churches, paid tiers and campaign services quoted | 2 | vs Church Alive |
| ChurchTrac | Free, then $29/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Church Alive |
| eGiving | Free | Transaction | 2 | vs Church Alive |
| Givelify | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs Church Alive |
| ChurchPlanner | Free, then 9.99/month | - | 3 | vs Church Alive |
| Overflow | $50/month | Per month plus a published fee per asset type | 3 | vs Church Alive |
| Elvanto | $72/month | Per month by plan | 2 | vs Church Alive |
| Ministry Brands | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Church Alive |
| Ecclesia | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Church Alive |
| easyTithe | $19/month | Per month, with the card rate set by the plan | 3 | vs Church Alive |
| IconCMO | $50/month | Subscription | 5 | vs Church Alive |
| MediaShout | $198/year | One-time | 6 | vs Church Alive |
| ACS Technologies Church Software | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Church Alive |
| Kindrid | On request | Transaction | 1 | vs Church Alive |
| Faithlife Proclaim | On request | Subscription | 1 | vs Church Alive |
| FaithMetrics | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Church Alive |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Church Alive badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (7)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Breeze , Free, then $72/month
- Planning Center , Free
- Gloo , Free
- ChurchTrac , Free, then $29/month
- eGiving , Free
- Givelify , Free
- ChurchPlanner , Free, then 9.99/month
What you would be giving up
Church Alive is most often brought in for member management, donation tracking, event planning, volunteer scheduling, communication. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Church Alive is broadly right and the question is cost, the Church Alive pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Religion category lists everything the directory holds, and best religion tools ranks them.
Church Alive runs on web, mobile. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Church Alive alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Church Alive?
- 20 other religion tools are listed in this directory, led by Breeze, Planning Center, Logos Bible Software, Rock RMS. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Church Alive?
- 7 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Breeze, Planning Center, Gloo, ChurchTrac, eGiving.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Church Alive?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Church Alive?
- Church Alive is most often brought in for member management, donation tracking, event planning, volunteer scheduling, communication. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Church Alive?
- None of the religion tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Church Alive alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Religion, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Church Alive against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Church Alive covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every religion tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Religion category, 20 tools beside Church Alive. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.