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Alternatives to Elvanto
20 religion tools sit alongside Elvanto in this directory. Below is what separates each from Elvanto 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
- 6
- Elvanto starts at
- $72/month
Why people look past Elvanto
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Elvanto entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Elvanto starts at $72/month. Across the 8 religion tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $39.5/month.
There is no free tier
The record for Elvanto 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.
Complete church management platform for services, volunteers, and giving
- Can be used without paying; Elvanto cannot.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than Per month by plan.
Free church management software for small churches
- Can be used without paying; Elvanto cannot.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per month by plan.
- 1 tier to Elvanto's 2.
Church management and member tracking software
- Can be used without paying; Elvanto cannot.
- Starts $43 a month cheaper, at $29/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per month by plan.
- 3 tiers to Elvanto's 2.
Data and AI platform connecting churches, ministries and the people looking for them
- Can be used without paying; Elvanto cannot.
- Sold on a Free tier for churches, paid tiers and campaign services quoted model rather than Per month by plan.
Online giving and donation management platform
- Can be used without paying; Elvanto cannot.
- Sold on a transaction model rather than Per month by plan.
Mobile giving app for nonprofits and churches
- Can be used without paying; Elvanto cannot.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per month by plan.
Every Elvanto 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvanto (this page) | $72/month | Per month by plan | 2 | |
| Planning CenterBroader modular ecosystem and stronger service planning, priced per module | Free | Freemium | - | vs Elvanto |
| BreezeSame owner, simpler and flat-priced, aimed at smaller churches that do not need heavy rostering | Free, then $72/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Elvanto |
| ChurchTracCheaper for small congregations that need records and giving without volunteer scheduling depth | Free, then $29/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Elvanto |
| Gloo | Free | Free tier for churches, paid tiers and campaign services quoted | 2 | vs Elvanto |
| eGiving | Free | Transaction | 2 | vs Elvanto |
| Givelify | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs Elvanto |
| ChurchPlanner | Free, then 9.99/month | - | 3 | vs Elvanto |
| Overflow | $50/month | Per month plus a published fee per asset type | 3 | vs Elvanto |
| Ministry Brands | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Elvanto |
| Ecclesia | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Elvanto |
| easyTithe | $19/month | Per month, with the card rate set by the plan | 3 | vs Elvanto |
| IconCMO | $50/month | Subscription | 5 | vs Elvanto |
| Logos Bible Software | $0.27/day | Subscription | - | vs Elvanto |
| MediaShout | $198/year | One-time | 6 | vs Elvanto |
| ACS Technologies Church Software | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Elvanto |
| Church Alive | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Elvanto |
| Kindrid | On request | Transaction | 1 | vs Elvanto |
| Faithlife Proclaim | On request | Subscription | 1 | vs Elvanto |
| FaithMetrics | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Elvanto |
| Church Community Builder | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Elvanto |
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 Elvanto 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.
- Planning Center , Free
- Breeze , Free, then $72/month
- ChurchTrac , Free, then $29/month
- Gloo , Free
- eGiving , Free
- Givelify , Free
- ChurchPlanner , Free, then 9.99/month
Cheaper than Elvanto (6)
Entry price under Elvanto's $72/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- ChurchTrac , Free, then $29/month
- ChurchPlanner , Free, then 9.99/month
- Overflow , $50/month
- easyTithe , $19/month
- IconCMO , $50/month
- Logos Bible Software , $0.27/day
What you would be giving up
Elvanto is most often brought in for a multi-site church rostering several hundred volunteers across campuses where double-booking is a weekly problem, a church outside the united states wanting a management system that was not designed solely around american church practice, a congregation replacing spreadsheets for service planning, song rotation and ccli reporting, a church that wants management and online giving on one invoice rather than integrating two vendors. 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 Elvanto is broadly right and the question is cost, the Elvanto 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.
Elvanto runs on web, ios, android. 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 Elvanto alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Elvanto?
- 20 other religion tools are listed in this directory, led by Planning Center, Breeze, ChurchTrac, Gloo. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Elvanto?
- 7 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Planning Center, Breeze, ChurchTrac, Gloo, eGiving.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Elvanto?
- Yes. 6 of the alternatives below start under Elvanto's $72/month: ChurchTrac at Free, then $29/month, ChurchPlanner at Free, then 9.99/month, Overflow at $50/month, easyTithe at $19/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Elvanto?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Elvanto?
- Elvanto is most often brought in for a multi-site church rostering several hundred volunteers across campuses where double-booking is a weekly problem, a church outside the united states wanting a management system that was not designed solely around american church practice, a congregation replacing spreadsheets for service planning, song rotation and ccli reporting, a church that wants management and online giving on one invoice rather than integrating two vendors. 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 Elvanto?
- 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 Elvanto 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 Elvanto against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Elvanto 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 Elvanto. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.