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Alternatives to Gloo
21 religion tools sit alongside Gloo in this directory. Below is what separates each from Gloo on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 21
- With a free tier
- 6
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Gloo starts at
- Free
Why people look past Gloo
Nothing on the record flags a reason to move. Gloo has a free tier. People still switch over fit and workflow, and those are not things a catalogue entry can measure, which is what the comparisons below are for.
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
- Sold on a freemium model rather than Free tier for churches, paid tiers and campaign services quoted.
Mobile-first giving platform for churches and nonprofits
- No free tier, where Gloo has one.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Free tier for churches, paid tiers and campaign services quoted.
Church management and member tracking software
- Publishes an entry price of $29/month, where Gloo does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Free tier for churches, paid tiers and campaign services quoted.
- 3 tiers to Gloo's 2.
Online giving and donation management platform
- Sold on a transaction model rather than Free tier for churches, paid tiers and campaign services quoted.
Mobile giving app for nonprofits and churches
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Free tier for churches, paid tiers and campaign services quoted.
Integrated church service and ministry planning platform
- Publishes an entry price of 9.99/month, where Gloo does not.
- 3 tiers to Gloo's 2.
Every Gloo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloo (this page) | Free | Free tier for churches, paid tiers and campaign services quoted | 2 | |
| Planning CenterA church management system proper, if what you need is records, services and check-in rather than outreach and AI drafting | Free | Freemium | - | vs Gloo |
| PushpayWhere congregation communication and giving need to sit on a paid platform your church controls | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Gloo |
| ChurchTrac | Free, then $29/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Gloo |
| eGiving | Free | Transaction | 2 | vs Gloo |
| Givelify | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs Gloo |
| ChurchPlanner | Free, then 9.99/month | - | 3 | vs Gloo |
| Breeze | Free, then $72/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Gloo |
| Overflow | $50/month | Per month plus a published fee per asset type | 3 | vs Gloo |
| Elvanto | $72/month | Per month by plan | 2 | vs Gloo |
| Ministry Brands | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Gloo |
| Ecclesia | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Gloo |
| easyTithe | $19/month | Per month, with the card rate set by the plan | 3 | vs Gloo |
| IconCMO | $50/month | Subscription | 5 | vs Gloo |
| Logos Bible Software | $0.27/day | Subscription | - | vs Gloo |
| MediaShout | $198/year | One-time | 6 | vs Gloo |
| ACS Technologies Church Software | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Gloo |
| Church Alive | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Gloo |
| Kindrid | On request | Transaction | 1 | vs Gloo |
| Faithlife Proclaim | On request | Subscription | 1 | vs Gloo |
| FaithMetrics | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Gloo |
| Church Community Builder | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Gloo |
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 Gloo badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (6)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Planning Center , Free
- ChurchTrac , Free, then $29/month
- eGiving , Free
- Givelify , Free
- ChurchPlanner , Free, then 9.99/month
- Breeze , Free, then $72/month
What you would be giving up
Gloo is most often brought in for a church with no communications budget wanting ai drafting and mass texting without a subscription, a congregation that wants to be the local referral destination for people searching online for help with addiction or anxiety, a denomination seeking engagement data across its member churches rather than per-church anecdotes, a ministry running a national awareness campaign that needs to route responders to nearby churches. 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 Gloo is broadly right and the question is cost, the Gloo 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.
Gloo 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 Gloo alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Gloo?
- 21 other religion tools are listed in this directory, led by Planning Center, Pushpay, ChurchTrac, eGiving. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Gloo?
- 6 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Planning Center, ChurchTrac, eGiving, Givelify, ChurchPlanner.
- Is there a reason to switch away from Gloo?
- Nothing in the data flags one. Gloo has a free tier. Fit and workflow are the usual reasons to move, and those are not things this record can measure.
- What would I give up by switching from Gloo?
- Gloo is most often brought in for a church with no communications budget wanting ai drafting and mass texting without a subscription, a congregation that wants to be the local referral destination for people searching online for help with addiction or anxiety, a denomination seeking engagement data across its member churches rather than per-church anecdotes, a ministry running a national awareness campaign that needs to route responders to nearby churches. 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 Gloo?
- 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 Gloo 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 Gloo against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Gloo 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, 21 tools beside Gloo. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.