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Alternatives to Planning Center Services
22 religion tools sit alongside Planning Center Services in this directory. Below is what separates each from Planning Center Services on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 7
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Planning Center Services starts at
- On request
Why people look past Planning Center Services
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Planning Center Services entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is no free tier
The record for Planning Center Services carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 7 of the 22 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; Planning Center Services cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $72/month, where Planning Center Services does not.
- 1 tier to Planning Center Services's 2.
Complete church management platform for services, volunteers, and giving
- Can be used without paying; Planning Center Services 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 Planning Center Services 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; Planning Center Services 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; Planning Center Services cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $29/month, where Planning Center Services does not.
- 3 tiers to Planning Center Services's 2.
Every Planning Center Services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Center Services (this page) | On request | Subscription | 2 | |
| BreezeFree church management software for small churches | Free, then $72/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Planning Center Services |
| Planning CenterComplete church management platform for services, volunteers, and giving | Free | Freemium | - | vs Planning Center Services |
| Logos Bible SoftwarePremier biblical research and study platform for pastors and scholars | $0.27/day | Subscription | - | vs Planning Center Services |
| Rock RMSComprehensive relationship and resource management system for churches | On request | Quote | - | vs Planning Center Services |
| Gloo | Free | Free tier for churches, paid tiers and campaign services quoted | 2 | vs Planning Center Services |
| ChurchTrac | Free, then $29/month | Subscription | 3 | vs Planning Center Services |
| eGiving | Free | Transaction | 2 | vs Planning Center Services |
| Givelify | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs Planning Center Services |
| ChurchPlanner | Free, then 9.99/month | - | 3 | vs Planning Center Services |
| Overflow | $50/month | Per month plus a published fee per asset type | 3 | vs Planning Center Services |
| Elvanto | $72/month | Per month by plan | 2 | vs Planning Center Services |
| Ministry Brands | On request | Quote | 2 | vs Planning Center Services |
| Ecclesia | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Planning Center Services |
| easyTithe | $19/month | Per month, with the card rate set by the plan | 3 | vs Planning Center Services |
| IconCMO | $50/month | Subscription | 5 | vs Planning Center Services |
| MediaShout | $198/year | One-time | 6 | vs Planning Center Services |
| ACS Technologies Church Software | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Planning Center Services |
| Church Alive | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Planning Center Services |
| Kindrid | On request | Transaction | 1 | vs Planning Center Services |
| Faithlife Proclaim | On request | Subscription | 1 | vs Planning Center Services |
| FaithMetrics | On request | Subscription | 3 | vs Planning Center Services |
| Church Community Builder | On request | Subscription | 2 | vs Planning Center Services |
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 Planning Center Services 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
Planning Center Services 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 Planning Center Services is broadly right and the question is cost, the Planning Center Services 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.
Planning Center Services 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 Planning Center Services alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Planning Center Services?
- 22 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 Planning Center Services?
- 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 Planning Center Services?
- 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 Planning Center Services?
- Planning Center Services 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 Planning Center Services?
- 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 Planning Center Services 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 Planning Center Services against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Planning Center Services 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, 22 tools beside Planning Center Services. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.