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Alternatives to The Church App

22 religion tools sit alongside The Church App in this directory. Below is what separates each from The Church App 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
-
The Church App starts at
On request

Why people look past The Church App

Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the The Church App entry measured against the tools listed beside it.

There is no free tier

The record for The Church App 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, then $72/month

Free church management software for small churches

  • Can be used without paying; The Church App cannot.
  • Publishes an entry price of $72/month, where The Church App does not.
  • 1 tier to The Church App's 2.

Complete church management platform for services, volunteers, and giving

  • Can be used without paying; The Church App 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 The Church App does not.
On request

Comprehensive relationship and resource management system for churches

  • Sold on a quote model rather than subscription.
Free

Data and AI platform connecting churches, ministries and the people looking for them

  • Can be used without paying; The Church App cannot.
  • Sold on a Free tier for churches, paid tiers and campaign services quoted model rather than subscription.
Free, then $29/month

Church management and member tracking software

  • Can be used without paying; The Church App cannot.
  • Publishes an entry price of $29/month, where The Church App does not.
  • 3 tiers to The Church App's 2.

Every The Church App alternative at a glance

A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.

Religion alternatives to The Church App
ToolEntry priceModelTiersHead to head
The Church App (this page)On requestSubscription2
BreezeFree church management software for small churchesFree, then $72/monthSubscription1vs The Church App
Planning CenterComplete church management platform for services, volunteers, and givingFreeFreemium-vs The Church App
Logos Bible SoftwarePremier biblical research and study platform for pastors and scholars$0.27/daySubscription-vs The Church App
Rock RMSComprehensive relationship and resource management system for churchesOn requestQuote-vs The Church App
GlooFreeFree tier for churches, paid tiers and campaign services quoted2vs The Church App
ChurchTracFree, then $29/monthSubscription3vs The Church App
eGivingFreeTransaction2vs The Church App
GivelifyFreeSubscription2vs The Church App
ChurchPlannerFree, then 9.99/month-3vs The Church App
Overflow$50/monthPer month plus a published fee per asset type3vs The Church App
Elvanto$72/monthPer month by plan2vs The Church App
Ministry BrandsOn requestQuote2vs The Church App
EcclesiaOn requestQuote1vs The Church App
easyTithe$19/monthPer month, with the card rate set by the plan3vs The Church App
IconCMO$50/monthSubscription5vs The Church App
MediaShout$198/yearOne-time6vs The Church App
ACS Technologies Church SoftwareOn requestSubscription2vs The Church App
Church AliveOn requestSubscription2vs The Church App
KindridOn requestTransaction1vs The Church App
Faithlife ProclaimOn requestSubscription1vs The Church App
FaithMetricsOn requestSubscription3vs The Church App
Church Community BuilderOn requestSubscription2vs The Church App

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 The Church App 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.

What you would be giving up

The Church App is most often brought in for church and faith community management and engagement, giving and donation management (mentioned 10% or more increase in giving), member and volunteer coordination. 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 The Church App is broadly right and the question is cost, the The Church App 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.

The Church App runs on 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 The Church App alternatives

What are the main alternatives to The Church App?
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 The Church App?
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 The Church App?
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 The Church App?
The Church App is most often brought in for church and faith community management and engagement, giving and donation management (mentioned 10% or more increase in giving), member and volunteer coordination. 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 The Church App?
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 The Church App 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 The Church App against one of these directly?
Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against The Church App 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 The Church App. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.

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