Software · head to head
Breeze vs OpenLP
Breeze
Software
Free church management software for small churches
- From
- $72/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only OpenLP has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Breeze single flat-rate plan only (no tiered options); may be expensive for very small churches; OpenLP there is no standalone mobile app; the Android and iOS apps are remote controls for a desktop running OpenLP
- They diverge on capability: Breeze covers Contact Management, OpenLP covers Presentation.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Breeze and OpenLP actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Breeze
- Contact Management
- Attendance Tracking
- Groups Management
- Google Integration
- Giving Integration
- Export to Excel
- Web support
- Mobile-responsive support
Only in OpenLP
- Presentation
- Lyric Display
- Media Playback
- Bible Display
- Theme Support
- Plugin System
- Custom Layouts
- Scripture Integration
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Breeze
- Church member and contact managementnot OpenLP
- Service planning and volunteer schedulingnot OpenLP
- Event management and check-innot OpenLP
- Giving and donation trackingnot OpenLP
OpenLP
- Member managementnot Breeze
- Donation trackingnot Breeze
- Event planningnot Breeze
- Volunteer schedulingnot Breeze
- Communicationnot Breeze
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Breeze
- Single flat-rate plan only (no tiered options); may be expensive for very small churches
- Limited advanced worship planning capabilities compared to competitors
- Specialised giving integrations limited compared to alternatives
OpenLP
- There is no standalone mobile app; the Android and iOS apps are remote controls for a desktop running OpenLP
- Only the most recent Fedora release and Debian unstable are supported on those distributions
- The Flatpak build is experimental and the OpenLP team states it does not support its use
- Requires macOS 10.15 or higher and Windows 10 or higher
Pricing, plan by plan
Breeze
$72/monthNo published plan breakdown. See the Breeze review.
OpenLP
Free- Community EditionFree
- Full features
- No restrictions
- Community support
Which should you pick?
Choose Breeze if
- You need contact management.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want attendance tracking.
Choose OpenLP if
- You need presentation.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Windows, Mac, Linux.
- You also want lyric display.
Questions people ask
- Is Breeze or OpenLP better?
- Neither clearly leads. Breeze starts at $72/month and OpenLP at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Breeze or OpenLP?
- OpenLP has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $72/month for Breeze and Free for OpenLP.
- Does Breeze or OpenLP run on more platforms?
- Breeze runs on Web, iOS, Android. OpenLP runs on Windows, Mac, Linux.
- Can I use OpenLP for free?
- Yes. OpenLP has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Breeze starts at $72/month.
- What is Breeze best used for?
- Breeze is most often used for church member and contact management, service planning and volunteer scheduling, event management and check-in, giving and donation tracking. Of those, church member and contact management and service planning and volunteer scheduling are not what OpenLP is typically brought in for.
- What can Breeze do that OpenLP cannot?
- Breeze covers Contact Management, Attendance Tracking, Groups Management, Google Integration. OpenLP covers Presentation, Lyric Display, Media Playback, Bible Display.