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Breeze vs Planning Center

Breeze logo

Breeze

Church & Religious

Free church management software for small churches

From
$72/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Planning Center logo

Planning Center

Church & Religious

Complete church management platform for services, volunteers, and giving

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Planning Center 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; Planning Center free tier limited to 5 team members and 10 daily check-ins per product
  • They diverge on capability: Breeze covers Contact Management, Planning Center covers Service Planning.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Breeze and Planning Center actually diverge.

Attributes where Breeze and Planning Center differ
AttributeBreezePlanning Center
Starting price$72/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, Mobile (Church Center app)
Founded20122003

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Church & Religious).

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
  • Mobile-responsive support

Only in Planning Center

  • Service Planning
  • Volunteer Management
  • Check-in System
  • Accounting Software
  • PayPal
  • Stripe
  • Pushpay
  • IOS support

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Breeze

  • Church member and contact managementnot Planning Center
  • Service planning and volunteer schedulingnot Planning Center
  • Event management and check-innot Planning Center
  • Giving and donation trackingnot Planning Center

Planning Center

  • Integrated church management and schedulingnot Breeze
  • Volunteer coordination and event managementnot Breeze
  • Worship service planning and schedulingnot Breeze
  • Online giving and donation trackingnot 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

Planning Center

  • Free tier limited to 5 team members and 10 daily check-ins per product
  • Pricing model requires customers to pay per product used; total cost scales with adoption
  • No monthly minimums but multiple product subscriptions can accumulate

Pricing, plan by plan

Breeze

$72/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Breeze review.

Planning Center

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Planning Center review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Breeze if

  • You need contact management.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want attendance tracking.
Breeze review

Choose Planning Center if

  • You need service planning.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Mobile (Church Center app).
  • You also want volunteer management.
Planning Center review

Questions people ask

Is Breeze or Planning Center better?
Neither clearly leads. Breeze starts at $72/month and Planning Center at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Breeze or Planning Center?
Planning Center has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $72/month for Breeze and Free for Planning Center.
Does Breeze or Planning Center run on more platforms?
Breeze runs on Web, iOS, Android. Planning Center runs on Web, Mobile (Church Center app).
Can I use Planning Center for free?
Yes. Planning Center 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 Planning Center is typically brought in for.
What can Breeze do that Planning Center cannot?
Breeze covers Contact Management, Attendance Tracking, Groups Management, Google Integration. Planning Center covers Service Planning, Volunteer Management, Check-in System, Accounting Software. Both handle Web support.
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