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Breeze vs Planning Center Services

Breeze logo

Breeze

Software

Free church management software for small churches

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

Planning Center Services

Software

Digital worship planning and service execution platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Breeze single flat-rate plan only (no tiered options); may be expensive for very small churches; Planning Center Services the free tier of Services stops at 5 team members
  • They diverge on capability: Breeze covers Contact Management, Planning Center Services covers Service Planning.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Breeze and Planning Center Services differ
AttributeBreezePlanning Center Services
Starting price$72/monthOn request
Founded20122006

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), 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
  • Mobile-responsive support

Only in Planning Center Services

  • Service Planning
  • Volunteer Scheduling
  • Song Setlists
  • Planning Center Giving
  • Music Database
  • Calendar Systems
  • IOS support
  • Android 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 Services
  • Service planning and volunteer schedulingnot Planning Center Services
  • Event management and check-innot Planning Center Services
  • Giving and donation trackingnot Planning Center Services

Planning Center Services

  • 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

Planning Center Services

  • The free tier of Services stops at 5 team members
  • Each Planning Center product is billed separately, so Registrations, Giving, Check-ins, Groups and Calendar each carry their own free cap and their own subscription
  • The Music Stand add-on is a further $5 a month
  • Text messaging costs $5 a month for a toll-free number plus $0.02 per message
  • Card payments are charged at 2.15 percent plus $0.30 per transaction, with a further 1.5 percent on international cards

Pricing, plan by plan

Breeze

$72/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Breeze review.

Planning Center Services

On request
  • Basic$49/month
    • Service planning
    • Basic volunteer scheduling
  • Plus$99/month
    • All features
    • Advanced scheduling
    • Mobile app

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 Services if

  • You need service planning.
  • You work on Web, IOS, Android.
  • You also want volunteer scheduling.
Planning Center Services review

Questions people ask

Is Breeze or Planning Center Services better?
Neither clearly leads. Breeze starts at $72/month and Planning Center Services at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Breeze or Planning Center Services?
Breeze starts at $72/month and Planning Center Services at On request.
Does Breeze or Planning Center Services run on more platforms?
Breeze runs on Web, iOS, Android. Planning Center Services runs on Web, IOS, Android.
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 Services is typically brought in for.
What can Breeze do that Planning Center Services cannot?
Breeze covers Contact Management, Attendance Tracking, Groups Management, Google Integration. Planning Center Services covers Service Planning, Volunteer Scheduling, Song Setlists, Planning Center Giving. Both handle Web support.
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