Software · head to head
Breeze vs Pushpay
Breeze
Software
Free church management software for small churches
- From
- $72/month
- Rated
- -
Pushpay
Software
Mobile-first giving platform for churches and nonprofits
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Breeze single flat-rate plan only (no tiered options); may be expensive for very small churches; Pushpay the pricing page names Core, Advanced and Complete packages but publishes no price, no minimum and no per-transaction rate for any of them
- They diverge on capability: Breeze covers Contact Management, Pushpay covers Mobile Giving.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Breeze and Pushpay actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown), founded (2012).
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 Pushpay
- Mobile Giving
- Recurring Donations
- Text-to-Give
- Planning Center
- Accounting Software
- CRM 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 Pushpay
- Service planning and volunteer schedulingnot Pushpay
- Event management and check-innot Pushpay
- Giving and donation trackingnot Pushpay
Pushpay
- Mobile and online giving for churchesnot Breeze
- Church management with attendance, groups and follow-up processesnot Breeze
- Custom branded church apps for congregationsnot 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
Pushpay
- The pricing page names Core, Advanced and Complete packages but publishes no price, no minimum and no per-transaction rate for any of them
- Integrations and API access are withheld from the Core package and require Advanced
- Giving history on Advanced is capped at 7 years
- Multi-site support, per-campus branding, multiple bank accounts and metric dashboards require the Complete package
- Check-in, facility management, forms and volunteer scheduling are excluded from Core
- Check scanning and remote deposit start at $0.29 per check on top of the plan
Pricing, plan by plan
Breeze
$72/monthNo published plan breakdown. See the Breeze review.
Pushpay
On request- StandardFree
- Transaction fees apply (2.2% + $0.30)
- Mobile giving
- Premium$299/month
- Advanced analytics
- Priority support
- Custom integrations
Which should you pick?
Choose Breeze if
- You need contact management.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want attendance tracking.
Choose Pushpay if
- You need mobile giving.
- You work on Web, IOS, Android, SMS.
- You also want recurring donations.
Questions people ask
- Is Breeze or Pushpay better?
- Neither clearly leads. Breeze starts at $72/month and Pushpay at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Breeze or Pushpay?
- Breeze starts at $72/month and Pushpay at On request.
- Does Breeze or Pushpay run on more platforms?
- Breeze runs on Web, iOS, Android. Pushpay runs on Web, IOS, Android, SMS.
- 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 Pushpay is typically brought in for.
- What can Breeze do that Pushpay cannot?
- Breeze covers Contact Management, Attendance Tracking, Groups Management, Google Integration. Pushpay covers Mobile Giving, Recurring Donations, Text-to-Give, Planning Center. Both handle Web support.