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Breeze vs Realm

Breeze logo

Breeze

Church & Religious

Free church management software for small churches

From
$72/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Realm logo

Realm

Church & Religious

Church management and engagement platform by Community

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; Realm the Internet Archive's capture of ACS Technologies' Realm church management page on 16 January 2021 named three distinct plan tiers, Inform, Connect and Multiply, sold via demo request with no price figure published.
  • They diverge on capability: Breeze covers Contact Management, Realm covers Member Directory.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Breeze and Realm actually diverge.

Attributes where Breeze and Realm differ
AttributeBreezeRealm
Starting price$72/monthOn request

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, iOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Church & Religious), 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 Realm

  • Member Directory
  • Group Management
  • Online Giving
  • Communications
  • Payment Processing
  • Email Integration
  • Event Management
  • Mobile App

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 Realm
  • Service planning and volunteer schedulingnot Realm
  • Event management and check-innot Realm
  • Giving and donation trackingnot Realm

Realm

  • 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

Realm

  • The Internet Archive's capture of ACS Technologies' Realm church management page on 16 January 2021 named three distinct plan tiers, Inform, Connect and Multiply, sold via demo request with no price figure published.

Pricing, plan by plan

Breeze

$72/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Breeze review.

Realm

On request
  • Essential$99/month
    • Basic features
    • Up to 500 members
  • Complete$299/month
    • All features
    • Unlimited members
    • Advanced analytics

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 Realm if

  • You need member directory.
  • You work on Web, IOS, Android.
  • You also want group management.
Realm review

Questions people ask

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