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Church Alive vs easyTithe

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Church Alive

Religion

Church management and event software

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On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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easyTithe

Religion

Church online giving with published plans where a higher monthly fee buys a lower card rate

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$19/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Church Alive covers Member Management, easyTithe covers Online giving pages.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Church Alive and easyTithe actually diverge.

Attributes where Church Alive and easyTithe differ
AttributeChurch AliveeasyTithe
Starting priceOn request$19/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionPer month, with the card rate set by the plan
PlatformsWeb, MobileWeb, iOS, Android
Founded2006Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Religion).

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 Church Alive

  • Member Management
  • Event Planning
  • Group Coordination
  • Volunteer Scheduling
  • Email Integration
  • Calendar Systems
  • Payment Processing
  • Giving Integration

Only in easyTithe

  • Online giving pages
  • Text giving
  • Recurring gifts
  • Kiosk and card reader giving
  • Giving statements
  • Pledge tracking
  • Church management on Pro

What people use each for

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

Church Alive

  • Member managementnot easyTithe
  • Donation trackingnot easyTithe
  • Event planningnot easyTithe
  • Volunteer schedulingnot easyTithe
  • Communicationnot easyTithe

easyTithe

  • A church treasurer who wants to compare giving platforms on total cost rather than a headline monthly feenot Church Alive
  • A congregation moving from cash and cheque to recurring online gifts with year end statementsnot Church Alive
  • A small church needing text giving without buying a full management platformnot Church Alive
  • A church that can push regular givers to ACH at 1.00% and materially cut its cost of receiving moneynot Church Alive

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Church Alive

Nothing recorded yet. See the Church Alive review.

easyTithe

  • The 500 record limit on the Pro plan makes its bundled church management unusable for any congregation above that size, so mid-sized churches end up paying for a separate ChMS anyway.
  • Processing rates are higher than a church could negotiate directly with a merchant acquirer at volume, so large congregations giving over $25,000 a month should push for the discounted rate rather than accept published pricing.
  • It is one brand among many at Ministry Brands, and product investment has concentrated on the group's larger integrated platforms, so feature development here is slow.
  • The church management capability on Pro is thin next to Breeze or Planning Center, lacking real volunteer scheduling, service planning and child check-in depth.
  • A $10 monthly minimum applies regardless of activity, which is a small but real cost for a seasonal or plant church with quiet months.

Pricing, plan by plan

Church Alive

On request
  • Basic$49/month
    • Core management
    • Up to 200 members
  • Professional$149/month
    • All features
    • Unlimited members
    • Advanced reporting

easyTithe

$19/month
  • Small Church$19/month
    • Online, text and kiosk giving
    • 3.00% + $0.42 per card gift
    • 1.00% + $0.42 per ACH gift
  • Small to Mid-Size Church$49/month
    • All giving methods
    • 2.6% + $0.42 per card gift
    • 1.00% + $0.42 per ACH gift
  • easyTithe Pro$75/month
    • Giving plus church management and mobile app
    • 2.75% + $0.42 per card gift
    • 1.00% + $0.42 per ACH gift

Which should you pick?

Choose Church Alive if

  • You need member management.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want event planning.
Church Alive review

Choose easyTithe if

  • You need online giving pages.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want text giving.
easyTithe review

Questions people ask

Is Church Alive or easyTithe better?
Neither clearly leads. Church Alive starts at On request and easyTithe at $19/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Church Alive or easyTithe?
Church Alive starts at On request and easyTithe at $19/month.
Does Church Alive or easyTithe run on more platforms?
Church Alive runs on Web, Mobile. easyTithe runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Church Alive best used for?
Church Alive is most often used for member management, donation tracking, event planning, volunteer scheduling. Of those, member management and donation tracking are not what easyTithe is typically brought in for.
What can Church Alive do that easyTithe cannot?
Church Alive covers Member Management, Event Planning, Group Coordination, Volunteer Scheduling. easyTithe covers Online giving pages, Text giving, Recurring gifts, Kiosk and card reader giving.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

easyTithe: Which plan is cheapest for us?

Do the arithmetic. The $19 plan at 3.00% and the $49 plan at 2.6% cross over around $7,500 of monthly card giving. Below that, take the cheap plan.

easyTithe: Can we get a better rate?

Yes, if you process more than about $25,000 a month. easyTithe states that higher volume churches can qualify for reduced transaction rates on request.

easyTithe: Does the Pro plan replace our church management software?

Only for churches under 500 records, and even then it is a light database rather than a full ChMS.

easyTithe: What is the cheapest way to receive a gift?

ACH at 1.00% plus $0.42 on every plan. Moving recurring givers off cards is the single largest saving available.

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