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Church Alive vs Realm

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Church Alive

Church & Religious

Church management and event software

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Realm

Church & Religious

Church management and engagement platform by Community

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Church Alive covers Member Management, Realm covers Member Directory.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Church Alive and Realm differ
AttributeChurch AliveRealm
PlatformsWeb, MobileWeb, IOS, Android
Founded20062012

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Church Alive

  • Member Management
  • Event Planning
  • Group Coordination
  • Volunteer Scheduling
  • Calendar Systems
  • Giving Integration
  • Mobile support

Only in Realm

  • Member Directory
  • Group Management
  • Online Giving
  • Communications
  • Event Management
  • Mobile App
  • IOS support
  • Android support

Both cover

  • Email Integration
  • Payment Processing
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Church Alive

  • Member management
  • Donation tracking
  • Event planning
  • Volunteer scheduling
  • Communication

Realm

  • Member management
  • Donation tracking
  • Event planning
  • Volunteer scheduling
  • Communication

Both are used for member management, donation tracking, event planning, volunteer scheduling, communication, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.

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.

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

Church Alive

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

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 Church Alive if

  • You need member management.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want event planning.
Church Alive 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 Church Alive or Realm better?
Neither clearly leads. Church Alive starts at On request and Realm at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Church Alive or Realm?
Church Alive starts at On request and Realm at On request.
Does Church Alive or Realm run on more platforms?
Church Alive runs on Web, Mobile. Realm 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.
What can Church Alive do that Realm cannot?
Church Alive covers Member Management, Event Planning, Group Coordination, Volunteer Scheduling. Realm covers Member Directory, Group Management, Online Giving, Communications. Both handle Email Integration, Payment Processing, Web support.
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