Church & Religious · head to head
ChurchTrac vs Church Alive
ChurchTrac
Church & Religious
Church management and member tracking software
- From
- On request
- Rated
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Church Alive
Church & Religious
Church management and event software
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- They diverge on capability: ChurchTrac covers Attendance Tracking, Church Alive covers Event Planning.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which ChurchTrac and Church Alive actually diverge.
| Attribute | ChurchTrac | Church Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, Mobile-responsive | Web, Mobile |
| Founded | 2009 | 2006 |
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 ChurchTrac
- Attendance Tracking
- Visitor Tracking
- Payroll Systems
- Payment Processors
- Data Import/Export
- Mobile-responsive support
Only in Church Alive
- Event Planning
- Group Coordination
- Volunteer Scheduling
- Email Integration
- Calendar Systems
- Payment Processing
- Giving Integration
- Mobile support
Both cover
- Member Management
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
ChurchTrac
- Church membership, giving and event management in one systemnot Church Alive
- Fund accounting and contribution tracking for a congregationnot Church Alive
Church Alive
- Member managementnot ChurchTrac
- Donation trackingnot ChurchTrac
- Event planningnot ChurchTrac
- Volunteer schedulingnot ChurchTrac
- Communicationnot ChurchTrac
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
ChurchTrac
- Priced by how many people are tracked, in bands of 75, 125, 250, 500, 1,000 and unlimited names, so growth pushes a church up a tier
- The published figure is a starting price of $29 a month, with per band prices shown only in an on page calculator
- Enhanced messaging is a $7 a month add on and includes 250 credits
- Website and app setup starts at $477 and accounting setup at $399, both one off
Church Alive
Nothing recorded yet. See the Church Alive review.
Pricing, plan by plan
ChurchTrac
On request- Basic$29/month
- Basic tracking
- Up to 200 members
- Professional$99/month
- Full features
- Unlimited members
- Mobile app
Church Alive
On request- Basic$49/month
- Core management
- Up to 200 members
- Professional$149/month
- All features
- Unlimited members
- Advanced reporting
Which should you pick?
Choose ChurchTrac if
- You need attendance tracking.
- You work on Web, Mobile-responsive.
- You also want visitor tracking.
Choose Church Alive if
- You need event planning.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want group coordination.
Questions people ask
- Is ChurchTrac or Church Alive better?
- Neither clearly leads. ChurchTrac starts at On request and Church Alive at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, ChurchTrac or Church Alive?
- ChurchTrac starts at On request and Church Alive at On request.
- Does ChurchTrac or Church Alive run on more platforms?
- ChurchTrac runs on Web, Mobile-responsive. Church Alive runs on Web, Mobile.
- What is ChurchTrac best used for?
- ChurchTrac is most often used for church membership, giving and event management in one system, fund accounting and contribution tracking for a congregation. Of those, church membership, giving and event management in one system and fund accounting and contribution tracking for a congregation are not what Church Alive is typically brought in for.
- What can ChurchTrac do that Church Alive cannot?
- ChurchTrac covers Attendance Tracking, Visitor Tracking, Payroll Systems, Payment Processors. Church Alive covers Event Planning, Group Coordination, Volunteer Scheduling, Email Integration. Both handle Member Management, Web support.