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ChurchTrac vs Praise.com

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ChurchTrac

Church & Religious

Church management and member tracking software

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On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Praise.com

Church & Religious

Worship songs and hymn lyrics platform for churches

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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; Praise.com praise.com is a free online Christian music radio station operated by CBN, not paid software; its own homepage, as captured by the Internet Archive in 2021, names it 'Free Online Christian Music Radio' with a Listen Now stream and no product, plan, or price of any kind.
  • They diverge on capability: ChurchTrac covers Member Management, Praise.com covers Song Lyrics Database.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ChurchTrac and Praise.com actually diverge.

Attributes where ChurchTrac and Praise.com differ
AttributeChurchTracPraise.com
PlatformsWeb, Mobile-responsiveWeb, Mobile
Founded20092005

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

  • Member Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Visitor Tracking
  • Payroll Systems
  • Payment Processors
  • Data Import/Export
  • Mobile-responsive support

Only in Praise.com

  • Song Lyrics Database
  • Setlist Creation
  • Lyric Projection
  • Streaming Services
  • Presentation Software
  • Music Rights Database
  • Mobile support

Both cover

  • 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 Praise.com
  • Fund accounting and contribution tracking for a congregationnot Praise.com

Praise.com

  • 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

Praise.com

  • Praise.com is a free online Christian music radio station operated by CBN, not paid software; its own homepage, as captured by the Internet Archive in 2021, names it 'Free Online Christian Music Radio' with a Listen Now stream and no product, plan, or price of any kind.

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

Praise.com

On request
  • Basic$19/month
    • Song lyrics
    • Basic projection
  • Pro$59/month
    • All features
    • Advanced projection
    • Mobile access

Which should you pick?

Choose ChurchTrac if

  • You need member management.
  • You work on Web, Mobile-responsive.
  • You also want attendance tracking.
ChurchTrac review

Choose Praise.com if

  • You need song lyrics database.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want setlist creation.
Praise.com review

Questions people ask

Is ChurchTrac or Praise.com better?
Neither clearly leads. ChurchTrac starts at On request and Praise.com at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ChurchTrac or Praise.com?
ChurchTrac starts at On request and Praise.com at On request.
Does ChurchTrac or Praise.com run on more platforms?
ChurchTrac runs on Web, Mobile-responsive. Praise.com 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 Praise.com is typically brought in for.
What can ChurchTrac do that Praise.com cannot?
ChurchTrac covers Member Management, Attendance Tracking, Visitor Tracking, Payroll Systems. Praise.com covers Song Lyrics Database, Setlist Creation, Lyric Projection, Streaming Services. Both handle Web support.
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