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Ecclesia vs OnlineGiving

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Ecclesia

Religion

Church management and member app built in Chennai for Indian congregations and diaspora churches

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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OnlineGiving

Religion

Online and mobile giving solution for churches

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Ecclesia covers Member and family records, OnlineGiving covers Online Giving Page.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Ecclesia and OnlineGiving actually diverge.

Attributes where Ecclesia and OnlineGiving differ
AttributeEcclesiaOnlineGiving
Pricing modelquotetransaction
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, Mobile-responsive
FoundedUnknown2008

Identical on both: starting price (On request), 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 Ecclesia

  • Member and family records
  • Contribution recording
  • Church accounting
  • Member mobile app
  • Event and service scheduling
  • Group communication

Only in OnlineGiving

  • Online Giving Page
  • Mobile Donations
  • Recurring Gifts
  • Fund Selection
  • Payment Processing
  • Church Management
  • Email Integration
  • Accounting Sync

What people use each for

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

Ecclesia

  • An Indian parish moving membership registers and offering books off paper for the first timenot OnlineGiving
  • A denominational body wanting consistent member records across several parishes under one administrationnot OnlineGiving
  • A diaspora congregation whose giving and record-keeping conventions do not fit US-built church softwarenot OnlineGiving
  • A church that needs a member app for notices and prayer requests without commissioning custom developmentnot OnlineGiving

OnlineGiving

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

Where each one falls short

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

Ecclesia

  • Pricing is not published anywhere, so a small church cannot budget without a sales conversation, which is a poor fit for the volunteer treasurers who typically make this decision.
  • The installed base is small and concentrated in India, so there is little peer community, few third-party consultants and limited evidence of long-term product viability.
  • There are no published integrations with accounting packages, payment gateways or presentation software, so data tends to stay inside the system.
  • Support runs on Indian business hours from a single small vendor, which is a real constraint for diaspora congregations in other time zones.
  • Feature depth is well behind established church platforms on areas such as child check-in, volunteer scheduling and multi-site campus management, so growing churches will outgrow it.

OnlineGiving

Nothing recorded yet. See the OnlineGiving review.

Pricing, plan by plan

Ecclesia

On request
  • Ecclesia$undefined/year
    • Church management web application
    • Member mobile app
    • Membership, giving and accounting modules

OnlineGiving

On request
  • StandardFree
    • Online giving
    • Transaction fees (2.49% + $0.30)

Which should you pick?

Choose Ecclesia if

  • You need member and family records.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want contribution recording.
Ecclesia review

Choose OnlineGiving if

  • You need online giving page.
  • You work on Web, Mobile-responsive.
  • You also want mobile donations.
OnlineGiving review

Questions people ask

Is Ecclesia or OnlineGiving better?
Neither clearly leads. Ecclesia starts at On request and OnlineGiving at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Ecclesia or OnlineGiving?
Ecclesia starts at On request and OnlineGiving at On request.
Does Ecclesia or OnlineGiving run on more platforms?
Ecclesia runs on Web, iOS, Android. OnlineGiving runs on Web, Mobile-responsive.
What is Ecclesia best used for?
Ecclesia is most often used for an indian parish moving membership registers and offering books off paper for the first time, a denominational body wanting consistent member records across several parishes under one administration, a diaspora congregation whose giving and record-keeping conventions do not fit us-built church software, a church that needs a member app for notices and prayer requests without commissioning custom development. Of those, an indian parish moving membership registers and offering books off paper for the first time and a denominational body wanting consistent member records across several parishes under one administration are not what OnlineGiving is typically brought in for.
What can Ecclesia do that OnlineGiving cannot?
Ecclesia covers Member and family records, Contribution recording, Church accounting, Member mobile app. OnlineGiving covers Online Giving Page, Mobile Donations, Recurring Gifts, Fund Selection.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Ecclesia: Is Ecclesia a real, buyable product?

Yes. It is sold by EinNel Technologies of Chennai and is listed on the major software directories, though its footprint is small and concentrated in India.

Ecclesia: Does it publish pricing?

No. Pricing is quoted by congregation size.

Ecclesia: Does it handle online giving?

It records contributions and generates receipts. Card and UPI collection depends on what the vendor configures for you rather than a published processor relationship.

Ecclesia: Should a US or UK church consider it?

No. Established platforms in those markets have deeper features and larger support ecosystems.

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