Church & Religious · head to head
IconCMO vs Givelify
IconCMO
Church & Religious
Comprehensive church and organization management software
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
Givelify
Church & Religious
Mobile giving app for nonprofits and churches
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Givelify has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: IconCMO membership and accounting are priced as two separate subscriptions, so a church needing both pays for both; Givelify standard donation processing fee of 2.9% plus $0.30 per transaction, rising to 3.5% plus $0.30 for American Express
- They diverge on capability: IconCMO covers Member Management, Givelify covers Mobile Giving.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which IconCMO and Givelify actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 IconCMO
- Member Management
- Financial Management
- Volunteer Coordination
- Facility Management
- Accounting Packages
- Email Systems
- Reporting Tools
- Desktop support
Only in Givelify
- Mobile Giving
- Web Giving
- Recurring Gifts
- Analytics
- Church Management
- Email Notifications
- Social Sharing
- IOS support
Both cover
- Payment Processing
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
IconCMO
- Church membership and attendance recordsnot Givelify
- Donation tracking and contribution statementsnot Givelify
- Fund accounting for a congregationnot Givelify
- Event registration and child check-in on the Premium tiernot Givelify
- Bulk email to membersnot Givelify
Givelify
- Accepting mobile and online donations for churches and nonprofitsnot IconCMO
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
IconCMO
- Membership and accounting are priced as two separate subscriptions, so a church needing both pays for both
- The Basic membership plan at $50 a month includes a single user
- Communications and email statements start at the Standard plan at $75 a month, capped at 2,000 emails a month and 5 users
- Event registration, check-in and document storage require Premium at $125 a month
- Accounts payable and receivable are gated to the Premium accounting tier at $45 a month
Givelify
- Standard donation processing fee of 2.9% plus $0.30 per transaction, rising to 3.5% plus $0.30 for American Express
Pricing, plan by plan
IconCMO
On request- Professional$199/month
- Core modules
- Standard support
- Enterprise$499/month
- All modules
- Custom integration
- Priority support
Givelify
Free- FreeFree
- Basic giving
- Transaction fees apply (2.2% + $0.50)
- Plus$19/month
- Enhanced features
- Reduced fees
- Giving page
Which should you pick?
Choose IconCMO if
- You need member management.
- You work on Web, Desktop.
- You also want financial management.
Choose Givelify if
- You need mobile giving.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on IOS, Android, Web.
- You also want web giving.
Questions people ask
- Is IconCMO or Givelify better?
- Neither clearly leads. IconCMO starts at On request and Givelify at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, IconCMO or Givelify?
- Givelify has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for IconCMO and Free for Givelify.
- Does IconCMO or Givelify run on more platforms?
- IconCMO runs on Web, Desktop. Givelify runs on IOS, Android, Web.
- Can I use Givelify for free?
- Yes. Givelify has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. IconCMO starts at On request.
- What is IconCMO best used for?
- IconCMO is most often used for church membership and attendance records, donation tracking and contribution statements, fund accounting for a congregation, event registration and child check-in on the premium tier. Of those, church membership and attendance records and donation tracking and contribution statements are not what Givelify is typically brought in for.
- What can IconCMO do that Givelify cannot?
- IconCMO covers Member Management, Financial Management, Volunteer Coordination, Facility Management. Givelify covers Mobile Giving, Web Giving, Recurring Gifts, Analytics. Both handle Payment Processing, Web support.