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Planning Center Services vs Breeze

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Planning Center Services

Software

Digital worship planning and service execution platform

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Breeze

Software

Free church management software for small churches

From
$72/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Planning Center Services the free tier of Services stops at 5 team members; Breeze single flat-rate plan only (no tiered options); may be expensive for very small churches
  • They diverge on capability: Planning Center Services covers Service Planning, Breeze covers Contact Management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Planning Center Services and Breeze actually diverge.

Attributes where Planning Center Services and Breeze differ
AttributePlanning Center ServicesBreeze
Starting priceOn request$72/month
Founded20062012

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, IOS, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Planning Center Services

  • Service Planning
  • Volunteer Scheduling
  • Song Setlists
  • Planning Center Giving
  • Music Database
  • Calendar Systems
  • IOS support
  • Android support

Only in Breeze

  • Contact Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Groups Management
  • Google Integration
  • Giving Integration
  • Export to Excel
  • Mobile-responsive support

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Planning Center Services

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

Breeze

  • Church member and contact managementnot Planning Center Services
  • Service planning and volunteer schedulingnot Planning Center Services
  • Event management and check-innot Planning Center Services
  • Giving and donation trackingnot Planning Center Services

Where each one falls short

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

Planning Center Services

  • The free tier of Services stops at 5 team members
  • Each Planning Center product is billed separately, so Registrations, Giving, Check-ins, Groups and Calendar each carry their own free cap and their own subscription
  • The Music Stand add-on is a further $5 a month
  • Text messaging costs $5 a month for a toll-free number plus $0.02 per message
  • Card payments are charged at 2.15 percent plus $0.30 per transaction, with a further 1.5 percent on international cards

Breeze

  • Single flat-rate plan only (no tiered options); may be expensive for very small churches
  • Limited advanced worship planning capabilities compared to competitors
  • Specialised giving integrations limited compared to alternatives

Pricing, plan by plan

Planning Center Services

On request
  • Basic$49/month
    • Service planning
    • Basic volunteer scheduling
  • Plus$99/month
    • All features
    • Advanced scheduling
    • Mobile app

Breeze

$72/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Breeze review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Planning Center Services if

  • You need service planning.
  • You work on Web, IOS, Android.
  • You also want volunteer scheduling.
Planning Center Services review

Choose Breeze if

  • You need contact management.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want attendance tracking.
Breeze review

Questions people ask

Is Planning Center Services or Breeze better?
Neither clearly leads. Planning Center Services starts at On request and Breeze at $72/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Planning Center Services or Breeze?
Planning Center Services starts at On request and Breeze at $72/month.
Does Planning Center Services or Breeze run on more platforms?
Planning Center Services runs on Web, IOS, Android. Breeze runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Planning Center Services best used for?
Planning Center Services is most often used for member management, donation tracking, event planning, volunteer scheduling. Of those, member management and donation tracking are not what Breeze is typically brought in for.
What can Planning Center Services do that Breeze cannot?
Planning Center Services covers Service Planning, Volunteer Scheduling, Song Setlists, Planning Center Giving. Breeze covers Contact Management, Attendance Tracking, Groups Management, Google Integration. Both handle Web support.
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