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Planning Center vs Breeze

Planning Center logo

Planning Center

Church & Religious

Complete church management platform for services, volunteers, and giving

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Breeze logo

Breeze

Church & Religious

Free church management software for small churches

From
$72/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Planning Center has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Planning Center free tier limited to 5 team members and 10 daily check-ins per product; Breeze single flat-rate plan only (no tiered options); may be expensive for very small churches
  • They diverge on capability: Planning Center covers Service Planning, Breeze covers Contact Management.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Planning Center and Breeze differ
AttributePlanning CenterBreeze
Starting priceFree$72/month
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Mobile (Church Center app)Web, iOS, Android
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Identical on both: 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 Planning Center

  • Service Planning
  • Volunteer Management
  • Check-in System
  • Accounting Software
  • PayPal
  • Stripe
  • Pushpay
  • IOS 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

  • Integrated church management and schedulingnot Breeze
  • Volunteer coordination and event managementnot Breeze
  • Worship service planning and schedulingnot Breeze
  • Online giving and donation trackingnot Breeze

Breeze

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

Where each one falls short

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

Planning Center

  • Free tier limited to 5 team members and 10 daily check-ins per product
  • Pricing model requires customers to pay per product used; total cost scales with adoption
  • No monthly minimums but multiple product subscriptions can accumulate

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

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Planning Center review.

Breeze

$72/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Breeze review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Planning Center if

  • You need service planning.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Mobile (Church Center app).
  • You also want volunteer management.
Planning Center 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 or Breeze better?
Neither clearly leads. Planning Center starts at Free 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 or Breeze?
Planning Center has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Planning Center and $72/month for Breeze.
Does Planning Center or Breeze run on more platforms?
Planning Center runs on Web, Mobile (Church Center app). Breeze runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Planning Center for free?
Yes. Planning Center has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Breeze starts at $72/month.
What is Planning Center best used for?
Planning Center is most often used for integrated church management and scheduling, volunteer coordination and event management, worship service planning and scheduling, online giving and donation tracking. Of those, integrated church management and scheduling and volunteer coordination and event management are not what Breeze is typically brought in for.
What can Planning Center do that Breeze cannot?
Planning Center covers Service Planning, Volunteer Management, Check-in System, Accounting Software. Breeze covers Contact Management, Attendance Tracking, Groups Management, Google Integration. Both handle Web support.
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