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Servant Keeper vs Church Alive

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Servant Keeper

Software

Church scheduling and volunteer management software

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On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Church Alive

Software

Church management and event software

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Servant Keeper covers Position Management, Church Alive covers Member Management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Servant Keeper and Church Alive actually diverge.

Attributes where Servant Keeper and Church Alive differ
AttributeServant KeeperChurch Alive
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Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Mobile), 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 Servant Keeper

  • Position Management
  • Automated Reminders
  • Skill Tracking
  • Email Notifications
  • Text Messaging
  • Mobile App

Only in Church Alive

  • Member Management
  • Event Planning
  • Group Coordination
  • Email Integration
  • Payment Processing
  • Giving Integration

Both cover

  • Volunteer Scheduling
  • Calendar Systems
  • Web support
  • Mobile support

What people use each for

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

Servant Keeper

  • Church membership and family record managementnot Church Alive
  • Recording contributions and issuing giving statementsnot Church Alive
  • Child check-in and attendance tracking for congregationsnot Church Alive

Church Alive

  • Member managementnot Servant Keeper
  • Donation trackingnot Servant Keeper
  • Event planningnot Servant Keeper
  • Volunteer schedulingnot Servant Keeper
  • Communicationnot Servant Keeper

Where each one falls short

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

Servant Keeper

  • The Core plan at $79.99 per month is limited to 4 estimated users and the Complete plan at $159.99 to 8
  • Check-in is a $199 optional add-on on the Core plan rather than an included feature
  • Core gets only the standard payment processing rate; the preferred rate requires the Complete plan
  • Onboarding on Core is self-guided, and white glove data transfer is priced on request on both plans
  • SMS text messaging on Complete is capped at 1,000 messages per month
  • Live streaming on Complete is capped at 25 hours per month of 720p HD, with 50 GB of storage
  • Email, texting, website and app features are all withheld from the Core plan
  • The 8% saving requires paying annually, at $879.89 or $1,759.89 up front

Church Alive

Nothing recorded yet. See the Church Alive review.

Pricing, plan by plan

Servant Keeper

On request
  • Basic$29.95/month
    • Basic scheduling
    • Up to 200 volunteers
  • Pro$99.95/month
    • Advanced features
    • Unlimited volunteers
    • Mobile app

Church Alive

On request
  • Basic$49/month
    • Core management
    • Up to 200 members
  • Professional$149/month
    • All features
    • Unlimited members
    • Advanced reporting

Which should you pick?

Choose Servant Keeper if

  • You need position management.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want automated reminders.
Servant Keeper review

Choose Church Alive if

  • You need member management.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want event planning.
Church Alive review

Questions people ask

Is Servant Keeper or Church Alive better?
Neither clearly leads. Servant Keeper starts at On request and Church Alive at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Servant Keeper or Church Alive?
Servant Keeper starts at On request and Church Alive at On request.
Does Servant Keeper or Church Alive run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Mobile, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is Servant Keeper best used for?
Servant Keeper is most often used for church membership and family record management, recording contributions and issuing giving statements, child check-in and attendance tracking for congregations. Of those, church membership and family record management and recording contributions and issuing giving statements are not what Church Alive is typically brought in for.
What can Servant Keeper do that Church Alive cannot?
Servant Keeper covers Position Management, Automated Reminders, Skill Tracking, Email Notifications. Church Alive covers Member Management, Event Planning, Group Coordination, Email Integration. Both handle Volunteer Scheduling, Calendar Systems, Web support, Mobile support.
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