Planning Center alternatives

Other church management tools to consider instead of Planning Center. Key features and starting prices come from each vendor's own site.

Feature Planning Center Category leader Pushpay Category leader Tithely Church Management Category leader ChMeetings Rising FlockConnect Rising B1 Church
PricingFree plan
$15/mo
Contact salesPaidFree plan
$12/mo
$9/moFree
Best forChurches of any size that want to buy only the modules they need, such as volunteer scheduling and check-ins, and pay by headcount.Mid-size to large churches that want giving, ChMS and a branded app from one vendor and accept quote-based pricing.Small to mid-size churches that want one flat monthly price instead of per-module or per-headcount pricing.Small churches under 250 people that want an inexpensive all-in-one ChMS with accounting.Small to mid-size churches that already have a ChMS and want pastoral follow-up reminders for staff.Small churches and church plants with no software budget that can self-serve setup.
Team size2–500+ people51–500+ people2–500 people2–500 people2–500 people1–500 people
Member directory YesYesYesYesNot listedYes
Online giving YesYesYesYesNot listedYes
Attendance tracking YesYesNot listedYesNot listedYes
Children's check-in YesYesYesYesNot listedYes
Small group management YesYesYesYesNot listedYes
Volunteer scheduling YesYesYesYesNot listedYes
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Church management Category leader

Pushpay

Contact sales 51–500+ people

Giving, church management and app platform for larger churches

Key features

  • Member directory
  • Online giving
  • Attendance tracking
  • Children's check-in
  • Small group management
  • Volunteer scheduling

Church management Category leader

Tithely Church Management

Paid 2–500 people

Flat-rate church management with free giving (formerly Breeze)

Key features

  • Member directory
  • Online giving
  • Children's check-in
  • Small group management
  • Volunteer scheduling

Church management Rising

ChMeetings

Free plan· $12/mo 2–500 people

Low-cost church management with a free plan for up to 50 people

Key features

  • Member directory
  • Online giving
  • Attendance tracking
  • Children's check-in
  • Small group management
  • Volunteer scheduling

Church management Rising

FlockConnect

$9/mo 2–500 people

Church relationship manager that runs alongside your existing ChMS

Church management

B1 Church

Free 1–500 people

Free open-source church platform from a nonprofit

Key features

  • Member directory
  • Online giving
  • Attendance tracking
  • Children's check-in
  • Small group management
  • Volunteer scheduling