Churchease

Overview

Churchease is church-management software for bringing member records, congregation communication, events and giving into one system, with AI tools aimed at pastors. It is a strong fit for churches that want to start with core administration and add operational tools as they grow. Its clearest advantage is unlimited members across every plan; the main cost caveats are paid SMS and a platform fee on donations.

Key features

Starter covers people, family and group management, announcements, a message center, a dashboard, a church portal and Power Query. Unlimited members without per-member pricing makes this a practical foundation for a church whose database is growing, though it does not include event coordination or attendance tools.

Standard adds prayer requests and testimony sharing, events and calendar, service planning, attendance tracking, check-in, volunteer management, follow-up and recurring service reminders. This is the more relevant tier for churches coordinating weekly services and participation. Giving and accounting are held back for Growth, so Standard will not consolidate those functions.

Growth adds church giving and donations, accounting, children’s ministry, automation, forms and surveys, multi-campus management, AI features and priority email support. The AI tools create a Shepherd’s Briefing, a giving narrative and summaries of form responses. These are useful additions for churches seeking broader administration in one product, but they come with a substantial step up from the free and Standard tiers.

Giving supports recurring donations, text-to-give, splitting a gift across funds, pledge tracking, reconciliation, reports and tax statements. Payments run through Stripe, with a 0.5% Churchease platform fee on top of standard Stripe processing. That fee should be included in any giving-cost comparison. Churchease says Stripe handles card numbers and does not store them itself.

The iOS and Android member app supports giving, event registration, check-in, directory access, prayer requests, testimonies and announcements. Integrations include Stripe, QuickBooks, Zapier, Google Calendar, Mailchimp, Zoom and YouTube Live. Churches moving from Planning Center, Breeze, Tithely, ChurchTrac, Vanco or spreadsheets can import records, with migration help offered free. The combination lowers the burden of switching, though it does not remove the need to assess whether the platform’s specific workflows fit.

Churchease states that data is encrypted in transit and at rest, access uses authentication including MFA, and its hosting platform has SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001 and PCI DSS certifications. Email to the congregation is included on every plan; SMS is a paid add-on, so churches relying on text messaging should budget for it separately.

Pricing

Every new church gets 30 days of Growth features at no charge and without a credit card. After the trial, it can continue on Starter for free. That is a low-commitment way to evaluate the fuller tier, but churches that need giving, accounting or multi-campus management will need a paid plan once the trial ends.

Starter — free (billed $0/month): People Management, Family Grouping, Group Management, Church Announcements, Message Center, Church Dashboard, Church Portal and Power Query. It suits churches that need member and communication basics without a software charge; it gives up events, attendance and giving.

Standard — $29 a month (billed $29/month or $290/year): Everything in Starter plus prayer requests, testimony sharing, events and calendar, service planning, attendance tracking, check-in, volunteer management, follow-up and recurring service reminders. The annual option costs less than twelve monthly payments, while giving and accounting remain outside the plan.

Growth — $49 a month (billed $49/month or $490/year): Everything in Standard plus giving and donations, accounting, children’s ministry, automation, forms and surveys, multi-campus management, priority email support and AI features. This is the plan for churches needing the broadest administration set; add the 0.5% giving platform fee and any SMS add-on to the budget.

All plans include unlimited members, so the price does not rise with the size of the member database. The tiers instead divide by function: Standard adds service and participation tools, while Growth is required for giving, accounting and multi-campus management.

Platforms

Churchease is available on the web, Android and iOS. Its member app covers common congregation-facing tasks, including giving, registration, check-in and directory access, alongside prayer requests, testimonies and announcements. That makes the mobile offering relevant to churches that want members to participate beyond a desktop portal.

Who it's for

Churchease is built for new and growing churches, from church plants to multi-campus organizations. Starter suits a small or budget-conscious church focused on people and communication; Standard better fits congregations managing attendance, volunteers and regular services; Growth is the choice for churches that want giving, accounting and campus management in the same system. Churches that depend on SMS or are especially sensitive to transaction costs should weigh those extra charges before committing.

Pros and cons

Pro: Unlimited members on every plan avoid per-person pricing as a congregation grows.

Pro: A free Starter plan follows a 30-day Growth trial that requires no credit card, preserving core use after the trial.

Pro: Growth combines giving, accounting, multi-campus management and AI tools, while the mobile app gives members access to practical participation features.

Pro: Free import help and support for several named church-management systems can ease a move to Churchease.

Con: Giving is restricted to Growth and carries a 0.5% platform fee in addition to Stripe processing.

Con: SMS is not included, so churches that rely on congregation-wide texts face an additional charge.

Con: Standard lacks giving and accounting, leaving churches that need those functions with the higher Growth price.

Alternatives

Consider ChurchTrac if you prefer a paid plan organized around a defined people limit: its 75-people plan is $29 a month, while Churchease includes unlimited members at every tier. Choose Planning Center if a free starting point with separate modules better suits your needs; its free Calendar plan covers one room, its People plan includes an unlimited database and reporting, and its Services plan covers five team members. ChurchPlan is another freemium option, with an Essentials plan that includes unlimited members, online giving, automated tax receipts, a personalized church mobile app and donation links and QR codes.

Other alternatives include One Church Software, ParishSOFT, Church Windows, Directify and DirectorySpot. For comparisons focused on a narrower need, see Church Directory Software or Church Check-In Software.

Verdict

Churchease is a good choice for a church that wants unlimited-member administration and a clear path from free core tools to events, giving and multi-campus management. Its best case is a growing church willing to pay for Growth to bring those operations together. Look elsewhere if paid SMS or the extra giving platform fee makes the ongoing cost unattractive, or if the free and Standard tiers do not cover the functions you need.