Floways

Overview

Floways is church management software for congregations and ministry organizations that want member records and operational tools in one system. It is a strong fit for churches willing to build around connected modules; the free options are useful, but ticket and payment fees and the paid tiers deserve close attention.

Key features

People and ministry workflows

The People module combines profiles, households, pastoral notes, ministry activity, smart lists and follow-up workflows. It also includes digital forms, volunteer background-check management, email and SMS features, tags and reporting. That breadth makes the free People plan unusually useful for a church focused on member administration: it includes unlimited profiles, households, workflows, notes, tags and reporting. Churches needing event and operational functions will have to consider additional modules or a paid bundle.

Connected church operations

Giving, Ticketing, Groups, Services, Check-Ins, Bookings, Registrations, Sites and Content extend Floways into fundraising, events and day-to-day church activity. The maker says the modules share data and work natively together, a practical advantage for organizations that expect to use several of them. Custom registration forms, payment collection and attendee check-in are supported. Floways AI is described as coming soon, with an assistant, workflow agents and an MCP server for compatible external AI clients; it should not be counted as a current capability.

Payments and safeguards

Australian card processing costs 1.75% plus A$0.30 per transaction. BECS direct debit costs 1.5% plus A$0.45, capped at A$5. Giving has no monthly fee, but processing fees apply; Registrations is free for events, with standard processing fees for paid events. Ticketing is a free module but charges A$1 per ticket, or 20% for tickets under A$5, plus card processing. Those charges can matter more than the module price for churches running frequent paid events.

Floways says it hosts on AWS Sydney, stores AU/NZ customer data in Australia, encrypts stored data with AES-256 and connections with TLS 1.2 or higher, and gives each church a separate PostgreSQL database. It says church data is not used to train AI models and AI features can be disabled by module or organization. PCI-DSS Level 1 compliant processors handle payments; Floways says it does not store raw card numbers or CVVs. Customers can export data as JSON or CSV at no charge.

Pricing

Floways is freemium, with free modules and paid subscriptions. Its two priced bundles are billed in AUD, excluding GST, and include a 30-day trial on Core.

People — free: Unlimited profiles, households, workflows, notes, tags and reporting. Best for churches whose main need is member management; it does not bundle the broader module set.

Giving — free: No monthly fee, with card and direct-debit processing fees. A sensible way to start collecting contributions without a subscription, but transaction costs remain.

Registrations — free: Free for all events, with standard processing fees for paid events.

Ticketing — free: No module fee, but A$1 per ticket (or 20% under A$5) plus card processing. This can suit occasional ticketed events, while frequent sales make the per-ticket charge important.

Floways Core — $99 a month: Billed A$99/mo, AUD excluding GST, with nine modules at unlimited tiers; Sites and App are excluded. The 30-day trial gives churches time to assess the bundle, which fits organizations seeking broad operations without the top tier's complete module access.

Floways Complete — $169 a month: Billed A$169/mo, AUD excluding GST, with every available module, Sites and App at Ultimate tier, and the Church Hub shared app. It is the broader choice for churches that need those included modules and app access.

Large Church — custom pricing: For organizations with 500+ members; volume rebates are available and dedicated support is included.

Core includes 10 GB shared storage and Complete 25 GB; Build Your Subscription includes 2 GB. Additional storage costs extra monthly. Dedicated Support is an optional A$799 per year plus GST, including priority email and phone support and a named contact; it is separate from the included dedicated support stated for Large Church.

Platforms

Floways runs on Android, iOS and the web. That mix supports access across mobile and browser, while the Complete plan specifically includes the Church Hub shared app.

Who it's for

Floways identifies local churches, denominational bodies, parachurch ministries and faith-based nonprofits as its intended users. It is most compelling for organizations that want member management alongside giving and event workflows, and can justify Core or Complete when the free modules no longer cover their needs. A church that only needs a people database can start with the unlimited free People plan; one that needs Sites or App must look beyond Core.

Pros and cons

Pro: The free People plan has no profile cap and includes workflows, notes, tags and reporting, making it a substantial member-management starting point.

Pro: Multiple ministry and event modules share data on one platform, reducing the need to operate separate systems for every function.

Pro: Free data export and stated encryption, tenant separation and payment-processing safeguards address practical concerns around portability and sensitive records.

Con: Ticketing adds a per-ticket charge and card processing, so a free module does not mean cost-free paid events.

Con: Core excludes Sites and App, while Complete costs A$169/mo excluding GST; churches needing those modules face a substantial step up.

Con: Storage is capped by bundle and extra capacity costs a monthly fee, so data-intensive organizations should account for the shared-storage allowance.

Alternatives

For a broader shortlist of event-focused tools, see Church Event Management Software. Consider ChurchTrac if you prefer paid plans tied to people counts, including its 75-person and 125-person monthly tiers. Fellowr is another freemium option, with a free tier that has no member cap but uses metered allowances. KingdomERP is a freemium alternative built specifically for modern ministries. TimelyChurch may suit smaller churches that want a free tier capped at 100 people and 500 MB of storage, with a Growth plan for up to 500 people. Faith Teams offers a free account capped at 100 active people, with online giving to activate within 30 days of signup. Planning Center is worth comparing if free, separately scoped modules are appealing, including Calendar for one room, unlimited People, and Services for five team members. Vinteract focuses its always-free offer on people, households, workflows and follow-up in one connected profile. Subsplash Church App is an alternative to consider for a church app and giving-focused offering, with a free Giving plan and an enterprise option.

Verdict

Choose Floways if your church wants member management, giving and event operations connected, and the free People plan or paid bundles match your scope. Its clearest strength is the breadth of linked functions, backed by a genuinely roomy free starting point for member records. Look elsewhere if you need Sites or App but cannot justify Complete, or if ticket and payment charges would outweigh the benefit of keeping those workflows together.