Realm
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What it is
Realm is church management software that brings pastors, staff, and congregations together to support church ministry. Its Inform plan helps staff manage congregation records, contributions, and reports, with household profiles, online photo directories, staff notes, role-based access, and up to 75 custom profile fields. Giving tools include online, text, and mobile payments, recurring donations, pledges, contribution tracking, and giving histories. Connect provides searchable groups, discussions, schedules, check-in kiosks, attendance tracking, and event registration. Multiply adds multi-campus administration, location-specific access, cross-campus process sharing, and Pathways for church processes. Reporting includes nearly 30 predefined reports, custom queries, saved reports, and shareable reports. Realm is web-based with automatic updates and Android and iOS apps; congregants can use Realm Connect to engage with church and small groups, give online, and update information. Listed security measures include role-based permissions, two-step verification, multi-factor authentication, and HTTPS SSL-encrypted connections; online transactions are processed with PCI Level 1 compliance. Realm Inform costs $49 a month after the free 30-day trial. Additional fees apply for services such as integrated background checks.
Spec sheet
- Product
- Realm is church management software that brings pastors, staff, and congregation together to support church ministry.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acstechnologies.com
- Integrations
- Listed integrations include Constant Contact, Engiven, Go Method, Verified First, Vanco, Growth Method, Yearli, and Planning Center People.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acstechnologies.com
- Mobile apps
- ACS describes Realm mobile apps for engaging a church throughout the week, and its product page says Realm Connect lets congregants connect with church and small groups, give online, and update information.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acstechnologies.com
- Security
- Realm describes role based permissions, two step verification, multi-factor authentication, and HTTPS SSL-encrypted connections; online transactions are processed with PCI Level 1 compliance.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acstechnologies.com
- Support
- ACS lists support, training, and consulting services, and publishes the support phone number 1-800-736-7425.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acstechnologies.com
- Maker
- ACS Technologies says it was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Florence, South Carolina.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acstechnologies.com
- Giving
- Realm supports online, text, and mobile giving, recurring donations, contribution tracking, pledges, and giving histories.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acstechnologies.com
- Groups and events
- Connect supports searchable groups, group discussions and schedules, check-in kiosks, attendance tracking, and event registration.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acstechnologies.com
- Hosting
- Realm is described as 100% web-based, with no on-premise servers or workstations required and automatic updates.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acstechnologies.com
- Inform plan
- Inform helps church staff manage congregation data, contributions, and reports.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acstechnologies.com
- Integration limits
- The Planning Center People integration syncs profile information one way from Realm to Planning Center People.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acstechnologies.com
- Multisite
- Multiply adds multi-campus administration, location-specific access, cross-campus process sharing, and Pathways for guiding people through church processes.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acstechnologies.com
- Profiles
- Inform includes online photo directories, household profiles, staff notes, role based access, and up to 75 custom profile fields.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acstechnologies.com
- Reporting
- Realm offers nearly 30 predefined reports as well as custom queries, saved reports, and reports that staff can share.Read 7 Oct 2026 · acstechnologies.com
Plans and prices
Strong points and limits
Strong points
- Inform supports up to 75 custom profile fields.
- Giving tools include recurring donations and pledges.
- Connect supports check-in kiosks and event registration.
- Multiply adds multi-campus administration and location-specific access.
- Automatic updates; no on-premise servers or workstations required.
Limits
- No free plan is listed.
- Inform costs $49 a month after the trial.
- Additional fees apply for some services.
- Planning Center People syncs profile information one way from Realm.
Who it suits
Realm suits churches that need tools for congregation records, giving, groups, events, reporting, or multi-campus administration. Its web-based setup and mobile apps also serve staff and congregants who need access beyond a church workstation.
Verdict
Realm covers church records, giving, groups, events, reports, and multi-campus administration through a web-based service with mobile apps. The Inform plan is $49 a month after a 30-day trial, and some services may incur additional fees.
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