AidOrbit vs ChurchDesk Rota
AidOrbit
aidorbit.app
ChurchDesk Rota
churchdesk.comSide by side
| Figure | AidOrbit | ChurchDesk Rota |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $19/mo | £4.50/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 4 |
| Spec score · Church Volunteer Management Software | 8.3 (#7) | 8.0 (#10) |
| Integrations | The pricing page lists custom integrations as a Galaxy feature and custom integration support for Galaxy Enterprise. | ChurchDesk says it integrates with a number of systems out of the box and offers an open API for additional integrations. |
| Security | AidOrbit lists role-based access control, program-scoped permissions, API-level authorization, audit trails, secure portals, and private volunteer data as security capabilities. | ChurchDesk says its software is hosted on Hetzner servers in Germany and is compliant with DSG-EKD and KDG church data protection laws. |
| Support | Priority support is included in Orbit and Galaxy, and Galaxy includes a dedicated success manager. | ChurchDesk provides help guides and says users can contact its support team directly. |
Plans
AidOrbit
- CountdownFree
- Pre-flight$228 a year
- Launch$588 a year
- Orbit$1,068 a year
- Galaxy$5,988 a year
ChurchDesk Rota
- Basic£54 a year
- Small£97 a year
- Medium£140 a year
- Large£239 a year
In their own words
AidOrbit
AidOrbit is a web platform for volunteer organizations to coordinate Missions, signups, communications, hours, and impact reporting. Teams can schedule one-time or recurring Missions with roles, shifts, capacity and eligibility rules, reminders, and waitlists. Check-in can use QR codes, kiosks, mobile flows, or staff assistance, with attendance attached to the Mission record. The platform connects attendance to volunteer-hour tracking, approval workflows, proof of service, exports, and impact reporting. Teams can send confirmations, updates, cancellations, reminders, follow-ups, and thank-you messages. Volunteers and staff can use mobile-friendly portals for registration, check-in and check-out, profiles, and hours workflows. AidOrbit lists role-based access controls, program-scoped permissions, audit trails, and secure portals. Its free Countdown plan costs nothing, billed annually, and is limited to 50 Active Volunteers per year, one program, one staff user, and 10 Mission listings. Paid plans are billed annually, starting with Pre-flight at $228 a year. Galaxy Enterprise adds SSO/SAML, API access, custom reporting, onboarding, procurement support, and SLA options.
ChurchDesk Rota
ChurchDesk Rota has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.