AltarDesk vs Churchteams
AltarDesk
altardesk.co.ukChurchteams
go.churchteams.comSide by side
| Figure | AltarDesk | Churchteams |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £17/mo | $10/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 13 | 2 |
| Spec score · Church Background Check Software | 9.2 (#1) | 8.2 (#13) |
| Headquarters | The registered address is 71–75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ. | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States |
| Product | AltarDesk is a church management platform for member records, donor statements, schedules, safeguarding and giving. | Churchteams describes itself as a church management software suite for managing church activities and helping churches make disciples and build teams. |
| Security | AltarDesk says connections use TLS 1.3, stored data is encrypted with AES-256, and organisation records are isolated with row-level security. | Churchteams says it requires encrypted SSL/TLS access, offers nine customizable security levels, and supports multi-factor authentication for staff logins. |
| Support | The support centre says its team normally responds within one working day. | Support includes a knowledge base, email support, on-demand videos, webinars, onboarding calls, and personalized support and training with an account. |
Plans
AltarDesk
- FreeFree
- Free (up to 15 people)Free
- Up to 75 people£17 a month
- 76–125 people£25 a month
- 76–125 people£25 a month
- 126–200 people£35 a month
- 126–200 people£35 a month
- 201–500 people£69 a month
- 201–500 people£69 a month
- 501–1,000 people£99 a month
In their own words
AltarDesk
AltarDesk is a church management platform for member records, donor statements, schedules, safeguarding and giving. Its member portal and app let people update their details, view rota duties, give and access giving statements. Paid plans include Gift Aid and GASDS management, direct HMRC claim submission and contactless giving. Bank statement imports support Lloyds, HSBC, NatWest, Barclays and Monzo; member giving uses Stripe card payments. The free plan covers up to 15 people and includes 500 MB of storage. The displayed tier for up to 75 people costs £17 a month and includes 2 GB of storage. Member and giving records are held in UK data centres, while sermon video and audio remain in the church’s own Google Drive. AltarDesk says connections use TLS 1.3, stored data is encrypted with AES-256, and organisation records are isolated with row-level security. It also says it does not sell church data, share it with advertisers or train AI models on it. At a plan’s member cap, a church must move to a higher plan before adding people.
Churchteams
Churchteams has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.