AltarDesk vs SafeVolunteer
AltarDesk
altardesk.co.ukSafeVolunteer
safehiringsolutions.comSide by side
| Figure | AltarDesk | SafeVolunteer |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £17/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 13 | 1 |
| Spec score · Church Background Check Software | 9.2 (#1) | 7.3 (#30) |
| Integrations | GetApp lists SMS, Google Drive, Stripe and GoCardless as AltarDesk integrations. | The product page lists integration with church management software and says SafeVisitor integrates with Safe Hiring Solutions to provide access to more than 30 volunteer screening solutions. |
| Product | AltarDesk is a church management platform for member records, donor statements, schedules, safeguarding and giving. | SafeVolunteer is described as a complete volunteer management system. |
| Support | The support centre says its team normally responds within one working day. | The account application page directs users who need help completing it or do not receive onboarding email to [email protected]. |
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.
SafeVolunteer
SafeVolunteer has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.