Assemblea vs Planning

Assemblea is web-based church management software for member records, giving, events, attendance, and finances, designed around evangelical and Protestant congregations. Member profiles can link families and record church acts and roles. Event tools support attendance check-in, named guests, child check-in with printed security codes, and a public calendar with an iCal feed. A guided importer has presets for exports from Planning Center, Breeze, ChurchSuite, and ChMeetings, plus a generic CSV option. Members can use a password-free magic link to update profiles, view giving, manage recurring gifts, confirm volunteer shifts, join groups, and browse events. Online donations go directly to the church’s Stripe account; Assemblea charges a 1% platform fee plus standard Stripe processing fees. The maker says data is hosted in the European Union, encrypted, and GDPR compliant. Security controls include field-level encryption for sensitive notes and prayer requests, granular permissions, and a tamper-evident audit trail. Churches can export, restrict, or erase an individual’s data using built-in tools. The responsive product works on phones and tablets without installation. The Free plan costs nothing; paid plans are Starter at $19/mo and Pro at $49/mo.

Planning is cloud software for organizing worship services and coordinating the people involved. Its drag-and-drop worship flow editor holds service details, songs, uploaded files, and notes. Teams can schedule individuals or groups according to availability and qualifications, then notify volunteers by email, text, or Facebook. The song organizer supports searching, filtering, sharing, importing, exporting, performance history, and more than 20 information fields. Every plan includes unlimited file storage, with access controlled by the team leader. Planning runs on Android, iOS, and the web; its mobile web app works on most tablets and smartphones without an app download. Listed integrations include SongSelect, Church Community Builder, Faithlife Proclaim, OnSong, LifeWay Worship, Spotify, YouTube, and Amazon, with integration types varying. Solo costs $15 a month, billed monthly, for one planner and unlimited helper accounts, teams, services, and storage.