c-SPOT vs Vestry
c-SPOT
github.comVestry
getvestry.comSide by side
| Figure | c-SPOT | Vestry |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $15/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 3 |
| Spec score · Worship Planning Software | 8.1 (#7) | 7.5 (#18) |
| Purpose | c-SPOT helps small churches plan Sunday and midweek services and other events. | Vestry helps worship leaders choose and sequence songs around theological content and the worship posture a song invites. |
| Service planning | It manages orders of service, staff, resources, worship song lists and other event information. | All plans include unlimited services and service templates, and the homepage says Vestry offers 23 starter worship journeys plus custom journeys. |
Plans
In their own words
c-SPOT
c-SPOT is a free, open-source service-planning application for small churches. It organizes Sunday and midweek services and other events, including orders of service, staff, resources, songs, and event details. Song materials can include lyrics, scores, and guitar chords, with OnSong format for musicians. Songs and other items can be shown as slides, including offline from a local cache; presentations can be controlled by a casting device such as Chromecast or a synced smartphone. Role-based permissions govern changes and access to some information, and users can communicate by email or internal messages. The project tracks song use for CCLI reporting and links to SongSelect. It runs on the web and listed desktop and mobile platforms, or can be hosted on a user's own web host. Self-hosting calls for console access, Composer, Git, a database, and configured mail-server connectivity. The responsive web interface requires an up-to-date browser and JavaScript. Synchronized lyrics, chords, or sheet music across devices work only on Apache servers.