c-SPOT vs WorshipTeam.com

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.

WorshipTeam.com is an online planning service for worship ministries and music teams. It combines service planning with team administration, including people and skills management, scheduling, invitations, calendars, communications, and document sharing. The library has more than 20,000 preloaded songs with original audio, chord charts, and lyrics. Teams can build sets, transpose songs, set transitions, prepare lyric presentations, notify musicians, customize charts, and upload private songs. Audio, charts, and arrangements are synchronized. Imports include chord chart files, SongBase songs, CCLI song files, and sheet-music PDFs; lyrics can be exported to presentation software such as MediaShout. Website, mobile-web, Android, and iOS access are listed, and subscriptions include WorshipTeam and WorshipStand apps. WorshipStand provides chart viewing, user sync, and Bluetooth pedal compatibility. A subscription for up to five users costs $14 a month; new groups receive one month of free access. Pricing depends on the number of people accessing the group, not church size.