Church Edit vs SimpleUpdates
Church Edit
churchedit.co.ukSimpleUpdates
simpleupdates.comSide by side
| Figure | Church Edit | SimpleUpdates |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £17.50/mo | $20/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 9 |
| Spec score · Church Website Builders | 8.2 (#11) | 8.6 (#8) |
| Company history | Managing Director Kyle Cottington created a website for his local church in 2002, which the company says kickstarted Church Edit. | Darryl Hosford founded the business as Hosford Web Service in 1995; the CMS later became SimpleUpdates.com and the company says it has operated online since 2005. |
| Founded | 2002 | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Solihull, West Midlands, UK | The company says it operates remotely around the United States and lists a mailing address in Gentry, Arkansas. |
| Integrations | Church Edit can embed iKnow Church forms and calendars into a church website. | Documented integrations include Google Analytics, YouTube, Zoom, Facebook oEmbed, iTunes podcasting and social-media widgets. |
| Support | Church Edit offers free unlimited technical support by phone and email Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm. | Support is offered by email with a stated one-business-day response target, scheduled calls and telephone numbers. |
Plans
SimpleUpdates
- STARTERFree
- Basic$24 a month
- PRO$37 a month
- Growth$39 a month
- Premium$59 a month
- Basic$240 a year
- Growth$399 a year
- PRO$399 a year
- Premium$599 a year
In their own words
Church Edit
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SimpleUpdates
SimpleUpdates Studio is a hosted website builder and content management system for creating and updating websites without coding. Its visual editor uses drag-and-drop controls and offers more than 36 elements and 200 ready-to-use icons; the company advertises more than 100 templates. Content tools include blogs, galleries, a form builder, collections, and custom HTML and CSS. The free Starter plan is free and includes unlimited pages and storage plus SSL, with limited features. Pro costs $37 a month for one website and includes unlimited pages and storage, SSL, up to two domains and three email addresses, and all Pro layouts, blocks, and elements. Paid website plans include free personal calls and support for technical questions. The pricing page lists contact form app integration, while legacy CMS update notes document Stripe integration for store payments and forms. SimpleUpdates says it does not collect or store end-user payment information; that information is passed to the payment processors customers choose. The service is web-based and serves commercial and nonprofit clients, including businesses and ministries. The company says Darryl Hosford founded it as Hosford Web Service in 1995, before it became SimpleUpdates.com as the CMS was developed.