ChurchDesk Rota vs ParishSOFT
ChurchDesk Rota
churchdesk.com
ParishSOFT
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| Figure | ChurchDesk Rota | ParishSOFT |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | £4.50/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 7 |
| Spec score · Church Volunteer Management Software | 8.0 (#10) | 8.4 (#5) |
| Spec score · Church Scheduling Software | 8.0 (#18) | 8.3 (#12) |
| Spec score · Church Management Software | 8.0 (#18) | 8.3 (#15) |
| Founded | 2012 | 1998 |
| Integrations | ChurchDesk says it integrates with a number of systems out of the box and offers an open API for additional integrations. | ParishSOFT Families connects with ParishSOFT Giving, Offering and Pledge, Religious Education, Tuition, Intelligent Query, and Ministry Scheduler. |
| Purpose | ChurchDesk Rota manages church rotas for staff and volunteers and synchronises them with the calendar. | ParishSOFT provides technology for Catholic parishes and dioceses, including accounting, church management, giving, websites, and streaming. |
| Security | ChurchDesk says its software is hosted on Hetzner servers in Germany and is compliant with DSG-EKD and KDG church data protection laws. | The company says ParishSOFT Giving is PCI compliant and uses SSL certificates, encryption, intrusion detection, and transaction security. |
| Support | ChurchDesk provides help guides and says users can contact its support team directly. | ParishSOFT provides a support ticket option and an online help center covering Family Suite, Accounting, diocesan products, websites, and online giving. |
Plans
ChurchDesk Rota
- Basic£54 a year
- Small£97 a year
- Medium£140 a year
- Large£239 a year
ParishSOFT
- ParishSOFT Giving Consulting Plan$250, paid once
- Family Suite Guided Consulting Plan$900, paid once
- Family Suite Basic Consulting Plan$1,700, paid once
- ParishSOFT Accounting Basic Consulting Plan$1,700, paid once
- Family Suite Standard Consulting Plan$3,200, paid once
- ParishSOFT Accounting Standard Consulting Plan$3,200, paid once
- ParishSOFT GivingPriced on request
In their own words
ChurchDesk Rota
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ParishSOFT
ParishSOFT provides church management software and related tools for Catholic parishes, dioceses, schools, and ministry organizations in the United States and Canada. Families manages household and member details, sacramental records, communications, and reporting. Accounting supports budgets, payroll, purchasing, and financial reporting; the maker describes it as GAAP compliant. Giving handles online and recurring donations, reports, payment forms, and contribution and pledge tracking. Family Suite also supports religious education and ministry scheduling, and connects with several ParishSOFT products. MinistryOne offers digital giving, media, event management, prayer requests, group messaging, and push notifications. The listed platforms include web, Android, iOS, and an API. Pricing for the main products is on request. Separate consulting plans range from $250, paid once for ParishSOFT Giving Consulting to $3,200, paid once for Family Suite or Accounting Standard Consulting. ParishSOFT Giving has a stated free 30-day trial. The maker says its tools are used by more than 185 dioceses and 12,000 parishes across the United States and Canada.