Churchly vs Mainfolk
Churchly
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| Figure | Churchly | Mainfolk |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $15/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 10 |
| Spec score · Church Website Builders | 8.0 (#14) | 8.9 (#4) |
| Privacy | The privacy policy says Churchly uses commercially acceptable measures to protect personal information but cannot guarantee absolute security. | The privacy policy says Mainfolk does not sell personal information and uses Stripe, Mailgun, Cloudflare, its hosting provider and first-party Pulse analytics. |
| Product | Churchly provides church websites and online communication tools for churches and ministries. | Mainfolk is an AI-assisted website builder and hosting service that creates a draft site from an organization brief. |
| Support | Churchly says customers can reach a real person for help and that staff may handle simple tasks for them. | Free includes community help, Launch includes email support, and Pro and Civic include priority support; the company also advertises direct access to its engineers. |
Plans
Mainfolk
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Launch$15 a month
- Launch$15 a month
- Pro$29 a month
- Pro$29 a month
- Civic$149 a month
- Civic$149 a month
- White-Glove Design$199, paid once
- White-Glove Design$199, paid once
In their own words
Mainfolk
Mainfolk is a website builder for organizations, including churches, that generates an initial draft with AI. Church sites can include service times, visitor information, sermons and media, events, groups, ministries, and giving. Staff can edit page content directly, and Mainfolk says published changes go live worldwide in under a minute. Giving pages can link to an existing processor such as Tithe.ly, Pushpay, or PayPal, so the church retains its processor. Mainfolk says each site includes structured data, semantic HTML, and a per-site llms.txt to support discovery. Hosting, SSL, updates, security patching, and global delivery are included on all tiers. The service says it builds to WCAG 2.1 Level AA, while noting uploaded documents and third-party embeds can create accessibility issues. Free includes a Mainfolk subdomain, unlimited edits, about 10 AI assists per month, and community help. Launch is $15 a month, Pro is $29 a month, and Civic is $149 a month; annual billing is also listed for each. A one-time White-Glove Design option is $199.00 USD, with the ordinary plan price still applying. Access is available on Android, iOS, and web.