ChurchPlan vs Tithely Giving

ChurchPlan combines giving, events, member records, education, liturgies, calendars, and communications in a church app and administration portal. It serves churches and parishes, including dioceses and multi-church organizations. Giving accepts cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay, with recurring donations and automated tax receipts; Stripe processes card transactions, and standard payment processing applies without added ChurchPlan fees. People records are unlimited and can connect household family relationships. Churches can publish events, take free or paid registrations, issue QR tickets, and check attendees in by mobile. Education tools cover curriculum and lesson plans, attendance tracking, and parent access to children's curriculum. Essentials is free forever and includes unlimited members, giving, automated receipts, a personalized church mobile app, donation links, and QR codes. Engagement costs $99 a month, billed $1,188 yearly, and adds events and ticketing, announcements, push notifications, and mobile admin search and outreach. Education costs $199 a month, billed $2,388 yearly. Enterprise has annual volume pricing and includes API access, webhooks, custom integrations, and dedicated support. The listed platforms are Android, iOS, and web.

Tithely Giving helps churches accept donations online, through mobile apps, by text, at kiosks, and through administrative giving. Donors can make one-time gifts or start, pause, and update recurring gifts. Payment options include Apple Pay, Google Pay, ACH, cards, and regional bank-payment methods. Administrators can view real-time donation reports and generate tax statements. The giving experience is available in English, Spanish, French, Japanese, and Chinese. The Free Giving plan has no monthly fee and allows unlimited donations, though transaction fees apply. Listed U.S. fees are 2.9% plus $0.30 per transaction for credit and debit, 1% plus $0.30 for ACH, and 3.5% plus $0.30 for American Express. Other listed plans include Giving + Church Management at $72 a month and All Access at $119 a month; both have 30-day trials. Tithely lists integrations including QuickBooks Online, Rock RMS, Salesforce, Planning Center Online, and Church Community Builder, and states that it meets PCI DSS Level 1 compliance standards.