Churchsoft Assist 2026 vs Tangicloud Fundamentals

Churchsoft Assist 2026 brings church membership, contributions, fund accounting, payroll, and communications into desktop and online versions. Churches can add unlimited people and create unlimited groups at the same price, whether they have 10 or 10,000 people. The software supports SMS and email to individuals or groups, and Churchsoft says staff can transfer records from an earlier system or Excel at no additional cost.

Giving tools include gift entry, donor reports, and year-end statements. Accounting features cover fund accounting, budgeting, and income and expense reports by account, account group, or fund. Payroll supports employees, self-employed contractors, and nonemployees, with reports including 941, W-2, W-3, and 1099 forms. The desktop version runs on Windows 8 and later, with Windows 10 and later recommended. Assist Online works on internet-connected devices, including Mac, PC, Android, and iOS. Churchsoft describes online backups with triple redundancy, along with module-level protection and full or restricted user rights. A purchase includes 60 days of free unlimited support; the online subscription includes unlimited toll-free support, backup, and updates.

Tangicloud Fundamentals adds fund and grant accounting to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central for nonprofit and government organizations. It supports unlimited funds and can create due-to/due-from transactions automatically to balance them. Budget controls can warn about or prevent spending beyond planned amounts, and electronic approval rules cover journal batches, purchase and sales documents, and document lines. Grant tools track funding sources, calculate indirect cost recovery, and support reporting in a grant’s currency. The product includes nonprofit and government financial reports, with FASB/GASB reporting, as well as restricted-fund tracking, budgeting, grant tracking, and an audit trail. Tangicloud describes integrations with Excel, Outlook, Word, Teams, and Power BI, plus data integration through Excel and web services. Business Central is accessed through browsers, Windows, and mobile devices. Team Users start at $180 per user per year; Full Users cost $2,040 per year for named users. Both prices are billed annually in advance and include Microsoft hosting, database, and server licenses. There is no free plan; qualifying nonprofit discounts may apply after Microsoft approval.