Connection Card Pro Check-Ins vs Gracely

Connection Card Pro Check-Ins helps churches record attendance for children, students, and adults at services, classes, small groups, and events. Staff can check people in using a computer, tablet, or mobile app, or set up kiosks where people identify themselves with a plastic card, phone number, or photo. Attendance is recorded automatically. The system prints customizable name tags and optional parent pickup tags on supported Dymo and Brother printers, and produces reports for organizations, groups, services, events, or classifications. It provides a web interface for desktop, laptop, or tablet and apps for iOS and Android. Connections to Mailchimp support contact exports, while Slack can receive crew notifications and channel updates. The maker describes SSL encryption for data transfers, PCI DSS guideline compliance, backups across multiple secure data centers, and configurable roles covering more than 30 permission types. The free Ministry Lite plan is free and includes 250 contacts, three admin users, and 1 GB storage. Paid plans start at $29 a month; any plan can be tried free for 30 days without a credit card.

Gracely is church management software for handling members, groups, events, giving and communication in one platform. Administrators can manage family information, track attendance, and communicate by email or SMS. Members using My Gracely can update profiles, view groups, submit forms, receive announcements, and register for services, groups and special events. Giving tools include online donations, recurring giving through Stripe, contribution tracking and donation statements. Connecting Stripe supports automatic contribution tracking and direct payouts to a church bank account. Gracely offers web, Android and iOS access, and says it serves faith-based organizations from small congregations to large multi-site churches. Its free plan allows unlimited members, up to two admins and up to ten emails per month. Standard costs $19 a month billed annually, and Pro costs $49 a month billed annually; the pricing page also shows monthly prices of $29 and $59 respectively. A 30-day trial does not require a credit card, and migration from another system is free across plans. Bank sync supports US and UK banks, one account per Gracely account and up to 180 days of transactions. QuickBooks integration is described as coming in a future release.