Digital Church vs Mainfolk

Digital Church is a web- and API-accessible suite for managing church online ministry through a website or app. Its website builder supplies templates for more than 20 page types. The event calendar supports free or paid registrations and connections to streaming services. Sermon publishing can pull from YouTube automatically and handle notes, PDF downloads, audio podcasts, and series. The platform also includes online giving, live streaming, forms, and private small-group spaces for communication and sharing worksheets or notes. Forms can use Digital Church, Elexio, or Planning Center sources. Stripe Giving accepts card donations through Stripe Connect and routes them to the church’s connected Stripe account. The Unlimited plan includes hosting, updates, backups, security, and full content management for one website. A native app is not included in that plan but can be added for $49/mo. Plans are billed monthly: Starter is 19.00 USD, Standard 39.00 USD, Premium 59.00 USD, and Unlimited 199.00 USD. A 45-day trial is available, and there is no free plan.

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.