Ekklesia360 vs The Church Co

Ekklesia360 is a content management system built specifically for churches and ministries, from church plants to worldwide organizations. It combines website administration with sermons, blogs, events and RSVP, advanced media, social media management, ministry layouts, multisite logic, online giving and SEO. Administration includes unlimited users and administrators, scheduled publishing, version restore, custom navigation, role-based publishing and optional document approval. The platform advertises more than 25 integrations and supports FTP or API connections, including integration work by its team. E360 Giving accepts donations through websites, mobile, text-to-give and kiosks, with recurring gifts and donor payments without login; the provider states PCI Level 1 compliance. Sites run on dedicated servers in scalable cloud architecture, with automatic updates, secure caching and disaster-recovery backups. Customers may self-host on their own servers or hosting provider. Plans start at $70 a month. Basic is $70 a month, Plus $95 a month and Advanced $190 a month; a 7-day trial is available and there is no free plan.

The Church Co is a website builder and digital platform for churches and ministries. Its drag-and-drop builder offers templates and custom pages, while built-in features cover sermons, events, forms, prayer requests, small groups, sermon notes, online giving, livestreams, and a member portal. A branded church app can sync content with the church website and present sermons, events, forms, prayer requests, giving, groups, and livestreams. A custom app requires the On-demand team and is unavailable on the basic or premium plan. Listed integrations include Planning Center, Tithely, Church Community Builder, Church Suite, Stripe, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Google Optimize, Facebook, Intercom, and Drift. Planning Center can update events, registrations, groups, forms, giving, and sermons on the website automatically; online giving uses Stripe. The service runs on web, Android, and iOS and offers a 14-day trial. Setup options include a free Simple setup with a yearly subscription, plus one-time packages at $299.00, $799.00, and $999.00. The company offers customer success help, training materials, webinars, articles, and chat support.