Excellerate vs Shepherd’s Staff
Excellerate
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| Figure | Excellerate | Shepherd’s Staff |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $4.08/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 9 | 4 |
| Spec score · Church Check-In Software | 9.1 (#4) | 7.7 (#29) |
| Contributions | The contribution module tracks tithes, pledges, funds, check scans, online-giving imports, statements and unlimited contribution reports. | The Contributions module creates IRS-compliant giving statements and supports unlimited contributor and offering categories. |
| Integrations | The maker lists contribution imports for services including PushPay, Tithely, Planning Center, Clover, PayPal, Stripe, and Givelify-SK for Atom. | The product supports payroll integration with Paycor and online giving imports through Vanco. |
| Purpose | Excellerate is church management software for organizing member information, attendance, giving, groups, and visitor follow-up. | Shepherd’s Staff is PC-based church management software intended for churches of any size or affiliation. |
| Support | Micro System Design documents telephone, email, remote assistance, report and view customization, and software-upgrade support. | A support contract includes unlimited phone and email support, and without one CTS charges $65 per issue resolved. |
Plans
Excellerate
- Basic desktop support$49 a year
- TrustRadius Basic cloud plan$49 a month
- Cloud Church Management (100 members)$50 a month
- Cloud solution (100 members)$50 a month
- Desktop support and upgrades$89 a year
- Desktop check-in add-on$145, paid once
- Desktop Church Management (100 members)$145, paid once
- Desktop solution (100 members)$145, paid once
- Multiple-computer desktop option$245, paid once
Shepherd’s Staff
- Small Church Edition$599, paid once
- Small Church Edition with Finance$799, paid once
- Standard Edition$999, paid once
- Standard Edition with Finance$1,199, paid once
In their own words
Excellerate
Excellerate is church management software for organizing member and family records, attendance, giving, groups and visitor follow-up. Profiles can include customizable information alongside visits, meetings and small-group involvement. Visitor tools assign follow-up, capture results and feedback, and report on retention and assimilation. For groups and classes, the software supports attendance, online leader reporting and growth analysis. Contribution tools cover tithes and pledges, check scanning, imports from online giving services, statements and reports. Check-in can use barcodes, touchscreens or attendants for child pickup, events, youth and volunteers. ServePoint adds volunteer scheduling, reminders, conflict notifications and resource sharing. Users can adjust fields, tabs, picklists, views and reports; the support team also offers report creation. Excellerate has desktop products and Atom cloud access, which supports simultaneous users on computers, tablets and phones with automatic backups. The desktop church-management and check-in products are Windows-only and do not require internet access. Check-in can also work offline and at remote locations without a network. A 100-member desktop plan is listed at $145 once; cloud pricing is also listed.
Shepherd’s Staff
Shepherd’s Staff has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.