Excellerate vs SimpleChurch CRM
Excellerate
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SimpleChurch CRM
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| Figure | Excellerate | SimpleChurch CRM |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $4.08/mo | $35.13/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 9 | 3 |
| Spec score · Church Check-In Software | 9.1 (#4) | 8.6 (#6) |
| Spec score · Church Management Software | 8.9 (#7) | 8.6 (#9) |
| Company headquarters | Company-directory data places Micro System Design in Cordova, Tennessee. | LinkedIn lists headquarters in Lenoir City, Tennessee. |
| Company size | A 2017 industry directory listed a two-person team for Micro System Design. | LinkedIn lists the company size as 501–1,000 employees. |
| Giving | Contribution tools include tithe and pledge tracking, check scanning, imports from online giving services, statements, and reporting. | The platform supports online, text, and kiosk giving, along with giving trend reports and forecasts. |
| Integrations | The maker lists contribution imports for services including PushPay, Tithely, Planning Center, Clover, PayPal, Stripe, and Givelify-SK for Atom. | Catalogued integrations include Mailchimp, Constant Contact, Twilio and ShelbyNext Financials. |
| Limit: advanced needs | The Lead Pastor review says large churches, mobile-dependent teams and organizations needing complex analytics or extensive integrations may find the product restrictive. | GetApp reviewers say the product may lack advanced capabilities for larger or more complex churches. |
| Purpose | Excellerate is church management software for organizing member information, attendance, giving, groups, and visitor follow-up. | SimpleChurch CRM is a cloud-based church management platform for member data, giving, and ministry administration. |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.9 out of 5 from 18 reviews | 4.5 out of 5 from 51 reviews |
| Support | Micro System Design documents telephone, email, remote assistance, report and view customization, and software-upgrade support. | Support is available through in-product tickets, phone extensions for sales, CRM and giving, and administrator email support. |
| Volunteer scheduling | ServePoint provides online volunteer scheduling with reminders, conflict alerts, availability tracking and shared resource files. | Volunteer tools send reminders, accept availability changes, find replacements and limit the number of applicants. |
| What it does | Excellerate is church-management software that centralizes member, attendance, giving, visitor, group and communication records. | SimpleChurch CRM is cloud church-management software for organizing people, groups, communication, attendance, giving and ministry workflows. |
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
SimpleChurch CRM
- Basic$35.13 a month
- Custom Branded App$120 a month
- Custom Branded App setup$1,800, 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.
SimpleChurch CRM
SimpleChurch CRM has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.