Fellowr vs Gathrik

Fellowr is a church management platform for members, giving, events, forms, expenses, visitor follow-ups, and AI-powered insights. Its member directory supports church-defined fields, with birthday and anniversary reminders for church admins. Forms include conditional logic and per-form analytics, and event tools cover recurring events, ticket types, registration forms, QR check-in, and attendee exports. Online giving runs through Paystack and settles to the church’s verified bank account; Fellowr says it takes no percentage of donations. Paid event tickets carry a 3% Fellowr fee capped at ₦500 per ticket, paid by the attendee, with Paystack fees separate. Jo, its AI assistant, answers questions about a church’s own data and is described as read-only; the site says contact details are not sent to the model. Fellowr is available on Android, iOS, and web. Its free plan has no member cap, but metered allowances apply, online giving has a monthly limit, and only one active event with free tickets is allowed. The first paid plan starts with a 14-day trial and one-time ₦100 card verification, once per church.

Gathrik is a web-based church management platform for pastors and church administrators. It brings member records, attendance, events, communication, giving, and volunteer scheduling into one service. Profiles can include contact details, photos, birthdays, anniversaries, custom fields, and family connections. Churches can run one-time or recurring events, record attendance by QR code, manage registrations, and set capacity limits or waitlists. Members can use a portal to join groups, studies, teams, committees, or classes. Messaging includes email and SMS, and the homepage also describes WhatsApp. Giving tools cover online and recurring donations, multiple funds, statements, and reporting. Churches can create volunteer roles, open sign-up slots, and send reminders. Data imports from CSV or Excel and can be exported as CSV. Gathrik offers free data import, a live onboarding call, and ongoing support. The Free plan costs nothing with no time limit and covers up to 75 members; Premium is $149 a month, billed monthly.