Flocknote vs Gloo Communications

Flocknote gives churches and ministries tools for communication, member records, events, and online giving. Users can send email or text messages to groups or individuals. Member records can include custom profile fields, household groupings, relationships, attendance, and documents. Signups cover registrations, RSVPs, polls, surveys, volunteering, and event payments. The Starter plan is free for life for 0–40 members; for 41–50 members it costs $10 monthly, and for 51–70 members it costs $17 monthly. Complete costs $75 a month plus the Starter price based on total members; for 0–40 members, it costs $75. Enterprise has custom pricing for diocesan and multi-campus organizations. U.S. plans include online giving without setup or monthly fees, but transaction fees are 1.1% plus 30¢ for ACH and 2.9% plus 30¢ for credit or debit cards. Administrators are advised to use a mobile browser; members can receive messages without downloading an app. Flocknote is web-based and offers email support.

Gloo Communications provides email and text messaging tools for churches and ministries. Teams can send personalized follow-ups to first-time visitors, collect prayer requests in a shared Prayer Inbox, and assign those requests to team members. Keyword-triggered workflows automate message series, while broadcasts reach everyone or selected groups in real time. Messaging Analytics provides insight into message performance, and the service connects with HubSpot, Planning Center, and Mailchimp.

The mobile app supports messaging, prayer requests, personal messages, broadcasts, and push notifications, but it does not let users view group members. Video Messaging and Polls are available with Gloo+. The free plan includes 500 SMS credits and 500 email credits per month, three groups, and one workflow. Gloo+ costs $49.00 per month and includes 5,000 SMS credits and 5,000 email credits each month, unlimited groups and workflows, and three subaccounts. Gloo says it encrypts data in transit and at rest using TLS 1.2+ and AES-256.