Sitelite vs Stronghold

Sitelite is web software for event registration. Organizers can build custom registration forms, collect payments, and check attendees in through a browser, including on mobile platforms. Its free-events plan applies when there is no ticket price: the listed fee is free, with 100 confirmed registrants per event by default. Paid registration is split by ticket value. For tickets from $5 to $49.99, the listed plan shows no price. For tickets of $50 or more, the plan is listed at $1 a month, billed at $1 each. Sitelite is classified as freemium and has a free plan. The stated attendee limit is 100.0 attendees. The service is headquartered in Sacramento, California, United States. Organizers therefore get browser-based tools for forms, payment collection, and check-in, with plan details tied to whether an event charges admission and how much each ticket costs.

Stronghold is a web-based platform for managing youth and student ministries, kids ministries, camps, conferences, retreats, and mission trips. It combines student and family records with attendance, small groups, discipleship milestones, care notes, volunteer roles, and first-time guest follow-up. Safeguarding tools include guardian pickup codes, background-check gating, consent records, medical and allergy notes, headcounts, and incident reports. Camp workflows cover registrations and payments, forms and waivers, cabin assignments, squads, tournaments, schedules, trip check-ins, and secure pickup. Communication options include leader-visible messaging with keyword safety flagging, texting, email campaigns, announcements, and prayer requests; texting and email activate when a provider is connected. Stronghold also provides a white-label website builder and an installable student and parent app. Shepherd AI flags issues such as a drifting student, an uncleared volunteer, or a camper without a cabin. The maker says minor data is leader-only and not shared between churches. A 14-day trial requires no credit card to start. Youth and Kids each cost $29 a month; the Youth + Kids Bundle costs $49 a month.