Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Church Management (2026)
The cheapest church management is ChurchTrac at $0/mo. 4 offer a free tier (ChurchTrac, Planning Center, Subsplash). This page compares 7 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
7 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: ChurchTrac at $0/mo (Free).
- Typical paid price: from $7/mo, median $72/mo, up to $73.32/mo — across 5 with published pricing.
- Free tier: ChurchTrac, Planning Center, Subsplash, Tithe.ly.
- Tracked: 7 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | Church Management | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ChurchTrac | $0/mo Free | Yes | — | — | small churches on tight budgets | churchtrac.com |
| 2 | Planning Center | $0/mo People (Free) | Yes | — | Yes | multi-product churches | planningcenter.com |
| 3 | Subsplash | $0/mo Subsplash Giving | Yes | — | — | media-rich churches | subsplash.com |
| 4 | Tithe.ly | $0/mo Free Giving | Yes | — | — | small churches wanting free giving | get.tithe.ly |
| 5 | Realm by ACS Technologies | $49/mo Realm Inform | No | — | — | larger congregations | buy.acst.com |
| 6 | Breeze ChMS | $72/mo Breeze ChMS | No | — | — | small to mid-size churches | breezechms.com |
| 7 | Servant Keeper | $73.32/mo Core (Annual) | No | — | — | established congregations needing accounting integration | servantkeeper.com |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest church management?
ChurchTrac has the lowest published entry price at $0/mo (Free), as of 2026-06-15.
How much does church management cost per month?
Across the 5 church management with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $72/mo, ranging from $7/mo to $73.32/mo, as of 2026-06-15. 4 also offer a free tier.
Which church management have a free plan?
ChurchTrac, Planning Center, Subsplash, Tithe.ly offer a free tier.
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How we compiled this
Official pricing pages were fetched/verified for Planning Center (planningcenter.com/pricing, /security), Tithe.ly (get.tithe.ly/pricing), Breeze ChMS (breezechms.com/pricing), ChurchTrac (churchtrac.com/pricing, churchtrac.com homepage), Subsplash (subsplash.com/pricing), Servant Keeper (servantkeeper.com/pricing), and Realm by ACS Technologies (acstechnologies.com/realm/plans, buy.acst.com/realm-inform). Faithlife ChMS excluded (discontinued 2023). Planning Center uses an interactive calculator with NO static per-tier prices shown on the official page; aggregators disagree on the lowest paid tier ($14 G2 vs $15 costbench), so the Services entry tier monthlyUsd is set to null (a null beats a guess) with the calculator range noted. Tithe.ly publishes PCI DSS Level 1 and GDPR compliance in its security guide but does NOT claim SOC 2; Planning Center explicitly claims SOC 2 Type 2 and PCI Level 1. ChurchTrac has a genuine free-forever plan (unlimited names, basic people management) distinct from its 30-day trial — corrected from the draft. Where a plan has no published price (Tithe.ly Enterprise, Subsplash One/Enterprise, Realm Connect/Multiply), monthlyUsd is null. accessedAt 2026-06-15.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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