Chmeetings

Pros: $90

Cons: Some of the design features (fonts/graphics) are limited, especially if you want to use it as your primary platform for communications that are more than just text. Also, you can save email templates with a particular signature so you're not copying and pasting every time, but it's not exclusive to the user - anyone can use anyone's template to email someone, and this can be problematic for privacy reasons. However, they are updating the platform so regularly that I wouldn't be surprised if this is something that is no longer a con.

Pros: It has been an easy and effective way for us to keep track of our attendance and our giving. We use it to reach out and message our congregation with our team. Once we set up online giving through them, it keeps each donor's tithe neatly organized.

Cons: I don't love their email platform. It seems laggy. I don't love that they up-sale me every time I log in. I don't want to be reminded later.

Pros: The ease of learning the system and having all of the information that I need on the dashboard. Using the customized email is the most appreciated features. Everyone reaches back and thanks me for the beautiful email.

Cons: Would like to add people to the email who are not members, but first time visitors. This would keep all of the outgoing emails within this system - instead of from my personal email representing the church. I also understand that the system was created to support members, not visitors.

Pros: The ability to categorize members into specific groups (e.g., Bible College students, Youth and Small groups) ensures that communication is always targeted and relevant. Being able to reach the entire congregation or specific ministry teams with one click significantly reduces the administrative load. The check-in system provides real-time data on attendance, helping leadership identify which programs are flourishing and which members might need a follow-up visit. Excellent group management, user-friendly mobile app, and transparent financial reporting.

Cons: Initial setup of large databases requires time, but the long-term efficiency gains are well worth the effort.

Pros: To maintain church attendance and do the follow-up of absentees. Truely helpful for elders and pastors

Cons: Better prices and more cost-effectiveness will be better. Then it will be much more useful for small churches.

Pros: Has Everything you need for church management at a great price. We love the administration side along with the easy payment method. We also love the communication side where it allows us to send messages to our congregants. A great feature is also the child checkin.

Cons: Not being able to transpose chord charts automatically like Planning center, but at the same time it is not that big of a con.

Pros: The program stands out for its exceptional accessibility and ease of use, offering a comprehensive yet remarkably user-friendly experience. Reports are simple to access and download.

Cons: The cost of credits and the number required to send messages should be included in the monthly fee, or at least some free credits should be provided each month.

Pros: It is very friendly to use, Im not a tech person and It was very easy to leanr how to use it. The monthly charge is way better than competitors, reports are funtional and practical to share with executive team.

Cons: I would suggest to improve the spanish translation when changing lenguage in the app, eventhough it is undestandable, it is true that it uses a very unnatural tanslations that needs a double check when using the app in spanish.

Pros: I like the ease of navigating the software. It's pretty self explanatory but they also have Help to help answer any questions. Also pricing is reasonable especially starting off with a small number of church members since we launched.

Cons: If I'm remembering correctly, I don't think you can view the contribution statements before sending the email to make sure everything is correct. You can view each persons statement reports but not sure if before you hit send you can view just to double check everything.

Pros: ChMeetings is an excellent app; it offers a great breadth of resources and features at a fraction of the price of its competitors.

Cons: Getting started, there is quite a learning curve. Even following the given guides, it feels time-consuming and difficult.

Pros: It is a great tool for our church! It does so much and is all integrated, and it is all for an affordable price! Their support is top notch - they are so helpful and are always working on ways to make things better!

Cons: It takes a while to learn the ins and outs of the app to make it truly useful, but that is because it can be tailored to you and your church's needs.

Pros: It is very easy to add members, edit members, and send buld emails. We also keep our financial giving here. Generating reports are easy.

Cons: I would like to be able to have more 'active' members. At a certain point, we 'archive' occasional visitors. It would be nice for sending bulk emails, to keep the occasional visitors in with the active members.

Pros: User interface is comfortable and mostly intuitive. For our small church, the subscription price is very reasonable. Support is always responsive, fixing bugs quickly and our enhancement requests are slowly being met. 2FA provides a very secure environment.

Cons: The very clumsy menu system. Having menu access controlled by "admin" and "member" modes is not logical. E.G., A "member" user has the Directory and their profile available on their menu but an "admin" user does not have access to the controlled Directory option or ready access to their profile. For "admin" users, the profile behind their profile picture above the ministry does not allow access to all options, particularly Volunteering.

Pros: Here is the revised version in American English: --- ChMeetings is an outstanding platform for supporting church management. The learning curve is extremely short, and the support provided for migration from other systems is excellent. It offers one of the most comprehensive feature sets I have seen, covering everything from diocesan structures to local ministries within individual churches. It manages all aspects, from people and accounting to church events and one-on-one follow-up. The integration with payment services is seamless and efficient. Technical and functional support is prompt and accurate when addressing bugs or issues. The mobile app is especially useful, providing members with personalized information such as their contributions and group memberships. The platform also ensures a high level of security by implementing strong password policies and multi-factor authentication. Finally, the value for money is fully aligned with the range and quality of services offered.

Cons: The automatic translation is not accurate (at least for Spanish), although the technical team is available to review and improve it based on user suggestions. The text messaging feature relies on services that are no longer available in Europe. There is also a lack of bank integration for European banks.

Pros: ChMeetings has a good support staff and development team. They get out updates and new features speedily and are quick to respond. The cost point is very competitive and the software gives you everything you need to consolidate to one piece of Church Management software.

Cons: Some of the more in-depth features are still lacking compared to some of the other main players in the Church Management software field. That said, ChMeetings is quickly developing and seems eager to catch up to the same level as the other big names out there.

Pros: Easy usability and customization make ChMeetings a pleasure to use—everything is simple to navigate, quick to set up, and flexible to match our ministry needs.

Cons: A few features feel like they could use further fine-tuning to make the experience smoother, but it’s nothing major and the app is still very useful.

Pros: IT IS SUCH AN EASY PROGRAM TO USE. HAVING ACCESS TO THE APP ON THE COMPUTER AND PHONE IS GREAT. LOVE BEING ABLE TO SEE EVERYTHING I NEED.

Cons: THERE ISNT MUCH TO NOT LIKE ABOUT THE PROGRAM OTHER THAN MAYBE HAVING ACCESS TO MORE TRAINING VIDEOS. THE VIDEOS ON THE PROGRAM ARE SMALL AND CAN NOT GO FULL SCREEN.

Pros: We have a small church which is gradually growing so I love the simplicity of learning Chmeetings, and also the members fees value, user access, security of owners access and what each position has access to is great, also texting each member as a group is awsome, contributions are made easy to obtain, and mobile access is great when I am away from my lap top. Thank you!

Cons: 1000 text/emails went up from 10 dollars to 15 dollars, is really the only thing that I did not like, but I understand.

Pros: The ease of you and features like bulk messaging, attendance tracking, archiving, scheduling of follow ups and much more makes this software unique and powerful

Cons: Our church does not emphasise on money and so the donation and the fund raising feature is the least for us

Pros: It is so affordable, it is hard to believe. So easy to learning and has made communicating amazing.

Cons: I use a MacAir at home, and I do most of my work remote. Sometimes the fields don't work right for me i.e. emails from persons profile.

Pros: Provides an clean interface for keeping contact info organized and usable. The forms function is especially useful for getting contact info for more volunteers and then placing them in the appropriate ministry category.

Cons: The main con is the price. The system could additionally offer more adaptability in various sections, which would make it easier to tailor to different ministries. It is easy to understand and use as it is currently though.

Pros: This is an easy system to learn and get people and events in. There is so much to review that we are still working on it. As a volunteer team, it would be helpful to have one super user, but we don't have a volunteer who can give that much time. As a small church, the program will work great; we need to get it to that point!

Cons: People are not always interested in an online option, but it does help in organizing people and programs.

Pros: This product is incredibly easy to set up and use, even for someone with minimal technical experience, making it a great choice for beginners and professionals alike.

Cons: Everything about this experience has been absolutely perfect — from the setup to the performance, it's all been top-notch and incredibly satisfying in every way imaginable.