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Head-to-head · Church Website Builders

Digital Church vs ChurchDev

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 7 checks side by side
Higher score Digital Church #1 in Church Website Builders 9.4/10 45-day trial Free trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Digital Church
ChurchDev #6 in Church Website Builders 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 6 features Visit ChurchDev

Digital Church leads on 0 checks, ChurchDev on 0, and 7 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreDigital Church · 9.4/10
  • Free trialonly Digital Church
  • Most featuresDigital Church · 6 of 6

Digital Church scores higher on our rubric for church website builders: 9.4 against 8.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #6.

Digital Church is the better fit for churches wanting broad affordable website tools. ChurchDev is the better fit for churches wanting setup help and deep church features.

  • Digital Church fits best

    Churches wanting broad affordable website tools

  • ChurchDev fits best

    Churches wanting setup help and deep church features

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Side by side

Feature Digital Church 9.4/10 Visit ↗ ChurchDev 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 8.7
Ranking #1 in Church Website Builders #6 in Church Website Builders
Best for Churches wanting broad affordable website tools Churches wanting setup help and deep church features
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price $190/yr $29/mo
Free plan — —
Free trial 45 days —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Live chat, Docs Email, Live chat, Phone
Integrations 5 integrations 4 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Digital Church 6/6 · ChurchDev 5/6
Custom domain ✓ ✓
Sermon publishing ✓ ✓
Event calendar ✓ ✓
Donation links ✓ ✓
Staff pages ✓ ✓
Multi-site support ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Website, events, forms, giving, and livestreaming start at $19/month
  • Standard adds sermons, podcasting, resources, and prayer requests
  • Premium supports groups, ministry teams, and multisite locations
  • Church-focused tools cover sermons, events, giving, prayer, forms, and staff.
  • Every main plan includes hosting, SSL, backups, and website statistics.
  • Setup choices range from self-service to assisted launch and custom design.
Cons
  • There is no free plan
  • The platform is web-only
  • Advanced ministry features require higher-tier plans
  • There is no free plan.
  • The listed platform is web-based.
  • Setup services add one-time fees of $299 or $599.
Our verdict

Digital Church is a web-based church website and online ministry platform from Digital Church Limited. It combines templates and configurable page modules with event management, online giving, livestreaming, forms, sermon publishing, small…

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ChurchDev is a hosted website platform designed for churches that need more than general page publishing. Its drag-and-drop builder supports responsive church website designs, while church-specific tools cover sermon publishing, event…

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  1. Digital ChurchChurch Website Builders 9.445-day trial
  2. ChurchDevChurch Website Builders 8.7Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Digital Church — where it wins

    • Website, events, forms, giving, and livestreaming start at $19/month
    • Standard adds sermons, podcasting, resources, and prayer requests
    • Premium supports groups, ministry teams, and multisite locations

    Where it doesn't

    • There is no free plan
    • The platform is web-only
    • Advanced ministry features require higher-tier plans
  • ChurchDev — where it wins

    • Church-focused tools cover sermons, events, giving, prayer, forms, and staff.
    • Every main plan includes hosting, SSL, backups, and website statistics.
    • Setup choices range from self-service to assisted launch and custom design.

    Where it doesn't

    • There is no free plan.
    • The listed platform is web-based.
    • Setup services add one-time fees of $299 or $599.

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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