Digital Church vs Congregate

Digital Church9.4Visit Congregate9.0Visit

Higher score Digital Church #1 in Church Website Builders 9.4/10 45-day trial Free trial✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Digital Church

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Congregate #4 in Church Website Builders 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 6 features Visit Congregate

• Digital Church fits best

  Churches wanting broad affordable website tools

• Congregate fits best

  Churches needing a website plus full church operations

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Side by side

Feature	Digital Church 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Congregate 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.0
Ranking	#1 in Church Website Builders	#4 in Church Website Builders
Best for	Churches wanting broad affordable website tools	Churches needing a website plus full church operations
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$190/yr	$20/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	45 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Self-hosted, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Live chat, Docs	Docs
Integrations	5 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Digital Church 6/6 · Congregate 4/6
Custom domain	✓	✓
Sermon publishing	✓	✓
Event calendar	✓	✓
Donation links	✓	✓
Staff pages	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
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	Combines CMS, member management, scheduling, CRM, and messaging Includes hosting, SSL, custom domains, and member mobile apps Supports sermons, podcasts, events, giving links, and attendance tracking
Cons	There is no free plan The platform is web-only Advanced ministry features require higher-tier plans	No free plan is available Online giving relies on linked or embedded third-party providers Messaging and transcription features require additional payment
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… Read the review →	Congregate is a church-focused website and congregational management platform from DP Media Group, LLC. It is designed for churches that want public website publishing alongside member directories, calendars, sermon publishing, attendance… Read the review →

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

• Congregate — where it wins

  • Combines CMS, member management, scheduling, CRM, and messaging
  • Includes hosting, SSL, custom domains, and member mobile apps
  • Supports sermons, podcasts, events, giving links, and attendance tracking

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Online giving relies on linked or embedded third-party providers
  • Messaging and transcription features require additional payment

• Digital Church9.4/10 · 45-day trial

  A broad church website platform covering content, events, giving, and ministry operations.

  Visit Digital ChurchFull verdict →
• Congregate9.0/10 · Paid

  A broad church platform combining website publishing with congregational operations.

  Visit CongregateFull verdict →