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Head-to-head · Church Website Builders

Digital Church vs Mainfolk

  • 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
Mainfolk #3 in Church Website Builders 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Mainfolk

Digital Church leads on 0 checks, Mainfolk on 1, and 6 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 planonly Mainfolk
  • Free trialonly Digital Church
  • Most featuresDigital Church · 6 of 6

Digital Church scores higher on our rubric for church website builders: 9.4 against 9.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #3.

Mainfolk offers free plan; Digital Church doesn't.

Digital Church is the better fit for churches wanting broad affordable website tools. Mainfolk is the better fit for churches wanting low-cost AI-assisted publishing.

  • Digital Church fits best

    Churches wanting broad affordable website tools

  • Mainfolk fits best

    Churches wanting low-cost AI-assisted publishing

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Side by side

Feature Digital Church 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Mainfolk 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 9.1
Ranking #1 in Church Website Builders #3 in Church Website Builders
Best for Churches wanting broad affordable website tools Churches wanting low-cost AI-assisted publishing
Pricing model Paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $190/yr $150/yr
Free plan — ✓ (best)
Free trial 45 days —
Deployment Cloud, Mobile Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web Web, iOS, Android
Support Live chat, Docs Email, Community
Integrations 5 integrations 3 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market
Features Digital Church 6/6 · Mainfolk 5/6
Custom domain ✓ ✓
Sermon publishing ✓ ✓
Event calendar ✓ ✓
Donation links ✓ ✓
Staff pages ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Multi-site support ✓ ✓
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
  • Free plan includes AI site creation, hosting, security, and unlimited edits
  • Church-specific tools cover sermons, events, groups, ministries, and giving links
  • Staff can edit without plugins or HTML, with multisite and migration support
Cons
  • There is no free plan
  • The platform is web-only
  • Advanced ministry features require higher-tier plans
  • The Free plan uses a Mainfolk subdomain and includes community help
  • Integrations are limited to Tithe.ly, Pushpay, and PayPal
  • Visitor analytics begin with Pro, while unlimited editors require Civic
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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Mainfolk is a hosted website builder for churches and other community organizations. It combines AI-generated site creation with church-focused publishing tools, including service times, plan-your-visit pages, sermons and media, events,…

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  1. Digital ChurchChurch Website Builders 9.445-day trial
  2. MainfolkChurch Website Builders 9.1Free plan

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

  • Mainfolk — where it wins

    • Free plan includes AI site creation, hosting, security, and unlimited edits
    • Church-specific tools cover sermons, events, groups, ministries, and giving links
    • Staff can edit without plugins or HTML, with multisite and migration support

    Where it doesn't

    • The Free plan uses a Mainfolk subdomain and includes community help
    • Integrations are limited to Tithe.ly, Pushpay, and PayPal
    • Visitor analytics begin with Pro, while unlimited editors require Civic

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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