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Head-to-head · Church Web Hosting

Nucleus vs Ekklesia360

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score Nucleus #7 in Church Web Hosting 8.6/10 15-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Nucleus
Ekklesia360 #8 in Church Web Hosting 8.5/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Ekklesia360

Nucleus leads on 1 check, Ekklesia360 on 0, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreNucleus · 8.6/10
  • Lowest starting priceNucleus · $65/mo
  • Free trialonly Nucleus

Nucleus scores higher on our rubric for church web hosting: 8.6 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #7 and #8.

Nucleus is cheaper to start at $65/mo against $70/mo.

Nucleus is the better fit for growing churches needing advanced communications. Ekklesia360 is the better fit for multi-campus churches needing deep CMS features.

  • Nucleus fits best

    Growing churches needing advanced communications

  • Ekklesia360 fits best

    Multi-campus churches needing deep CMS features

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Side by side

Feature Nucleus 8.6/10 Visit ↗ Ekklesia360 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.6 8.5
Ranking #7 in Church Web Hosting #8 in Church Web Hosting
Best for Growing churches needing advanced communications Multi-campus churches needing deep CMS features
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price $65/mo (best) $70/mo
Free plan — —
Free trial 15 days —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web
Support Email, Docs Email, Phone
Compliance PCI DSS PCI DSS
Integrations 6 integrations 25+ integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Nucleus 1/4 · Ekklesia360 1/4
Church templates Not checked yet Not checked yet
Donation tools Not checked yet Not checked yet
Event tools Not checked yet Not checked yet
Custom domain ✓ ✓
Specs
Sermon media hosting Not checked yet Not checked yet
Storage limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Combines website, sermons, forms, calendars, giving, and communications tools
  • Includes custom domains, hosting, SSL, redirects, and HTTPS
  • Connects with Planning Center, Zapier, and major calendar formats
  • Supports multi-campus websites with API and self-hosted options
  • Combines sermons, events, giving, forms, and scheduled publishing
  • Offers phone and email support across listed paid plans
Cons
  • Starts at $65 per month with no permanent free plan
  • Nucleus Giving is available only to churches in the U.S.
  • The platform is available on the web only
  • Starts at $70 per month with no free plan
  • Advanced capabilities increase the monthly price to $190
  • Pro pricing is custom rather than publicly listed
Our verdict

Nucleus is a church website and communications platform for church staff, volunteers, and ministry teams. Its website tools cover customizable pages, navigation, templates, custom domains, hosting, SSL, redirects, HTTPS, permissions, and…

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Ekklesia360 is a church-focused content management system and hosting platform for congregations and ministries that need more than a basic website. It supports theme-based or custom website design, pages, articles, blogs, calendars,…

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  1. NucleusChurch Web Hosting 8.615-day trial
  2. Ekklesia360Church Web Hosting 8.5Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Nucleus — where it wins

    • Combines website, sermons, forms, calendars, giving, and communications tools
    • Includes custom domains, hosting, SSL, redirects, and HTTPS
    • Connects with Planning Center, Zapier, and major calendar formats

    Where it doesn't

    • Starts at $65 per month with no permanent free plan
    • Nucleus Giving is available only to churches in the U.S.
    • The platform is available on the web only

  • Ekklesia360 — where it wins

    • Supports multi-campus websites with API and self-hosted options
    • Combines sermons, events, giving, forms, and scheduled publishing
    • Offers phone and email support across listed paid plans

    Where it doesn't

    • Starts at $70 per month with no free plan
    • Advanced capabilities increase the monthly price to $190
    • Pro pricing is custom rather than publicly listed

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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