Planning Center comparisons
Planning Center is compared head-to-head with ChurchRaise, Rock RMS and ChurchTrac and more: 7 head-to-heads in Church Management Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Planning Center head-to-head
- Planning Center vs ChurchRaise
- Planning Center vs Rock RMS
- Planning Center vs ChurchTrac
- Planning Center vs ChMeetings
- Planning Center vs ChurchSuite
- Planning Center vs ChurchCMS
- Planning Center vs ChurchTools
Planning Center vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Member limit | Group management | Event registration | Child check-in | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Planning Center | Yes | $15/unit/mo | 75 members | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.4 |
| 2 | ChurchRaise | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.3 | |
| 3 | Rock RMS | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.2 | |
| 4 | ChurchTrac | No | $29/mo | 75 members | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.1 |
| 5 | ChMeetings | Yes | $12/mo | 100 members | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.9 |
| 6 | ChurchSuite | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.8 | |||
| 7 | ChurchCMS | Yes | $290/yr | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.7 | |
| 8 | ChurchTools | No | $39/mo | 100 members | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.6 |
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