Start free with open source, or choose managed cloud hosting for a simple monthly price. Add domain email for your whole team.
For churches with technical capacity who want full control.
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Fully managed WordPress hosting with updates, security, and support.
Add inboxes for your whole team on your domain (e.g. staff@yourchurch.org). $10/month flat add-on for the organization.
Need something unique? We offer bespoke integrations and custom workflows for larger ministries.
A structural look at the tools churches stitch together across web, media, email, social, and events.
| Product | Teams | Success tax | Free tier | Open Source | Type | Price range (2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subsplash | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | Church | $150–$500+/mo (Bundled) |
| Tithe.ly Websites | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | Church | $19/mo |
| Ministry Designs | 🟡 | 🟡 | 🔴 | 🟡 | Church | $57–$97/mo + ~$1k setup |
| WordPress (self-hosted) | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | General | $5–$30/mo (Hosting) |
| Squarespace | 🟡 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | General | $16–$52/mo |
| Webflow | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟡 | 🔴 | General | $14–$39/mo |
| Product | Teams | Success tax | Free tier | Open Source | Type | Price range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smash Balloon | 🟡 | 🔴 | 🟡 | 🔴 | General | $49–$149/year |
| YouTube Embed Plus | 🟡 | 🔴 | 🟡 | 🔴 | General | ~$39/year |
| WP YouTube Lyte | 🟡 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | General | Free |
| Custom CMS + API | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟡 | 🟢 | General | $0 (dev cost) |
| Product | Teams | Success tax | Free tier | Open Source | Type | Price range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Center | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟡 | 🔴 | Church | $14–$200+/mo |
| Breeze ChMS | 🟢 | 🟡 | 🔴 | 🔴 | Church | $72/mo (Flat) |
| Elvanto | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | Church | $19–$78+/mo |
| Mailchimp | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟢 | 🔴 | General | $0–$350+/mo |
| ConvertKit | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟢 | 🔴 | General | $0–$59+/mo |
| Substack | 🟡 | 🔴 | 🟢 | 🔴 | General | Free + 10% revenue fee |
| Listmonk | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | General | Free (self-hosted) |
| Sendy | 🟡 | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | General | $69 one-time + SES |
| Product | Teams | Success tax | Free tier | Open Source | Type | Price range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hootsuite | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | General | $99+/mo |
| Buffer | 🟢 | 🟡 | 🟡 | 🔴 | General | $6–$120/mo |
| Sprout Social | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | General | $249+/mo |
| Later | 🟡 | 🔴 | 🟡 | 🔴 | General | $25–$80/mo |
| Meta Business Suite | 🟡 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🔴 | General | Free |
| Custom OSS Scheduler | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟡 | 🟢 | General | $0 (dev cost) |
Observation: No church-specific social scheduling platform exists today; churches rely on general SaaS with steep scaling costs or limited workflows.
| Product | Teams | Success tax | Free tier | Open Source | Type | Price range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subsplash Media | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | Church | Bundled |
| Spotify for Podcasters | 🟡 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🔴 | General | Free |
| Buzzsprout | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟢 | 🔴 | General | $0–$24/mo |
| Podbean | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟢 | 🔴 | General | $0–$99/mo |
| Product | Teams | Success tax | Free tier | Open Source | Type | Price range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Center Registrations | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟡 | 🔴 | Church | $14–$200+/mo |
| Tithe.ly Events | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | Church | Included ($119/mo) |
| Breeze Events | 🟢 | 🟡 | 🔴 | 🔴 | Church | Included ($72/mo) |
| Elvanto Events | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | Church | Included ($72/mo) |
| Eventbrite | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🟢 | 🔴 | General | 3.5% + $1.59/ticket |
| Cvent | 🟢 | 🔴 | 🔴 | 🔴 | General | $1,000+ (Enterprise) |
| Meetup | 🟡 | 🟡 | 🔴 | 🔴 | General | $15–$30/mo |
| Google Forms + Sheets | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🟢 | 🔴 | General | Free |
If you want ownership without surprise scaling costs, you’re in the right place.