How is this church & religious ranking decided?

Mechanically. The 20 approved church & religious listings on this page are sorted by their published rating, highest first, with the number of ratings behind each score as the tie-break and the product name as a final tie-break so the order is stable. Those ratings are aggregated from public sources, not collected from Softwr readers, this site hosts no reviews, so the order is a summary of what is already published elsewhere, not a verdict of our own. Nothing on this page is paid placement.

Is this list re-ordered for freelancers?

No, and it would be dishonest to imply otherwise. The catalogue records no data about which team sizes or roles each tool suits, so the ranking is the same published-rating order as the unsegmented list. What the freelancers framing changes is which of the figures below matter most. Freelancers are buying one seat, so per-seat pricing works in their favour and the free tiers are worth taking seriously. Read the bottom of every price ladder on this page first.

How much does church & religious software cost?

Across the 20 church & religious tools listed here, paid plans start between $0.27 and $500 a month, with a median entry price of $65.50. The most expensive single tier published in the category is $600 a month (EasyWorship). 6 of 20 also publish a $0 plan.

What is the cheapest church & religious software?

2 of the 20 tools listed here cost nothing at all. Among the ones that charge, Logos Bible Software has the lowest published entry price at $0.27 a month. Cheapest and best value are different questions: check which tier the capability you need actually appears in before you compare starting prices.

Is there free church & religious software?

Yes, 6 of 20 tools in this category publish a plan priced at $0. 2 of them are free outright, with no paid tier above. A tool is only counted as free here when it publishes a $0 plan, an open-source licence, or a starting price of zero, a free trial does not count.

What features should church & religious software have?

Judging by what vendors put in their own published pricing tiers, the most frequently named capabilities in this category are unlimited members (7 of 17 tools that publish plan detail), all features (4) and priority support (4). Treat those as the category baseline. Anything named by only one vendor, such as advanced analytics or basic attendance tracking, is a differentiator rather than a standard, so it is worth deciding whether you need it before it narrows your shortlist to one.

How is church & religious software usually billed?

subscription (12), free (2), one-time (2), transaction (2), counted across the 20 listings on this page. The distinction that costs money is per-seat versus flat: a per-user plan at the same headline price scales with your headcount and a flat subscription does not.

What does church & religious software actually cover?

The 20 tools on this page do not describe themselves the same way. The subject tags they carry most often are church (15), management (7), giving (4), software (4), bible (3). That spread is the honest answer to what the category means in practice: it is not one product shape, and two tools filed under church & religious may overlap on very little.

How many pricing tiers do church & religious tools offer?

17 of 20 tools here publish a plan breakdown, and the median one has 2 tiers. 2 of 20 publish three or more. More tiers is not generosity, it usually means the capability you are buying for sits two rungs above the advertised price, so price your shortlist at the tier that contains it.

How many church & religious tools are listed on Softwr?

20 approved church & religious listings appear on this page, including Accordance Bible Software, ACS Technologies Church Software, Bible Gateway, Breeze. Each links to a full breakdown with its pricing tiers and plan detail, and the category can be filtered by price and sorted by rating above. You can also read the shortlist view at /best/church-religious, which ranks the same set by published rating.

Church & Religious · ranked shortlist

Best Church & Religious software for Freelancers in 2026

20 approved church & religious listings, ordered by published rating with the method stated below rather than assumed. Freelancers are buying one seat, so per-seat pricing works in their favour and the free tiers are worth taking seriously. Read the bottom of every price ladder on this page first.

Tools ranked: 20
Entry price range: $0.27-$500
Publish a $0 plan: 6 of 20

How this ranking is derived

The sort key

Published rating, highest first. Ties break on the number of ratings behind the score, then on product name so the order never depends on what the API happened to return first. That is the whole rule, there is no weighting, no score of our own, and nothing paid: no sponsored slot runs on these pages.

Where the ratings come from

No listing in this set carries a rating, so the order falls back to name. Those scores are aggregated from public sources rather than collected here, Softwr hosts no reviews of its own, which is also why no rating on this page is marked up as ours in structured data.

What the pool is

Approved church & religious listings, capped at 20 per page; 20 came back for this one. It is not the whole market, and a tool being absent means we hold no record of it rather than that it failed a test. The unranked full set is on the church & religious category page.

The ranking

Each entry lists why it sits where it sits, drawn from its own published rating and pricing.

#1
Accordance Bible Software
Highest rated here
Deep biblical research tool with extensive original language resources
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $199 a month, with no free plan.
- 2 published tiers, topping out at $399.
Billing
one-time
Published tiers
2 tiers
Tags
bible, research, languages, academic
Accordance Bible Software breakdown Compare with ACS Technologies Church Software
#2
ACS Technologies Church Software
Church information and management system with advanced features
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $149 a month, with no free plan.
- 2 published tiers, topping out at $399.
Billing
subscription
Published tiers
2 tiers
Tags
management, church, information, giving
ACS Technologies Church Software breakdown Compare with Bible Gateway
#3
Bible Gateway
Free online Bible access with multiple translations and reading tools
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Free, no paid tier is published at all.
Billing
free
Published tiers
1 tier
Tags
bible, Free, online, access
Bible Gateway breakdown Compare with Breeze
#4
Breeze
Free church management software for small churches
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $72 a month, with no free plan.
Billing
subscription
Tags
Free, church, management, small
Breeze breakdown Compare with Church Alive
#5
C
Church Alive
Church management and event software
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $49 a month, with no free plan.
- 2 published tiers, topping out at $149.
Billing
subscription
Published tiers
2 tiers
Tags
management, events, church, coordination
Church Alive breakdown Compare with Church Community Builder
#6
Church Community Builder
Social network platform for churches to build community and engage members
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $59 a month, with no free plan.
- 2 published tiers, topping out at $179.
Billing
subscription
Published tiers
2 tiers
Tags
community, social, engagement, members
Church Community Builder breakdown Compare with ChurchDesk
#7
C
ChurchDesk
Church management and member portal platform
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $99 a month, with no free plan.
- 2 published tiers, topping out at $299.
Billing
subscription
Published tiers
2 tiers
Tags
management, portal, church, members
ChurchDesk breakdown Compare with ChurchPlanner
#8
C
ChurchPlanner
Integrated church service and ministry planning platform
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Publishes a $0 plan, with paid tiers from $9.99 a month.
- 3 published tiers, topping out at $19.99.
Billing
Model not published
Published tiers
3 tiers
Tags
planning, worship, collaboration, church
ChurchPlanner breakdown Compare with ChurchTrac
#9
ChurchTrac
Church management and member tracking software
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $29 a month, with no free plan.
- 2 published tiers, topping out at $99.
Billing
subscription
Published tiers
2 tiers
Tags
management, attendance, members, church
ChurchTrac breakdown Compare with EasyWorship
#10
EasyWorship
Church presentation and worship planning software
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $249 a month, with no free plan.
- 2 published tiers, topping out at $600.
Billing
subscription
Published tiers
2 tiers
Tags
worship, presentation, software, church
EasyWorship breakdown Compare with eGiving
#11
eGiving
Online giving and donation management platform
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Publishes a $0 plan, with paid tiers from $29 a month.
Billing
transaction
Published tiers
2 tiers
Tags
giving, online, donations, simple
eGiving breakdown Compare with Faithlife Proclaim
#12
Faithlife Proclaim
Sermon presentation and delivery platform from Logos creator
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $10 a month, with no free plan.
Billing
subscription
Published tiers
1 tier
Tags
sermon, presentation, biblical, preparation
Faithlife Proclaim breakdown Compare with FaithMetrics
#13
F
FaithMetrics
Data-driven church growth and engagement analytics platform
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $79 a month, with no free plan.
- 3 published tiers, topping out at $499.
Billing
subscription
Published tiers
3 tiers
Tags
analytics, church-growth, data, engagement
FaithMetrics breakdown Compare with Fellowfy
#14
Fellowfy
Church small group management and engagement platform
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Publishes a $0 plan, with paid tiers from $49 a month.
- 2 published tiers, topping out at $149.
Billing
free
Published tiers
2 tiers
Tags
groups, community, engagement, church
Fellowfy breakdown Compare with FellowshipOne
#15
FellowshipOne
Comprehensive church relationship and resource management
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $500 a month, with no free plan.
Billing
Model not published
Tags
management, relationships, church, Enterprise
FellowshipOne breakdown Compare with Givelify
#16
Givelify
Mobile giving app for nonprofits and churches
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Publishes a $0 plan, with paid tiers from $19 a month.
Billing
subscription
Published tiers
2 tiers
Tags
giving, mobile, fundraising, app
Givelify breakdown Compare with IconCMO
#17
IconCMO
Comprehensive church and organization management software
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $199 a month, with no free plan.
- 2 published tiers, topping out at $499.
Billing
subscription
Published tiers
2 tiers
Tags
management, church, Enterprise, comprehensive
IconCMO breakdown Compare with Kindrid
#18
Kindrid
Church giving app with recurring giving focus
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Free, no paid tier is published at all.
Billing
transaction
Published tiers
1 tier
Tags
giving, mobile, recurring, app
Kindrid breakdown Compare with Logos Bible Software
#19
Logos Bible Software
Premier biblical research and study platform for pastors and scholars
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $0.27 a month, with no free plan.
Billing
subscription
Tags
bible, study, research, sermon
Logos Bible Software breakdown Compare with MediaShout
#20
MediaShout
Worship presentation and media management software
- No rating on record, so it ranks below everything that has one.
- Paid from $199 a month, with no free plan.
- 2 published tiers, topping out at $499.
Billing
one-time
Published tiers
2 tiers
Tags
presentation, media, worship, church
MediaShout breakdown

What church & religious software costs

Counted from the published pricing of the 20 listings on this page. A tool counts as free only where it publishes a $0 plan, an open-source licence or a starting price of zero.

Cheapest paid plan: $0.27Logos Bible Software
Median entry price: $65.50across 18 priced
Dearest entry price: $500FellowshipOne
Publish a $0 plan: 6of 20

Paid church & religious plans in this set start anywhere from $0.27 a month for Logos Bible Software to $500 for FellowshipOne. The median entry price across the 18 tools that publish one is $65.50, half of them start below that figure and half above it.

Entry price is not the ceiling. The dearest published tier anywhere in this category is EasyWorship's at $600 a month. Read the top of each ladder as well as the bottom, because that is where you land after two years of growth.

6 of 20 publish a $0 plan, and 2 of those charge nothing at all. 14 tools have no free tier of any kind.

Logos Bible Software pricing FellowshipOne pricing EasyWorship plans

How these vendors bill

The billing model each of the 20 church & religious listings publishes, counted. Two tools at the same headline price are not the same purchase if one of them charges per seat.

subscription: 12
free: 2
one-time: 2
transaction: 2

What comes as standard, and what you pay extra for

Every capability named in a published pricing tier by any of the 17 church & religious tools here that break their plans down, counted once per vendor. This measures what vendors choose to advertise as a selling point, not everything the software does, an absence below is silence, not a missing feature.

Named most often

Unlimited members , 7 of 17
All features , 4 of 17
Priority support , 4 of 17
Advanced reporting , 3 of 17
Up to 200 members , 3 of 17

Named by fewer

Up to 500 members , 3 of 17
Advanced tools , 2 of 17
All modules , 2 of 17
Analytics , 2 of 17
Basic giving , 2 of 17

Named by exactly one vendor: Advanced analytics, Basic attendance tracking, Core management, Free updates 1 year, No credit card required, Standard support. Those are differentiators rather than table stakes.

What “Church & Religious” covers in practice

The subject tags that recur across these 20 listings, with the number of tools carrying each. A category label is a filing decision; this is the closer read of what is actually filed under it.

church15
management7
giving4
software4
bible3
community3
engagement3
members3
presentation3
worship3
app2
comprehensive2

Carried by a single tool: academic, biblical, coordination, Freemium, languages, portal, reporting, small-groups. If one of those is the reason you are here, the category page is the wrong lens, go straight to that product.

How to choose between them

Four things the numbers above should change about your shortlist.

Start with the free tiers if there are enough of them

6 of 20 church & religious tools here publish a $0 plan, which is enough to run a real trial without a purchase order. A free tier is worth more than a free trial when you are evaluating: a trial expires on the vendor's schedule, a free plan expires when you outgrow it. The thing to check before you commit is which of the capabilities below sit above the free line, starting with unlimited members, the single most frequently named capability in this category's published tiers.

Read the spread before you read the features

$0.27 to $500 is a $499.73 spread on entry price alone, and a spread that wide is never about polish, it is about who the vendor built for. Tools at the bottom of this ladder are priced for one person or a small team; tools near $500 are priced for a department with a procurement process. Decide which of those you are before you compare capability, or you will shortlist four tools that were never competing for the same buyer.

Check which tier you actually land on

2 of 20 tools here publish three or more tiers, and the median vendor in this category ships 2 of them. The advertised price is the first rung, and the things teams tend to need, unlimited members, all features, priority support, are named in higher plans far more often than in entry ones. Price your shortlist at the tier that contains what you need, not at the tier on the pricing page's left edge.

The billing model matters more than the headline number

This category splits across 4 billing models: subscription on 12 listings, free on 2, and 2 other arrangements across the rest. A per-user price and a flat subscription at the same headline figure are not the same purchase, the first one grows with headcount and the second does not. Multiply by your real team size before you compare two numbers side by side.

Compare church & religious tools directly

Every pairing below is a full comparison: the same checklist applied to both, so a gap in one is a gap in the other.

Go straight to the numbers

Accordance Bible Softwarepricing alternatives
ACS Technologies Church Softwarepricing alternatives
Bible Gatewaypricing alternatives
Breezepricing alternatives
Church Alivepricing alternatives
Church Community Builderpricing alternatives

Build your own comparison See the shortlist instead

Questions people ask about church & religious software

Answered from the listings on this page, and nowhere else.

How is this church & religious ranking decided?: Mechanically. The 20 approved church & religious listings on this page are sorted by their published rating, highest first, with the number of ratings behind each score as the tie-break and the product name as a final tie-break so the order is stable. Those ratings are aggregated from public sources, not collected from Softwr readers, this site hosts no reviews, so the order is a summary of what is already published elsewhere, not a verdict of our own. Nothing on this page is paid placement.
Is this list re-ordered for freelancers?: No, and it would be dishonest to imply otherwise. The catalogue records no data about which team sizes or roles each tool suits, so the ranking is the same published-rating order as the unsegmented list. What the freelancers framing changes is which of the figures below matter most. Freelancers are buying one seat, so per-seat pricing works in their favour and the free tiers are worth taking seriously. Read the bottom of every price ladder on this page first.
How much does church & religious software cost?: Across the 20 church & religious tools listed here, paid plans start between $0.27 and $500 a month, with a median entry price of $65.50. The most expensive single tier published in the category is $600 a month (EasyWorship). 6 of 20 also publish a $0 plan.
What is the cheapest church & religious software?: 2 of the 20 tools listed here cost nothing at all. Among the ones that charge, Logos Bible Software has the lowest published entry price at $0.27 a month. Cheapest and best value are different questions: check which tier the capability you need actually appears in before you compare starting prices.
Is there free church & religious software?: Yes, 6 of 20 tools in this category publish a plan priced at $0. 2 of them are free outright, with no paid tier above. A tool is only counted as free here when it publishes a $0 plan, an open-source licence, or a starting price of zero, a free trial does not count.
What features should church & religious software have?: Judging by what vendors put in their own published pricing tiers, the most frequently named capabilities in this category are unlimited members (7 of 17 tools that publish plan detail), all features (4) and priority support (4). Treat those as the category baseline. Anything named by only one vendor, such as advanced analytics or basic attendance tracking, is a differentiator rather than a standard, so it is worth deciding whether you need it before it narrows your shortlist to one.
How is church & religious software usually billed?: subscription (12), free (2), one-time (2), transaction (2), counted across the 20 listings on this page. The distinction that costs money is per-seat versus flat: a per-user plan at the same headline price scales with your headcount and a flat subscription does not.
What does church & religious software actually cover?: The 20 tools on this page do not describe themselves the same way. The subject tags they carry most often are church (15), management (7), giving (4), software (4), bible (3). That spread is the honest answer to what the category means in practice: it is not one product shape, and two tools filed under church & religious may overlap on very little.
How many pricing tiers do church & religious tools offer?: 17 of 20 tools here publish a plan breakdown, and the median one has 2 tiers. 2 of 20 publish three or more. More tiers is not generosity, it usually means the capability you are buying for sits two rungs above the advertised price, so price your shortlist at the tier that contains it.
How many church & religious tools are listed on Softwr?: 20 approved church & religious listings appear on this page, including Accordance Bible Software, ACS Technologies Church Software, Bible Gateway, Breeze. Each links to a full breakdown with its pricing tiers and plan detail, and the category can be filtered by price and sorted by rating above. You can also read the shortlist view at /best/church-religious, which ranks the same set by published rating.

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Neighbouring categories

Adjacent in the same taxonomy, not a ranking.

How this ranking is derived

The sort key

Where the ratings come from

What the pool is

The ranking

Accordance Bible Software

ACS Technologies Church Software

Bible Gateway

Breeze

Church Alive

Church Community Builder

ChurchDesk

ChurchPlanner

ChurchTrac

EasyWorship

eGiving

Faithlife Proclaim

FaithMetrics

Fellowfy

FellowshipOne

Givelify

IconCMO

Kindrid

Logos Bible Software

MediaShout