Church Software UK

Software category

Church management systems

Tools that bring people records, groups, attendance, communication, rotas, events and related administration into one system.

Church management systems combine several administrative tasks around a shared people database. They can reduce duplicate records, but consolidation also increases the importance of permissions, data quality and accountable ownership.

When a specialist system may not be needed

A small church with simple processes may be better served by a carefully managed spreadsheet, shared calendar and established finance package. A new system is worthwhile only when it solves clearly named problems and can be maintained responsibly.

Questions to ask

  • Who owns the data and approves access?
  • Can the church export usable records without specialist help?
  • Which tasks need one system, and which should remain separate?
  • What training will occasional volunteers need?
  • How will sensitive notes be governed and reviewed?

Selection criteria

  • The people and processes that genuinely need to share one system
  • Role-based access and handling of sensitive pastoral information
  • Data import, export and exit arrangements
  • Staff and volunteer training needs

Products in this category

B1 Church

Partially verified

A free church platform with an app, website builder, people records, giving, check-in, forms, groups and workflows.

  • Church management systems
  • Online giving
  • Church websites
  • Church communications
UK focus
Available more broadly
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Free
Free trial
No
Gift Aid
Not confirmed

Last checked:

Beacon CRM

Partially verified

A UK charity CRM for supporter and donor management, payments, preferences, reporting and operations.

  • Church management systems
  • Church communications
  • Online giving
UK focus
UK-specific evidence
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Tiered
Free trial
Yes
Gift Aid
Yes

Last checked:

Breeze ChMS

Partially verified

A church management platform with flat-rate US-dollar pricing, a 30-day trial and people, giving and service-planning tools.

  • Church management systems
  • Online giving
  • Worship planning
UK focus
Available more broadly
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Flat rate
Free trial
Yes
Gift Aid
Not confirmed

Last checked:

ChMeetings

Partially verified

A church management platform with a free plan, people-based paid tiers, communications, giving, events and administration tools.

  • Church management systems
  • Online giving
  • Worship planning
UK focus
Available more broadly
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Freemium
Free trial
Yes
Gift Aid
Not confirmed

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ChurchCRM

Partially verified

A free, open-source church management system for self-hosted people records, groups, attendance, giving and communications.

  • Church management systems
UK focus
Available more broadly
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Free
Free trial
No
Gift Aid
Not confirmed

Last checked:

ChurchDesk

Partially verified

A church administration platform combining people records, calendars, forms, payments, websites and communications, with UK-published pricing.

  • Church management systems
  • Online giving
UK focus
UK-specific evidence
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Tiered
Free trial
Yes
Gift Aid
Not confirmed

Last checked:

ChurchLinker

Partially verified

A UK-built church management platform with people records, rotas, giving, Gift Aid reports, communications, sermons and a member app.

  • Church management systems
  • Online giving
  • Worship planning
UK focus
UK-specific evidence
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Tiered
Free trial
Yes
Gift Aid
Yes

Last checked:

ChurchSuite

Partially verified

A UK-built modular church management platform for shared people records, rotas, events, giving, Gift Aid and member-facing administration.

  • Church management systems
  • Online giving
  • Worship planning
UK focus
UK-specific evidence
Organisation
UK registered
Pricing
Tiered
Free trial
Yes
Gift Aid
Yes

Last checked:

Churchteams

Partially verified

A church management suite with groups, check-in, giving, workflows, volunteers, communications and a member app.

  • Church management systems
  • Online giving
  • Worship planning
UK focus
Available more broadly
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Tiered
Free trial
Yes
Gift Aid
Not confirmed

Last checked:

ChurchTools

Partially verified

A European church management platform with person-based packages, a 30-day trial, German hosting and service-planning tools.

  • Church management systems
  • Worship planning
UK focus
Available more broadly
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Tiered
Free trial
Yes

Last checked:

ChurchTrac

Partially verified

A church management platform with people, giving, check-in, groups, service planning and optional accounting and messaging features.

  • Church management systems
  • Online giving
  • Worship planning
UK focus
Available more broadly
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Tiered
Free trial
Yes
Gift Aid
Not confirmed

Last checked:

Elvanto

Partially verified

A church management platform with people, services, volunteers, giving and check-in tools, priced by active adults in US dollars.

  • Church management systems
  • Online giving
  • Worship planning
UK focus
Available more broadly
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Tiered
Free trial
Not confirmed
Gift Aid
Not confirmed

Last checked:

Faith Teams

Partially verified

A church management suite with people, groups, giving, check-in, communications, volunteer scheduling and service planning.

  • Church management systems
  • Online giving
  • Worship planning
UK focus
Available more broadly
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Tiered
Free trial
Yes
Gift Aid
Not confirmed

Last checked:

Flocknote

Partially verified

A US church communications and member-management platform with email, text messages, sign-ups, giving and household records.

  • Church communications
  • Church management systems
  • Online giving
UK focus
Available more broadly
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Tiered
Free trial
Yes
Gift Aid
Not confirmed

Last checked:

iKnow Church

Partially verified

UK church management software with published member-based pricing and supplier documentation for giving and Gift Aid claims.

  • Church management systems
  • Online giving
UK focus
UK-specific evidence
Organisation
UK registered
Pricing
Tiered
Free trial
Yes
Gift Aid
Yes

Last checked:

KindLink

Partially verified

A charity CRM and fundraising platform with free supporter records, UK Gift Aid tools, online donations, contactless payments and paid advanced plans.

  • Online giving
  • Church management systems
  • Church communications
UK focus
UK-specific evidence
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Freemium
Free trial
Yes
Gift Aid
Yes

Last checked:

MinistryPlatform

Partially verified

An ACS Technologies church-management platform for configurable people, parish, communications and operations data in a central database.

  • Church management systems
  • Church communications
UK focus
Available more broadly
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Quote based
Free trial
Not confirmed

Last checked:

One Church Software

Partially verified

A church management platform with people, events, giving, service planning and optional finance tools, priced by total profiles.

  • Church management systems
  • Online giving
  • Worship planning
UK focus
Available more broadly
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Tiered
Free trial
Yes
Gift Aid
Not confirmed

Last checked:

Planning Center

Partially verified

A suite of connected church products with a free people database and free usage tiers published across its product range.

  • Church management systems
  • Online giving
  • Worship planning
UK focus
Available more broadly
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Freemium
Free trial
Yes
Gift Aid
Not confirmed

Last checked:

Pushpay

Partially verified

A digital giving, church management, apps and analytics platform for churches and parishes in selected countries.

  • Church management systems
  • Online giving
  • Church communications
UK focus
Available more broadly
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Quote based
Free trial
Not confirmed
Gift Aid
Not confirmed

Last checked:

Realm

Partially verified

A church management platform from ACS Technologies for people records, giving, communications, reporting, groups, events and multi-campus operations.

  • Church management systems
  • Online giving
  • Church communications
UK focus
Available more broadly
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Quote based
Free trial
Yes
Gift Aid
Not confirmed

Last checked:

Rock RMS

Partially verified

An open-source church-management system supported by Spark Development Network, with self-hosted and partner cloud-hosting routes.

  • Church management systems
  • Online giving
  • Worship planning
UK focus
Available more broadly
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Usage based
Free trial
Not confirmed
Gift Aid
Not confirmed

Last checked:

Subsplash

Partially verified

A US church engagement suite combining apps, websites, media hosting, live streaming, giving, people tools, events and communications.

  • Church management systems
  • Online giving
  • Church websites
  • Church communications
  • Sermon hosting
UK focus
Available more broadly
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Quote based
Free trial
Not confirmed
Gift Aid
Not confirmed

Last checked:

Tithely

Partially verified

A US-based church software suite for online giving, people management, communications, websites, apps, events and worship-team work.

  • Church management systems
  • Online giving
  • Church websites
  • Worship planning
UK focus
Available more broadly
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Tiered
Free trial
Yes
Gift Aid
Not confirmed

Last checked:

WorshipTools

Partially verified

A set of free church and worship-team applications for presentation, service planning, charts, rehearsal and people communications.

  • Church management systems
  • Worship planning
UK focus
Available more broadly
Organisation
Not confirmed
Pricing
Freemium
Free trial
Not confirmed

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