Accounting software for churches: a UK buying guide
Choose UK church accounting software by testing funds, approvals, Gift Aid, reporting and handover with your finance team.
Software category
Online giving
Services that help churches take and record card, bank or online donations, sometimes with Gift Aid administration.
Online giving software can make donations easier to receive and record. It does not replace the church’s financial controls, an independent check that payments match the accounts, or the need for valid Gift Aid declarations.
When a specialist system may not be needed
If most giving already arrives through standing orders and the church has a sound reconciliation process, another payment platform may add cost without solving a meaningful problem.
Questions to ask
- What reaches the church after every fee?
- How are refunds, failed payments and card-payment disputes handled?
- Can transactions be exported in a useful accounting format?
- Does the Gift Aid process match current HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) requirements?
- Who can see donor information and change fund allocations?
Selection criteria
- Complete transaction and subscription cost
- How to match payments with accounts, report on them and export records
- Donor experience and payment methods
- Access controls and audit history
Decision support
Guides for this decision
These guides help you frame the work and questions around online giving.
Best church online giving platforms for UK churches
A UK guide to choosing online giving software by donation method, Gift Aid, costs, matching payments to accounts and the finance process behind the payment page.
Church software with Gift Aid support
A UK guide to checking church software and giving services for Gift Aid, from declarations and records to claims, costs and matching payments to accounts.
Products in this category
A UK charity website and fundraising suite with donation, event, shop and Gift Aid capabilities; it is a general charity product rather than church-specific software.
- Published from
- £953 / year
- Relevant check
- Available more broadly
- Best fit
- Larger church charities with fundraising and campaign requirements
A UK system for church members, giving and Gift Aid, rotas and messages. It also covers governance, pastoral appointments and safeguarding administration.
- Published from
- £17 / month
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- UK churches wanting people, giving, rotas and communications in one product
Accounting software for charities and churches, with separate fund accounts, financial reports, donations and day-to-day management tools.
- Published from
- US$79 / month
- Relevant check
- Available more broadly
- Best fit
- Treasurers needing fund accounting and board reporting
A newer UK church system with a member app, messages, people records, giving, rotas, events, pastoral care, training and a connected website.
- Published from
- £3.50 / transaction
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- Churches wanting a connected member app, website and administration platform
A free church system with an app, website builder, people records, giving, check-in, forms and groups. It can also set up repeatable steps for church tasks.
- Relevant check
- Available more broadly
- Best fit
- Churches wanting to pilot an all-in-one platform without a software budget
A UK charity system for supporter and donor records, payments, preferences, reports and day-to-day administration.
- Published from
- £37 / month
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- UK charity churches with a developed supporter or donor CRM need
A UK donation service for charities and places of worship. It supports tap-to-give and QR-code donations, branded donation pages, reports and optional Gift Aid steps.
- Published from
- £25 / month
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- Churches adding physical or mobile contactless donation points
A church management platform with flat-rate US-dollar pricing, a 30-day trial and people, giving and service-planning tools.
- Published from
- US$72 / month
- Relevant check
- Available more broadly
- Best fit
- Churches that want predictable contact-independent ChMS pricing
A church system with a free plan and paid plans based on the number of people. It covers messages, giving, events and administration.
- Published from
- US$0 / month
- Relevant check
- Available more broadly
- Best fit
- Small churches wanting a free starting point
A WordPress-based church administration plugin with people records, calendars, rotas, sermon podcasting and premium communication, giving and mobile-app features.
- Published from
- US$50 / year
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- Small or medium churches with an actively maintained WordPress website
A church administration platform combining people records, calendars, forms, payments, websites and communications, with UK-published pricing.
- Published from
- £54 / month
- Relevant check
- UK-specific evidence
- Best fit
- Churches that value a connected public website and calendar
A UK-built church system for people records, rotas, giving, Gift Aid reports, messages, sermons and a member app.
- Published from
- £19 / month
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- Small and growing UK churches that want GBP pricing and native Gift Aid tools
A UK church platform for public websites, member records, giving and Gift Aid. It also covers services, pastoral care, communications and treasurer reports.
- Published from
- £149 / month
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- UK churches wanting giving, Gift Aid and treasurer reporting with a shared people record
A UK church management system for people, children, rotas, groups, events, giving, bookings and communications.
- Published from
- £9 / month
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- Small and medium UK churches with an identified administrator or systems owner
A church management suite with groups, check-in, giving, workflows, volunteers, communications and a member app.
- Relevant check
- Available more broadly
- Best fit
- Teams that want to test a complete church-management environment
A church management platform with people, giving, check-in, groups, service planning and optional accounting and messaging features.
- Relevant check
- Available more broadly
- Best fit
- Churches wanting to trial an all-in-one operational platform
A UK service for churches and charities taking contactless donations. It includes fixed donation boxes, portable collection plates, online giving and Gift Aid administration.
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- Churches seeking purpose-built contactless donation hardware
A UK app for taking contactless donations on a church-owned tablet. It uses a SumUp reader and the church's own merchant account for card giving.
- Published from
- £4.99 / month
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- Churches that want to reuse a tablet and buy their own SumUp reader
A fundraising and donation service for charities, with UK pricing, donation forms, campaigns and event tickets. It also connects to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) for Gift Aid.
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- Registered UK charities that want configurable online fundraising
A UK fundraising service for charities. It covers donation campaigns, events and tickets, donor records, Gift Aid claims and fundraising led by supporters.
- Published from
- £0 / month
- Relevant check
- UK-specific evidence
- Best fit
- Church charities unifying campaigns, giving and ticketed events
A UK system for charities to manage supporter records and donations. It includes Gift Aid, online forms, payments, fundraising reports and connections to other services.
- Relevant check
- UK-specific evidence
- Best fit
- Church charities with significant fundraising, supporter and Gift Aid workflows
A UK fundraising service for charities, focused on text donations and text raffles. It provides Gift Aid information and campaign donation pages for supporters.
- Relevant check
- UK-specific evidence
- Best fit
- Text-to-donate church appeals
A church management platform with people, services, volunteers, giving and check-in tools, priced by active adults in US dollars.
- Published from
- US$19 / month
- Relevant check
- Available more broadly
- Best fit
- Churches that want one system for volunteers, services and people
A UK fundraising service for charities. It supports branded donation and appeal pages, event registration, fundraising by supporters and Gift Aid capture and processing.
- Published from
- £24.99 / month
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- Church charities running branded fundraising appeals or memorial giving
UK online accounting software for churches and charities, covering expenses, donations, Gift Aid and financial reports.
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- UK church finance teams needing fund accounting and expense controls
A church system for people, groups, giving, check-in, messages, volunteer schedules and service planning.
- Published from
- US$75 / month
- Relevant check
- Available more broadly
- Best fit
- Churches wanting one subscription for people, groups and service workflows
A US church system for messages and member records, with email, text messages, sign-ups, giving and household records.
- Relevant check
- Available more broadly
- Best fit
- Teams that want communications and sign-ups before a full operational suite
A UK browser-based service from eFile Ready for charities and community amateur sports clubs (CASCs) to submit one or more Gift Aid claims to HMRC's Charities Online service.
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- Church charities with a separate giving or accounting system and a clear Gift Aid file to submit
UK online software for churches and charities to manage Gift Aid claims and the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS).
- Relevant check
- UK-specific evidence
- Best fit
- Churches retaining a separate accounts package but needing a dedicated Gift Aid workflow
A UK service for managing Gift Aid claims and basic charity donor records. It is available online or self-hosted, with donation imports, checks and HMRC claim submission.
- Published from
- £49.99 / month
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- Church charities seeking a dedicated HMRC Gift Aid workflow
A UK service for charities taking online and contactless donations. It offers donation pages, Tap to Pay, Android donation stations and Gift Aid connections.
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- UK churches and charities wanting contactless donation stations
A UK service for online and contactless donations, including QR-code, card-terminal and tap-to-pay options. It has donation pages, reports and supplier-described Gift Aid settings.
- Relevant check
- UK-specific evidence
- Best fit
- Churches adding contactless giving to services, events and community fundraising
A UK service for charities taking contactless and online donations. It includes donation devices and a data portal.
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- Churches needing physical contactless donation points
A UK fundraising service for charities, with online donations, ticketing and Gift Aid collection.
- Relevant check
- UK-specific evidence
- Best fit
- Churches using online fundraising and occasional paid events
A UK service for charity giving and Gift Aid administration, with charity support and church-focused mobile-app options.
- Relevant check
- UK-specific evidence
- Best fit
- Churches that want online donations with associated Gift Aid support
A UK all-in-one church system for websites, apps, administration, messages and giving.
- Relevant check
- UK-specific evidence
- Best fit
- Churches wanting an integrated website, app and church-administration system
A UK donation and Gift Aid service for charities. It covers online donations and donations by plate or envelope.
- Relevant check
- UK-specific evidence
- Best fit
- Churches wanting Gift Aid-enabled online donations and a related donor app
UK church management software with published pricing based on the number of members, plus supplier information about giving and Gift Aid claims.
- Published from
- £22 / month
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- UK churches that want administration and giving in one service
A charity service for supporter records and fundraising. It has a free plan with UK Gift Aid tools, online and contactless donations, plus paid advanced plans.
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- UK charities needing a free supporter CRM with Gift Aid records
A UK church-administration system for small and medium churches. It combines people records, service planning, rotas, messages, giving, events and a member app.
- Published from
- £30 / month
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- Small and medium churches seeking a unified administration and worship-planning tool
UK accounting and payroll software for charities and churches. It covers separate fund accounts, donor records, Gift Aid, the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS) and the Church of England Return of Parish Finance.
- Published from
- £14.95 / month
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- Churches prioritising UK charity fund accounting and formal financial reports
A UK online giving and Gift Aid service from ExpensePlus, for churches and charities that already use its fund-accounting software.
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- Existing ExpensePlus churches and charities
A church system for people, events, giving, service planning and optional finance tools. Its price is based on the total number of profiles.
- Published from
- US$58 / month
- Relevant check
- Available more broadly
- Best fit
- Churches that need workflow automation and service planning
A UK giving service for participating Church of England parishes. It supports regular Direct Debit gifts, Gift Aid and online one-off payments.
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- Church of England parishes in a participating diocese
A suite of connected church products with a free people database and free usage tiers published across its product range.
- Published from
- US$0 / month
- Relevant check
- Available more broadly
- Best fit
- Churches that want a modular product suite
A service for digital giving, church management, apps and website-use reports for churches and parishes in selected countries.
- Best fit
- Churches located in a supported country seeking giving and engagement tools
A church system from ACS Technologies for people records, giving, messages, reports, groups and events across more than one campus.
- Relevant check
- Available more broadly
- Best fit
- Established churches that need a broad people and contribution system
An open-source church system supported by Spark Development Network. It can be hosted by the church or through a partner cloud provider.
- Published from
- US$4.45 / year
- Relevant check
- Available more broadly
- Best fit
- Technically resourced churches and multi-site organisations
A UK Christian giving and charity-support service offering Partner Accounts, online donation profiles, regular giving and Gift Aid administration.
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- UK churches and charities seeking a specialist giving and Gift Aid route
A US church system combining apps, websites, media hosting, livestreaming, giving, people tools, events and messages.
- Relevant check
- Available more broadly
- Best fit
- Churches wanting app, media and website delivery in one commercial platform
A UK service that submits Gift Aid claims for charities. It works with connected donation services, uploaded donation data and previously missed eligible Gift Aid.
- Published from
- £25 / month
- Relevant check
- Gift Aid: Yes
- Best fit
- Church charities with a compatible existing donation source
A UK Christian-community app for groups, events, prayer, tickets and fundraising connected to Stripe. It includes parish and young-adult community use cases.
- Relevant check
- Available more broadly
- Best fit
- Christian communities coordinating events, prayer and basic fundraising
A UK donation and Gift Aid service from Abacus Apps. It covers online giving, cards and digital wallets, bank transfers, cash records, CSV imports, the Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS) and automated HMRC claims.
- Published from
- £9 / month
- Relevant check
- UK-specific evidence
- Best fit
- Church charities needing to combine Gift Aid, GASDS and several donation channels
A UK-operated church system and mobile app for members, content, events, messages and third-party online giving.
- Relevant check
- Available more broadly
- Best fit
- Small churches seeking a free member-facing platform
A US church software suite for online giving, people records, messages, websites, apps, events and worship-team work.
- Published from
- US$72 / month
- Relevant check
- Available more broadly
- Best fit
- Churches seeking a bundled giving, people and communications toolkit
A US church service for online, mobile and text giving, with event tools, a card reader and connections to other services.
- Relevant check
- Available more broadly
- Best fit
- Churches in Vanco’s supported market needing US giving integrations