Software profile
ChurchLinker
A UK-built church system for people records, rotas, giving, Gift Aid reports, messages, sermons and a member app.
30-second answer
What to know before you open the full record
- What it is
- A UK-built church system for people records, rotas, giving, Gift Aid reports, messages, sermons and a member app.
- Contexts worth testing
- UK churches that want a single members-and-ministry platform, Church plants and small churches seeking a no-card free plan
- Published starting price
- £19 / month
- Relevant UK checks
- UK-specific evidence · Gift Aid: Yes
- Shortlist when
- Small and growing UK churches that want GBP pricing and native Gift Aid tools
- Check first
- Newer product with feature maturity requiring practical validation
- Evidence date
- Sources checked 25 July 2026
This is an evidence-led starting point, not a ranking or hands-on verdict. Supplier sources establish what they publish; your church should test material workflows and resolve the questions below.
Five-minute assessment
Assess the likely fit and trade-offs
The short version
A fit worth testing against your real workflow.
ChurchLinker is an interesting UK-first alternative for churches that want people, rotas, giving and member communications to share one system. Its free plan makes a controlled workflow test feasible, but its newer-market position makes due diligence more important, not less.
Directory assessment
ChurchLinker is a compelling UK-first option on published price and feature coverage, especially for smaller churches. It appears to be an early product, so a buyer should validate the maturity of the exact workflows, service levels, data processing and migration support it needs before switching live records.
Decision framing
Shortlist when, then check first
- Shortlist when
- Small and growing UK churches that want GBP pricing and native Gift Aid tools
- Test in a real workflow
- Members and groups
- Settle before buying
- Newer product with feature maturity requiring practical validation
Decision evidence
Published details for a shortlist
These details are traced to the source shown. Supplier material establishes what the supplier publishes; it is not hands-on testing.
- GBP pricing
- Supplier sourcePublished GBP starting priceSource: ChurchLinker product and pricing · checked 25 July 2026
- Gift Aid
- Supplier sourceYesSource: ChurchLinker product and pricing · checked 25 July 2026
- Hosting and location
- Supplier sourceThe supplier states that data is held in UK/EU data centres.Source: ChurchLinker product and pricing · checked 25 July 2026
Best suited to
- Small and growing UK churches that want GBP pricing and native Gift Aid tools
- Teams happy to run a controlled trial of a newer supplier
Evidence-backed strengths
- Permanent free plan and published GBP tiers
- Supplier describes built-in Gift Aid, GASDS and UK/EU data hosting
Limitations and questions
- Newer product with feature maturity requiring practical validation
- Churches must separately check Stripe fees, contractual terms and data-processing suitability
What the supplier publishes
- Members and groups
- Rotas and volunteer scheduling
- Events and check-in
- Giving via a church Stripe account
- Gift Aid and GASDS reports
- DBS tracking
- Communications and member app
- Sermons
What does the supplier currently publish?
Pricing and trial
ChurchLinker publishes GBP contact-band prices, a permanent free plan up to 50 contacts and a 14-day trial for paid plans. Check the live scope of new-product features and add-ons before relying on them.
| Tier or starting point | Published price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Seed | Free | Up to 50 contacts; supplier says it does not expire |
| Sprout | £19/month | Up to 150 contacts |
| Grow | £39/month | Up to 500 contacts |
| Thrive | £79/month | Up to 1,500 contacts |
| Kingdom | £129/month | Up to 5,000 contacts |
Free trial: Yes — The supplier advertises a 14-day paid-plan trial without a card, alongside its permanent free Seed plan.
Can the product support the church’s real financial and safeguarding controls?
Test the UK-first claims in a real church workflow
ChurchLinker says its paid plans include Gift Aid and GASDS reports, that donations route through the church’s own Stripe account, and that it uses UK/EU data centres. It also describes DBS tracking and reminders.
These are useful starting points, not a substitute for checking the church’s Gift Aid records, privacy documentation, access roles and safeguarding procedures. Arrange a supplier walkthrough using the church’s actual use cases before any live migration.
What does external feedback add?
What public reviews and peer discussion do — and do not — show
This profile does not give an independent review score. It is based on ChurchLinker’s published pricing, privacy statements and feature descriptions.
- The free tier lowers the barrier to a realistic team trial.
- The key risk is validating maturity and support for the workflows the church cannot afford to disrupt.
Supplier claims about UK fit, data hosting and functionality have not been independently tested by this directory.
The questions a shortlist needs to answer
ChurchLinker FAQs
Does ChurchLinker have a free plan?
Yes. The supplier advertises its Seed plan as free for up to 50 contacts, with no card and no expiry.
Does ChurchLinker offer a free trial?
Yes. ChurchLinker advertises a 14-day trial for paid plans.
How much does ChurchLinker cost?
Published paid tiers run from £19 to £129 per month by contact band. The supplier also lists a £79-per-month own-app add-on. Check current add-ons and VAT directly.
Does ChurchLinker support Gift Aid?
Yes, according to the supplier. It describes built-in Gift Aid and GASDS reports. The church should still test its own HMRC, declaration and reconciliation workflow.
Full due diligence
Evidence, operations and source record
Use this full record to test practical details, retain source links and take specific gaps to the supplier.
Published operations and support details
- Data hosting
- The supplier states that data is held in UK/EU data centres.
- Data protection information
- The supplier publishes GDPR, sub-processor and data-processing agreement links.
- Integrations
- Stripe, WhatsApp
- Import and export
- Supplier describes CSV imports from ChurchSuite, Breeze, Planning Center and Elvanto
- Support
- Supplier says support is direct from its UK team
Sources reviewed
Sources support only the fields named beneath each link. Supplier material is not independent testing; external review material is included as a limited signal rather than a verdict.
- ChurchLinker product and pricing
Reviewed 25 July 2026 · Supports: Pricing, Free plan, Trial, Features, Gift Aid claims, Data-hosting statement, Company details
