Software profile
Realm
A church system from ACS Technologies for people records, giving, messages, reports, groups and events across more than one campus.
30-second answer
What to know before you open the full record
- What it is
- A church system from ACS Technologies for people records, giving, messages, reports, groups and events across more than one campus.
- Contexts worth testing
- Churches needing an established people and contribution platform, Teams prepared to use a supplier-led trial and pricing conversation
- Relevant UK checks
- Available more broadly
- Shortlist when
- Established churches that need a broad people and contribution system
- Check first
- Complete public pricing is not published
- 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.
Realm merits a demo when a church wants an established all-in-one people and giving platform, but it needs a written, UK-specific scope before comparison with locally relevant products.
Directory assessment
Realm is a substantial US church-management option with a broad people, giving and engagement feature set. Its public price picture is incomplete in this review, so UK churches should establish availability, data processing, payment methods, Gift Aid and total implementation cost before treating it as a viable alternative.
Best suited to
- Established churches that need a broad people and contribution system
- Multi-site teams seeking supplier-led implementation
Evidence-backed strengths
- Wide stated church-management coverage
- Free trial and substantial training resources are published
Limitations and questions
- Complete public pricing is not published
- UK commercial, finance and data-processing fit require supplier evidence
What the supplier publishes
- Member profiles
- Giving and pledges
- Reporting
- Groups and events
- Email and texting
- Background-check resources
- Multi-campus tools
What does the supplier currently publish?
Pricing and trial
Realm’s public product pages invite churches to start a free trial and purchase plans, but they do not publish a complete current plan-price schedule. Obtain a written quote that covers modules, implementation, payments and support.
| Tier or starting point | Published price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Inform | See supplier | Staff data, giving and reporting plan |
| Connect | See supplier | Adds member connection features to Inform |
| Multiply | See supplier | Adds multi-campus administration and outreach features |
Free trial: Yes
Can the church establish its full workflow and commercial fit?
People, giving and engagement
Realm describes people profiles, contributions, pledges, reporting, groups, events and communications. Its Inform, Connect and Multiply pages describe increasing scope, and the supplier offers a free trial.
Use the trial to test one ordinary member journey and a finance report. Before importing live records, request current UK availability, contract, hosting, payment and Gift Aid details in writing.
What does external feedback add?
What public reviews and peer discussion do — and do not — show
This profile does not use an independent review score. It is based on Realm’s official product and support pages.
- The platform is broad enough to require workflow-level evaluation.
- Unpublished total pricing and UK fit are key research gaps.
Supplier claims are not independent testing or confirmation that Realm is commercially available for UK churches.
The questions a shortlist needs to answer
Realm FAQs
Does Realm offer a free trial?
Yes. Realm’s Inform product page advertises a free trial.
How much does Realm cost?
A complete current public plan-price schedule is not published. Ask ACS Technologies for a written quote including modules, implementation and payment costs.
Does Realm support UK Gift Aid?
Ask the supplier for evidence covering the required UK declaration, claim 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
- Import and export
- Migration options described by supplier
- Support
- Subscriber training and support resources
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.
- Realm Inform
Reviewed 25 July 2026 · Supports: Trial, Features, Plan structure - Realm solutions
Reviewed 25 July 2026 · Supports: Features - Realm help centre
Reviewed 25 July 2026 · Supports: Support resources
