ACS Software Review - why 4 stars?

• Online ChMS: This feature provides full-time online presences for churches, and is also available on mobile devices. The online realm feature can be customized to accommodate all kinds of church traditions, norms/roles, and other ministerial areas.
• Catholic ChMS: This feature embodies the parish data system which is a principle service to Catholic churches and their modes of traditions. From any location, this feature is available right on demand.
• Traditional ChMS: This feature helps you monitor and observe important information about your church family, and it allows you to personalize it to meet the objectives of your ministry. It also comes with on-demand cloud-based access at any given time which is flexible to accommodate churches of any size.
• Accounting management: This allows users to carry out their jobs from anywhere using an internet-enabled mobile device or PC.

• ACST software can serve churches of all sizes
• It provides adequate basic features
• Its support features are adequate and complete
• Data entry is efficient

• ACST is considered expensive due to comparison with its alternatives
• It does not provide documentation and videos for the training of its client

• Functionality: ACST technologies provide both basic and additional features which help for effective management of church activities. ACST offers features like built-in accounting, which is unavailable in its alternatives. It is lacking in features like accounting integration and member communication which are available in Breeze and Church community builder. ACST, Breeze, and TouchPoint provide the mobile access feature which is unavailable in church community builder and planning center. ACST, Planning center, TouchPoint offers website management which is unavailable in Breeze and Church community builder.
• Customers/Industries: ACST, Breeze, Planning center and Church community builder accommodates 1-1000+ users while TouchPoint accommodates 2-1000+ users. ACST and Planning Center serves churches of all sizes, while Breeze serves small and mid-sized churches.
• Cost/Pricing: According to expert ratings, ACS is considered expensive when compared to all its top alternatives. ACS does not offer a free trial, but all its top alternatives offer the free trial in their pricing section.
• Cloud-based/On-premise: ACST and all its top alternatives are all cloud-based software applications.
• Popularity: ACST was founded in 1978 which makes it the oldest amongst its alternatives, but based on reviews, ratings, and recommendations, all its alternatives are more popular.
• Scalability: ACST which is specialized in church management activities; is built to make church management activities easy and smooth. TouchPoint targets more users than ACST and its top alternatives with 2-1000+ users.
• Support: ACST provides all basic support features when compared to its top alternatives. Some support features like 24/7 (live representative) are unavailable in Breeze, Planning Center, and TouchPoint.

What is the REAL total cost of implementation? on top of the total cost of licenses which is easy to calculate you need to add the cost of training, customization, data migration, and other "hidden cost". ITQlick pricing score is 6 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). You can fine here the REAL total cost breakdown for ACS Software. You can also find here pricing information from ACS Software's website.