Compare Planning Center and Aplos - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 16, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Planning Center or Aplos?

Aplos is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Planning Center, and Aplos is rated higher (87/100) than Planning Center (85/100).

Looking for the right Church Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Ministry Centered Technologies Vs. Aplos

Ministry Centered Technologies: We understand the Ministry. Planning Center was birthed at our local church and most of our team have worked at a church in some capacity. We know what it’s like to schedule volunteers, plan events and reserve rooms. We are committed to continue to make products to support you in your ministry so you can focus on what is most important. What we do,...

Aplos: Aplos is a cloud based accounting service which provides accounting solution to track and manage donations and other funds for non profit organization like us.It offers all types of accounting capabilities like tracking cash flows and transactions without any effort.

Who is more expensive? Planning Center or Aplos?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Church Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Planning Center and Aplos.

Planning Center price starts at $14 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Planning Center is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Church Management software. Aplos price starts at $39.50 per month , When comparing Aplos to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Church Management software cost.

Bottom line: Planning Center cost is around the same cost of Aplos.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Planning Center Vs. Aplos based on some of the most important and required Church Management features.

Planning Center: We are still working to collect the list of features for Planning Center.

Aplos: We are still working to collect the list of features for Aplos.

Target customer size

The software is a viable solution for faith-based organizations of all sizes and a wide range of types. and Aplos's target customer size include: Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business.

Planning Center

ITQlick rating
(4.7/5)

starts at $14 per month

Planning Center is a suite of church management applications for faith-based organizations of all sizes. It offer such services as attendance tracking, event management, worship planning, and others. The softwa...

Categories: Event Management, Scheduling.

Aplos

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

starts at $39.50 per month

Aplos is a cloud-based church management software that assists organizers in managing donations as well as donors. It also allows them to channel gifts and contributions into a set project and oversee progress ...

Categories: Accounting & Finance, Attendance Tracking, Event Management, Non-Profit Volunteer Management.

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Planning Center: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Aplos: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
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Planning...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$14 per month
Functionality
3
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Aplos
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$39.50 per month
Functionality
4
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ACS Soft...
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
97/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$279.95 per month
Functionality
3
Servant ...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
96/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$49.99 per month
Functionality
3
ParishSO...
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
3

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.