Shlomi Lavi /
May 31, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Planning Center or Donation?
Donation is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Planning Center, and Planning Center is rated higher (85/100) than Donation (62/100). Donation offers users more features (3) than Planning Center (0).
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. Cooperstock Software
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,...
Cooperstock Software: Cooperstock Software develops technology to help the charitable sector.Easily track your charity's or church's donors and donations and issue charitable receipts with the DONATION software program for Windows.Easily do your church, charity or non-profit's bookkeeping, including simple and automatic fund accounting, with the ACCOUNTS software pro...
Who is more expensive? Planning Center or Donation?
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 Donation.
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. Donation price starts at $20 per year , When comparing Donation to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Church Management software cost.
Bottom line: Donation is more expensive than Planning Center.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Planning Center Vs. Donation 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.
Donation: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.
Target customer size
The software is a viable solution for faith-based organizations of all sizes and a wide range of types. and Donation's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.