Compare Planning Center and NetSuite - Apr 2024

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Apr 10, 2024

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

NetSuite is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Planning Center, and NetSuite is rated higher (100/100) 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. Oracle

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,...

Oracle: With more than 380,000 customers—including 100 of the Fortune 100—and with deployments across a wide variety of industries in more than 145 countries around the globe, Oracle offers an optimized and fully integrated stack of business hardware and software systems. Oracle engineers hardware and software to work together in the cloud and in your data...

Who is more expensive? Planning Center or NetSuite?

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 NetSuite.

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. NetSuite price starts at $99 per user/month + $999 per month for the platform fee , When comparing NetSuite to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Church Management software cost.

Bottom line: NetSuite is more expensive than Planning Center.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Planning Center Vs. NetSuite 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.

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

Target customer size

The software is a viable solution for faith-based organizations of all sizes and a wide range of types. and NetSuite'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.

NetSuite

ITQlick rating
(3.8/5)

starts at $99 per user/month + $999 per month for the platform fee

NetSuite is a cloud ERP solution software that offers its users an all-inclusive platform that enables them to organize most office procedures and processes, such as eCommerce, CRM, and accounting for optimum e...

Categories: CRM, Distribution, Inventory Management, Supplier Management, Order Fulfillment.

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NetSuite Specifications

ITQlick Score: 100/100
ITQlick Rating:
Pricing: 6/10 - average cost
Category: ERP -> NetSuite review
Company: Oracle
Pricing: starts at $99 per user/month + $999 per month for the platform fee
Typical customers: Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business
Platforms: Cloud
Links: NetSuite review, NetSuite pricing, NetSuite alternatives

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Planning Center: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

NetSuite: 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
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality score
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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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NetSuite
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
100/100
Pricing
7.8/10
License pricing
$99 per user/month + $999 per month for the platform fee
Functionality
7
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.