Compare Planning Center and Shelby Church - Apr 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Planning Center or Shelby Church?

Shelby Church is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Planning Center, and Shelby Church is rated higher (89/100) 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. Shelby Systems

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,...

Shelby Systems: Shelby Systems supplies the software and financial tools needed to help ministries and organizations thrive. Since 1976, Shelby Systems has been a leader in providing software to churches, parishes, denominational headquarters, independent ministries, and development organizations. There are over 24,000 users who are currently supported all over...

Who is more expensive? Planning Center or Shelby Church?

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 Shelby Church.

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. Shelby Church price starts at $35.13 per user/month , When comparing Shelby Church to its competitors, the software is rated 10 - much higher than the average Church Management software cost.

Bottom line: Shelby Church is more expensive than Planning Center.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Planning Center Vs. Shelby Church 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.

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

Target customer size

The software is a viable solution for faith-based organizations of all sizes and a wide range of types. Customers of the software include faith-based organizations of all sizes and a variety of types.