Churchteams review

Churchteams is a good fit for churches that run on small groups and texting. Its core package, the Churchteams Essentials, covers the member app, volunteers, check-in, registration, groups, communication, contributions and workflows, and plans are priced by the number of people in your database. The All-Star, MVP and Homerun plans include Text-to-Church, which gives the church a data line for sending and receiving texts plus 500 outgoing messages; after that texts cost 2 cents each unless you buy a bulk package, and MMS messages bill at three times the normal rate. Check scanning and archive storage cost $15 a month, and small data imports are free. A 30-day trial includes every feature. We could not confirm plan prices because the pricing page shows them only as an image, so compare a written quote against ChurchTrac and Breeze before signing.

Who it is for

Group-centered churches that communicate mostly by text.

Price

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Key features

• Member app, groups, volunteers and check-in in the Churchteams Essentials
• Registration, contributions and workflows
• Text-to-Church with a data line and 500 outgoing texts on All-Star, MVP and Homerun plans
• Church websites
• Check scanning and archive storage for $15 a month

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Texting is built in on higher plans
• Strength: Free data import for small and simple databases
• Strength: 30-day free trial with Text-to-Church, no credit card
• Weakness: Plan prices are shown as an image, not text, so we could not verify them
• Weakness: Texts past the first 500 cost 2 cents each
• Weakness: MMS texts bill at three times the standard rate

Key facts

• Pricing basis: Number of people in your database
• Free trial: 30 days
• Texts included: 500 outgoing on All-Star, MVP and Homerun
• Check scanning: $15 a month add-on

Where it ranks

Churchteams is No. 7 in our Best Church Management Software verdict.