Nucleus review

Nucleus is built around the idea that a church website should push visitors toward a next step. Every plan includes the Web builder with unlimited pages, hosting and SSL, page-level permissions for staff, and The Launcher, a menu that keeps plan a visit, join a group, register for an event, request prayer and give within reach on every page. Flows handle sign-ups and registrations. Standard at $99 a month adds the Sermon Hub, which sorts video and hosted audio messages by series, speaker, topic and playlist, adds notes, Scripture references and transcripts, and generates a podcast feed. Complete at $199 a month adds Nucleus Giving, which does not mark up processing: bank gifts cost $0.25 and card gifts show a 2.3% processing cost that givers can see. The catch is cost, since a church that wants sermons and giving on one platform pays $199 a month, and giving is limited to US churches.

Who it is for

churches that want a modern site built around visitor next steps

Price

Essential $65 per month; sermons from Standard at $99; giving on Complete at $199.

Essential The foundation for a better church website. $ 65 USD/month
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 11, 2026.

Key features

• Sermon Hub organizes video and audio messages by series, speaker, topic and playlist
• Sermon notes, Scripture references, transcripts and a podcast feed from sermon audio
• The Launcher menu puts plan a visit, register for an event, give and prayer on every page
• Flows for sign-up forms and event registrations
• Nucleus Giving with no markup: $0.25 per bank gift and a 2.3% card processing cost

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Unlimited users and unlimited website pages on every plan
• Strength: Page-level permissions so ministry leaders edit only their pages
• Strength: No contracts and a 15-day free trial
• Weakness: The Sermons module starts on Standard at $99 a month, not Essential
• Weakness: Nucleus Giving is only on Complete at $199 a month
• Weakness: Nucleus Giving is available only to churches in the United States

Key facts

• Plans: Essential $65, Standard $99, Complete $199 per month
• Sermon archive: Standard and Complete
• Online giving: Complete only, US churches
• Churches using it: 17,000+ (vendor figure)

Where it ranks

Nucleus is No. 2 in our Best Website Builders for Churches verdict.