Blackbaud Church Management vs. ChMeetings

ChMeetings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Blackbaud Church Management	Score 1.0 out of 10	N/A	Blackbaud Church Management software is designed to connect all staff and volunteers with one holistic view, automated processes and easy-to-use software to manage all your programs , and provide data to better understand congregants and the various ways they interact with your house of worship with a single source of data, and finally keep church membership engaged with multi-channel communications.	N/A
ChMeetings	Score 0.0 out of 10	N/A	ChMeetings is a cloud-based church management system (ChMS), presented as user-friendly and cost-effective. With ChMeetings, users can manage a church's members, finances, events, and communications. ChMeetings also enables users to: Manage members: ChMeetings can be used to keep track of a church's members, including their contact information, attendance records, and giving history. Accept online donations: ChMeetings enables members to donate online. Users can set…	$0

Pricing

Blackbaud Church Management

ChMeetings

Editions & Modules

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Free: $0
V. Small: $10
per month Up to 125 People
Small: $15
per month Up to 250 People
Medium: $25
per month Up to 500 People
Large: $35
per month Up to 1000 People
Unlimited: $45
per month Unlimited People
V. Small: $100
per year Up to 125 People
Small: $150
per year Up to 250 People
Medium: $250
per year Up to 500 People
Large: $350
per year Up to 1000 People
Unlimited: $450
per year Unlimited People

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Blackbaud Church Management	ChMeetings
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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The pricing is based on the number of people in the church. All premium features are available in all paid plans. Features only available in the paid plans: 1- Unlimited scheduled emails to communicate with members, guests, volunteers, and givers without limits or delays. Includes automatic reminders, confirmations, and thank-you messages. 2- Custom member registration forms to collect needed information from members when they register for an account with the church. 3- Paid Events with guest registration options. Event fees for attendance can be charged, with discounts offered for early birds and groups, and with promo codes. Guests can register for events and collect their contact details. 4- Volunteer Scheduling. Volunteers can be schedled and assigned roles, with reminders and feedback to keep them motivated and engaged. Volunteers can also manage their participation and see who they’re teaming up with during the event. 5- Online Giving and Pledges Management. One-time and recurring online donations and pledges, tracked in real time. Can be used to send statements and thank-you notes for givers that generate reports for tax purposes. 6- Guest & Member Views. Drag & drop cards, customized by what guests and members can see: upcoming events, forms, donation options, blog posts, other content relevant to the church and its members. 7- Automated Tasks. Automatically sends emails, SMS messages, or push notifications on members' birthdays or anniversaries and follow-ups to engage with new givers. 8- Free data migration from an existing system, within about five working days, guidance is available to help move in from wherever data is currently stored.

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User Ratings
	Blackbaud Church Management	ChMeetings
Likelihood to Recommend	1.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Blackbaud Church Management	ChMeetings
Likelihood to Recommend	I believe this system was overpriced and under-supported. From experience, it is very clunky and lacking features that churches would find helpful. There are no scenarios for which Blackbaud Church Management is well suited. It is not appropriate for churches. I would avoid it at all costs. They were also not willing to assist in moving to another system. Incentivized KS Kenton Sanders Director of Operations Read full review	No answers on this topic
Cons	Not geared toward churches Missing much functionality In my opinion, horrible and incompetent support No ongoing support for their system Incentivized KS Kenton Sanders Director of Operations Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	In my opinion, Blackbaud was by far the worst experience we have had with any church management system. We initially moved away from Shelby Systems to FellowshipOne. In an attempt to consolidate church management and accounting into a single system, we moved from FellowshipOne to Blackbaud Church Management to accomplish this. Both FellowshipOne and Shelby wer far superior systems. Incentivized KS Kenton Sanders Director of Operations Read full review	No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	A negative ROI Difficulty in moving data to another system Caused a lot of extra work to fix all the errors that came in implementation Incentivized KS Kenton Sanders Director of Operations Read full review	No answers on this topic
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