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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ParishSOFT

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/AParishSOFT, a Ministry Brands company, provides church management software designed to streamline operations, foster collaboration and improve communication. The ParishSOFT church software is designed to help Catholic churches, dioceses, and other organizations become more effective in their ministry and to save time and money. They include free web solutions with a web page, email, online calendar, and facility scheduler.

    $19

    Rock RMS

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ARock RMS is an open-source Church Management System (ChMS) designed to help churches and parishes deepen relationships, streamline operations, and support spiritual growth. More than just a database, Rock offers integrated tools for people management, sacrament tracking, communications, online giving, event registration, volunteer scheduling, and discipleship engagement. Built by churches, for churches, Rock's open architecture and workflows allow it to adapt to any unique ministry…

    $410

    per year (for a church of 100 people)

    Pricing
    ParishSOFTRock RMS
    Editions & Modules
    ParishSoft
    $19
    High Volume
    $25k
    Most Popular
    $49
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ParishSOFTRock RMS
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    User Ratings
    ParishSOFTRock RMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
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    Usability
    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    ParishSOFTRock RMS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Ministry Brands
    The system fits extremely well with our non-profit requirements and provides us the capability to report to our congregation their payments to the Church. The system is set up for recurring events and not one time events. This would not fit a for profit business very well.
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    Spark Development Network
    Rock RMS is a great CMS for churches passionate about technology and innovation. It requires advanced developing skills to operate, which can be a challenge - but there are several partners available for contracting work. Successful usage of Rock RMS opens up the door for endless possibilities - from dynamic and beautiful websites, automations that serve both internal (staff) and external (customer) needs, and unending possibilities for innovative solutions!
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    Pros
    Ministry Brands
    • Posting deposits, creating bills, Journal entries, and running reports.
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    Spark Development Network
    • Very customizable
    • Content channels are powerful
    • Web and mobile app integration
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    Cons
    Ministry Brands
    • The only thing I can suggest is frequency of memorized transactions, to allow for bimonthly billing. Right now, the system allows for 26 week cycle.
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    Spark Development Network
    • Group Scheduler is missing some key features
    • Event registrations aren't the most user friendly
    • Security permissions are a challenge as we grow
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Ministry Brands
    We have been on ParishSoft for over ten years and it is interfaced with all of our critical systems. We know the system as well as our users. Changes in systems never go very well
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    Spark Development Network
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    Usability
    Ministry Brands
    For the simple reason of ease of use.
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    Spark Development Network
    In my opinion, you will need to have developers on your team, or partner with contractors in order to get Rock RMS set up properly and keep in maintained. I think you will also need to have Rock RMS Super Users who can troubleshoot bugs and handle basic requests from internal staff. There are also several functions that every day staff use which are very user friendly (i.e. Group Viewer, content channels, Group Scheduler, communication templates.)
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    Reliability and Availability
    Ministry Brands
    If we have had an outage it has never been long enough to affect our business processes.
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    Performance
    Ministry Brands
    They are cloud based and ParishSoft has not affected out speed and integration processes.
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    Support Rating
    Ministry Brands
    Sometimes the support team is very busy and can take a while to get in contact with them. When we do, the individual is very knowledgeable about the system and they collaborate with us for solutions
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    Online Training
    Ministry Brands
    Just like any system, while trying to explain your issue, it was difficult to be on the same page. ParishSoft was very patient through this process
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Ministry Brands
    Implementation was seamless. ParishSoft assisted us at the time of downloading our existing information from the system we were on and uploading the information into ParishSoft. We found no errors in the conversion.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Ministry Brands
    As mentioned previously, this is a corporate wide installation, and meets the needs of our business.
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    Spark Development Network
    In my experience, Rock RMS is much more customizable, robust, and community focused than PCO. Planning Center's sweet spot is music management and volunteer scheduling, but I think Rock RMS outshines PCO with its integration of web sites and mobile apps, automations and jobs, workflows, and its focus on community. There are tons of free and paid plugins for Rock RMS, as well as multiple Rock RMS partners to choose from.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Ministry Brands
    The annual renewal of the license for usage of the product is extremely reasonable.
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    Spark Development Network
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    Scalability
    Ministry Brands
    Has met every need we have to assist us in managing the process around the need.
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    Spark Development Network
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    Return on Investment
    Ministry Brands
    • This ParishSOFT that we use is a company-wide product, and meets the needs of all our churches, schools and other entities.
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    Spark Development Network
    • Fosters amazing data insights!
    • Fast and efficient!
    • New innovative solutions always being added!
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