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Blackbaud Church Management vs. Tithe.ly

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Blackbaud Church Management
Score 1.0 out of 10
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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
Tithe.ly
Score 5.0 out of 10
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Tithe.ly, from the company of the same name in Los Angeles, is designed to help local churches thrive by providing mobile giving and church engagement apps that connect with people on the go.N/A
Pricing
Blackbaud Church ManagementTithe.ly
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Blackbaud Church ManagementTithe.ly
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Blackbaud Church ManagementTithe.ly
Considered Both Products
Blackbaud Church Management
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Kenton Sanders
Director of Operations
Chose Blackbaud Church Management
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 …
Tithe.ly
Josh Edney | TrustRadius Reviewer
Josh Edney
Executive Pastor
Chose Tithe.ly
I like Tithe.ly's online giving integration with our people management system.
User Ratings
Blackbaud Church ManagementTithe.ly
Likelihood to Recommend
1.0
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9.0
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User Testimonials
Blackbaud Church ManagementTithe.ly
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.
KS
Kenton Sanders
Director of Operations
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[Tithe.ly is well suited as an] easy to learn online giving platform where your online giving and people management system can be connected.
Josh Edney | TrustRadius Reviewer
Josh Edney
Executive Pastor
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Pros
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  • Text Giving
  • Custom profiles
Josh Edney | TrustRadius Reviewer
Josh Edney
Executive Pastor
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Cons
  • Not geared toward churches
  • Missing much functionality
  • In my opinion, horrible and incompetent support
  • No ongoing support for their system
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Kenton Sanders
Director of Operations
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  • The app could incorrectly identify your location and you could give to the wrong church. This was a problem in 2017-2018 but I haven't heard this issue recently.
Josh Edney | TrustRadius Reviewer
Josh Edney
Executive Pastor
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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.
KS
Kenton Sanders
Director of Operations
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I like Tithe.ly's online giving integration with our people management system.
Josh Edney | TrustRadius Reviewer
Josh Edney
Executive Pastor
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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
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Kenton Sanders
Director of Operations
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  • It makes donating simpler. Online giving makes up 98% of our total donations
  • The customized reports help us connect newer people to our church
Josh Edney | TrustRadius Reviewer
Josh Edney
Executive Pastor
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