Planning Center vs. Vanco Faith (GivePlus)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Planning Center
Score 9.4 out of 10
N/A
Planning Center in Carlsbad offers modular church management applications, providing CRM, tithe management, event registration and attendance, and volunteer resource scheduling.
$14
per month
Vanco Faith (GivePlus)
Score 7.0 out of 10
N/A
Vanco Faith (formerly GivePlus), powered by Vanco Payment Solutions in Twin Cities, is an e-giving solution for faith-based nonprofits, and church management.
$5
per month
Pricing
Planning CenterVanco Faith (GivePlus)
Editions & Modules
Calendar
14+
per month
Check-ins
14+
per month
Giving
14+
per month
Groups
14+
per month
Registration
14+
per month
Services
14+
per month
Text - Add-On
$5
per month
Start
$10
per month Debit/Credit Card Rate 2.75% + $0.45/transaction ; ACH Processing Rate 1.00% + $0.45/transaction
Kiosk
$29
per month + one-time hardware cost
Sustain
$49
per month Debit/Credit Card Rate 2.35% + $0.35/ transaction ; ACH Processing Rate 0.80% + $0.35/transaction
Streaming - Add-On
$60
per month
Custom
Custom Quote
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Planning CenterVanco Faith (GivePlus)
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPrices increase based on the number of members and attendees.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Planning CenterVanco Faith (GivePlus)
User Ratings
Planning CenterVanco Faith (GivePlus)
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Planning CenterVanco Faith (GivePlus)
Likelihood to Recommend
If you are a music/worship leader in a local church, Planning Center will be your absolute best friend. It changed the way I interact with my team, our songs, and our order of worship each week. If you are involved in a small church with a limited budget or you have very few volunteers, Planning Center may offer more than you need
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Pros
  • Easy to use app
  • Helpfully displays order of services/events
  • Provides instant collaboration among several users
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Cons
  • Groups' Communication Tool
  • Giving app scaled access for volunteers
  • Church-wide communication tool
  • Song-reporting integration with CCLI
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Support Rating
I've not needed to use Planning Center support. In the few instances that I would have thought would "require support," tips and notices popped up on screen letting me know what was happening. There are very VERY few issues that I've found with Planning Center. The interface has been intuitive and powerful, so I've not needed to use their support service.
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Alternatives Considered
At one point, I was presented with both Asana and Trello as helpful tools to facilitate teamwork and collaboration amongst a large group of people. However, when it comes to putting on productions/services/events, Planning Center just seemed to have everything we need. I have never really once given thought to moving on from Planning Center. I'm sure Asana and Trello have much to offer, and I did briefly consider the, but Planning Center (for what we needed) was a grand-slam, home run.
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Return on Investment
  • Reliable and consistent scheduling options for volunteers. Keeps them happy and us staffed.
  • Better communication makes for a better planned and executed service.
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