Altar Live

RATING:

4.3

(21)

About Altar Live

Altar Live combines the best of live streaming and videoconferencing to encourage and facilitate deep engagement. Your audience sits together in small groups in pews or rows during the live stream event, discussing among themselves the meaning and impact of the worship and message. After the live stream event completes, people gather at tables in the lobby, freely moving around to catch up with others, sit in private prayer, speak with a pastor or leader about next steps and learn about volunteer opportunities in the church and in the community. Stream your event directly to Altar Live, or leverage your existing YouTube and Facebook live streams. The easy wizard-based setup process takes just a minute. You can integrate Altar Live as part of your church website, wit...

Altar Live Pricing

It is available on the following plans: Essential - $69/month or $58/month (billed annually) Premium - $99/month or $87/month (billed annually) Altar Academy - $964/6 months/ $835 (one time)

Starting price: 

$69.00 per month

Free trial: 

Not Available

Free version: 

Not Available

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Altar Live Reviews

Overall Rating

4.3

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

4

Customer Support

5

Value for money

4.5

Functionality

4

Most Helpful Reviews for Altar Live

1 - 5 of 21 Reviews

Jonathan

Non-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed December 2021

Very Good

They listen to our feature quests and are genuinely interested in making AltarLive better.

PROS

The AltarLive team is responsive to feature requests and really know the needs of churches for online ministry.

CONS

The Apple App doesn't work well in landscape mode.

Reason for choosing Altar Live

AltarLive offers the same functions and is easy to use.

Reasons for switching to Altar Live

It has all the features of Zoom plus more that fit churches and ministries.

Andy

Religious Institutions, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

4

VALUE FOR MONEY

4

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

4

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed December 2021

This is the way online church should be in 2022

Wonderful. I find the team supportive and helpful and responsive, and I really like what they have developed.

PROS

That there can be interaction between attendees.

CONS

Some of the technology issues. We had issues with streaming, and in the beginning there were some issues with the video chat function. I’m eagerly awaiting the custom sized tables function.

Reason for choosing Altar Live

It’s made for churches.

Reasons for switching to Altar Live

Because Zoom has some distinct disadvantages for churches.

Elizabeth

Religious Institutions, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

3

EASE OF USE

2

FUNCTIONALITY

3

Reviewed December 2021

Experimenting

Mostly positive

PROS

Allows members to "go to church" from the comfort of their home.

CONS

It's not intuitive for many members to name themselves and take a seat. Most stay un-named and "stand" and don't participate in chat

Reason for choosing Altar Live

Interactivity of attendees

Reasons for switching to Altar Live

Hoped people would interact more with each other

Dave

Religious Institutions, 11-50 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

4

EASE OF USE

3

VALUE FOR MONEY

3

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed December 2021

The Bells and Whistles of online church

PROS

There are so may features that Altar live provides to help make online church feel exactly like that...church online. From rows to sit with your friends to tables to sit together in the lobby.

CONS

There definitely is a learning curve. I am still adjusting to the fact that it is a little more complex (because it can do so much more).

Reasons for switching to Altar Live

Better features; more opportunities to use this product.

Bryan

Religious Institutions, 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed February 2022

Couldn't be happier!!

I couldn't be happier with my experience. The development team is reachable and will work with you to make integrating Altar Live a success!

PROS

I have been an Altar Live user for over 6 months. Our digital congregation considered Zoom, Facebook Live, Youtube, and other means of hosting worship but did not feel that any other product provided the features that Altar does.

CONS

Honestly, there were some limitations when it first came out, but the development team has worked closely with users and continuously makes updates based on user needs and experiences. There are some users that have difficulty with technology and have had challenges using Altar Live, but the users would probably have challenges with other software as well.