If Churchtrac could up grade this part of their program we could drop one more program we pay for.

It is pretty easy to use and was most cost effective software that is geared for churches.

I love that it is affordable. I love that we can keep track of our membership.

Ease of Use and the support is very good. They work with you until the problem is solved and you are satisfied.

The support staff at ChurchTrac has been absolutely outstanding. Each time I have had a question or suggestion, they have responded within a very reasonable timeframe.

ChurchTrac software is very easy to use, has a wide breadth of coverage, is backed by a wonderful support team, and is an amazing value.

As the years go by, we integrate it more into our daily activities. They have a great understanding of the needs of the church and anticipate changes where they are needed.

Their customer support is excellent. We were not able to integrate our old program but ChurchTrac was easy enough to customize in order to input the People/Membership information that we required.

The customer service is excellent. I receive  rapid responses to questions, no matter how many I send.

I am totally enjoying learning every part of ChurchTrac. I am impressed with the customer service I have received so far.

The ease of use and great reporting capibilities make this a joy to work with.

Integration is super easy. The two things I love the most about ChurchTrac are the attendance/database, as well as the scheduling.

I love the ease of use and that it is web-based so I can work from anywhere I choose. It is very well thought out and totally meets my needs.

Fund accounting, ease of use, responsive and kind customer service, they seem to care about helping their customers have a good experience instead of just getting money out them.

It is very easy to use and at a good price and also has great functionality and has advantages for most churches.

The accounting software our administrative assistant used was a constant source of frustration and a money pit.

Would love to see integration with Wordpress or other popular CMS platforms. It has the potential to work well for online communities.

We used to be able to see a running total as we entered donations but after a recent change that is no longer there. It doesn't change the outcome but we do miss being able to see that.

The use of the tags has made the information more confusing. It has been difficult to navigate, but I am working on it.

We have been using this software for over 2 years for accounting and budgeting but just recently started taking advantage of all the new/added features. We are extremely pleased with the product.

I like the ease of use and the swiftness of help available.

The support for this program is amazing. It is very personal and prompt.

If additional assistance is needed their excellent support team provides prompt, courteous solutions. And all of this at a very reasonable price.

The ChurchTrac tech team has been BEYOND HELPFUL, FRIENDLY, HAPPY, JOYFUL and it's very apparent they love their product and love helping us, their customers.

The support is absolutely great. The canned reports are great, but the ability to customize reports is a plus.

Excellent for attendance tracking, congregation database, reporting, giving records. I am excited to explore making an app for the church soon too.

We were quite impressed with the features for Worship Planning and organizing the song library; and for attendance - will definitely be useful with the nursery Ministry.

Finally I'd like to say how much I appreciate the speed of technical support you get. They are very friendly and thorough with their help.

I love the ease of setup and use of Churchtrac, and the ever increasing value as they develop and implement ways of making Churchtrac more user friendly.

Along with the very unprofessional way it was handled.

I find such ease with the software and love that I can watch how to do each function at the times that are easier for me.

Its been quite satisfactory. When we have needed it, support has been quite brisk and responsive.

Integration was very easy. I did a data dump of my old program in ShelbyNext and sent the file to customer service at ChurchTrac and they took care of uploading it into ChurchTrac for me.

I was impressed with the ease of the product and the customer service that I received was amazing. They answered my question help solve my problems.

I love the fact that they offer great training opportunities to be able to learn about existing or new features and functions.

Everything about this product is perfect for any size church to use. I am especially impressed with the value vs functionality.

I like that it is accessible from anywhere and the member access can be helpful. I also appreciate the built-in newsletter interface.

Most of my challenges I had/have with using ChurchTrac are due to my lack of knowledge on accounting.

So many features for census software for a catholic church, you can build keyword reports, financial record keeping is simple and customer service is so easy to use when you have on demand.

Absolutely love it - very easy to use and learn.

The reports are absolutely the worst. There is the capability to run reports, but the process of selecting fields, building, and running a report is terrible.

It has built in accounting and I can schedule liturgical ministers. It helps us to organize members and donations.

Other than a data base this software does not do much more. Pulling a report is hard and sending emails is not easy.

Sometimes it freezes up - not sure if it is the internet or the program since I use On Demand.

Good for Catholic parishes, but needs some work to stay relevant.

Planning Center Online is the top contender of all CHMS I have looked into - with far more functionality, customizability, and features of all kinds beyond what PDS can offer.

The reports are terrible. There are literally hundred of fields to choose from, many of which are the same field worded differently (i.e. Father name, Father full name, Head name, Member 1 name...).

It is slow, out dated, does not optimize with updated versions of Windows, it is difficult to use and the systems do not collaborate with each other.

It can get the job done only if you have a very low bar set for what you want the software to accomplish.

Want a program that was cutting edge for Windows 97.

I felt like the easiest thing to do, to be really honest was logging into the system.

Notes tracking is lacking. There is no way to insert a note that will stay without it having the potential of it being deleted.

It is organized by family, rather than individual (like Catholic churches organize records). If you have questions, someone is available by phone to help solve issues.

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ChurchTrac is a cloud-based church management solution made for churches of all sizes. It enables users to manage people, groups, attendance, events, contributions and more. Additional features such as messaging, processes and accounting enable ChurchTrac to be the hub of communication for multiple ministries.


ChurchTrac’s membership management module tracks contact data, baptisms, interactions and other notes for members, visitors and prospects. Search tools allow administrators to find individuals or families in the database and create lists of people who meet custom search criteria.


Additionally, members can be organized into various groups, such as small groups, committees and classes, and their communications and attendance related to those groups are tracked.


The giving module provides tools to record and track contributions, pledges, tithes and payments for other expenses, including camp registrations or books. Administrators can also print tax statements for individual contributors and create comprehensive reports for reconciliation and reporting purposes.



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File Management

Electronic Payments

Personalization

Online Giving

Worship Planning

Small Group Management

Customizable Reports

Document Storage

Access Controls/Permissions

SMS Messaging

General Ledger

Bank Reconciliation

Financial Analysis

Financial Management

SSL Security

Transaction History

Attendance Management

Attendance Tracking

Project Management

Child Check-in

Cash Flow Management

Communication Management

Registration Management

Calendar Management

Customizable Fields

Content Library

Data Import/Export

Accounting

Contact Management

Mobile Access

Real-Time Data

Membership Management

Media Library

Filtering

Role-Based Permissions

Event Scheduling

Forms Management

Website Integration

Budgeting/Forecasting

Asset Tracking

Online Calendar

Activity Dashboard

Alerts/Notifications

Reporting & Statistics

Check Printing

Chord Chart Management

Reminders

Visitor Tracking

Volunteer Management

Accounts Payable

Event Management

Customizable Templates

For Religious Organizations

Fund Accounting

Receipt Management

Event Calendar

Expense Tracking

Pledge Management

Website Management

Donation Management

Real Time Reporting

Customizable Branding

Member Communication

Contact Database

Payroll Management

Built-in Accounting

Drag & Drop

Third-Party Integrations

Document Management

Member Portal

Financial Reporting

Search/Filter

Member Directory

Recurring/Subscription Billing

Multi-Language

Template Management

Scheduling

Configurable Workflow

ACH Payment Processing

Multimedia Support

Mobile App

Windows 7

Windows Vista

Windows XP

Web browser (OS agnostic)

Windows 2000

Windows 8

Windows 10

Smaller churches (up to 75 members): $6 per month
Small church (up to 125 members): $12 per month
Medium church (up to 250 members): $24 per month
Large church (up to 500 members): $48 per month
Mega church (unlimited): $60 per month

Email/Help Desk

FAQs/Forum

Knowledge Base

Phone Support

Chat

Self-Employed

2-10

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1000

1000+

ChurchTrac

Live Online

Webinars

Documentation

Videos

Parish Data System (PDS) from ACS Technologies is a hybrid church management solution that caters to parishes, schools, dioceses and helps them to manage, automate and organize their day-to-day operations. The solution can either be deployed on-premise or hosted in the cloud.


PDS offers users various modules to manage finances, contributions, communications, events, reports, schools and childcare and more. In addition to church management features, PDS offers users tools to handle processes unique to Catholic institutions such as a sacramental register for recording, indexing and searching baptism, confirmation, communion, marriage and death records, 'Formation OfficeTM' module for tracking religious-education data and coordinating tuition, fees, contributions and fundraising and a diocesan communications solution, which synchronizes databases across parishes, schools and dioceses.


Additionally, PDS supports integration with other ACS Technologies products, including The City which is a social platform where church members and leaders can connect and collaborate.


Support is offered via phone and email.



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