Realm vs Planning Center

Realm by ACS Technologies is a church management system with an emphasis on online community

Deployment

  • Cloud-based
  • On-premises

Support Options

  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • Chat
Planning Center is an all-in-one church management system made to help you organize information, coordinate events, communicate with your team, and connect with your congregation. Use different tools for your ministry needs while keeping everyone informed about what's happening around the church.
Planning Center is an all-in-one church management system made to help you organize information, coordinate events, communicate with your team, and...

Deployment

  • Cloud-based
  • On-premises

Support Options

  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • Chat
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Starting from

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  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

Starting from

Not provided by vendor

  • Free Version
  • Free Trial
  • Subscription

Overall rating

4.4 /5
(275)

Ease of Use

4.2/ 5

Features

4.1/ 5

Customer Service

4.6/ 5

Value for Money

4.4/ 5

Overall rating

4.7 /5
(1,138)

Ease of Use

4.4/ 5

Features

4.5/ 5

Customer Service

4.6/ 5

Value for Money

4.5/ 5

Total features 39

  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Built-in Accounting
  • Campaign Planning
  • Catalog Management
  • Child Check-in
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customisable Forms
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Donation Management
  • Donation Tracking
  • Donor Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Templates
  • Event Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • Event Ticketing
  • Financial Reporting
  • For Nonprofits
  • For Religious Organizations
  • Forms Management
  • Fund Accounting
  • Fund Management
  • General Ledger
  • Gift Matching Management
  • Historical Trend Analysis
  • Image Library
  • Media Library
  • Member Communication
  • Member Directory
  • Member Portal
  • Membership Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Giving
  • Multi-Location
  • Online Calendar
  • Online Giving
  • Payment Processing
  • Payroll Management
  • Personalization
  • Playlist Management
  • Pledge Management
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring Giving
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SMS Messaging
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • Small Group Management
  • Summary Reports
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Usage Tracking/Analytics
  • Visitor Tracking
  • Volunteer Management
  • Website Management
  • Worship Planning

Total features 76

  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Built-in Accounting
  • Campaign Planning
  • Catalog Management
  • Child Check-in
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customisable Forms
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Donation Management
  • Donation Tracking
  • Donor Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Templates
  • Event Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • Event Ticketing
  • Financial Reporting
  • For Nonprofits
  • For Religious Organizations
  • Forms Management
  • Fund Accounting
  • Fund Management
  • General Ledger
  • Gift Matching Management
  • Historical Trend Analysis
  • Image Library
  • Media Library
  • Member Communication
  • Member Directory
  • Member Portal
  • Membership Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Giving
  • Multi-Location
  • Online Calendar
  • Online Giving
  • Payment Processing
  • Payroll Management
  • Personalization
  • Playlist Management
  • Pledge Management
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring Giving
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SMS Messaging
  • Scheduling
  • Search/Filter
  • Small Group Management
  • Summary Reports
  • Template Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Usage Tracking/Analytics
  • Visitor Tracking
  • Volunteer Management
  • Website Management
  • Worship Planning
Not provided by vendor
  • Aware3
  • Checkr
  • Clearstream
  • Kindrid
  • Mailchimp
  • MediaShout
  • PastorsLine
  • ProPresenter
  • Proclaim by Logos
  • Pushpay
  • Stripe
  • Subsplash
  • Text In Church