# What Claude (Anthropic) with web search answered for church management software (churches) on 2026-10-22

## In short

On 2026-10-22, Claude (Anthropic) with web search was asked "best church management software for churches". It named 13 brands; the first six, in order, were Planning Center, Check, Breeze, Tithely, Subsplash and MinistryPlatform.

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Question | best church management software for churches |
| Asked on | 2026-10-22 |
| Engine | Claude (Anthropic) with web search |
| Model | claude-opus-5 |
| Brands named | 13 |
| Sources cited | 9 |
| Audience | churches |
| Coverage | Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included. |
| Last verified | 2026-10-22 |

Page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/church-management-software-churches-2026-10-22
Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.

## The answer, as recorded

Asked on 2026-10-22 through Claude (Anthropic) with web search (model claude-opus-5).

> ## Church management software worth your time
> 
> **1. Planning Center** - my default recommendation for most churches. It's modular, so you pay only for what you use: the **People** database is free (unlimited), and each additional module (Services, Giving, Check-Ins, Groups, Calendar, Registrations) starts around $14/month and scales with usage. A typical church running People + Services + Giving lands somewhere in the $50-$200/month range. Its Services module for worship planning and volunteer scheduling is genuinely best-in-class - a lot of churches buy Planning Center *for* Services and grow into the rest. ([planningcenter.com/pricing](https://planningcenter.com/pricing), [help.planningcenter.com](https://help.planningcenter.com/en/planning-center-pricing.html))
> 
> One thing to disregard: you'll see a competitor page claiming Planning Center "can cost over $1k a month." That's a worst-case figure for a megachurch on every module, not what a normal church pays. I'd ignore it.
> 
> **2. Breeze (now Tithely Church Management)** - the pick if you want simplicity above all. Flat-rate pricing (~$72/month for giving + ChMS, ~$119 for all-access), no per-user math, 30-day free trial, and famou

## Brands named, in the order the engine gave

| Position | Brand | How it was named |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Planning Center | recommended |
| 2 | Check | mentioned |
| 3 | Breeze | mentioned |
| 4 | Tithely | mentioned |
| 5 | Subsplash | mentioned |
| 6 | MinistryPlatform | mentioned |
| 7 | Rock RMS | mentioned |
| 8 | ACS Technologies | mentioned |
| 9 | ACS Technologies / Realm | mentioned |
| 10 | Realm | mentioned |
| 11 | Donorbox | mentioned |
| 12 | Breeze ChMS | mentioned |
| 13 | DesignRush | mentioned |

## Sources the engine cited

- https://planningcenter.com/pricing (vendor)
- https://help.planningcenter.com/en/planning-center-pricing.html (vendor)
- https://capterra.com/p/132513/Breeze-ChMS/ (review)
- https://www.getapp.ca/software/102871/breeze-chms (other)
- https://us.fitgap.com/products/subsplash (other)
- https://www.capterra.com/p/110437/MinistryPlatform/alternatives/ (review)
- https://www.capterra.com/compare/141654-177932/Rock-RMS-vs-Subsplash (review)
- https://www.designrush.com/agency/it-services/trends/church-management-software (vendor)
- https://www.capterra.com/church-management-software (review)

The question page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/church-management-software/churches

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