Scroll the table sideways to see every platform. A dash means the platform does part of the job, not none of it — the note under each mark says which part.
| Capability | KanisaHub | Planning Center | Tithe.ly | Breeze ChMS | ChurchTrac | Subsplash | Spreadsheets & WhatsApp groups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M-Pesa & mobile money giving Members give from the wallet they already use, and the gift lands against the right fund. |
Yes.
M-Pesa, KCB, card and bank transfer, with automatic receipts
|
No.
Card and US bank giving
|
No.
Card and bank rails in supported countries
|
No.
US payment processing
|
No.
US payment processors
|
No.
Card and US bank giving
|
Partly.
Paybill works, but reconciliation is manual
|
| Bulk SMS & WhatsApp to local numbers Reach the congregation through local gateways instead of exporting numbers to another tool. |
Yes.
Bulk SMS and WhatsApp built in, sent from your member lists
|
Partly.
Email and SMS through Church Center; no WhatsApp
|
Partly.
Messaging limited to supported countries
|
Partly.
Texting to North American numbers
|
Partly.
Email, with texting through US providers
|
Partly.
App push notifications and email
|
Partly.
WhatsApp groups, no targeting or records
|
| Priced and reported in KES No card in US dollars, no exchange-rate surprises on the church budget. |
Yes.
Plans billed in KES, monthly or annually
|
No.
Billed in USD
|
No.
Billed in USD
|
No.
Billed in USD
|
No.
Billed in USD
|
No.
Quoted in USD
|
Yes.
No subscription at all
|
| Multi-branch congregations Each branch runs its own ministry while headquarters sees the combined picture. |
Yes.
Branch-level permissions with consolidated head office reporting
|
Partly.
Multi-campus handled inside one account
|
Partly.
Campus support varies by product tier
|
Partly.
Designed around one congregation
|
Partly.
One organisation per account
|
Partly.
Multi-campus on larger plans
|
No.
A file per branch, merged by hand
|
| Payroll with local statutory deductions Pastors and staff paid with PAYE, NSSF and SHIF handled inside the same system. |
Yes.
Staff payroll, ledgers, budgets and expenses in one place
|
No.
Not offered
|
No.
Not offered
|
No.
Not offered
|
No.
Accounting yes, payroll no
|
No.
Not offered
|
No.
Calculated manually each month
|
| Child check-in with pickup codes Secure Sunday check-in with guardian codes, allergy notes and printed tags. |
Yes.
Tablet or phone check-in with matching pickup codes
|
Yes.
Check-Ins module
|
Yes.
Included in the ChMS
|
Yes.
Check-in with name tags
|
Yes.
Check-in included
|
Partly.
Depends on the plan bundle
|
No.
Paper register at the door
|
| Member mobile app Sermons, giving, events and announcements in the member's pocket. |
Yes.
KanisaHub app on Google Play and the App Store
|
Yes.
Church Center app
|
Yes.
Church app product
|
Partly.
Mobile-friendly member access
|
Partly.
Member portal
|
Yes.
Custom branded app
|
No.
Nothing for members
|
| Onboarding & support in your timezone A team that answers on a Saturday when Sunday is a day away. |
Yes.
Setup, data migration and support from our own team
|
No.
US business hours
|
No.
US and AU business hours
|
No.
US business hours
|
No.
US business hours
|
No.
US business hours
|
No.
Whoever built the spreadsheet
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Compiled from publicly available vendor information and last checked on 2 September 2026. Vendors change their features and pricing often — please confirm the current details with each vendor before you decide.
Planning Center is one of the most established church platforms in the United States, sold as separate products — People, Services, Giving, Check-Ins, Groups and Registrations — that you subscribe to individually.
Full comparisonTithe.ly started as an online giving product and grew into a bundle that includes a church management system (the former Elvanto), church apps and websites, aimed mainly at the US, Canada, UK, Australia and New Zealand.
Full comparisonBreeze built its reputation on being the church database that a volunteer can learn in an afternoon: one flat monthly price, no modules to assemble, and a deliberately small feature set.
Full comparisonChurchTrac is one of the cheapest full church management options available, and unusually for its price it includes fund accounting alongside the membership, attendance and giving tools.
Full comparisonSubsplash is best known for custom-branded church apps, streaming and media delivery, bundled with giving and, in its larger plans, church management tools. It is aimed at bigger, media-heavy churches.
Full comparisonThe honest competitor for most churches is not another platform at all: it is an Excel register, a cash book, a stack of offering envelopes and a few WhatsApp groups held together by one very patient administrator.
Full comparisonSend us the list your leadership team argued over — branches, giving channels, payroll, reporting — and we will tell you honestly whether KanisaHub covers it, and which of these platforms to look at if it does not.