The math
The cost of the stack you're currently running.
Most growing churches we talk to are paying between $700 and $1,500 a month across six to eight different platforms. Here's what that stack looks like — and what TrueConnect+ replaces it with.
The typical multi-tool stack
Six to eight subscriptions
TrueConnect+
Everything on the left. Included.
Plus — also included in $379
Workspaces the typical stack doesn't even offer.
Most churches save $300 to $1,300 every month.
That's real budget freed up. For missions, for staff, for the building fund, for the thing your ministry actually needs more of — not for a tax on running six subscriptions.
Pricing ranges sourced from publicly-available competitor pricing pages and industry-standard mid-size-church configurations. Your actual stack cost may vary. The TrueConnect+ price is fixed at $379/month flat regardless of church size.
Feature by feature
The full comparison.
Green check = full support. Amber dash = partial or add-on. Gray X = not available. Notes clarify when there's context that matters.
| Capability | TrueConnect+ | Planning Center | SubSplash |
|---|---|---|---|
Bundle & pricing | |||
All workspaces included for one flat price No tiers, no module fees, no add-ons. Just one number. | $379/mo | Per-module | Tier-based |
Unlimited staff seats Every elder, every ministry leader, every small-group leader — invite them all. Price never changes. | Tier limits | Tier limits | |
Free for individual members forever Members never pay to use the app, the directory, or the giving features. | |||
Service planning & Sunday execution | |||
Service planning + songs + order of service Service types, recurring dates, song library with CCLI, run-of-show. | Flagship | ||
Worship planning depth (CCLI, keys, parts) Per-service key/tempo overrides, attention feed, assignments by part. | Most depth | ||
Sermon prep workspace Manuscript + outline side by side, scripture deep-links, status pipeline. | |||
Production cue list + asset library Audio, video, lighting, slide cues — role-assigned, tablet-ready. | |||
Volunteer scheduling + assignments matrix Availability, conflicts, served-recently flags, swap suggester. | Most depth | ||
Engagement & communications | |||
Broadcast-grade livestreaming included Browser camera or RTMP. In-stream chat, giving, prayer requests. Auto-archived to VOD. | 3rd party | Separate tier | |
Hot→cold sermon archive lifecycle Three months hot, then deep archive at a fraction of the cost. Demand-driven promotion. | |||
Sermon series + podcast distribution Group sermons into series, push to RSS for podcast distribution. | Add-on tier | ||
Events with hybrid ticketing One event record, three ticket types — in-person + virtual + bundle. | |||
Email Studio (visual builder + broadcasts + workflows) Replaces a third-party email service for member communications. | List emails | ||
Workflow automation engine Trigger-action automations (form submitted → task assigned, milestone reached → email sent). | |||
Trackable QR codes Every printed surface becomes a measurable workflow trigger. | |||
Children's ministry & people | |||
Family check-in (parents from phone) Parents check kids in remotely. Staff dashboard live. Parent SMS at pickup. | |||
Authorized-pickup verification Per-child pickup codes + photo verification + custody-flag enforcement + audit log. | |||
Background-check tracking for kids volunteers Expired or missing checks block scheduling. | |||
People CRM + households + lifecycle stages Member-facing self-update directory + staff CRM with pastoral notes. | |||
Giving & finance | |||
Donations on Stripe Connect (per-org account) Funds land in your bank, not platform escrow. Standard Stripe rates pass through with no markup. | Their gateway | ||
ACH at 0.8% capped at $5 A $5,000 major-donor gift costs $5 in fees instead of ~$150. | |||
Year-end giving statements auto-generated IRS-substantiation formatted, delivered in early January without a CSV scramble. | |||
Pledge campaigns + fund accounting Unlimited funds, capital-campaign pledges with installment tracking. | |||
Outreach | |||
Embeddable widgets for your existing website Giving, livestream, sermon library, events — one-line embed, origin allowlist. | |||
Compliant raffle infrastructure State-required disclosures, verifiable random draw, full compliance audit log. | |||
Multi-campus & governance | |||
Multi-campus support Campus-scoped data, campus-scoped staff, roll-up dashboards. | |||
Twelve RBAC roles + per-seat permission grants Real church-staff role catalog. Audit log on every change. | |||
Full audit log of every staff action | |||
Analytics & AI | |||
Plain-English AI queries against your church data Ask "which members gave consistently last year but dropped off this year?" — get the answer in seconds. | Unique | ||
Visual report builder + scheduled reports Build a report once, schedule it to deliver to your inbox. | |||
Differentiators | |||
Cross-organization Discover directory Members can follow your church alongside the others they care about, in one app. | Unique | ||
PWA (no App Store install required) Members install from browser. Updates ship instantly — no review delay. | Church Center | Native app | |
White-labeled custom App Store app Where SubSplash leads. We deliberately chose a different path. | By design | Their focus | |
We won't lie to win a sale.
We re-verify these cells against publicly-available competitor pricing and feature pages regularly. If you find anything misrepresented, email us — we'll fix it the same day. Compare directly at planningcenter.com/pricing and subsplash.com before you sign anywhere.
Honest takes
Three honest cases.
The wins we'll defend, the place we deliberately don't compete, and the place a competitor still has a real edge.
Where we win
Flat pricing, unlimited seats, AI included.
$379 covers everything. Every staff seat, every ministry leader, every elder — invite them all without the platform punishing you for delegating. And the plain-English AI Data Tool that lets the executive admin ask the data a real question and get a real answer is genuinely something neither competitor offers.
Where we don't compete
A white-labeled custom App Store app.
SubSplash sells your-church-only-as-a-native-app. We deliberately don't. We think the better answer is one TrueConnect+ app your members already have for the other churches in their life. If a custom App Store app is non-negotiable for your senior leadership, SubSplash is your platform — we'll be the first to tell you.
Where they still edge us
Volunteer scheduling at the very largest scale.
Planning Center Services has 15+ years of accumulated rotation logic, conflict detection, and chord-chart polish. We have every table stake plus assignments-by-part, but PCO Services has more depth at very large scale. For a 5,000+ person church with five worship teams across three campuses every Sunday, that depth matters. For most churches, our scheduling is already plenty.
Switching is easier than you think
You don't have to cut over on day one.
Most churches we onboard run TrueConnect+ alongside their existing stack for 60-90 days during the transition. No forced cut date. No data hostage situation. Bring what you're ready to bring, when you're ready.
Import your people
CSV import with field mapping. Households, lifecycle stages, ministry assignments. Dry-run preview before commit.
Wire up Stripe Connect
Your bank account, your standard Stripe rates. Funds settle directly to you — never to a platform escrow.
Soft-launch with one team
Pick the team that benefits most — usually worship + production, or kids ministry. Get them comfortable. Expand outward.
Members install nothing
TrueConnect+ is a PWA. Members visit your link, add to home screen if they want. No App Store. No install delay.
Migration questions
What it actually looks like to switch.
Honest answers. No concierge promises we can't keep.
Yes. Most churches run TrueConnect+ alongside their current stack for 60-90 days during the transition. You can import people via CSV at any time and decide what to move over on your own pace. We don't force a hard cutover date and we don't lock you in with multi-year contracts. Try us on the parts that matter most first — usually livestream or giving — and expand as your team gets comfortable.
Stop comparing. Start running.
Start an organization account today. Bring your people over via CSV when you're ready, run alongside your current stack for as long as the transition takes, and stop paying the six-platform tax.
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