Planning Center vs. Tithely: Over 85,000 churches choose us
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What makes Planning Center different than Tithely?
All-in-one platform
A single, integrated system of tools for every ministry including a church app.
The lowest processing fees for donations
We’ve processed over $18 billion in donations and not taken a percentage for ourselves.
Weekly product updates
Every product releases a new feature at least twice a quarter and improvements are ongoing.
Not for sale
No venture capitalists, investors, or potential buyers to disrupt the quality of our product.
How it works
An all-in-one system makes all the difference.
An exhaustive list would be…exhausting. Here are the highlights for how we stack up!
Features
Tasks and workflows
Volunteer scheduling
Worship planning
Small group coordination + chat
Musician rehearsal tools
Online and mobile giving
Children’s ministry check-in
Church app and website builder
Branded app and site domain
This is how we keep our prices for the custom app and site lower than Tithe.ly.
AI sermon writing
SOC 2 Type 2 certified
The industry leading standard for information security. See more
Sunday and Saturday support with a ~1 hour response time
Response times are ~1 hour during our business hours, 5am-5pm Pacific Time M-F. Agents are available for emergency support on weekends.
No setup fees
*This is based on what Tithely advertises for their branded products. Some of these features are included in the products they own—Elvanto and Breeze—but are not fully a part of the Tithely system.
PeoplePlanning Center
Planning Center has been a dream compared to Tithely. Since switching, we save so much time managing all of our data in one place. Stewardship is serious business for the church. There is no other system that does what Planning Center can do and offers the low fee structure. The money saved goes right back into your budget for mission.
Gregory
Pastor of Administration at Redeemer Church
Giving up the unique app branding in the App Store with Tithely didn’t matter. In the end, nobody cares about a branded app if you do a good job customizing with Planning Center! The integrated nature of everything in one ecosystem is better for your users and better for you as an admin. Honestly, Tithely isn’t even close.
Tyson
Administrator at Washington Avenue Baptist Church
We used to use Tithely. It is so much easier to have everything in one place and personally, I think Giving in Planning Center is much easier to use.
Tanya
Admin and Volunteer
We just switched from Tithely to Planning Center and it’s so much better to have all our tools in one place. The ease of use and continuity is what makes it so great.
Mike
Pastoral Care and IT at Freedom Chapel Assembly of God
Planning Center's modular setup ensures we don't pay for features we don't use, but leaves us with options should our needs change and we decide to expand our functionality.
Alex
Teaching Pastor at LoveNOW Community Church
It was important for us to use more of our resources on the mission of the church, rather than dues and processing fees. Planning Center Giving has saved us over $26,000 a year since we left our contracts with another donation platform!
Steven
Assistant Director of Finance at ChurchLV
4 reasons why churches choose Planning Center over Tithely
It’s more than just features. It’s who we are as a company.
ALL-IN-ONE CHURCH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
We offer a single system to do everything you need.
With Planning Center, you can pick and choose which tools you want to subscribe to based on your unique ministry needs.
Unlike Tithely, our products are integrated with one another. So the data you add in one product syncs across the others, and you can access everything with the same login without changing experiences.
THE LOWEST PROCESSING FEES FOR DONATIONS
Save money on processing fees.
We can process online donations at 2.15% + $0.30 per transaction for credit cards and 0% + $0.30 per ACH bank transfer donations.
Tithely’s fees are 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction for credit cards and 1% + $0.30 for ACH bank transfers. We’ll let you do the math.
WEEKLY PRODUCT UPDATES
Weekly improvements and new features to make your ministry work easier.
We don’t like to sit still. We’re always looking for ways to make our products better so they’re more helpful to churches in their day-to-day ministry work.
Our customers can count on us getting better for them and keeping our products on the cutting edge of what they need.
PLANNING CENTER IS INDEPENDENT
Not for sale, not buying: we stay focused on our customers’ needs.
We’re privately held and plan on keeping it that way.
Having no investors or outside funding means we’re not trying to hit specific benchmarks or quotes, and we are not under threat of being acquired. We can stay focused on one thing: building amazing tools for the church, and taking care of our employees who make that possible.
Tithely also owns other companies, Breeze and Elvanto, and has to divide their attention and priorities.
Frequently asked questions about Planning Center
You can also reach out to our support team or check out our demos for more info about the product.
How will Planning Center help me migrate from Tithely (and Elvanto or Breeze)?
We have tons of resources to help you switch to Planning Center. From product demos and how-to articles, to our beloved support team and Slack community, there’s no shortage of help to get your account set up and running.
What does onboarding with Planning Center look like?
We recommend watching Planning Center University, detailed demos that teach you all about our products. If you’re trying to do something specific, our Getting Started articles are a great place to find answers as you work.
Does Planning Center have all-in-one pricing?
Our pricing is customizable based on what your church needs. We don’t want you to pay for anything you’re not going to use! Select only what you need, and cancel any time.
Is Planning Center ever going to sell to another company?
Never. Planning Center is a privately held, fully bootstrapped company. Having no outside funding or stakeholders helps us stay committed to the needs of our customers—the church. Everything we do, we do for them, and that will never change.
Does Planning Center have weekend support?
We do! Our support team is on call for weekend services and Sunday morning emergencies. During the week, we’ll get back to you within 1 business hour 5am-5pm, M-F.
Does Planning Center have a custom app and website builder?
Church Center is a customizable app and website experience free and fully integrated with any Planning Center subscription. You can easily build pages for your church’s mobile app and website so people can engage with your content and get involved in your ministries.
Want to learn more? Watch a system demo!
Here’s a 45-minute overview of our entire system. We also have individual product demos if you want to dive in even deeper.
Talk to support
Access to support is free, even if you’re not a customer yet. We’ll get back to you in ~1 business hour.
See the latest update
We are constantly improving our products. Check out the most recent update to see what’s new!