# MinistryPlatform Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about MinistryPlatform Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Church Management products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/110437/MinistryPlatform --- # MinistryPlatform Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Integrations](#integrations)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) MinistryPlatform ## What is MinistryPlatform? One Platform, Limitless Growth for Your Church Transform your church management experience with MinistryPlatform, where flexibility meets innovation. Seamlessly track members, volunteers, and donations—all in one customizable platform. Imagine a world where your software adapts to your unique ministry needs! Don’t struggle in silence; join the thousands thriving with us. Schedule a call today to see your vision come to life! ## What is MinistryPlatform used for? [Church Management](https://www.capterra.com/church-management-software/)[Church Accounting](https://www.capterra.com/church-accounting-software/)[Worship](https://www.capterra.com/worship-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 49 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive 88% Neutral 10% Negative 2% Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for MinistryPlatform?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=https://www.acstechnologies.com/&name=MinistryPlatform) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### MinistryPlatform 4.5 (49) VS. [4.8 (655)](https://www.capterra.com/p/158103/Clearstream/reviews/) Starting Price Contact vendor Starting Price $29 Flat Rate, Per Month Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.1 (49) Ease Of Use 4.7 (655) Value For Money 4.6 (32) Value For Money 4.5 (586) Customer Service 4.6 (45) Customer Service 4.8 (560) ## MinistryPlatform alternatives [4.8 (857)](https://www.capterra.com/p/125787/ChurchTrac/reviews/) Starting price $9.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 98% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.7 (1,137)](https://www.capterra.com/p/76708/Planning-Center/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 96% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars Highest Rated [4.9 (151)](https://www.capterra.com/p/184192/Chmeetings/reviews/) Starting price $12.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 99% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.9 (13)](https://www.capterra.com/p/10008520/Gracely/#reviews) Starting price $19.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 100% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/110437/MinistryPlatform/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Member Communication 4.6 (9) 77.78% of 9 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Contact members listed in the database through email, SMS, social, phone, etc. For Religious Organizations 4.9 (8) 75.00% of 8 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Primarily serving churches and religious organizations Member Directory 4.0 (8) 62.50% of 8 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Comprehensive list that contains information and details of all the members associated with a particular organization or group Donation Management 4.8 (6) 100.00% of 6 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Track/record financial donations made by members, along with the issuance of tax receipts/documents Mobile Access 4.3 (6) 50.00% of 6 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Access software remotely via mobile devices Child Check-in 5.0 (5) 100.00% of 5 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Secure process of tracking children during activities MinistryPlatform 41 features Integrate with a third-party accounting system Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases Manage attendance for classes, shifts, meetings, or events Track the attendance of specific individuals or groups Secure process of tracking children during activities Manage and track all internal and external communication conducted via calls, email, text, or chat Centralized database of stakeholders and their contact information such as names, address, phone number etc. Manage, organize, and store contact information Accept and process credit card transactions Alter the layout and content of reports Pre-designed layouts that can be customized to match preferences and requirements Import and export data to and from software applications Track/record financial donations made by members, along with the issuance of tax receipts/documents Manage, store and organize emails within the system or via third-party apps Schedule and manage the logistics of activities and other gatherings Plan an event's time and location Primarily serving churches and religious organizations Store, manage and track all forms in a centralized location Collection of images, videos and other digital content that can be used Contact members listed in the database through email, SMS, social, phone, etc. Comprehensive list that contains information and details of all the members associated with a particular organization or group Online gateway through which members can access/update personal information Database of members to track personal information of individuals and families Access software remotely via mobile devices Manage and support multiple locations Online calendar of upcoming events/activities viewable to members and visitors Outlet for members and visitors to submit donations electronically Track commitments to donate in the future Oversee and coordinate the registration of attendees, visitors, customers, events, activities, etc. Timed notification for any upcoming task, deadline, appointment, or activity Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns Plan availability and assign specific time slots for tasks and resources Scripture library Organize members and schedule recurring small group meetings Send messages via SMS Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes Track visitors and purpose of visits Manage volunteer information and direct volunteer resources Coordinate and schedule the flow of services, plan musical selections, and assign team members Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 4.6 (39) 4.6 Based on 39 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.6 (32) ### Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Value for money 4.6 (32) 4.6 Based on 32 reviews ## Integrations [ SendGrid](https://www.capterra.com/p/204113/SendGrid/)[ Tithe.ly](https://www.capterra.com/p/154664/Tithe-ly-Church-Giving/)[ Twilio](https://www.capterra.com/p/180158/Twilio-Communications-Platform/)[ eSPACE](https://www.capterra.com/p/144412/eSPACE/)[ Pushpay](https://www.capterra.com/p/142580/Pushpay/)[ Intulse](https://www.capterra.com/p/161865/Intulse/)[ Kindrid](https://www.capterra.com/p/135688/Kindrid/)[ Vanco Faith](https://www.capterra.com/p/183546/Vanco-Platform/) Connect with a Capterra advisor for a free 15-minute consultation Get a personalized software list aligned to your business needs with guidance from our expert advisors. Our team has helped 1 million+ businesses like yours find options that fit their needs. ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.6 (45) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.6 (45) 4.6 Based on 45 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.5 Based on 49 reviews Filter by rating 5(32) 4(11) 3(5) 2(1) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent LH Lissa H. HR Coordinator Non-Profit Organization Management ### "Ministry Platform for Mega Church" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 December 19, 2025 Overall it functions and does what I need it to do. My primary role is inputting and tracking background check information and ensuring that when records expire we are notified and that function works really well. We have not lost any information and find that when it comes to holding the info we put it, it does really well. Pros We currently utilize Ministry Platform to house all people data for volunteers as well as employees. It has been helpful is communicating important information to select groups of people as we decide. When it comes to the big church events that we put together, we use MP to blast the information to all volunteers for updates and information. Cons There are multiple steps to complete different tasks and sometimes it can become cumbersome or confusing which way to choose and what is the better option. When it comes to sending out email blast - you have to create a group to send it to first and from the training that I received you can't delete someone from that group because it would effect something else. Rather it is better to create a whole new group or choose an end date for that specific person. We've had a person that was separated involuntarily that was still receiving manager information directly from MP because their profile wasn't end dated. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. JM Jo M. Director for HR Non-Profit Organization Management ### "MinistryPlatform" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 July 1, 2025 Overall, it has served us well enough. It has more capabilities than we use so we have room to grow. Pros It is very flexible, allowing us to set up to meet the most of our needs possible. It can be paired with other tools to keep workload down. Cons It's flexibility can make it hard to set up. Also, it can feel like multiple databases, with data in each that isn't always easy to find. Switched from [FellowshipOne](https://www.capterra.com/p/230779/Fellowship-One/) It better met our needs, offering more flexibility in how we set it up. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. EH ELISSA H. Data Operations Manager Religious Institutions ### "We love MP!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 March 11, 2024 I love using MP, the support team is extremely helpful and easy to communicate with. Pros I absolutely love the ease of using MinistryPlatform. I love the ability we have to customize views based on each ministries needs. I love the dashboard and the ability to see charts and numbers at a glance. Cons At times creating views can be tricky and not as easy to create when having to pop into SQL mode. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. KG Kate G. HR Administrator and Database Specialist Religious Institutions ### "Very satisfied customer!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 March 7, 2024 Our team is very pleased overall. Trace worked at Christ Fellowship when we initially jumped on the MP bandwagon. She set us up well, and created several processes in place that have made our job so much easier and more efficient over the years. I am grateful for the time and dedication she put into this database. Pros I absolutely love the ACST team and how amazing they are. The database is super user-friendly and innovative. Our team is very pleased with Ministry Platform overall. Cons Occasionally, we run into minor hiccups that keep us from pulling data as efficiently as we would like. However, when I reach out to MP support I typically find that the development team is already navigating a solution! Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. CD Celeste D. C.T.O. Religious Institutions ### "From the first Catholic Diocese in North America to have all parishes using MinistryPlatform" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 May 23, 2022 We have more parishes using Groups and Event functionality for tracking Religious Education since w3e moved to MP. We are tracking Safe Environment compliance in MP; eliminating a separate database previously used to do that. We were very aggressive in our migration from another system and while that was difficult for our team, the MP staff worked with us to make that happen. We have been very pleased with the new tools and enhancements that are being rolled out frequently. MP was a good product when we signed on - now it's even better! Pros The power of the database. The people with whom we work to adjust the features to best suit our needs. The commitment by ACST to growing a better tool for our end users. That it's truly web-based. Cons I feel we are still struggling with Sacramental reporting. Reasons for choosing MinistryPlatform Features, price, migration team could work with our timeline, and MP was a mature product - features were all developed and in use by other customers. Not vapor-ware and not under construction. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. KP Kathy P. Network Adminstrator Religious Institutions ### "New user but pleased so far" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 May 18, 2022 We are still rolling out the product and as such haven't even touched the surface of what MP can do for us. For right now it's still a bit of a lateral move. I know what we want to implement and can't wait to get through the conversion process and start adding value for our parishes in 2023. Our former parish management application was like the wild west in that there was no consistency from parish to parish. And, we've been using it since 1991 so our older staff (70's, 80's and 90's) have to work through some muscle memory. That has made the conversion process a bit bumpy. Although I've lost my cool a few times, our reps are rock steady in their support, their positivity and in their faith in the Lord and all his wonders. Pros The modern communications options are attractive. We are about 25% through our process of rolling MP out to 95 locations. The idea that we can drop services like mailchimp, constant contact and flocknote is very attractive. We are looking forward to getting through the rollout process at the end of 2022 and implementing website widgets in 2023. Cons There isn't a report writer which would let you design your own reports. Support has been as obliging as they can be in between converting 10 locations a month in helping us create reports for our staff. We still rely on letters for some of our older parishioners. The ability to merge in a scanned signature is also something we miss but a quick export for a mail merge saves the day. If you are even a little bit paperless these issues won't hinder you. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Chuck R. IT Systems Analyst Non-Profit Organization Management ### "The most robust church management system on the market" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 May 17, 2022 Our former CMS platform was outdated and was no longer being developed. After looking at many other companies we chose Think Ministry due to the fact that it was already a robust database with many ways to present data to end users in the form of views and reports. Their development team has worked with us to customize many of our unique needs. Finally, we LOVE the continuous support of staff, especially \[SENSITIVE CONTENT\] ! Pros Administering the platform is mostly painless when you get used to roles and permissions. Donation management for our parishes is simple to train them on and get them to use regularly. Keeping track of individuals and families is also easy for our church users. End-to-end it's better than any CRM/CMS. Cons They have made improvements to the UI this past year. This presented a bit of a new learning curve for IT and for end users as many items were moved, some unintuitively. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. SG Stacie G. Administration Religious Institutions ### "We LOVE MinistryPlatform" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 May 6, 2022 Our overall experience with MinistryPlatform has been amazing. The customer service is fantastic. It's easy to use and easy to customize. We are seeing more and more ways to connect information between ministries making its value grow daily. Pros One of the features of MP is that it is super customizable. We can make the user experience valuable for any of our users by removing or adding features that are specific to their ministry while being able to connect that same information across multiple ministries. Cons It would be nice to have an integration with MinistrySafe. Switched from [ACS](https://www.capterra.com/p/2668/ACS/) Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. KK Kimberly K. Database Administrator Religious Institutions ### "Great product! Customizable and easy to add on." 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 April 27, 2022 It has been wonderful. They have a GREAT product and a wonderful support team. Their team will be as hands-on as you want them to be and they continually look for ways to make things even better. Pros The fact that you can customize so many things, from specific quick pages, views, and data. Helps us see trends and focus on reaching out to the right people to make the biggest impact. The tools are easy to use, and they make Ministry Platform way more than "just a database". Plus MP is compatible with so many 3rd party add-ons that can add even more value to the data you have (giving platforms, app/website developers). Cons Default contacts, when contacts come in Ministry Platform does not even try to match form answers, event registrations, or group inquiries with the correct participant unless 100% of the info matches that person. Even if 98% of their info entered matches a participant it won't assign it to that person, which makes it a more manual entry process still has to be going on 7 days a week to keep up with the info coming in. Instead of being more intuitive, realizing it is the right person with an updated phone number, updating the phone number and assigning to the contact that matches in all other areas. On the plus side, when there are things that we don't like about the platform (excluding this issue), their team does a great job of finding solutions or fixing the issues when reported. They work quickly as well. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Christopher H. Director of Data & Systems Religious Institutions ### "We love MP!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 April 25, 2022 Overall, the software is so powerful and the staff at Ministry Platform are GREAT. Pros We love how customizable the software is. It has a ton of available integrations, as well as an open API, which makes it great to integrate with other platforms, when needed. Also, it seems like we can always & endlessly customize/create the Platform to our needs. We love how PocketPlatform is directly integrated with Ministry Platform so we can tailor the user experience perfectly to what we know about them in regards to how they are engaged with our church. Cons I don't know that I would necessarily mark this is a con, especially since the Next Gen platform is out, but MP is so powerful, that sometimes the power of the system overshadows the need for a really easy user experience. It can be a bit tough or cumbersome to navigate/use without training...we do try to tailor the user roles so they don't see more than necessary. The only other thing would be event registration. There have been many improvements to this software in the event space, but would love it to function more like the ease (& overall aesthetic) of Planning Center Registrations. Switched from [Realm](https://www.capterra.com/p/146265/Realm/) Need for customizations & ability to grow with our church. Alternatives considered [Rock RMS](https://www.capterra.com/p/141654/Rock-RMS/) Reasons for choosing MinistryPlatform We don't have any developers on staff and The Rock requires a heavy development base. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. 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