# ShelbyNext Financials Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about ShelbyNext Financials Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Church Accounting products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/224954/ShelbyNext-Financials --- # ShelbyNext Financials 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)[Pros and Cons](#pros-cons)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Integrations](#integrations)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) ShelbyNext Financials ## What is ShelbyNext Financials? Being responsible financial stewards is a vital part of a ministry's call to serve His Church well. ShelbyNext | Financials is a state-of-the-art, Cloud-based software specifically designed to meet the needs of churches, ministries, non-profits and denominational headquarters. Available features include general ledger, payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable and more. Fulfills your financial requirements for governing boards, financial committees, internal staff, and outside agencies. ## What is ShelbyNext Financials used for? [Church Accounting](https://www.capterra.com/church-accounting-software/)[Nonprofit](https://www.capterra.com/nonprofit-software/)[Fund Accounting](https://www.capterra.com/fund-accounting-software/) Overall rating Based on 163 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive 77% Neutral 20% Negative 4% Pros & cons Quick onboarding and ease of use Remote work and device flexibility Limited and inflexible reporting Starting price $99 Per Month 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 ShelbyNext Financials?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=https://www.ministrybrands.com/&name=ShelbyNext Financials) ## 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. ### ShelbyNext Financials 4.0 (163) VS. [4.8 (857)](https://www.capterra.com/p/125787/ChurchTrac/reviews/) Starting Price $99 Per Month Starting Price $9 Usage Based, Per Month Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 3.8 (163) Ease Of Use 4.7 (857) Value For Money 4.0 (133) Value For Money 4.9 (797) Customer Service 4.0 (148) Customer Service 4.9 (805) ## ShelbyNext Financials alternatives [4.5 (182)](https://www.capterra.com/p/118759/Aplos-Accounting/reviews/) Starting price $79.00 Per User, Per Month [4.3 (606)](https://www.capterra.com/p/76/Intacct/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing [4.2 (164)](https://www.capterra.com/p/27468/Financial-Edge-NXT/reviews/) Starting price $0.01 Per User, Per Month [4.1 (69)](https://www.capterra.com/p/116591/MIP-Accounting/reviews/) Starting price $0.01 Per User, Per Month [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/224954/ShelbyNext-Financials/alternatives/) ## Pros and Cons Quick onboarding and ease of use 82% positive reviews out of 28 Most users report training and learning curve is manageable, with intuitive design and helpful support resources. Limited and inflexible reporting 56% negative reviews out of 36 Some reviewers find reports difficult to customize, lacking flexibility, and challenging to generate or interpret. Remote work and device flexibility 93% positive reviews out of 28 Most reviewers describe cloud access as essential, enabling work from any location or device with internet. ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Bank Reconciliation 4.0 (7) 42.86% of 7 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Compare and match accounting/financial records with corresponding bank statements Accounts Payable 4.0 (6) 50.00% of 6 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Track money owed to a company's creditors/suppliers General Ledger 3.0 (6) 50.00% of 6 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Centralized accounting record which tracks all financial transactions Financial Reporting 3.0 (5) 60.00% of 5 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Generate reports to assess the financial performance of an organization Budgeting/Forecasting 3.7 (3) 33.33% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Create budgets based on historical data and future projections Fund Accounting 4.7 (3) 33.33% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Manage revenue acquired through grants, donations, and other sources (accountability vs. profitability) ShelbyNext Financials 27 features Built-in accounting to manage ledger, accounts payable/receivable, financial reports, etc. Track money owed to a company's creditors/suppliers Track outstanding invoices and the money owed from clients Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems Monitor the usage of assets, such as equipment, tools, software, etc., throughout their lifecycle A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc. Compare and match accounting/financial records with corresponding bank statements Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers Create budgets based on historical data and future projections Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier Track/record financial donations made by members, along with the issuance of tax receipts/documents Track and view detailed financial donation history made by contacts and members Track and maintain donor relationships throughout various stages/activities including contact information and previous outreach Schedule and manage the logistics of activities and other gatherings Monitor and record expenses such as purchases or charges incurred Plan, manage, and track the financial activities of an individual or organization Generate reports to assess the financial performance of an organization Centralized database to track details of fixed assets such as depreciation and maintenance scheduling/history Software specialized for non-profit organizations Manage revenue acquired through grants, donations, and other sources (accountability vs. profitability) Centralized accounting record which tracks all financial transactions Manage employee salary processes, data, taxes, and records administration efficiently Workflows that help acquire inventory, issue purchase orders and receive and store items in required quantity Manage and track recurring gifts Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns Built-in website builder or integration with third-party site Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 3.8 (163) 3.8 Based on 163 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.0 (133) Basic $99.00 Per Month Value for money 4.0 (133) 4.0 Based on 133 reviews ## Integrations [ ShelbyNext Membership](https://www.capterra.com/p/71788/ShelbyNext-Membership/) 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 4.0 (148) 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 4.0 (148) 4.0 Based on 148 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.0 Based on 163 reviews Filter by rating 5(50) 4(75) 3(32) 2(3) 1(3) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent JM James M. Treasurer Religious Institutions ### "Run away, run far far away" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 October 3, 2024 The worst ever. Do not, under any circumstances, sign up with them. Pros Not a single thing. Was terrible from the start. Cons When you call support, they tell you they can't help you. You call to talk to an account manager and they say send an email, but no one responds. They say leave a voice mail and never return your call. Switched from [QuickBooks Online](https://www.capterra.com/p/190778/QuickBooks-Online/) 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. CG Cynthia G. Accountant/Consultant Religious Institutions ### "I'm sorry, I do not like this software!" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 2.0 2.0 Features 2.0 2.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 October 21, 2023 Pros Nothing, too many other options that are far easier to use and more intuitive. Cons I have already stated my specific areas of concern. Switched from [Realm](https://www.capterra.com/p/146265/Realm/) Dumb. 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. AH Angela H. Music/Media Team Coordinator Religious Institutions ### "Not the best..." 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 5/10 July 26, 2022 Pros Generating reports and financial statements Cons We used to use this software and after several years, we changed programs and now use something else which works so much better with our church database (Church Community Builder) and is much more user friendly. 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. NH Norm H. Director of Finance Religious Institutions ### "It's Been Around a Long Time - Still Serves Its Purpose" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 December 2, 2021 Guess I should have written here first than listed pros and cons separately. See above. Pros Lots of capability to manipulate record track church financial activity. Not so easy to use as it does have a steep learning curve. Customer support is nearly always sterling and most reps know their software. Lot's of features if you want the, but you do pay for what you get. Cons Module sales approach. "Oh, you want that feature, then you need to get the xxxx module too." Deployment can be a bit ion a challenge. Alternatives considered [Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT](https://www.capterra.com/p/27468/Financial-Edge-NXT/) [Servant Keeper](https://www.capterra.com/p/276838/Servant-Keeper/) [QuickBooks Desktop](https://www.capterra.com/p/212058/QuickBooks-Desktop-Pro/) [ACS](https://www.capterra.com/p/2668/ACS/) Reasons for choosing ShelbyNext Financials We were previous V5 users, so in the end, it made most sense to stick with the product. 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. AD Amy D. Finance Manager Religious Institutions ### "Poor Project Management and Lazy Programmers" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 3/10 May 24, 2021 I will say that I like being able to access my financials online without having to host the data myself. The basic accounting functionality works most of the time allowing me to process checks, deposits, journal entries, and payroll. Their tech support people are nice enough, but if you have any complicated issues, good luck. Their software is buggy and the project manager/programmers don't seem overly concerned about sending out code that hasn't been fully tested. Pros I like that I can use the basic features such as cutting AP checks, processing payroll, entering deposits, and posting GL entries. Posting those things are pretty straight forward. Cons There are often bugs that make it into the live software that take a long time to get fixed, they assume the customer is wrong and it takes a lot to prove to them that there software is buggy, they don't want to program for multiple browsers causing bugs that are browser-specific, and they have to release emergency patches to fix buggy software issues. Hold times for support are often ridiculous and I have fixed the problem myself on several occasions (after waiting on hold) because I know more about the software than their techs. They have a non-existent API so don't expect this software to work with anything else. Their reporting leaves much to be desired and if you need to create a custom report, be prepared to spend hours setting it up because every change or account added forces the page to reload all of the data. I'm still waiting for them to fix the printing problem they introduced 6 months ago and still trying to get them to admit that their payroll vouchers don't show data properly (despite several examples of the problem). Three years in and I regret going with ShelbyNext, but the process of moving to new software is time-consuming thus I haven't moved away from them yet. Switched from [Logos Fund Accounting](https://www.capterra.com/p/119512/Logos-Fund-Accounting/) 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. SS shelley s. Staff Accountant Religious Institutions ### "Easy to Use Software" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 May 20, 2021 Good Experience overall and would pick it again. Nice Product. Pros The web based program is easy to use. Support is quick to answer and the Community is a great network of advice. Cons The software glitches a lot and has a lot of automatic updates that cause glitches sometimes. But overall it is not a problem. Just need patience with it when that happens. 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. SG Shawn G. Finance Director Religious Institutions ### "Great All in One for Churches" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 April 15, 2021 Shelby is a great system for a church looking for a one stop shop for a financial system. While some of the software is cumbersome and not intuitive, it still offers everything you would need in one stop. Pros While it was definitely a step back from QBO, what I admired the most about Shelby is that offers so many services in one without having to bounce back and forth between various platforms. I have everything working together right there in one service. It is relatively easy to pick up and learn all the tasks you would need to know. Having the PO Management system has been one of the most cost beneficial additions to our organization. Cons There are several features that are less than intuitive. I will say the biggest area that is lacking in Shelby is a better credit card management system. I would love to have organization users be able to submit and code their own expenses. Their often times where updates don’t get made properly because of the excessive amount of click throughout. Switched from [QuickBooks Online Advanced](https://www.capterra.com/p/189398/QuickBooks-Online/) We were looking for something that could eliminate the various programs we were working with at the time. Alternatives considered [QuickBooks Online Advanced](https://www.capterra.com/p/189398/QuickBooks-Online/) Reasons for choosing ShelbyNext Financials The fact we could have everything we needed in one area. 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. Response from Vendor May 22, 2021 Thank you for taking the time to submit your review. Your feedback is critical. We will be sure to share this with our product leaders. KS Kenton S. Director of Operations Religious Institutions ### "Beats the old Version 5 but it is not near what other online products have to offer" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 2.0 2.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 2/10 March 3, 2021 We moved to ShelbyNext because the version we had been using was no longer supported and we weren't ready to make a major conversion. We only stayed with them for 1 year, until we could find a better solution. Pros It was a huge upgrade from Shelby V5 which was server-based. Cloud-based was a major step in the right direction, but not enough. Cons Reports. The ones provided were not very helpful. Also, I hated the fact that when looking at a report online (like the GL which could be 100 pages), when you reach the bottom of a page, you had to scroll back to the top to go to the next page - very annoying. Reasons for choosing ShelbyNext Financials I chose it for ease of conversion. However, I found a better product (Blackbaud Financial Edge) and we left after 1 year. 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. LP Lisa P. Financial Administrator Religious Institutions ### "I’d recommend to others" 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 February 26, 2021 I switched from a company using Blackbaud. The difference is night and day!! I’d never go back! Pros Their customer service is top notch. Not only is the wait time minimal, they take a personal interest in getting it right for you. Cons Sometimes it feels like there are too many steps to go through. However, these are probably for the users protection. Switched from [Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT](https://www.capterra.com/p/27468/Financial-Edge-NXT/) Changed companies 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. PM Pier M. Controller Religious Institutions ### "Shelby Next" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 6/10 April 29, 2020 We were forced to comfort because support for our prior product was to be discontinued. It was communicated that the same functions were going to available and that was incorrect. We are still awaiting several reports and functions that are critical. Pros The software is relatively inexpensive compared to other financial accounting packages. It provides many features that are used by religious organizations. Cons The new Shelby Next product lacks many of the previous features in Shelby V5. It is difficult to contact representatives to resolve problems. There are many bugs in the system and processes are not consistent with many other accounting software packages. The product does not seem that it was tested properly prior to rolling out to customers. There are too many workarounds that should be included in any accounting software. 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. 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