# Planning Center Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Planning Center the right Donation Management solution for you? Explore 1137 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/76708/Planning-Center/reviews --- Planning Center 4.7 (1137) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Planning Center Ease of use 4.4 Customer Service 4.6 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews AH Andy H Associate Pastor of WorshipReligious Institutions, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Planning Center is the most robust, powerful, intuitive, and helpful way to plan worship services, organize team members, and communicate across ministries in our church.“ February 25, 2026 JB Jami B Guest ExperienceReligious Institutions, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “There is one tiny feature that I can't edit (all forms require an email address) and that is the only, admittedly very tiny, thing.“ July 22, 2025 SG Steven G PastorReligious Institutions, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “We love it and use it for our service planning, church database, forms, giving, app, communication, sign-ups, and registrations.“ June 19, 2025 AN Alicia N TeacherEducation Management, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Probably how inconsistent song edits can be. If I want to change a key of a song, it is sometimes more of a hassle to even try.“ August 3, 2025 TS Taylor S Students DirectorNon-Profit Organization Management, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Planning Center offers a great one-stop shop Church Management Software with great features for Members Database, Events Management, and Calendaring.“ April 24, 2025 Amber M OwnerDesign, Self-employedUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “It is hard to find where you're scheduled to serve in the Church Center app/website.“ March 6, 2026 SA Stephen A Assistant PastorReligious Institutions, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “It incorporates people management, giving, attendance, events, calendar, facilities, everything into one platform that works together.“ December 14, 2024 Victoria W Volunteer AdministratorReligious Institutions, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “It appears an integration with our donation platform is not available, so we may have to switch providers.“ October 14, 2024 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 1137 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Amber M. Owner Design Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The GOAT of Church Management Software!" March 6, 2026 5.0 Planning Center is a highly effective tool for church management. It is easy enough that attendees can use it, while also being complex enough that the administrative team can do many things with it. Pros Planning Center is the GOAT of all church administration software. There is a reason nearly every church or ministry uses them, and it's because it's highly functional, has many useful add-ons, and keeps things organized. On another note, the customer service team has always been helpful and kind in my experience. That goes a long way when you're stuck on a problem! Cons Would love to see more forward-thinking design. It is hard to find where you're scheduled to serve in the Church Center app/website. That design could be more effective, as well, having a calendar showing or something. I'd like to see my confirmed dates more prominently displayed. Review Source DD Duane D. Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Excellent Church Software" September 18, 2025 5.0 A wonderful cloud-based software that accurately keeps all records of our church membership. Our staff love it and use it regularly at church or on the go! Pros Planning Center is a great resource for our church. It is easy to use, has many great features, and is cloud based meaning it can be used anywhere. The apps that accompany it are just as intuitive and user friendly! Cons Planning Center sometimes doesn’t recognize a name or email and will create a new profile. We’ve had several duplicates - some are easy fixes and others are more complicated if they are using the giving feature. Switched from [Shepherd's Staff](https://www.capterra.com/p/10027639/Shepherds-Staff/) The other software just wasn’t doing all we needed it to do Review Source Response from Planning Center September 30, 2025 Hi Duane! Thank you for your kind words! You mentioned having a bit of trouble with logs in and duplicate profiles. Our Support Team is a great resource for help in that area. Hit the '?' icon in the upper-right of the screen when you are looking at your List. Please send us a message and our team will jump in to help! AH Andy H. Associate Pastor of Worship Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "This is the worship planning software you are looking for." February 25, 2026 5.0 I have been a faithful customer since 2011. Several companies have tried to duplicate what Planning Center does, and no one can come close in my opinion. Design is top notch, customer service is responsive, and the features are so very helpful to me. This software is the lifeblood behind the administrative tasks in the ministry I oversee. Pros Planning Center is the most robust, powerful, intuitive, and helpful way to plan worship services, organize team members, and communicate across ministries in our church. I love how the team is always innovating and listening to customers! Cons There is honestly not much to dislike! Of course, we all wish everything was cheaper. There may be a few UI things that could improve on their apps, but for the most part, this is some of the best software I engage with daily. Review Source sS sandra S. Administrative Assist. and Database Admin Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "rating of PC" January 9, 2025 3.0 overall it has been good. No major issues Pros the wireless printing of the name tags/mobile check in Cons probably tech support. hard to get answer rt away Alternatives considered [Realm](https://www.capterra.com/p/146265/Realm/) Reason for choosing Planning Center we use both. we kept PC for the kids check in bc of the ease Switched from [Servant Keeper](https://www.capterra.com/p/276838/Servant-Keeper/) uh servant keeper! lol so out of date..... Review Source Response from Planning Center January 13, 2025 Hi Sandra! Thank you for your kind review. We are glad you are enjoying our Check-Ins feature. Regarding support, we do our best to reply via email within one business hour, although it can look slightly different on holidays and weekends. We would love to learn more and get your feedback on your most recent tech support experience. If possible, send us a message here - support@planningcenter.com. We look forward to hearing back from you! SG Steven G. Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The Best All In One Church Software " June 19, 2025 5.0 We love it and use it for our service planning, church database, forms, giving, app, communication, sign-ups, and registrations. Pros The user interfaces for all of their apps are intuitive, and it makes managing and communicating with our members quick and easy. Cons There are certain tasks in the services app that feel a little redundant, but fortunately, they have videos that walk you through them. Alternatives considered [ShelbyNext Membership](https://www.capterra.com/p/71788/ShelbyNext-Membership/) Reason for choosing Planning Center Ease of use and scalability. All the different apps and features are easily scaled up. Switched from [Pushpay](https://www.capterra.com/p/142580/Pushpay/) Ease of use and great scalability options. Review Source HM Hannah M. Creative arts coordinator Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The one-stop shop for church data management" May 15, 2025 4.0 I am very glad they decided to expand beyond programming management. The interface is very user-friendly (unlike almost any other data management for churches). It integrates with messaging apps and giving platforms as well Pros I appreciate the wholistic nature of planning center’s capabilities. It is a church data management software that does it all Cons There are times when it feels like it’s doing too much, like it can’t keep up with the demands of certain capabilities. Through the many functions, programs and people are my most used, but I have access to all of its functions. Calendar is helpful but can get very jumbled when dealing with a large church and all of the events we have Switched from [ACS](https://www.capterra.com/p/2668/ACS/) ACS was very outdated and retrieving any data for any useful purpose was very difficult Review Source KA Kylee A. Communications Director Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A GREAT resource for small-medium sizes Churches" August 3, 2025 5.0 Overall it’s a helpful tool for our church with a lot of great features. It’s much more user friendly than other software’s we’ve tried. The database includes more profiles than we would like. Pros I like how many features it has to be fully customizable for your church’s needs. Every staff members can find it helpful in their area of ministry. Cons It is difficult to keep the people database under control due to the automatic creation of profiles anytime anyone downloads the app, fills out a form, registers for an event, etc. Switched from [Pushpay](https://www.capterra.com/p/142580/Pushpay/) We switched from CCB (church community builder) to Planning Center because it’s more user friendly and provides more features Review Source TS Travis S. Communications Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "All in One Place and it Works" June 9, 2025 4.0 Overall, I love working with the system, and anytime I have questions, I receive relevant and clear answers very quickly. Pros I like that we can have all event registrations, giving, and people database management in the same place. Cons For what I do, learning the best way to pull reports (Lists) was a little tricky. To overcome this and other challenges when we made the full transition to PCO, we worked with a paid professional team to transfer and set us up. Switched from [ShelbyNext Membership](https://www.capterra.com/p/71788/ShelbyNext-Membership/)[ShelbyNext Financials](https://www.capterra.com/p/224954/ShelbyNext-Financials/) Our version of Shelby was out of date and we needed a more flexible solution that would also work with our volunteer team management. Review Source JB Jami B. Guest Experience Religious Institutions Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The switch was worth it" July 22, 2025 5.0 Their online university has helped our whole team stay informed and well educated about the capabilities and usefulness of these tools Pros We switched to Planning Center from a similar product because of the intuitive ease of use and the availability of constant support. We appreciate the value to help our church manage everything well. Cons There is one tiny feature that I can't edit (all forms require an email address) and that is the only, admittedly very tiny, thing. Other than that our experience is stellar. Switched from [ChurchStaq](https://www.capterra.com/p/211982/ChuchStaq/) Frustration with the previous product and countless glowing reviews and recommendations for Planning Center Review Source CN Crystal N. Children’s Director Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Planning Center is best Church Management Software" March 11, 2025 5.0 Has been extremely helpful in streamlining our systems and helped us become more efficient. Pros Ability to integrate several modules together. Cons The services module is not very kids ministry friendly. Alternatives considered [FellowshipOne](https://www.capterra.com/p/230779/Fellowship-One/) Reason for choosing Planning Center Less expensive since we were a smaller church. Switched from [Realm Accounting](https://www.capterra.com/p/249047/Realm-Accounting/)[Realm](https://www.capterra.com/p/146265/Realm/)[ACS](https://www.capterra.com/p/2668/ACS/) Needed integration and something that was church management friendly for our growing congregation. Review Source Response from Planning Center March 12, 2025 Crystal, thank you for such a great review! We're glad that you've been able to streamline your systems with Planning Center. Anytime you need anything, reach out to support at support@planningcenter.com. We'll be glad to help! JT Josh T. Regional Director Events Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Planning Center Review" July 7, 2024 5.0 Pros The volunteer and crew scheduling piece is great! I also really like creating run of shows or order of service on planning center. Cons It’s great for crew management and run of show building but now so much client management. Switched from [Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) PCO made automating schedules and teams easy when creating new events. Review Source Response from Planning Center July 9, 2024 Thank you for the kind words! If we can help review anything with you, be sure to let our support team know. Have a great day! VR Verified Reviewer Worship Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best service planning software around" October 26, 2020 5.0 Around Services and Check ins, Planning Center has been exceptional with customer service and helping us sort through issues. Their tutorial videos are also great. We didn't have great luck with customer service around the financial module, hence the choice to go another direction with our overall database while continuing to use Services. Pros Planning Center Services automates really helpful admin and communication work and allows teams to learn and grow with all of the resources they need. From an administrator's perspective, the ability to schedule and view services in matrix mod and keep track of multiple teams of volunteers with various limitations and requests using the preferences and blackouts is easily worth the monthly cost. Services is the backbone of planning center, and there's good reason that it's the standard in mid-sized and larger churches. The interface is intuitive and easy for volunteer users to figure out, and they do a great job of continuing to innovate features and usability. Cons While the other modules across planning center have great integration, our church found that the finances side lacked necessary features, meaning we are now running a separate database/CRM while still running planning center services. We wanted to be able to add financial information (givings) into the database without the person entering the data seeing previous data - essentially the ability to enter data blindly. I suspect many other churches are running different databases as well as planning center services, and the multi-system approach isn't ideal, so it would be nice to have a more responsive development team as planning center's interface is generally well built and user friendly. Alternatives considered [Realm](https://www.capterra.com/p/146265/Realm/)[ChurchStaq](https://www.capterra.com/p/211982/ChuchStaq/) Reason for choosing Planning Center Services fit all of our needs well when it came to service planning and Sunday morning volunteer management, and there didn't seem to be any other products that could compete in terms of functionality and ease of use. Review Source JA Jonathan A. Tech Director Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best option for church database management" October 11, 2022 5.0 Since we switched to entirely managing our church database through Planning Center, we have much better buy in for online sign ups and registrations and all our data is linked and much more accurate and up to date. Young and old learn how to use it quickly. Pros Professionally developed platform with advanced features that are also well thought out and user friendly for both back end and front end users. They are regularly adding features and developing their host of apps. Cons Some of their products are more basic, but they focus on where it counts. Reason for choosing Planning Center They were the only product that had solutions for what we needed. Switched from [FellowshipOne](https://www.capterra.com/p/230779/Fellowship-One/)[Subsplash](https://www.capterra.com/p/177932/Subsplash/) We had too many separate tools and databases (email lists, form registrations, Services, website, App, etc.) Review Source MB Matthew B. Technical Director Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Planning Center Online is a must. " December 25, 2024 5.0 Great. Absolutely great. They have wonderful customer service as well. Pros It literally is the backbone of our church planning. You can just about manage everything with it. Literally. Cons Previously there were some gaps in workflow automations but they are heavily investing in this and coming up with things I didn’t even know I needed. Review Source Response from Planning Center January 2, 2025 Matthew - wow! Thank you for this review. We are so glad that you're enjoying the product as much as we enjoy creating and supporting it for you! AC Andy C. Minister of Recreation Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great product that we use for lots!" January 30, 2025 5.0 Pros It is very easy to use and functional for all of the needs we have. Cons There really isn't anything that I like the least about it. Switched from [Arena](https://www.capterra.com/p/186809/Arena/) Just needed updated features and usability. Review Source Response from Planning Center January 31, 2025 Andy, thanks for the great review. We're always glad to hear why people appreciate what we provide! MP Marta P. Director of Operations Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Covers all the bases" October 31, 2024 4.0 Overall we enjoy using Planning Center. The few downfalls are highly outweighed by all of the benefits. Pros It's a great place to keep track of and keep in contact with the individuals in our church. Many capabilities Cons There can be a bit of a learning curve if you're new to the program or teaching others how to use it. Review Source Response from Planning Center November 7, 2024 Marta, thank you for that high review of our products! We're glad that you are enjoying using them, and we're glad to help with anything you run into as you continue to use the product. Thank you! VR Verified Reviewer Field service engineer Semiconductors Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great software for church" October 23, 2024 5.0 Pros I think it's most amazing to make church-related work easy because all the functions are gathered in one place. I'm satisfied with being able to communicate with the songs and lyrics, all the other volunteers, and plan church-related work without difficulty. Also, I was able to easily manage the relevant information of the people. Cons There is no cons, everything is good so far. Review Source Response from Planning Center October 23, 2024 Thank you for taking the time to leave a review! We love our churches, and we love hearing how our products make your work easier and more efficient! CB Christie B. Communications Religious Institutions Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Great solution for some churches." May 27, 2024 5.0 Pros Planning center is pretty easy to get setup throughout your church. It offers lots of add-ons like their worship planning and check-ins ones. Cons Planning center is costly compared to other options. We haven't completely switched over to Planning Center because of it's costs. Review Source MB Marissa B. Volunteer Church Admin Religious Institutions Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Robust yet specific for church management" December 2, 2022 5.0 Without Planning Center, churches wouldn't be even 10% as effective at communicating and organizing themselves. This software is invaluable, and as far as I know, the only one of its caliber and kind. I'm so thankful for what the team has done and continues to do to make this software robust and simple for both the mega church and church plant. Thank you Planning Center team!! Pros This product seems to think of everything. From making email lists, sign-up sheets, events for the website, volunteer coordination, and giving, Planning Center takes care of all our admin needs for church, as long as we leverage the tools correctly. There is a learning curve for those who are technologically challenged, but there is a big focus on good documentation, so if you wanted to know how to do things right, you can learn. Planning Center does a good job of simplifying as much as possible very complex admin activities that need to be customizable. Coming from someone who knows about databases and information integration, I can be nothing less than highly impressed at what Planning Center has done. Truly, you won't have anything you need to do manually outside of this software for your church which is so good for quality assurance and integrity of records. Invaluable invention! Cons Walking the line of customizable and simple is very difficult. Sometimes, I find a limitation of the system that gets in the way of what I want to do, especially in list queries. But in most cases, the option is built in somewhere; I just need to find the way to do it. This can be challenging if you don't know how to search for the help. A college course in this software would honestly be so useful. Review Source JH Jason H. Worship and Arts Pastor Arts and Crafts Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Interface" July 16, 2019 4.0 I would also take a moment and think through the basics of the site. If the goal is to do something basic like add a song, or even to rehearse a song \[Which is difficult to do, or at least not clear to my older choir members\], then it should be easy to see, and easy to execute. I love the fact that things are customizable, and that I can plan my service down to the second, but the moment I go to show someone else how to run basic things especially within the app, I am painfully aware that the interface could be tweaked to help make things a little bit easier for the users who are using your products the most. Most churches are less than 50 people. Most church members are baby boomers. Do your market research with that demographic in mind and I bet you will quickly see what works and does not work with regards to your interface. That being said, anyone outside of that demographic is willing to find out how to do things from youtube tutorials, so keep those up to date and looking nice and you will remain at the top of the church-planning food chain. Pros The things that Planning Center does well, it does very well. It always delivers notifications and I feel that it is reliable. Every single time that one of the people on my team have had an issue with the software, it was incredibly simple to resolve, and usually was a case of user preferences that needed adjustments. For the majority of the people that benefit from the software, the experience is seamless and professional. Due to the fact that most of the people who use Planning Center are not directly paying for the software, it has set itself apart as the crown of church planning resources. It is certainly my first suggestion to new worship pastors or churches that are trying to become organized. The fact that it can take care of so many different church needs from one platform is also worth mentioning. My church uses another system for online giving, but it is comparable to what Planning Center offers. We are in the process of transitioning all of our check-in systems to Planning Center and it is significantly cheaper and easier to use than ANYTHING else on the market right now. Cons My experience with Planning Center is not limited to, but mostly within the realm of "Services" so that is where I will spend most of my time. Before that, however, I will mention that while I know of a number of people who enjoy the "Music Stand" app, Planning Center does not offer the best deal for the service. Apps like Onsong, while expensive up-front, are not a monthly expense and allow for many file types and importing formats, including the ability to download the music straight from "Services." This allows for some freedom in set design and application as many of my musicians are playing during the week and not at the church. If they could pay once for "Music Stand" and also import the secular music into their setlists, they would use the app outside of a Sunday morning context. Now for the interface. One of the best tools in "Services" is the REPORTS section. And while I love the way it looks now, it has lost a lot of versatility. It is difficult to select the date for the reports, not to mention, hard to find the reports to begin with. Now, if I want to find songs from last Christmas, I really have to hunt to find the reports, find the right drop-down bar, and select "custom" on the display. Why not keep the custom option in the bar to begin with, and have the presets in the drop down bar? There is just a lot of unused real estate on that particular page, and I have spent too much time trying to relearn something that wasn't much easier in the last edition. Review Source JE Josiah E. Young Adults Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Is Planning Center the way to go?" October 17, 2019 4.0 Overall, I think Planning Center is a good product...when you figure something out and it does what you want it to do, it's amazing. It's just getting to that point which is the pain for the majority of the time. Because there's a different "Platform" for each area Planning Center has, "Services" "People" "Groups" "Registrations" "Check-in's" so forth...they are similar but not 1 platform. Pros There is so much that Planning Center can do. I love that there is a way to get pretty much anything I want to do done. It's also the major giant when it comes to church systems and platforms. Cons The reason I chose this software to speak to is because of a major issue I've had with planning center which is, duplicating what I'm able to do with other people. It's quite difficult replicating ALL that Planning Center can do. In my line of work, getting multiple people to do what I do is GOLD...with Planning Center, I spend a lot of my time looking at tutorial videos and in the help menu trying to figure out how to do something that I'm almost positive it can do. So, when raising up other leaders to use Planning Center, they are often left frustrated and decide to just not. Not to mention, when I have somebody in charge of Planning Center for our ministry, they usually last no longer than a year, before they burn out. The reality is, planning and working directly with volunteers is an ANIMAL in itself. Dealing with people cancelling, forgetting, double booking, or complaining is no fun job for any scheduler...so dealing with certain frustrations with Planning Center is the last thing that individual wants. So what's the solution? Perhaps share the work-load with multiple people doing the scheduling...however, we never get to that point because of the difficulty of the program to the average volunteer. It's not impossible...but it's also not easy. I consider myself pretty computer savvy and every now and again during big events I assist the scheduler for that specific event and even though I've used Planning Center off and on for years...I'm always left frustrated. Review Source Response from Planning Center October 22, 2019 We certainly don't want you to have stress when it comes to training others using our products. Something we've done recently to help with this is to make our Planning Center University courses more accessible. We recommend that you have new leaders/volunteers to review these courses. It will help set in all on the path to success! https://planning.center/university Jake T. Worship Leader Religious Institutions Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A game-changer for any church to spice up their worship planning!" August 24, 2021 5.0 Overall, Planning Center has been a game changer for our church. It has allowed us to be more prepared, planned and efficient when practicing and performing our worship services. There are a lot of features that we don't use simply because we are a small church but there are a lot of features. Pros The music database has never not had a song we were performing. If it ever doesn't, not worries because you can add custom songs and lyrics that are automatically converted to a viewable PDF. The worship planning feature is pretty great as well. I love the drag and drop arrangement. I also love how you can add times to each song and item so you can estimate a total duration of your set. The member planning is pretty great as well. I love that you can see in real time which members invited have accepted, declined or have not responded to invitations. You can also add audio files (pads, backing tracks) that you can play on the child application Worship Stand. Cons The learning curve for this software is pretty high. After a year of using it, I still find it difficult to add songs on the iPad version. I also find that the program crashes frequently when trying to add music. Battery optimization could be worked on as well as it drains battery pretty quickly. Review Source LH Laura H. Business Administrator Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Planning Center Makes Church Management Easy" June 23, 2022 5.0 This is fabulous software for a new church. Priced to help you get organized at an affordable price. Lots of opportunities to grow into the various components offered. Pros The software is priced to let you only purchase the parts you need and priced according to the size of your church and how much you use it. It is such great software to start organizing a church's volunteers, donors, and calendar and can be expanded as your church and your needs grow. Cons Because components can be purchased separately the communication between the components is not seamless. If you add an event to the calendar and then add a registration for the event both with show up on the calendar as duplicate entries, for example. The price and flexibility are worth figuring out some of the quirks. Also, the ability to create a report for about anything is great but I wish there were some more pre-made reports for beginner users. For example, I have figured out how to create a deposit slip for a giving deposit but I wish there was just a one step button to create a deposit slip from a giving batch. Review Source Response from Planning Center July 8, 2022 Hi Laura, Thanks for your kind words! You mentioned having a bit of trouble with figuring out pricing and using our reporting features. Our Support Team is a great resource for help in that area. Hit the '?' icon in the upper-right of the screen when you are looking at your List. Send us a message and our team will jump in to help. Thanks! SL Sean L. Executive Director Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A great and versatile solution for churches and non-profits" January 27, 2023 5.0 People management, scheduling, donation management all became greatly simplified through Planning Center. This is a solid all-around product. Pros One of the best features of Planning Center is the ala carte ease of use. Choose the products and the level you need and that's all you pay for. Great functionality, data management, and giving options are included and ready for use with minimal set up. Cons There are some 'Planning Center' focused features that are difficult to personalize; web-based giving pages and the app, that could allow for more organizational personalization. However, the value for the money is overall present. Reason for choosing Planning Center Price, Ala-carte functionality, and actually used Planning Center in conjunction with Tithely (for mobile app and additional giving options) Review Source Response from Planning Center January 31, 2023 Hi Sean, thank you for your kind words. You mentioned having a bit of trouble with web-based Giving. Our Support Team is a great resource for help in that area. Hit the '?' icon in the upper-right of the screen. Send us a message and our team will jump in to help! CK Crystal K. Finance Manager Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Planning Center is the CMS you need! " April 22, 2022 5.0 5 stars. I recommend it to everyone that is in my same field. ! Pros I love that it integrates with Stripe for giving and to the church center app so we are able to host all of our events that way. It's seamless to use, easy to navigate, and has great reliability. Cons I would love it if via their giving portion, they also allowed selling. For instance, our church has a bookshelf and we sell Bibles, etc but planning center only accepts donations and registrations, not payments for things we sell. Alternatives considered [Tithely Church Management](https://www.capterra.com/p/132513/Breeze-ChMS/) Reason for choosing Planning Center Our Senior Pastor was familiar with it. Review Source Talk to a Capterra advisor for free and get results within 15 minutes.