Planning Center prices each of its apps separately, by how much your church uses it. OurChurchOS puts giving, kids check-in, groups, service planning, live streaming and your website on one plan with one price.
Start your free trialPlanning Center is a respected set of church tools, and if your church only needs one or two of them, or is small enough to stay within its free tiers, it can cost you very little. As your church grows and adds apps, each one is billed separately and each price rises with your attendance, giving or volunteers.
OurChurchOS takes a different approach: one plan price that covers the tools most churches use every week, with no charge per user or per member, and no price increase as your attendance grows.
| Planning Center | OurChurchOS | |
|---|---|---|
| How pricing works | Each app is priced separately, by usage (donations, check-ins, group members or team members) | One price per plan, with no per-user or per-member fees |
| Getting started | Free tiers for light use of each app | 14-day free trial on Starter, Growth and Established |
| Online giving | Giving app, $15 to $179 a month above 10 donations, plus card processing of 2.15% + $0.30 | Included in every plan, with no OurChurchOS fee on gifts* |
| Kids check-in | Check-Ins app, $15 to $179 a month above 10 daily check-ins | Included from Growth |
| Small groups | Groups app, $15 to $179 a month above 15 group members | Included from Growth |
| Service and volunteer planning | Services app, $15 to $179 a month above 5 team members | Included from Growth |
| Member app or portal | Church Center, free | Member portal included from Growth |
| Your website | Church Center pages, with app and home page tools in Publishing | A one-page site on Starter, three pages on Growth, a full website builder on Established |
| Live streaming | Not one of Planning Center's apps | Included from Growth |
| Bookkeeping | Not one of Planning Center's apps | Included from Established |
| Documents, spreadsheets, presentations and more | Not one of Planning Center's apps | Included in every plan: documents, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, notes, drawings and music scores, shared with your staff and volunteers (10 of each on Starter, 50 on Growth, 250 on Established, unlimited on Enterprise) |
| Online store and in-person sales | Not one of Planning Center's apps (its Registrations app handles event sign-ups) | Included from Growth: sell books, shirts and tickets online or at a welcome desk with a Square reader, paid straight into your church's own account |
| E-signatures | Not one of Planning Center's apps | Included from Growth |
* Gifts go straight into your church's own Stripe or Square account, on every plan. The card fee is Stripe's or Square's own rate (Stripe's standard rate is 2.9% + $0.30, and eligible nonprofits can apply to Stripe for a lower one). Donors can choose to cover that fee.
Planning Center prices are from planningcenter.com as published on October 14, 2026. Prices change, so please check their site for current pricing.
These examples use the four Planning Center apps most churches add first. Your church's numbers will differ; pick the tiers that match your Sunday check-ins, monthly gifts, group members and serving team.
| Planning Center | OurChurchOS Growth | |
|---|---|---|
| Giving (up to 200 gifts a month) | $32 a month | Included |
| Kids check-in (up to 75 a Sunday) | $32 a month | Included |
| Groups (up to 200 members) | $32 a month | Included |
| Service planning (up to 50 on the team) | $32 a month | Included |
| Live streaming, texting, prayer and care requests, member portal, 3-page website | Not included in these apps | Included |
| Monthly total | $128 | $149 |
At this size Planning Center's four apps cost a little less. For $21 more a month, OurChurchOS Growth also covers live streaming, text messaging, prayer and pastoral care, a member portal and your website.
| Planning Center | OurChurchOS Growth | |
|---|---|---|
| Giving (up to 500 gifts a month) | $69 a month | Included |
| Kids check-in (up to 200 a Sunday) | $69 a month | Included |
| Groups (up to 500 members) | $69 a month | Included |
| Service planning (up to 150 on the team) | $69 a month | Included |
| Monthly total | $276 | $149 |
OurChurchOS plans are not priced by attendance, so the same Growth plan serves a church of 200 or 600. Churches that also want bookkeeping, a full website builder, automation and an events calendar can choose Established at $479 a month.
We would rather you choose well than choose us. Planning Center is a good choice if your church:
• It needs just one or two apps, such as giving or worship planning on their own.
• It is small enough to stay within Planning Center's free tiers.
• It relies on Planning Center's in-depth worship planning tools, such as the Music Stand add-on.
OurChurchOS is likely the better choice if:
• You want giving, check-in, groups, service planning and streaming without managing several subscriptions.
• You want one login and one set of records for your staff and volunteers.
• You want your website, live stream and member portal in the same place as everything else.
• You want your documents, store and website in the same place as your people and giving.
• You want a price that does not rise every time your church grows.
See plans and start a free trialStart a free trial and set OurChurchOS up alongside the tools you use today, so you can see it working for your church before you change anything. Questions about moving over? We are happy to walk you through it.
Talk with usPlanning Center is a trademark of its owner. OurChurchOS is not affiliated with or endorsed by Planning Center.