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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Aplos, powered by Velora

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AAplos is a nonprofit and church management software solution. With online fund accounting made for nonprofits and churches of any size, the software is built on a platform that also includes giving tools, people management, and reporting.

    $79

    per month

    Church Community Builder

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AChurch Community Builder in Colorado Springs offers their church management applications designed to manage church involvement, schedule events and register attendees, and manage giving.N/A
    Pricing
    Aplos, powered by VeloraChurch Community Builder
    Editions & Modules
    Aplos Lite
    $79
    per month
    Core
    $129
    per month
    Advanced
    $229
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Aplos, powered by VeloraChurch Community Builder
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details10% discount for annual pricing.
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    Aplos, powered by VeloraChurch Community Builder
    Small Businesses
    MIP Fund Accounting
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    MIP Fund Accounting
    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Aplos, powered by VeloraChurch Community Builder
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Aplos, powered by VeloraChurch Community Builder
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Velora
    Aplos integrates with Bloomerang. It brings donations in as either individual or organization, but there is no name or account number associated with the transaction. When reconciling over 500 transactions each month, many at the same amount, it can be tedious to be sure I am reconciling the right transaction. Having the donor name associated with each transaction would be very helpful
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    Church Community Builder
    Church Community Builder is ideal if you are seeking to connect your church members to your pastoral staff and to one another in an effective way. If you are looking to plan major events (like our church's 25th Anniversary Service, for example; or our annual Marriage Conference), then Church Community Builder will be incredibly helpful to you! Church Community Builder is also helpful for distributing items like membership applications and mass emails.
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    Pros
    Velora
    • Reporting by Fund
    • Ability to split transactions by fund
    • Custom reports
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    Church Community Builder
    • Helps church members connect with one another.
    • Provides church leaders with church members contact info readily and efficiently.
    • Helps register attendance at retreats and other church events and functions.
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    Cons
    Velora
    • In my experience, report filters don't always work like they should.
    • Recent updates have made entering transactions more complicated for me, instead of easier.
    • No ability to delete or deactivate contacts so your list will always grow and you pay based on the number of contacts.
    • In my experience, needs better interface options with other software
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    Church Community Builder
    • "Processes" option can sometimes be a bit confusing
    • Mass communication process (via email) is a bit confusing
    • Mass communication process (via text message) seems to be lacking
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    Usability
    Velora
    In my opinion, recent improvements have made working in Aplos more cumbersome, instead of easier. The new look seems less professional than the old look to me. I think there should be more options to have a default setting when starting some tasks, like opening a register.
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    Church Community Builder
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    Support Rating
    Velora
    In my experience, Aplos support used to be awesome...very quick responses and open to suggestions. I could even see my suggestions implemented from time to time. Now I get an answer, but it's usually 'that's how it is' and no solution. 'Improvements' are not improvements to me.
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    Church Community Builder
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    Alternatives Considered
    Velora
    I think Aplos has better fund management.
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    Church Community Builder
    Far and away, Church Community Builder is an incredibly superior product to PowerChurch. PowerChurch did not nearly feature all of the useful tools that Church Community Builder offers. Church Community Builder's greatest advantage over PowerChurch would be its accompanying Lead App, which allows me as a Pastor to easily pull up the contact information of any church member simply from my iPhone - PowerChurch didn't offer anything even remotely that useful. Choosing Church Community Builder was a clear no brainer.
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    Return on Investment
    Velora
    • Easy so see what's in each fund at a glance
    • Fixed asset management was not easy for me
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    Church Community Builder
    • We have seen increased connection between pastoral staff and church members
    • We have been able to more effectively put on excellent church-wide events
    • We have been able to systematize our membership application process (and also keep a better paper trail)
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