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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Blackbaud Church Management

    Score2 out of 10
    N/ABlackbaud Church Management software is designed to connect all staff and volunteers with one holistic view, automated processes and easy-to-use software to manage all your programs , and provide data to better understand congregants and the various ways they interact with your house of worship with a single source of data, and finally keep church membership engaged with multi-channel communications.N/A

    Textedly

    Score6.9 out of 10
    N/ATextedly is an SMS marketing communications platform from the company of the same name in Nashville, that enables users to advertise, promote, announce, and engage with audiences.

    $24

    per month

    Pricing
    Blackbaud Church ManagementTextedly
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Bronze (1,200 messages)
    $24
    per month (billed annually)
    Plus (2,400 messages)
    $39
    per month (billed annually)
    Enterprise (4,200 messages)
    $50
    per month (billed annually)
    Elite
    $70
    per month (billed annually)
    Business (12,000 messages)
    $140
    per month (billed annually)
    Silver (18,000 messages)
    $210
    per month (billed annually)
    Premium (30,000 messages)
    $350
    per month (billed annually)
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Blackbaud Church ManagementTextedly
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Blackbaud Church ManagementTextedly
    Likelihood to Recommend
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.4
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Blackbaud Church ManagementTextedly
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Blackbaud
    I believe this system was overpriced and under-supported. From experience, it is very clunky and lacking features that churches would find helpful. There are no scenarios for which Blackbaud Church Management is well suited. It is not appropriate for churches. I would avoid it at all costs. They were also not willing to assist in moving to another system.
    Incentivized
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    Textedly
    I have used Textedly for several years. But recently, in my opinion their commitment to customers and customer service has dramatically declined. They made recent updates to their platform and dramatically increased prices without contacting existing customers. The price of my existing plan increased a significant amount. I have requested that the messages I have purchased be made available to my business and they will not release them until a certain date. When I contacted customer support and ask for resolution, the staff do not answer my questions or offer alternative solutions. I have requested that my account be closed and a refund of the 11 months that I have not used. They will not work with me and only offer that I pay for a higher priced plan or purchase additional messages at a very, very high rate. Please do not use this company. They are no longer considering the needs of customers that have been with them for several years.
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    Pros
    Blackbaud
    No answers on this topic
    Textedly
    • Ease of Use!!
    • Great customer service when I've had to contact them.
    • Great analytics.
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    Cons
    Blackbaud
    • Not geared toward churches
    • Missing much functionality
    • In my opinion, horrible and incompetent support
    • No ongoing support for their system
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    Textedly
    • Would like the ability to send longer messages.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Blackbaud
    No answers on this topic
    Textedly
    From my experience, their customer service has been disappointing. They have not been willing to work with me and my needs. When pricing was significantly increased, I was not informed of this in advance. It simply increased and I discovered it by accident while reviewing my subscription.
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    Usability
    Blackbaud
    No answers on this topic
    Textedly
    Sometimes I wonder if I'm just overlooking something because it's so easy to use. It literally took no time to be up and running with this program.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Blackbaud
    No answers on this topic
    Textedly
    When I ask questions to customer service, the questions are not all answered. They do not come back with alternative suggestions for me and my subscription. They are not rude but only provide standard "answers" that it appears they have been coached to give
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    Alternatives Considered
    Blackbaud
    In my opinion, Blackbaud was by far the worst experience we have had with any church management system. We initially moved away from Shelby Systems to FellowshipOne. In an attempt to consolidate church management and accounting into a single system, we moved from FellowshipOne to Blackbaud Church Management to accomplish this. Both FellowshipOne and Shelby wer far superior systems.
    Incentivized
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    Textedly
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Blackbaud
    • A negative ROI
    • Difficulty in moving data to another system
    • Caused a lot of extra work to fix all the errors that came in implementation
    Incentivized
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    Textedly
    • Instant updates to clients.
    • Clients can get info without searching our website.
    • Sign up is easy even for the most technologically illiterate.
    Incentivized
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