Planning Center vs. Shelby Systems

Planning Center

Planning Center

36 Reviews and Ratings

Shelby Systems

Shelby Systems

6 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Planning Center	Score 9.1 out of 10	N/A	Planning Center in Carlsbad offers modular church management applications, providing CRM, tithe management, event registration and attendance, and volunteer resource scheduling.	$14 per month
Shelby Systems	Score 6.1 out of 10	N/A	Shelby Systems, a Ministry Brands company, offers church management software providing membership tracking, contribution processing, attendance tracking, fund accounting and financial reporting, volunteer management, small groups and contact management, nursery security and check-in, event registration, online giving and online registration.	N/A

Pricing

Planning Center

Shelby Systems

Editions & Modules

Calendar: 14+
per month
Check-ins: 14+
per month
Giving: 14+
per month
Groups: 14+
per month
Registration: 14+
per month
Services: 14+
per month

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Planning Center	Shelby Systems
Free Trial
Yes	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

Prices increase based on the number of members and attendees.

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More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	Planning Center	Shelby Systems
Considered Both Products	Planning Center Suzanne Schuknecht Data & Communication Specialist Chose Planning Center We use Planning Center for volunteer scheduling and service planning because they are the best... we use the other products because they are the best in their fields. Incentivized Helpful? David Calvert Pastor for Creative Arts Chose Planning Center Planning Center provides more integrated people management than FellowshipOne or CCB at a better monthly price. Planning Center Giving is more competitive than PushPay and also available at a better rate. Planning Center Services is hands-down the standard for worship planning … Incentivized Helpful? SC Steve Crawford Youth Pastor Chose Planning Center At one point, I was presented with both Asana and Trello as helpful tools to facilitate teamwork and collaboration amongst a large group of people. However, when it comes to putting on productions/services/events, Planning Center just seemed to have everything we need. I have … Incentivized Helpful? WA Walter Aho Creative Director Chose Planning Center I've used worshipteam.com for worship resources, which has a few advantages. It's much easier to transpose music sheets AND audio recordings with a click making for an easier practice session. Planning Center does not provide an easy-to-use function like that (though they do … Incentivized Helpful?	Shelby Systems No answer on this topic

User Ratings
	Planning Center	Shelby Systems
Likelihood to Recommend	10.0 (0 ratings)	7.0 (0 ratings)
Support Rating	9.0 (0 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Planning Center	Shelby Systems
Likelihood to Recommend	If you are a music/worship leader in a local church, Planning Center will be your absolute best friend. It changed the way I interact with my team, our songs, and our order of worship each week. If you are involved in a small church with a limited budget or you have very few volunteers, Planning Center may offer more than you need Incentivized David Calvert Pastor for Creative Arts Read full review	The three modules we use are well integrated and work together well. The membership module does not communicate with the financial modules if I recall correctly. Incentivized MJ Marty Javornisky Business Manager Read full review
Pros	Planning Center is great for scheduling services. I love using Planning Center to schedule volunteers in quarterly time frames. Allowing people to confirm or decline assigned positions helps us out. Incentivized Suzanne Schuknecht Data & Communication Specialist Read full review	Integration across modules Enable attachment of document images Free user support Incentivized MJ Marty Javornisky Business Manager Read full review
Cons	Could improve the "timing" tool (as in, adjusting the time when events start) Could add personalization options (as in, the ability to upload a logo for an event) Could add a "copy and paste" feature (maybe there is one, but I haven't seen it) Incentivized SC Steve Crawford Youth Pastor Read full review	Extra key strokes required when searching for account numbers Negative adjusting entries not allowed in account payable Financial report formatting is not intuitive Incentivized MJ Marty Javornisky Business Manager Read full review
Usability	Planning Center is very user friendly on both the front and back ends. Incentivized Suzanne Schuknecht Data & Communication Specialist Read full review	No answers on this topic
Support Rating	I've not needed to use Planning Center support. In the few instances that I would have thought would "require support," tips and notices popped up on screen letting me know what was happening. There are very VERY few issues that I've found with Planning Center. The interface has been intuitive and powerful, so I've not needed to use their support service. Incentivized WA Walter Aho Creative Director Read full review	No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	At one point, I was presented with both Asana and Trello as helpful tools to facilitate teamwork and collaboration amongst a large group of people. However, when it comes to putting on productions/services/events, Planning Center just seemed to have everything we need. I have never really once given thought to moving on from Planning Center. I'm sure Asana and Trello have much to offer, and I did briefly consider the, but Planning Center (for what we needed) was a grand-slam, home run. Incentivized SC Steve Crawford Youth Pastor Read full review	No answers on this topic
Return on Investment	Reliable and consistent scheduling options for volunteers. Keeps them happy and us staffed. Better communication makes for a better planned and executed service. Incentivized WA Walter Aho Creative Director Read full review	Provided us with a means to report financial information to stakeholders Incentivized MJ Marty Javornisky Business Manager Read full review
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