Finding the RIGHT Software for Your Church

3 Primary Questions How do You decide what You need? Where do you get the best price? What does good support look like?

How do You decide what You need? What Do You Want the Software to Do? How Many Users Can Access the Software? What Kind of Security is Available for Each User? What Kind of Support is Available and What Does It Cost? How Much is your IT budget?

Simple Versus Complex Just the Books? Yearend Giving Statements? Connect with an Existing Financial Software? Attendance? Campaigns? Church Directory?

Many Choices System on your computer System on the cloud Christian Computing Magazine comparison chart

Take Your Pick: CC Magazine

Just Remember! The tendency is high production = high costs, but not always so Pick what you need first Remember that need and want aren’t always the same thing Price is at the bottom of the chart

Church Windows Small Church $475-$1050 Integrated Church $1070-$ This would include all financials, membership, donations, training, AR, and network license Buy it in modules Online training, books, and webinars

Servant PC $250-$885 Works with Quickbooks Everything from no support to full support You purchase the number of users: 2 to no limit Small church version has 50 family limit Doesn’t do government forms

Faithful Steward Small-Medium church $199 Works with Quickbooks, PeachTree, AccountEdge or Quicken ($150 for each) Handles campaign pledges No membership access

Church Community Builder Used where Sandy works She is very impressed with what she does on it Very secure Doesn’t do government forms Can be high cost You can see it on the comparison chart

The Bottom Line Decide what your church needs Decide how much you can spend Make sure the program you select will fit your needs, both program and training Make sure the cost fits your budget

What Questions Do You Have for Me? Rod Wiltrout Church Finance Specialist (559) direct line (559) cell