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Rock RMS vs Church Services: Which is a better fit?

Updated on August 25th, 2024
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 2,697 reviews from Church Management users.
% Fit
Missing features
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
For Religious Organizations
5.0
Donation Management
4.5
Membership Management
4.9
Online Giving
4.7
Member Communication
NA
% Fit
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
For Religious Organizations
5.0
Donation Management
5.0
Membership Management
5.0
Online Giving
5.0
Member Communication
5.0
User satisfaction
4.8
User reviews92
Ease of use
4.5
Functionality
4.8
Value for money
4.9
Customer support
4.6
4.9
User reviews51
Ease of use
4.9
Functionality
4.8
Value for money
4.9
Customer support
4.9
Price starts from
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One-time payment
Free version
Free trial
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Free version
Free trial
Best for

Churches of all sizes

Church Management System

User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 4
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1 / 4
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Video reviews
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Paul T
Projects & End User Support Specialist
5.0

Paul T: Hi, my name's Paul. I'm the IT systems administrator here at my company, and I would give Rock RMS five stars. For more ratings like this, please click below. So before moving to Rock RMS, we used a product called Arena for several years. And even previous to that, we used another product called Shelby Systems. Shelby V5 specifically. We chose Rock RMS for several reasons. It was developed by the same group that had developed the Arena platform, and we saw basically for us what looked like Arena 2.0, and it took advantage of a lot of different features that we did not currently have. It was web based, it used Microsoft .NET, and the price was right for us. The pricing model was different than what we had paid for previously. And we've also been able to develop and take the platform beyond just the out of the box product. So the onboarding process for Rock was very simple. It was almost as simple as just running an executable and getting it installed. That was part of the process. The bigger process for us, as we use Azure as the platform, and we were unfamiliar with Azure, and getting the Azure part set up was a little bit more complicated. However, the steps provided by the Rock construction manuals, while very long, are very detailed and very thorough, and even someone with very little to no experience can go through the steps and get it configured. If you are looking at Rock RMS, I think you should go ahead and implement it. It's an amazing product. The price model will probably work for your organization regardless of your size, large or small. The community around Rock is amazing, something I've never seen before. The support that you receive is limited, but the community is incredibly helpful and will provide the support that you need to get up and running.

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Prioritize real-user-identified key features according to your needs to find your best fit.

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Accounting Integration
207
Important
Activity Dashboard
388
Important

Rock RMS

16/43
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • API
  • Built-in Accounting
  • Communication Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • Forms Management
  • Member Communication
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SMS Messaging
  • Social Media Integration
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Visitor Tracking
  • Worship Planning
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Child Check-in
  • Donation Management
  • Event Management
  • For Religious Organizations
  • Member Directory
  • Member Portal
  • Membership Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Location
  • Online Calendar
  • Online Giving
  • Pledge Management
  • Small Group Management
  • Volunteer Management
  • Website Management
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Church Services

Top Features
38/43
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Rock RMS

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Church Services

  • Best Value Church Management
    Software (2022)
Rock RMS
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Church Services
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Rock RMS
  • By Spark Development Network
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2011
Church Services
  • By Church Services
  • Located in United States
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