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ProPresenter vs FreeShow: Which is a better fit?

Updated on January 24th, 2025
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Summary
Features in Church Presentation
35
Best performer
41
  • API
  • Content Library
  • Digital Signage
29
41
User satisfaction
4.6
User reviews2,070
Ease of use
4.3
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.4
Customer support
4.4
4.7
User reviews88
Ease of use
4.6
Functionality
4.6
Value for money
4.8
Customer support
4.5
Price starts from
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
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One-time payment
Free version
Free trial
Best for

ProPresenter is designed for productions of all sizes which enables users to show videos, lyrics, and graphics making it easy to create high-quality live events.

This is for everyone who wants to display text, images, videos, and more on a projected screen.

User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 4
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Video reviews
Daniel J
Associate Pastor
4.0

Daniel J.: Hi, my name's Daniel. I'm at South County Bible Church. I'm the Associate Pastor here. We've been using ProPresenter for about 10 years, and I'll give it four out of five stars. We use ProPresenter every week, although not on a day-to-day basis. We use it for projecting lyrics and video content in our sanctuary on Sunday mornings. We also use it for rehearsals, but that's just for preparing for that Sunday service. What we like most about ProPresenter is that it just works for the most part. You can import all kinds of different content. It connects to a lot of the different services like SongSelect and other places that you can subscribe to that'll help you create your slides easier. It seems like no matter what kind of file I throw at it, ProPresenter can read it. In the last couple of years as the new versions of ProPresenter have come out, they've switched to a subscription base. The good thing about that is that they do seem to have a lot of new content and a lot of new features as time has gone on, and it works for the most part. They do seem to release updates so quickly that sometimes I feel like they aren't completely bug tested because we've had to, probably three times in the last year, we've had to roll back to a previous version because the new stuff they've added doesn't work right away. We've had to implement a test and see rather than just update. To be honest, the cost every year to subscribe is pretty prohibitive. Thankfully, our church is financially able to do that, but it used to be you'd buy it and it would just work for three or four years and then you'd buy the new version, so paying every year is a little bit of a burden.

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ProPresenter

Top Features
35/41
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Training Management
  • Usage Tracking/Analytics
  • User Management
  • API
  • Automatic Formatting
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Digital Signage
  • Drag & Drop
  • Dual Monitor
  • For Religious Organizations
  • Full Text Search
  • HTML5 Technology
  • Image Editing
  • Image Library
  • Layout & Design
  • Media Library
  • Mobile App
  • Monitoring
  • Multimedia Support
  • Multiple Format Support
  • Multiple Projects
  • Multi-Screen Support
  • Offline Access
  • Presentation Streaming
  • Recording
  • Scripture Database
  • Search/Filter
  • Template Management
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Timer
  • Video Management
  • Video Streaming
  • Video Support
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FreeShow

29/41
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FreeShow

  • Best Value Church Presentation
    Software (2024)
ProPresenter
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
FreeShow
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
ProPresenter
  • By Renewed Vision
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2000
FreeShow
  • By FreeShow
  • Located in Norway
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