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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated September 29th, 2026 # Reviews of Elvanto Ease of use 4.3 Customer Service 4.7 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews JK Jason K ManagerAccounting, Self-employedUsed the software for: I used a free trial. “I like the ease of use, quickness of operations.“ October 25, 2024 MP Monica P Lead PastorReligious Institutions, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “It is challenging for onboarding people (can be difficult for new users to get the hang of it); it is not always intuitive in functions.“ April 14, 2025 NC Nathan C IT DirectorReligious Institutions, 51 - 200 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “They have lots of built in stuff that helps you accomplish tasks, and they allow you to adjust just about everything to your needs.“ January 22, 2023 JA Janet A AdministratorReligious Institutions, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “There were also a few bugs like the expanding menus on the left side of the screen not going away when I went away from that menu.“ February 1, 2023 DA Donna A CoPastor and Church PlanterNon-Profit Organization Management, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I enjoy the Elvanto ChMs for financial reporting - batching and donor statements. “ February 15, 2023 GW Greg W Lead PastorReligious Institutions, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “I have messaging on tithe.ly but I can't use it with Elvanto.“ May 18, 2023 JA Janet A AdministratorReligious Institutions, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Easier to use that other church management software, it had a lot of features we were looking for, lots of customization options, lots of great options for membership directory“ February 1, 2023 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 126 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Curt S. Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Super Easy to Use" September 1, 2019 5.0 Tithely has been a great addition to our online giving mechanism. The forms presented to the user are super clean and easy to use. We have had no major issues at all. Any questions we have had have been answered by the Tithely support people quickly. Pros Tithely makes it easy to track online giving. Users are immediately issued a customizable giving receipt when donations are made. Reports can be run with just a few mouse clicks. There are options for recurring giving, which makes it easy for people to setup automated donations on a recurring basis. Cons Emails to notify that donations have been received are sent only once per day. These emails contain no details whatsoever how much was given, how many donations were received, etc. Clicking a link in said email is required to view the actual donations. This isn't terrible, and I can see why they did this (for privacy reasons, as well as to keep the admin's inbox from getting cluttered with repetitive emails), but a tad more info, such as the total for the day, would be nice to have. Review Source MP Monica P. Lead Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Elvanto for Church Database Management" April 14, 2025 5.0 Very positive; we originally moved to Elvanto from another church database management system because of cost and the excellent customer service Elvanto provided; this was in the early years of Elvanto starting up. Pros Its integration with Tithely and our website platform; app integration; ability to send reminders, emails, text messages to church members and volunteers; scheduling reminders. Cons It is challenging for onboarding people (can be difficult for new users to get the hang of it); it is not always intuitive in functions. Switched from [CCIS Church Management Software](https://www.capterra.com/p/13491/CCIS-Church-Management-Software/) Cost and easier use, more features, more customization, better email capabilities; integration with website and giving platforms Review Source KK Kirsten K. Children's Pastor Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Awkward and difficult" July 17, 2016 3.0 After a year of searching for an "all inclusive" church management software, we landed on Elvanto. Unfortunately, it's been difficult to implement, not user-friendly, and most of the features we look for ended up being such long processes it's never really stuck. Support is a timezone away and many of our issues come back with a "not our fault." 3 years in, and we've had so many bad experiences that half our staff team is unwilling to even try to make it work anymore. This may be a one-stop-shop, but without serious tech experience on your staff, and a high commitment level from the users, it's just not worth it. Pros \[Should be\] everything in one: it was meant to get rid of the myriad of different systems we used for child checkin, accounting, communications, booking venues, and volunteer follow up... They recommend having a dedicated technician for the first 2 years full-time to help integrate. I can see why, but that's just not in our (or many church) budgets, and without it we just couldn't seem to get off the ground. Cons Child checkin: only supports one printer (the most expensive & most glitchy), doesn't work well with Macs, couldn't get the iPad/tablet system to work at all, and tech support was pretty slim. After 3 years, parents still aren't used to the system (not intuitive). Bookings: allows users to double book spaces without flagging problems to an overseers - people assume since they "booked it" it's fine, but program just puts duplicate entries rather than denying access. Accounting: after a month of training, our accountants vetoed using the software, saying it was too complicated and didn't accomplish their needs. Volunteer management: allows for some management, if you have a consistent team. If your team changes weekly, then you might as well just email them yourself - there's no nice solution for this. Review Source Response from Tithe.ly October 20, 2016 Sorry to hear about your bad experience Kirsten. It really sounds like our customer support was lacking in your case as some of the issues you have faced (like setting up multiple check-in printers and getting them to work) should be easy to sort out. At this stage we are stuck with DYMO label printers (those expensive ones you mentioned) simply because other label printers don't have good web support. We are keeping an eye on the other manufacturers and will integrate with them as soon as we can! Bookings I believe we did have a bug where it wasn't bringing up conflicts but this has been fixed since. We're constantly improving and fixing any bugs that appear. Accounting is not something we fully support. We focus on tracking giving and let proper accounting software to handle that side of things. We plan to create some integrations though. Lastly volunteer management. We've recently released scheduling preferences that should help make it easier to manage volunteers. NC Nathan C. IT Director Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great product with a steep learning curve" January 22, 2023 4.0 I’ve enjoyed the journey. It’s been fun to dig into the product and feel like we got a custom setup for our church. Anyone who wants to get a product and really spend some time tweaking it to be perfect for their church will enjoy Elvanto. Pros I’ve had dozens of requests from staff members for something they would like to do in Elvanto. Every time, I’ve been able to adjust the program to match what was requested. It’s just that flexible. They have lots of built in stuff that helps you accomplish tasks, and they allow you to adjust just about everything to your needs. Cons With a great amount of flexibility comes a great amount of setup and learning. It took me a couple of weeks to get us started and many more weeks tweaking things to our liking. This is not the product for you if you need a simple deployment or don’t like software. Alternatives considered [Planning Center](https://www.capterra.com/p/76708/Planning-Center/)[Realm](https://www.capterra.com/p/146265/Realm/)[Tithely Church Management](https://www.capterra.com/p/132513/Breeze-ChMS/) Reason for choosing Elvanto It was the only one that gave us online management, and group reports like we wanted. Switched from [ACS](https://www.capterra.com/p/2668/ACS/) Way more features, specifically kids checkin, and accessing it online instead of through an old program. Review Source JM Jana M. Treasurer Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Okay but Tithe.ly integration a bit bumpy" June 26, 2023 4.0 I only used Elvanto as an integration with Tithe.ly and my experience soured on the lack of support offered for this platform. Pros Elvanto did people management very well in my opinion. I liked the reports I could run, the information I could maintain, how to group people and families. Very user friendly. Cons The giving integration with Tithe.ly that was only one-way was a source of irritation. Switched from [FlockBase](https://www.capterra.com/p/98528/FlockBase/) I made the switch to integrate online giving with the People and Church Management portion. Review Source CB Clint B. Director of Media & Communications Religious Institutions Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Tithe.ly ChMS gives us the mechanism to track discipleship " August 19, 2019 5.0 Overall, I'm excited to see how Tithe.ly ChMS transforms our daily work flow and impacts church growth. It's seems like a very cool company that has a great product and we're happy to be partnering with them! Pros What's great about Tithe.ly ChMS is how discipleship-centric it is. The People manager is easy to use and easy to manage. The People Flow feature gives a very unique and useful way to place people - new guests, people on discipleship pathways, etc.. - in a specific flow so that they don't fall through the cracks. We'll now have the ability to get some true metrics beyond just attendance on Sunday. My other favorite feature is the Services feature, which gives us the same capability as Planning Center, but doesn't have the people limitations. We will soon drop our Planning Center subscription because Tithe.ly fills that need. Cons The part of the experience that was the least enjoyable was migrating data from our old system to Tithe.ly. First line support seemed to be out of order in where we were in the process. Once we got connected with our migration specialist at Tithe.ly, it got a lot better. He was very knowledgeable and was able to answer just about every question. Alternatives considered [Planning Center](https://www.capterra.com/p/76708/Planning-Center/)[Realm](https://www.capterra.com/p/146265/Realm/)[ChurchStaq](https://www.capterra.com/p/211982/ChuchStaq/) Reason for choosing Elvanto Tithely offered the best combination of features, intuitive use, cost, and the best connected giving platform. Switched from [ACS](https://www.capterra.com/p/2668/ACS/) ACS ChMS was unusable in the modern day. And of the features it offered, we couldn't take advantage of any of them because it was so hard to use. Review Source JA Janet A. Administrator Religious Institutions Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Better than most, but could be better" February 1, 2023 4.0 I will say that my experience with Elvanto was pretty good. I was able to figure out how to do things much easier than with other systems. I just wish it had a more modern look and feel and that some of the bugs mentioned in the "Cons" section were fixed. It just felt, as I mentioned above, a little clunky. But, overall, it did what we needed it to do and it had a wide range of features, so I call that a good product. Pros Easier to use that other church management software, it had a lot of features we were looking for, lots of customization options, lots of great options for membership directory Cons I wish it had a more modern looking/feeling interface. There were still some features that felt a bit clunky (For example, I wasn't exactly sure what my login information was because I always logged in via Tithely. I wish that the login process was more clear, especially coming from an outside source like Tithely.). There were also a few bugs like the expanding menus on the left side of the screen not going away when I went away from that menu. Switched from [Pushpay](https://www.capterra.com/p/142580/Pushpay/)[ChurchStaq](https://www.capterra.com/p/211982/ChuchStaq/) The customer service was much better and the system was WAY easier to use. Review Source DT Douglas T. Young Adult Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great tool to help churches be more organized" October 10, 2019 4.0 We are solving the issue of ensuring no one falls through the cracks at our church. Being a church of almost 500 people, we could no longer just store information on excel spreadsheets and in our minds. This system helps us to better care for our people. No longer do we need to use multiple google spreadsheets to manage different areas of our church since we do only the managing within the system. In only a few months using the system, we are already seeing a great benefit. Pros I like that I can both see at a high level how many people are coming to our church, how many people are attending small group, how people are getting engaged, etc. and also drill down into specific people to see how they individually are involved. Getting both a macro and a micro view help pastors to better care for the church as a whole and individual people. Cons There is a learning curve to understanding the product, especially since it has a LOT of features. I certainly could not "hit the ground running with it". This also impacts other users. I need to make sure I adequately train users so that they do not make errors while using the system. Alternatives considered [Tithely Church Management](https://www.capterra.com/p/132513/Breeze-ChMS/) Reason for choosing Elvanto Tithe.ly seems to have a good sense of where they want to go. They seem to have a clear vision to expand their product and integrate their different offerings (app, giving, ChMS), which is really exciting to us. I imagine Tithe.ly will one day have many offerings to meet many different church software needs. Review Source JE Josh E. Executive Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Expansive Church Management System" May 23, 2019 5.0 Pros Tithe.ly purchased Elvanto. I've been an Elvanto client since 2016. I'm a huge fan of the types of reports you can run on this church management platform. It's very easy to create groups to manage people and there are so many integrations with other services. Cons It takes a WHILE to import contacts from a previous church management system. A great feature is you can create so many fields on this platform but that requires a lot of detailed work when importing contact cards from a previous platform. Alternatives considered [FellowshipOne](https://www.capterra.com/p/230779/Fellowship-One/)[ChurchStaq](https://www.capterra.com/p/211982/ChuchStaq/) Reason for choosing Elvanto I was previous using Church Community Builder but it didn't have the features that Tithe.ly did. Review Source EV Elizabeth V. Bookkeeper Religious Institutions Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Lots of features but not super user friendly. " July 6, 2023 4.0 Pros That it can group contacts together. Also that I can schedule emails. Cons The set up for registration for an event is very clunky with so many steps & seems too complicated. Several times I’ve had to call support because it wasn’t working to find I had one thing not clicked in all the options so it wouldn’t work. Switched from [Planning Center](https://www.capterra.com/p/76708/Planning-Center/) Elvanto was included for free with the Tithe.Ly service we purchased. Review Source DW Denice W. Associate Pastor / Administrator Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Product" November 8, 2016 5.0 I really enjoy this App. It is web based so able to be accessed anywhere by anyone you chose. Pricing is reasonable and there are so many functions that it s a challenge to use them all efficiently! There is a bit of time involved in the initial set up but well worth it. It is also very user friendly and intuitive. The support guys are constantly improving and updating features and open to suggestions. It combines software like Pastoral Care, Planning Center and Pulse into one integrated platform. ie your database, songs, planning roster and pastoral care with notes and reminders all in one place. Your volunteers can have their own login, volunteer for rosters and communicate directly with their department heads within the app. The security level options allow various levels of access from volunteer to Senior Administrator. You can keep track of groups, training and services and customize for you own specific needs. You can send out emails and link to Mail Chimp and also send out SMS's linked to a provider of your choice from within the app. I love the new feature of being able to add and track Contacts, (as opposed to members), without including them in your payment subscription based on member entries. Contacts are people that you connect with through things like events and youth, that are not usual church goers, but you want to keep them informed of special occasions. It also has financial tracking functions which I think would be handy for very a small church or one in the USA and places where donations are tax deductible. You can also enter pledges and track them. I highly recommend this application and commend Ben and his team for the wonderful work that they are doing. Pros The various functionality options and that it is web based so your people can access it from any computer anywhere and reasonably priced. Cons Nothing Review Source DA Donna A. CoPastor and Church Planter Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Elvanto ChMS" February 15, 2023 5.0 I really have enjoyed Elvanto and like it better than other ChMS companies I have used over the years. Pros I enjoy the Elvanto ChMs for financial reporting - batching and donor statements. These are excellent tools. I also enjoy keeping the data base together on one system. Cons I wish the email formation were a little bit "slicker" or more contemporary. Reason for choosing Elvanto It was an easy integration with Tithe.ly, our online donation service and offered a robust system for an inexpensive price. Review Source Response from Tithe.ly April 28, 2023 Thank you Donna! We're so happy you're enjoying the features! Thank you so much for your feedback. AE Aaron E. Lead Pastor Used the software for: 2+ years ### "We have loved this software. They are great about adding new features to make this great. " June 9, 2017 4.0 Pros We love the ability to customize user log-in. We can add different users with different amount of accessibility into areas of the software. Also we focus a lot on being able to pastor people. We can add categorizes of notes. This helps us track and note where people are at. We can also add custom fields to in their profile to track spiritual growth. We switched to this program and have been thoroughly satisfied. This was also a great price software for church databases. Cons It is a little difficult with customer service cause they are an Australian company so at times the time difference for us in the US is hard to maneuver. The only other con we have found is the graphic appeal of customizing forms and mass email. This is something they are aware of. They have already made improvements since we have used their service. Review Source DC Drew C. Discipleship Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Elvanto has been a game-changer for our 300+ member church" October 20, 2016 5.0 We use Elvanto for database, attendance, assigning contacts, running reports, email, and texting our people. However, the best part about Elvanto is the People Flow concept. Keeping track of people at multiple stages of development with centralized notes has been amazing for us. Pros The fact that contact info, group and service attendance, notes, and activity log on each person is available with a few clicks. Running reports, Communicating with people through email and text is great. You can even do an advanced search and get really granular, and then just contact those people with one click. Simple and easy to use. The best part about Elvanto is the People Flow concept. Keeping track of people at multiple stages of development with centralized notes has been amazing for us. Cons The user interface for services and volunteering is a bit off par. Review Source Response from Tithe.ly October 20, 2016 Thanks so much for the feedback Drew! I'd love to hear what we can do to improve our services and volunteering interface. If you had time, could you email in your thoughts to support \[at\] elvanto \[dot\] com? JG Jon G. Senior Minister Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Elvanto leads the pack" October 20, 2016 5.0 Elvanto doesn't have every feature I want, but it has more than most, and everything it does, it does well. From the parish directory to rostering to service planning, it has a solid Web 2.0 interface that minimizes the need for training. It integrates with key products like SongSelect and bulk SMS providers, and its API allows handy customizations. What won me over was the ability to just upload an existing contacts database to test it out. No other product at the time was that open and flexible - Elvanto was a no-brainer for future-proofing our church systems. Pros Web 2.0 interface. Billed for the number of members, not for community contacts. Handy integrations with other products. Core features of church life are handled well. Cons Confusing variety of ways to attach files to songs and services. API is missing some key features for service planning. Review Source DC Danielle C. Administrator Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Work in progress" October 20, 2016 3.0 Elvanto has been a good tool for our church and our ministries. We do find many items, Elvanto is a few steps behind in implementation. Our first hand examples, are 1. use of forms and linking children, youth parents in demographic settings and groups. 2. Check-in printing of labels parents v children, 3. payment for events and registration through either events in the calendar and forms. 4. pulling reports All of our topics we have submitted to customer support and we do get responses quickly. Not all topics are fixable immediately and we are often told the team is working on it. Pros It has practical usage for tracking attendees and volunteers as well as service planning. Cons Other functionality needs work. AS stated in my previous comments on the first page. Review Source MA Michaels A. Pastor Non-Profit Organization Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Elvanto Proud" October 20, 2016 4.0 When we first started using Elvanto, we were generously given 1year to test the software as a new church. This helped us to evaluate our options and harness the opportunity Elvanto provided. Since we started using Elvanto we have not considered a different product given that the platform meets our needs. Nevertheless it would more valuable to see a few more features included as part of the package, like SMS inclusion, chat/Call app integration, project management app integration and a fully functional mobile interface. With such inclusions Elvanto is sure to set a standard other similar software look up to. Besides, I believe Elvanto is a brilliant software and the team are doing an amazing job. Pros Designed with the church at heart Cons No sms inclusions, cost is less competitive Review Source BM Bruno M. Attendant Consumer Goods Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Elvanto a great software to manage your church" July 27, 2022 5.0 My experience was absolutely good and i really like that you can use the software in many ways. Pros I really like the differents ways to manage with this software, it let you organize as the way you want and it's really useful, I think this software it's really good. Cons I don't like that it's a little bit difficult to understand, in some cases you don't know what you need to do to use in a right way the functions or the tools that the software provides you Review Source JV Joel V. Worship Pastor Music Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Flexible, Scalable and Affordable" October 20, 2016 5.0 Elvanto has solved a ton of IT problems we had within our organization. It has centralized many areas that needed to be centralized. We still have many opportunities to maximize the resources and features Elvanto offers. It's grown with us from being a small church plant to now a medium sized church. It's awesome to know that it is ahead of us from an innovation perspective rather than behind us. Pros Ease of use and ability to scale. Cons The time it took to have a solid mobile platform. Review Source JA Jon A. Business Administrator / Campus Pastor Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Love this software!" October 20, 2016 4.0 Elvanto continues to provide more and more functionality. Bang for buck compared to the other two major players in the ChMS market, they have the best product for us. Pros competes with most other ChMS with great functionality. Cons Lack of mobile app / Inability to filter giving statements to people with "home address" or "mailing address" - and also the lack of ability to print statements based on total household giving threshhold. Inability to take multiple actions on forms instead of just one action per form. Review Source RW Rohan W. Technical Director Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great system, great support" October 20, 2016 5.0 We have been using Elvanto for a number of years now and have been very happy with it. The team are very helpful and have always looked after us. Highly recommend Elvanto. Pros Great feature set, Easy to use Cons Could use more API functionality to expand the platform for larger churches with specific requirements. Review Source EL Esther L. Communications Coordinator Design Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Full service package" November 29, 2016 5.0 It's impossible to find a program that is super simple to navigate while being a full-service solution that you can customize to your needs, at least on the admin side. But Elvanto comes as close as possible to the best of everything. It can be a little overwhelming during the set-up phase, but the preset defaults help. They also have great customer service and very helpful documentation. If you want a powerful solution at a great price, Elvanto is the obvious choice. Pros It does everything! (Except full-service accounting). And all the moving parts in the ministry coordinate and interact in a logical manner on a master calendar. You set the rules based on your organizational structure. Cons It takes time to set up, but honestly, there is no way to simplify this process. If you want control to make a program yours, you will have to take some time with it. Review Source SB Salena B. Administrative Assistant Religious Institutions Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Excellent Product & Service" October 20, 2016 5.0 We are a new church plant and having been using Elvanto for over a year now. It does everything we need it to do from keeping peoples information to scheduling volunteers to financial tracking to kids check in. If we ever have a question, the support team is there and responds with a thorough explanation. One of the best church management programs I have used! Pros All the modules are amazing! Cons Our team doesn't like the service programming aspect so they use planning center Review Source KS Kristy S. Lead Pastor Religious Institutions Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A Quality Product" April 19, 2017 4.0 I have been administering Elvanto across 5 locations now for close to 4 years. All locations have differing needs and we have found a great deal of flexibility within this program. During this time we have seen Elvanto grow rapidly but in all this time never has their been any compromise in the level of customer service or the quality of a program they provide. I have found the team extremely approachable and always willing to help. I am confident that they are continually reviewing the product and enhancing it for the benefit of their customers. Would happily recommend this product to other churches. Pros End user usability. Cons Limitations with Access Permissions Review Source TB Tony B. Used the software for: ### "Best Value for Churches" October 24, 2016 5.0 When looking for church management software, I came across Elvanto. Without doubt, this has been one of the best decisions for us. Having used other systems, and some concurrently, with Elvanto, it's been one of the best values. The price point is cheaper than other systems, and delivers more features than some. In fact, with a competing service, we were paying almost double just to have volunteer scheduling and child check in, whereas we get so much more from Elvanto. Now, because Elvanto does a lot, it's easy to get lost or overwhelmed in managing the system, but the support team has always been attentive, answering any e-mail that I've sent within 24 hours, even on weekends. The times that something wasn't available presently, I've been glad to see the team suggest it as a future feature, and even see some of them become features that I now use. We currently use this to manage everything, and am glad that there is no local software that need to be installed, since everything is web-based. In this way, implementation has been super easy, and we can allow more of our members to access what they need to without any limitations. This is one of the reasons why adaptation by my team was quick. I would recommend Elvanto to anyone looking for a ChMS. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.