--- title: "SongShow Plus Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra" description: "With the help of Capterra, learn about SongShow Plus Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Church Presentation products and more." source_url: "https://www.capterra.com/p/140322/SongShow-Plus/" page_type: "product" language: "en" publication_date: "2026-09-29" --- # SongShow Plus Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on September 29, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[FAQs](#faqs)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) SongShow Plus ## What is SongShow Plus? Worship presentation software with media files sharing, displaying of IMAG live video, scripture, song lyrics, and custom slideshows. ## What is SongShow Plus used for? [Worship](https://www.capterra.com/worship-software/)[Presentation](https://www.capterra.com/presentation-software/)[Church Presentation](https://www.capterra.com/church-presentation-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 19 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Starting price $199 Per User, Per Month Free trial not available Free version not included Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for SongShow Plus?[Manage this product listing](https://www.g2.com/products/songshow-plus/claim_requests/new?auto=true) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### SongShow Plus 3.7 (19) VS. [4.6 (858)](https://www.capterra.com/p/101489/EasyWorship/reviews/) Starting Price $199 Per Feature Starting Price $17.5 Flat Rate, Per Month Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 3.6 (19) Ease Of Use 4.5 (858) Value For Money 3.5 (16) Value For Money 4.5 (756) Customer Service 4.1 (14) Customer Service 4.6 (706) ## SongShow Plus alternatives [4.6 (202)](https://www.capterra.com/p/265496/Proclaim/reviews/) Starting price $24.99 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 96% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars Highest Rated [4.8 (4,953)](https://www.capterra.com/p/228571/Yodeck/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 99% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.6 (310)](https://www.capterra.com/p/176854/Flipsnack/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 93% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.8 (94)](https://www.capterra.com/p/164781/360-VR-Editor/reviews/) Starting price $25.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 98% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/140322/SongShow-Plus/alternatives/) ## FAQs about SongShow Plus Overview ### Which roles and teams benefit most from SongShow Plus? SongShow Plus is most used by pastors, worship leaders, and church planters who prepare song lyrics, Scripture, and visual content for services. Production, media, and technical teams manage projection and presentation delivery, while IT staff and software professionals support setup and reliability. Volunteers can run service visuals with clear, repeatable workflows. Answer based on 19 reviews Overview ### What company size and specific industries is SongShow Plus built for? SongShow Plus is designed for churches of all sizes that need worship management software for displaying scriptures and song lyrics, broadcasting live videos, managing content, and scheduling requests. It is built for the religious sector, especially congregations that run regular services and multimedia presentations. Features and Usability ### What are the key features of SongShow Plus? SongShow Plus offers presentation tools and projection tools for displaying worship content, plus worship planning for service preparation. Core media features include audio file management, video support, animation, and 3D objects. Cloud access and search/filter tools support organizing and finding presentation assets. Getting Started and Support ### What training and onboarding options does SongShow Plus offer? SongShow Plus provides webinars for training and onboarding. Webinars can support guided instruction, feature walkthroughs, and live Q&A during setup or early use. This format gives teams a scheduled way to learn the product and review key functions with an instructor. Getting Started and Support ### What customer support options does SongShow Plus offer? SongShow Plus provides chat support for customer assistance. No reviewer feedback about support quality is available here, so response times, helpfulness, and common frustrations cannot be assessed from the catalog data. ## Features AI summary Based on 765 Church Presentation reviews Capterra data shows that buyers of worship software rank the following features as their top priorities: - **Scripture Database** (**51%** of reviewers rated this feature as critical) - **Text Editing** (**41%**) - **Worship Planning** (**54%**) SongShow Plus includes **Worship Planning**. However, it does not include **Scripture Database** or **Text Editing**. Its **Worship Planning** feature helps teams organize service elements, coordinate songs and schedules, and prepare worship sets more efficiently, providing teams with a clearer planning process for consistent and well-managed services. Audio File Management 4.3 (3) 66.67% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Supports audio files Animation 3.5 (2) 100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Ability to insert animations/transitions Search/Filter 5.0 (2) 100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria Video Support 4.0 (2) 100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Supports various video file formats 3D Objects 4.0 (1) 100.00% of 1 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Input 3D objects Cloud Provides Cloud deployment options (private or public cloud, hybrid cloud). SongShow Plus 8 features ### All Features - 3D Objects: Input 3D objects - Animation: Ability to insert animations/transitions - Audio File Management: Supports audio files - Cloud: Provides Cloud deployment options (private or public cloud, hybrid cloud). - Presentation Tools: Share and present designs - Search/Filter: Search and filter data across systems to locate required information by entering keywords or certain criteria - Video Support: Supports various video file formats - Worship Planning: Coordinate and schedule the flow of services, plan musical selections, and assign team members --- Features 3.7 (19) 3.7 Based on 19 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 3.5 (16) Basic $199.00 Per Feature, Value for money 3.5 (16) 3.5 Based on 16 reviews ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.1 (14) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.1 (14) 4.1 Based on 14 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 3.7 Based on 19 reviews Filter by rating Counts reflect reviews available in this feed. 5(6) 4(5) 3(5) 2(2) 1(1) Mentioned topic Recent reviews first, then most helpful Dany H. Pastor Used the software for: Less than 1 year ### "It's presentation software." 3.0 April 26, 2018 Pros SongShow does what it's supposed to do. It has some features that some of the competition does not have. Cons Main reason we use something else is we run Macs across the board. Also some of the features available with SongShow seem a little impractical and pointless. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Verified Reviewer Intern Pastor Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "SSP is still popular for a reason" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 June 6, 2022 Pros We've used SSP for years and years at our church. Worship lyrics, sermon notes, scriptures, videos, etc all go through SongShow. There's a ton of templates and extremely user friendly. Cons Although our church staff all love it, it's starting to show it's age. Some aspect ratios and video file types don't work well with SSP. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Matt H. Lead Software Engineer Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Terrible product for churches" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 2.0 2.0 Features 2.0 2.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 November 1, 2019 When we started using SongShow Plus around 20 years ago, it was a decent system--about as good as others out there, though probably not quite as good as ProPresenter. However, the company seems to have no vision as to what church presentation software should be, so they just keep making small, almost worthless updates a few times a year. There have been no major releases in recent history. The entire product needs an overhaul, but it seems unlikely that such a thing will happen any time soon. The past ten years or so have been frustrating in terms of using this for our services, and thankfully we finally replaced it with Faithlife Proclaim, which has been a MUCH more pleasant experience. Pros The song database organization was designed decently, in that you could have multiple collections of songs within a database, and could easily create copies, duplicates, etc when needed. You could also customize aspects of a song within a particular service without impacting other places it might be used. Songs were also built using Verse/Chorus/Bridge/etc parts vs. just throwing words on a slide, which made it easy to pick any part of the song you wanted for quick display. Cons There are many reasons not to choose SongShow Plus. First, it is buggy. We've had it crash numerous times in the middle of or just before a service. Once a service was running, we tried not to make any changes to the database, as that could cause the entire application to hang without warning. Sometimes it would recover, other times it wouldn't, thus leaving you stuck. Overall, things operated very slowly. Second, the provides an extremely poor UX. SSP has evolved over time to incorporate various features, but the UI has been the same for 20 years. It's hard to find what you're looking for, UI elements look old and pixelated, and screen real-estate is used poorly. Finally, r-technics (the company that makes SSP) seems to be making minimal updates to the software at this point, while still charging hundreds of dollars per year to keep it up to date. You don't have to pay the support fee if you want to stay on the current version, but then you don't even get bug fixes. There are much cheaper options out there that provide better value. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. VR Verified Reviewer Software Engineer Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Works Well Running on Windows" 4.0 December 21, 2018 I recommend for Windows users if your budget allows. If on a Mac, try the trials of native Mac software. Pros This is a great way to stay organized and quickly change slides to the correct verse when you make a mistake. Powerpoint integration is also nice. Being able to backup is important. I also like being able to setup a sequence of the different verses, bridges, choruses, etc. so you can practice with the band and figure out the correct order. There are plenty of background options though black with white letters is always the most readable. Sometimes I would add snowflakes. Cons I wish it ran native on a Mac. Our church has to run VMWare Fusion in order to use this software. Also exporting to additional formats would be nice for if you ever switch applications (have not tried the latest version of this software, so exporting may be improved). Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. BB Bill B. volunteer Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Kitchen sink presentation softwarer" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 November 13, 2018 Have used it since the mid-2000s every week. It gets the job done. We rely on it to produce a service where technical glitches do not distract from worship. Apart from the video issues which we are still troubleshooting, it's a workhorse. Pros If I need it in our church service, Songshow can do it. It may not always be obvious or handy, but the capability is there. Song lyrics, picture and video backgrounds, Bible quotations, video projection, Powerpoint, multi-screen handling, we use it all. We create programs for upcoming services and use them at practice, making mods as we go. Updating lyrics, reordering songs and announcements, importing slideshows and videos are all fairly straightforward. The software is reliable, the only problems we have had during a service were network or media related, not SSP itself. Cons The display is almost infinitely customizable, but finding the setting you want can be difficult. We have had problems with stuttering and freeze-ups when projecting video, but we're not sure if it's the program or the network. Normally the database is on a file server connected by Gigabit ethernet. Video projection improved when we moved the database to a local drive, but then we can't share it among presentation workstations. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. RE Reviewer Pastor Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "As easy as pressing plus" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 5/10 May 29, 2022 Having used SongShow Plus for more than 20 years, it has always met the requirements for what we aimed to use it for. The library of hymns that come with it is a nice feature and it means you don't have to find the lyrics elsewhere . It is very easy to choose or change the verse order and it has a wide range of filters that can be applied to videos in order to change the look or make them more interesting. Pros What makes SongShow Plus a great product to use for presentations during worship services is the fact that it can literally be as easy for the operator as simply pressing the plus button on a keyboard. With some initial training, for which sufficient training videos are available, someone can set up or program the whole service in advance (the songs and lyrics and videos) which allows any volunteer to advance through each element by pressing plus on the keyboard. It also integrates well with a simple remote control that enables someone in the front to do the same without having anyone at the computer. I have done this countless times by simply pressing a button to move a step forward or back. With the free workstation license, you are also able to create the whole service on a computer at your home, export it, and import it via a built in cloud option on the computer used for the projection. Cons For someone who is used to working with Power Point, the slide show creator that is part of the SongShow Plus software is somewhat less user friendly and more quirky in comparison. SongShow Plus does have the ability to import Power Point presentations, but the integration is not always seamless and often with a loss of certain functionality that would be available in Power Point itself. In addition, the different tiers of customer support is a negative. For an additional amount one can get customer support over the weekend. I feel for the price of the program, the same support should be available to all users. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. RE Reviewer Associate Minster of Worship Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Be prepared for frustration" 2.0 Overall Rating 2.0 2.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 2.0 2.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 1/10 November 11, 2020 Overall, its not a bad experience when you have a stable build of the software, otherwise, it really is a huge headache; Pros This software has an abundance of features and capability, and file structure is pretty sound. Also, the customer support, technical support, staff are great. Unfortunately, they can only do so much - they don't develop the software. Cons I have been using this software for 15+ years. The biggest problem with the software is its instability. New releases or updates are made and but they are unstable. About 5 years ago, I found a very stable update and stopped subscribing. Last week, because of a couple new features, I renewed my subscription. The features I subscribed for are buggy, and the the software frequently freezes up when making changes to display properties. I had told myself I was done upgrading, but talked myself into it. Big mistake. T Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. RE Reviewer Community Placement Coordinator/Pastor Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "Songshow Plus for Churches" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 October 8, 2020 I have utilized Song Show Plus in two churches with great success. I must also state that their customer service and tech support is excellent and always instantly responded to our questions or application issues. Pros This software is very user friendly and anyone who is used to the look and setup of Windows will be comfortable in setting it up and using it. I also appreciated the feature of having the online bibles built in to the software as well as all of the worship songs & being able to import them (especially the latest ones) from CCLI into the Sunday service program. Cons It can be a bit overwhelming at first knowing what all options are available and how the features actually work. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. RE Reviewer Tech Director Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "An Industry Pioneer" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 5/10 October 30, 2019 I used SSP weekly to both plan and execute up to 4 church worship gatherings. It was used to display song lyrics, informational slides, presentation notes/points and audio/video elements to a gathering of up to 200 people. Pros I purchased SSP for my organization when it first came out and I have to say it was cutting edge for its time. I love that it is built from the ground up for churches and worship environments. It made managing service planning and database information much easier. Cons Although it was cutting edge initially, I feel that the software has not kept pace with industry shifts over the years. Specifically as standard resolutions, frame rates, and aspect ratios have changed. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. RE Reviewer Lead Pastor Used the software for: 3-5 years ### "We no longer use this product" 3.0 May 19, 2023 We actually switched from this product to go with a program that offered more features for the same amount of money. Pros It was very east to use. And it was easy to train people to use it. Cons When we used it, you had to pay just about anything that you wanted to add to it. I remember having to pay for any extra bible versions that you needed. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. [View all Reviews](https://www.capterra.com/p/140322/SongShow-Plus/reviews/) ## Top-rated software of 2026 ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.