Edeso vs Planning Center, ChMeetings and Subsplash

Why Edeso Is Different

A modern platform designed for churches that need simplicity, flexibility, and local support.

  • Complete member & group management
  • English, Romanian & German interface
  • Online giving with tax records
  • Fast, local support
  • Flexible pricing, no contracts

Other Church Management Tools

Standard tools that cover only the basics and lack real support for diverse ministries.

  • Only basic contact list
  • English-⁠only interface
  • Limited giving features
  • Slow, email-⁠only support
  • Rigid pricing, long contracts

Edeso next to the platforms churches compare us with

Planning Center, ChMeetings and Subsplash are solid tools. Here is what each one covers, side by side with Edeso.

FeatureEdeso28 of 28Planning Center15 of 28ChMeetings13 of 28Subsplash17 of 28
Community
Member database with families and custom fieldsIncludedIncludedIncludedIncluded
Duplicate detection and mergingIncludedIncludedIncludedIncluded
Groups with attendanceIncludedIncludedPartialIncluded
Custom forms that prefill member dataIncludedPartialIncludedPartial
Prayer requests and a prayer wallIncludedPartialPartialIncluded
Counseling and visit requestsIncludedPartialPartialPartial
Task management for teamsIncludedIncludedIncludedIncluded
Sundays and worship
Service planning and serving requestsIncludedIncludedIncludedIncluded
Song library with chords and key changesIncludedIncludedPartialPartial
Sermon notes in the appIncludedIncludedNot listed on their websiteIncluded
Daily devotionals and verses in the appIncludedNot listed on their websitePartialIncluded
Sermon video library in the appIncludedIncludedPartialIncluded
Live sermon translation on phonesIncludedNot listed on their websiteNot listed on their websiteNot listed on their website
Events and check-in
Paid event ticketsIncludedIncludedIncludedIncluded
QR check-⁠in, including childrenIncludedIncludedIncludedIncluded
Attendance reportsIncludedIncludedIncludedIncluded
Room and facility bookingIncludedIncludedIncludedPartial
NFC tags on seats and spacesIncludedPartialNot listed on their websitePartial
Dynamic QR codesIncludedPartialNot listed on their websiteIncluded
Giving, finance and documents
Online giving, one-⁠time and recurringIncludedIncludedIncludedIncluded
Pledges and giving goalsIncludedIncludedIncludedIncluded
Budgets, expenses and financial reportsIncludedNot listed on their websiteIncludedNot listed on their website
Product sales and inventoryIncludedPartialPartialPartial
Document templates, contracts and generated documentsIncludedNot listed on their websitePartialNot listed on their website
App and local support
Native app with the church's own nameIncludedNot listed on their websitePartialIncluded
Livestream and push notificationsIncludedIncludedPartialIncluded
Interface in RomanianIncludedNot listed on their websiteIncludedNot listed on their website
Support team in RomaniaIncludedNot listed on their websiteNot listed on their websiteNot listed on their website

Based on each platform's public website, checked on 8 October 2026. A dash means the feature is not listed on their website, not that it cannot exist. Features change, so check with each provider before deciding.

Bring your whole church together in one app

Manage everything about your community. From birthdays, event participations to family relationships.

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FAQ

Everything you need to know

Yes. Edeso supports one-⁠time and recurring donations, as well as pledge management and budget tracking.

Absolutely. You can set up events, sell tickets, process payments, generate QR codes, and manage check-⁠in for attendees and children.

Yes. You can manage the app inside the Edeso admin panel. You can change layouts, colors, fonts and app structure.

Both the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store have strict publishing policies, so Edeso handles the app release for you. We do the technical part so you can focus on what is really important for your church. A store release can take up to 2 weeks, depending on how fast the app stores approve it.

Depending on your plan or package, there are some limits on the number of members. There is no limit on events, so you can publish as many as you like. For plan details, book a demo.

Edeso offers two modes. With AI translation, the sermon is translated automatically and listeners hear it with a delay of about 2–3 seconds. With human translation, an interpreter speaks into the app and listeners hear them live, with less than 100 ms delay. In both cases, people listen on their phones, in the app we publish for your church or straight in the browser by scanning a QR code, with nothing else to install.

Yes. We use enterprise-level encryption and data protection to keep member and financial information safe.

Yes. Whether you are a small local church or a large multi-⁠campus ministry, Edeso scales to your needs.

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