Comparison
Almoner vs Planning Center Giving
Planning Center is a suite — people, check-ins, services, giving — and Giving is one module of it. Almoner is one small app for one job. If your church already lives in Planning Center, read the "pick Planning Center" paragraph first.
Competitor details were read from their own published pricing and help pages on 15 July 2026 and may have changed since — check their site before you decide. Facts about our apps are current as of 24 September 2026.
Side by side
| Almoner | Planning Center Giving | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Reports on giving that has already reached the church. Does not collect donations. | Online giving module inside a church-management suite — check their site for the full list. |
| Price | Free for imports, reports, board packet and year-end statements. Ministry $69.99/mo. | Check their site. |
| Cut of a gift | Takes no percentage of any gift. There is no processing, so there is no fee. | Processing fees apply to online gifts — check their site. |
| Year-end statements | One PDF per donor for the tax year, refunds netted, left-out donors listed. Emailed batch on Ministry. | Check their site. |
| Board reports | Board packet PDF with a plain-English summary; emailed monthly on Ministry. | Check their site. |
| Cash and cheque giving | Typed count sheets and a dictated plate, alongside the import. | Check their site. |
| Works with the other | Imports a Planning Center export. | — |
| Platforms | Android and web. iPhone planned, no date. | Check their site. |
Who should pick which
Pick Planning Center Giving if…
Your church already runs its people database, check-ins and services in Planning Center and wants giving in the same place, with online collection built in. Staying inside one suite is simpler than adding an app.
Pick Almoner if…
You are a volunteer treasurer of a small church, you do not need a suite, and what you need in January is a statement for every donor that nets refunds correctly and a board packet the elders will actually read. Almoner is free for that job, and it reads a Planning Center export if that is where the gifts are recorded.
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