Pushpay vs Givelify

Pushpay

• Pushpay doesn't publish a monthly price; you get a quote after a demo. Industry blogs estimate roughly $199–400 a month for giving only. That's an estimate, not a number Pushpay has confirmed. What Pushpay does publish are its processing fees: 2.1–2.9% + $0.20–$0.30 per card gift and 0.5–1% + $0.20–$0.30 per ACH gift, set by your total giving volume.
• Check scanning is listed from $0.29 per check.
• Reviewers describe multi-year, auto-renewing contracts.
• What churches report: one church on Reddit (r/worshipleaders, about two years ago, no church size given) said Pushpay, which they use for church management (CCB), and Subsplash each ran them approximately $3,000 a year, or about $250 a month, and that Pushpay pushed for a 3-year contract. That's a single church, not a price list, but it's a real number from someone who signed.

From Pushpay pricing, Reddit r/worshipleaders thread, checked 2026-10-29.

Givelify

• $0/month, with no signup fees and no contracts.
• 2.9% + $0.30 per gift (Visa, Mastercard, Discover).
• 3.5% + $0.30 per American Express gift.
• No refund fees.

From Givelify pricing, checked 2026-10-29.

Pushpay

• Pushpay Giving: Standalone mobile and online giving with recurring and text giving.
• Everygift technology: Pushpay says this recovers failed transactions and helps convert offline donors to digital giving.
• ChurchStaq: An all-in-one platform covering giving, church management and engagement.
• Customizable church app: Reviewers say app customization needs no coding.
• Integrations: Engiven (stock and crypto), Gusto (payroll), MortarStone (giving analytics), Resi (streaming) and others.
• Church plant grant: Qualified pre-launch church plants get 12 months of the full platform at no cost.

Givelify

• Mobile giving app: Donors give from the Givelify app, which is free to download and use.
• Online giving: Your church can also take gifts online.
• Next-business-day deposits: Gifts are deposited the next business day.
• Donor management and insights: Givelify lists donor management and donor engagement tools.
• Integrations: Givelify offers integrations, though reviewers find the list short.

Pushpay

• Reviewers praise ease of use and text giving source
• App customization needs no coding source
• Rated 4.2/5 from 183 reviews on Capterra source

Givelify

• Donors find the app very easy, and it's rated 4.8/5 on Capterra source
• No monthly fee or contract source
• Next-business-day deposits source
• Onboarding for the church side is fast, often live the same day source
• Customer service praised by church reviewers as quick and thoughtful source

Pushpay

• Contracts default to 36 months, auto-renew for the same term unless you give 90 days' notice, and can't be cancelled early without paying the balance source
• Software prices are quote-only, and fees can rise up to 10% a year at renewal source
• Pushpay must be your only payment processor during the contract source
• Value for money rated 3.6 and support 3.8 on Capterra, with cost and slow support common complaints source
• A 2025 Capterra reviewer reports data issues in migration and no phone support line source

Givelify

• Setup paperwork is laborious, with documents requested one step at a time source
• Donors can't choose to cover processing fees, unlike Tithe.ly source
• Few church management integrations (e.g. Breeze, Planning Center), so gifts get imported by hand source
• The flat 2.9% + $0.30 rate gives no ACH or volume break, which gets expensive at scale source
• Reporting is shallow compared to Pushpay or Planning Center Giving source