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Churchsoft Assist
Churchsoft lists 402 Regency Circle, Anderson, South Carolina 29625.
What it is
Churchsoft Assist is church management software for tracking people, attendance, contributions, fund accounting, SMS messages, and email. The maker describes more than 50 ready-to-use apps, including membership, groups, attendance, scheduling, prayer, and pastor portal tools. Accounting features include contributions, a chart of accounts, general ledger, pledges, and payroll. Assist sends emails and texts; a purchase or subscription includes unlimited emails and 1,000 texts, with more texts available in packs of 1,000. The FAQ says churches can add any number of records. The software is available online through a browser or as a standalone desktop program. Assist Online works on a Mac, smartphone, or tablet with an internet connection. The desktop edition requires Windows, including on a Mac through a virtual program that runs Windows applications. Administrators can assign roles and restrict access to confidential areas. The trial includes the apps and functions of the purchased program but is limited to 25 records. The Assist 2022 plan is listed at $40 a month. Platforms include Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows.
For and against
For
- Includes more than 50 ready-to-use apps.
- Accounting covers contributions, general ledger, and payroll.
- No record-count limit is stated for churches.
- Online customers receive ongoing technical support.
Against
- No free plan is available.
- Trial use is limited to 25 records.
- Desktop edition requires a Windows environment on Mac.
The verdict
Assist combines church records, communications, and financial tools, with online and desktop deployment options. The listed Assist 2022 plan costs $40 a month, and its trial is capped at 25 records.
Who it suits
Assist suits churches looking for membership, attendance, communications, and accounting tools in one management suite. Churches choosing the desktop edition should account for its Windows requirement.
Plans and prices
Assist Online
complete package · unlimited users · all apps and reports
Read 21 Oct 2026 · churchsoft.com
Assist Desktop
full desktop package · unlimited installs
Read 21 Oct 2026 · churchsoft.com
Assist 2022
Entire suite included · online · unlimited users stated on pricing page
Read 3 Oct 2026 · churchsoft.com
On the record
- Access controls
- Administrators can assign roles and restrict access to confidential areas.churchsoft.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Accounting
- The suite includes contributions, a chart of accounts, general ledger, pledges, and payroll.churchsoft.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- API and SDK
- The cited official documentation and product pages describe no public API or SDK.churchsoft.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Apps
- The maker describes the product as including 50+ ready-to-use apps, including membership, groups, attendance, scheduling, prayer, and pastor portal tools.churchsoft.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Attendance
- Assist records Sunday-school, morning, evening and Wednesday attendance.churchsoft.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Backups
- Online customers receive daily backups at no additional charge.churchsoft.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Communications
- The Letters app sends email and SMS to individuals or groups and supports editable letters, labels and flyers.churchsoft.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Company history
- The pricing page says Churchsoft has helped churches since 1998.churchsoft.com · read 3 Oct 2026
- Data transfer
- Churchsoft can import data exported as comma-delimited, tab-delimited, dBase, Excel or DB files.churchsoft.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Assist is offered as browser-based online software or a standalone desktop program.churchsoft.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Desktop support pricing
- Premier, Premium and Platinum desktop support are listed at $30, $35 and $45 per month, or $349, $399 and $499 annually.churchsoft.biz · read 21 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The documentation page provides a PDF user guide for version 2021 plus download and update links.churchsoft.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Documentation limitation
- That page says the current downloadable version is Assist 2018 and warns that installing in the same folder can overwrite data.churchsoft.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Fund accounting
- Funds can be categorized by bank, fund, budget group and account or category.churchsoft.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- General ledger
- The General Ledger tracks income and expenses, fund balances, profit-and-loss reports and budget comparisons.churchsoft.com · read 21 Oct 2026
- Independent audience
- SourceForge lists mid-size businesses, small businesses, enterprises, freelancers, nonprofits, governments and startups as supported organization types.sourceforge.net · read 21 Oct 2026
- Independent feature listing
- Slashdot lists accounting integration, attendance tracking, member directory, online giving, pledges, groups, volunteers, child check-in, email/SMS, events and multi-site management.slashdot.org · read 21 Oct 2026
- Independent integrations
- Slashdot states that no integrations are listed for Churchsoft Assist.slashdot.org · read 21 Oct 2026
