ChurchPress vs. ChurchSpring: Bundled Tools or a Site Built for You
ChurchSpring bundles a website builder with giving, a church app and church management. ChurchPress builds and updates your website for you. Here is how to compare them.
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By Mason Turner · Reviewed by ChurchPress Editorial
Key takeaways
- +ChurchSpring is an all-in-one platform that pairs a church website builder with online giving, a custom mobile app and, on its top plan, church management tools.
- +ChurchPress focuses only on the website, building it from your existing site and updating it through plain-language requests.
- +If you want an app, giving and a member directory from one vendor, ChurchSpring is built for that; if you mainly want the website done for you, ChurchPress is.
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The short answer
ChurchSpring and ChurchPress have similar names but solve different problems. ChurchSpring calls itself an all-in-one church website builder with giving, a custom app and church management tools built in. You choose a plan and a design, and your team edits the site with ChurchSpring's tools.
ChurchPress is a website service, and only a website service. It drafts your site from the one you already have and then keeps it updated as you ask for changes in everyday language. Your giving, app and member tools stay with whichever providers you choose.
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What ChurchSpring does well
ChurchSpring's appeal is having the essentials in one place for a smaller church. Every plan on its pricing page includes unlimited pages and blogs, a custom mobile app, unlimited online giving with daily deposits and giving reports. The Grow plan adds unlimited sermons, sermon notes and a Plan Your Visit feature, and the Flourish plan adds unlimited storage, a members portal and a members directory.
ChurchSpring also leans hard into ease and support. It says you can sign up in about 90 seconds, offers a 7-day free trial with full plan access, and advertises VIP support by phone, email, chat and Zoom. With any annual plan it includes a free website migration of up to 10 key pages, which it values at $1,500. Its homepage also mentions a free media library.
For a small congregation that wants giving, an app and a website from one company, with real people available when questions come up, that is a thoughtful package.
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How ChurchPress approaches the website
ChurchPress skips the template step. It studies your current website for your logo, colors, photos, ministries, service times and voice, and asks you to confirm the key facts before drafting. If you have no website yet, it asks a few questions.
The homepage comes first, usually within 15 to 45 minutes after about five minutes of questions. Then one click builds the remaining pages in the same style, typically Plan a Visit, About and Beliefs, Ministries, Sermons, Events, Groups, Giving, Staff and Contact.
Keeping it current is a matter of asking. A volunteer can type "our youth group now meets Wednesdays at 6:30" and see the change in a private preview before pressing Publish. One-click undo and version history make mistakes easy to reverse, and the publish review checks key pages at phone, tablet and desktop sizes.
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Side by side
Here is how they line up on the website and the tools around it.
- Who builds the first version: ChurchSpring gives you designs to choose from and, on annual plans, migrates up to 10 key pages. ChurchPress drafts every page for you from your existing site.
- How updates happen: ChurchSpring sites are edited with its website tools. ChurchPress takes plain-language requests, previews them privately and publishes when you say so.
- Giving and app: ChurchSpring includes online giving and a custom mobile app on every plan. ChurchPress does neither and links to your existing giving provider.
- Members: ChurchSpring's Flourish plan includes a members portal and directory. ChurchPress has no members-only area, directory or member logins.
- Website tools in ChurchPress: sermon library with import from a podcast feed or YouTube when you press Sync, events with RSVPs, small-group finder, serving opportunities, forms routed to chosen recipients, and Growth tools with a weekly email summary.
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Cost and value
When we checked ChurchSpring's pricing page in October 2026, plans were listed at $79, $129 and $159 per month on monthly billing for Sprout, Grow and Flourish, or $71, $116 and $143 per month on annual billing. ChurchSpring states there are no setup fees and that you can change plans or cancel anytime. Please confirm current pricing on ChurchSpring's site.
With ChurchPress, building, building out, previewing and revising the full site are free with no time limit and no credit card. You subscribe only to publish and connect your domain: the Founders offer is $97 per month or $997 per year, locked while your subscription stays active, with a 30-day money-back guarantee on the first payment and no long-term contract. Hosting, SSL and domain connection are included, along with unlimited chat updates and redesigns, every site tool and support from real people.
The honest comparison is about scope. ChurchSpring's price covers an app, giving and, at the top tier, church management. ChurchPress's price covers the website being built and continually updated for you.
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Which fits your church
ChurchSpring is likely the better choice if you do not yet have giving or an app, you want them from the same company as your website, or you want a members portal and directory on your site. A church starting from scratch on all of these may find the bundle very practical.
ChurchPress is likely the better choice if you already have giving and people tools you are happy with, and what you want is a website that looks like your church and can be updated by anyone who can write a sentence. Your current site keeps working while you build privately, and your domain moves over only when you choose.
If you are weighing the two, try both trials side by side: start a ChurchSpring trial, and build a free ChurchPress preview from your current site, then see which website your team would rather keep up week to week.
Put it into practice
Your action plan
- 1ChurchSpring is an all-in-one platform that pairs a church website builder with online giving, a custom mobile app and, on its top plan, church management tools.
- 2ChurchPress focuses only on the website, building it from your existing site and updating it through plain-language requests.
- 3If you want an app, giving and a member directory from one vendor, ChurchSpring is built for that; if you mainly want the website done for you, ChurchPress is.
- 4Who builds the first version: ChurchSpring gives you designs to choose from and, on annual plans, migrates up to 10 key pages. ChurchPress drafts every page for you from your existing site.
- 5How updates happen: ChurchSpring sites are edited with its website tools. ChurchPress takes plain-language requests, previews them privately and publishes when you say so.
How to know it worked
A first-time visitor can complete the page's main task on a phone without help, and the responsible owner can keep the information current.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers
Does ChurchPress include a mobile app like ChurchSpring?
No. ChurchPress does not offer a church mobile app. If an app matters to your church, keep or choose an app provider and link to it from your ChurchPress site.
Can ChurchPress host a members directory or password-protected pages?
No. ChurchPress has no members-only area, member directory or member logins. You can link to an existing member portal, such as Church Center, through Connections.
Is there a trial for ChurchPress?
Instead of a timed trial, ChurchPress lets you build, preview and revise your full site free with no time limit and no credit card. You pay only when you are ready to publish.
What if our church needs a site in Spanish or Korean?
ChurchPress sites have one primary language, chosen from English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Haitian Creole, Korean, Chinese or Tagalog.
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