ChurchPress vs. Subsplash: Full Engagement Platform or Website First

Subsplash and ChurchPress answer different questions. Subsplash asks, "How can one platform help you know, grow and engage your church every day?" Its website builder is one part of a connected system that includes custom mobile and TV apps, media, giving, people management and more.

ChurchPress asks a narrower question: "How can a church get a great website built and keep it current with as little effort as possible?" It does not try to be your app, your giving processor or your church database. It builds and maintains the website, and links out to the tools you already rely on.

Subsplash describes itself as an all-in-one platform, and the list behind that phrase is long. Subsplash One includes media hosting and delivery, custom mobile and TV apps, online giving and donor management, people management, event registration, groups and messaging, volunteer management, child check-in, service planning, email and SMS messaging, podcasting and custom forms. Subsplash says 20,000 churches and ministries of all sizes use it.

Its website builder is substantial too. Subsplash lists a drag-and-drop editor with church templates, visual effects such as galleries and parallax images, up to 5TB of storage and unlimited pages, the ability to insert custom code, announcement banners, a searchable media library where every item gets its own page, live streaming integration, and mobile-optimized bulletin pages. Because website content lives in the same dashboard as the app, a church can publish once and reach both.

For a church that wants a branded app, a deep media library and a single dashboard for engagement across channels, that integration is a real advantage. Larger and multisite churches may also value the Enterprise package, which Subsplash says adds custom API integrations, a multi-campus app and Rock RMS integration.

ChurchPress puts all of its attention on the public website. You do not start with a blank template. ChurchPress studies your existing site for your logo, colors, photos, ministries, service times and the way you talk about your church, then asks you to confirm the key facts. Churches without a site answer a few questions instead.

The homepage is designed first, usually in 15 to 45 minutes. Once you approve it, one click builds the rest of the site to match: Plan a Visit, About and Beliefs, Ministries, Sermons, Events, Groups, Giving, Staff and Contact are typical. You can add more pages by asking or with a guided page creator.

After launch, the person making updates does not need to learn an editor. They describe the change in plain language, review it in a private preview and press Publish when ready. One-click undo and version history are there if something needs to go back.

The clearest way to compare them is by the job each one is built to do.

When we checked Subsplash's pricing page in October 2026, Subsplash Giving was listed at $0 per month plus processing fees, and Subsplash One and Enterprise were priced based on church size and usage, with pricing available by talking to their sales team. Since those plans bundle many tools, the fair comparison is your whole technology stack, not just the website line.

ChurchPress lets you build, build out the full site, preview and revise for free, with no time limit and no credit card. A paid plan is needed only to publish and connect your domain. The Founders offer is $97 per month or $997 per year, price locked while your subscription stays active, with a 30-day money-back guarantee on the first payment and no long-term contract. Hosting, SSL, domain connection, unlimited chat updates and redesigns, every site tool and support from real people are included.

Subsplash is a strong choice if you want a custom app, a rich media experience, built-in giving and church management all managed from one place, and you have people ready to run that platform. Churches investing in a daily digital discipleship strategy across app, TV and web are exactly who it is built for.

ChurchPress fits a church whose main need is the website itself: clear service times, a welcoming Plan a Visit page, current events and sermons, and a way for a busy pastor or volunteer to make changes by simply asking. It also fits churches that already have giving and a church management system they like and want to keep.

Some churches will find that a website-first approach covers what they need today, and others will want the full platform. Building a free ChurchPress preview from your current site is a low-effort way to see the website side of that decision before you talk with Subsplash about the rest.

If you currently host your website with Subsplash and are curious, nothing has to change while you look. Your ChurchPress site is built privately, and your domain is pointed over only when you decide to publish. If you keep other Subsplash tools, such as giving, you can save those public links in ChurchPress Connections so your Give and other buttons point to them.