Updated September 2026
Four tools UK parishes, chapels and independent churches use, compared on the four things that make UK church admin different: Gift Aid, Direct Debit, Electoral Roll, and PCC / trustee governance.
MosesTab includes Gift Aid claims to HMRC Charities Online, Bacs Direct Debit recurring giving, Electoral Roll, PCC governance and GDPR data-subject requests in one platform, with a free plan. ChurchSuite and iKnow Church are UK-based platforms whose own sites describe HMRC Gift Aid submission and Direct Debit giving. Planning Center is a US-based suite with Services for worship planning and volunteer scheduling. The table shows what each vendor's own site confirms; “Not verified” means we could not confirm it there, not that the feature is missing.
| Tool | Gift Aid HMRC claims | Direct Debit | Electoral Roll | PCC / Trustees | UK support | Pricing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MosesTab | Free plan with unlimited members; £39/mo (Growth); £99/mo (Pro) | |||||
| ChurchSuite | Not verified | From £9/month (one module, up to 99 contacts); priced by number of modules and active contacts; 30-day free trial | ||||
| iKnow Church | Not verified | From £22/month (under 50 church contacts, VAT included); priced by number of church contacts; all modules included | ||||
| Planning Center | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Not verified | Free plans; paid tiers from $15/month per product, priced by usage (see planningcenter.com/pricing) |
Modern UK-native church management with Gift Aid, Bacs Direct Debit, Electoral Roll and PCC governance built in.
Best for: UK churches that want one platform for admin, finance and compliance
Pricing: Free plan with unlimited members; £39/mo (Growth); £99/mo (Pro)
UK church management software (England and Wales registered company) with modules for contacts, children, rotas, small groups, bookings, calendar, giving, planning and attendance. Gift Aid claims can be submitted to HMRC from ChurchSuite, and ChurchSuite Donate supports Direct Debit through GoCardless.
Best for: UK churches that want to pick the ChurchSuite modules they need
Pricing: From £9/month (one module, up to 99 contacts); priced by number of modules and active contacts; 30-day free trial
Sources (ChurchSuite's own site, checked September 2026): churchsuite.com/pricing/, support.churchsuite.com/article/119-reclaiming-gift-aid, support.churchsuite.com/article/576-integrating-gocardless-for-online-donations, support.churchsuite.com/article/483-managing-your-electoral-roll
Read the full ChurchSuite comparisonUK church management software based in Solihull, with people, events, rooms, finance and giving, safeguarding and a Governance module for PCCs. iKnow Church says it has full HMRC Gift Aid integration and accepts card and Direct Debit giving.
Best for: UK churches that want pastoral care, safeguarding and governance tools in one system
Pricing: From £22/month (under 50 church contacts, VAT included); priced by number of church contacts; all modules included
Sources (iKnow Church's own site, checked September 2026): iknowchurch.co.uk/prices/iknow/, iknowchurch.co.uk/features/finance-module/, iknowchurch.co.uk/features/governance/, iknowchurch.co.uk/faqs/
Read the full iKnow Church comparisonUS-based (Carlsbad, California) set of connected products — People, Services, Giving, Check-Ins, Groups, Calendar, Registrations and Church Center — for church admin, worship planning and volunteer scheduling.
Best for: Worship-led churches with strong service-planning needs
Pricing: Free plans; paid tiers from $15/month per product, priced by usage (see planningcenter.com/pricing)
Sources (Planning Center's own site, checked September 2026): planningcenter.com/pricing, planningcenter.com/about
Read the full Planning Center comparisonUK church admin has four jobs that don't exist in US-only software: claiming Gift Aid through HMRC Charities Online, collecting recurring giving via Bacs Direct Debit, maintaining the Electoral Roll under the Church Representation Rules 2020, and running PCC / trustee governance with proper meeting minutes and DBS tracking. For each tool we checked those four things, plus UK support and pricing, against the vendor's own website and help centre (checked September 2026). Where a vendor's site doesn't confirm a feature, the table says “Not verified”.
Features and prices change, so check each vendor's own site before you decide. The order reflects our editorial view as the makers of MosesTab.
Spin up MosesTab free, import your member list, and run a parallel quarter alongside your current tool. Treasurers usually decide within one Gift Aid cycle.