Church Software Comparison

MosesTab vs Planning Center

Planning Center offers church software products including People, Services, Giving, Check-Ins, Groups, Registrations, Calendar and Publishing, plus Church Center, a free member app and website. Each product has its own monthly plan, and People and Church Center are always free.

Side-by-Side Comparison

Compare key church management, giving, communication, media and operational capabilities.

Key capabilities reviewed

Overview: MosesTab vs Planning Center

Planning Center offers church software as separate products: People, Services, Giving, Check-Ins, Groups, Registrations, Calendar and Publishing, plus Church Center, a free mobile app and website for church members. People and Church Center are always free, and each other product has a free tier and monthly paid tiers based on usage. Services covers worship planning, volunteer scheduling and rehearsal tools, and Services LIVE shows a countdown clock for each plan item.

MosesTab is an all-in-one church management platform that brings member management, online giving, events and communications together, with its plans published on mosestab.com and a free plan to start.

Both platforms cover the core needs of a church. The right choice depends on the tools your team will actually use, the size of your church and how you prefer to buy software, so we recommend comparing each product's current features directly.

What MosesTab Offers

MosesTab publishes its plans on mosestab.com: Free, Growth ($39/month), Pro ($99/month) and Enterprise ($199/month)
MosesTab includes email, SMS and workflow automation on every paid plan
MosesTab includes a stage timer and video meetings

Feature-by-Feature Comparison

Compare key capabilities available across MosesTab and Planning Center. Availability may vary by Planning Center product, plan, integration, or configuration.

FeatureMosesTabPlanning Center
Member Management
People: church database, custom fields, directorySource
Groups & Ministries
Groups app: group finder, attendance, chatSource
Church Events
Calendar and Registrations for events and sign-upsSource
Church Forms
People forms that can trigger workflowsSource
Attendance Tracking
Check-Ins and Groups attendance reportsSource
Child Check-In
Check-Ins with security labels and medical notesSource
Online Giving & Text-to-Give
Giving: recurring, pledges, statements, batchesSource
Text-to-Give
Text-to-give in Giving with a toll-free numberSource
Facilities Booking
Calendar room and resource booking, approvals, conflictsSource
Church Accounting & Finance Reports
Giving reports by donor, fund, campus and payoutsSource
Stage Timer
Services LIVE countdown clock per plan itemSource
Worship Planning
Services: plans, song library, transpositionSource
Communications
People: email your congregation, automated welcome emailsSource
Mass Texting & SMS Alerts
People: texts from your own toll-free numbersSource
Workflow Automation
People workflows and automated admin tasksSource
Virtual Meetings
Check with Planning Center
Volunteer Management
Services scheduling, blockouts, reminders, accept/declineSource
Visitor Management
Automatic visitor welcome emails and first-time visitor listsSource
Church CRM
People database with notes, workflows and listsSource
Church Website Builder
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Coming soon
Publishing web editor for Church Center pagesSource
Church Accounting & Budgeting
Check with Planning Center
Native
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No comparable native feature found
Not assessed here — check with Planning Center

Pricing Comparison

Compare the cost of MosesTab vs Planning Center at different plan levels.

Plan LevelMosesTabPlanning Center
Free
Free
Free plans on every productPeople and Church Center are always free; other products have usage-based free tiersSource
Growth
$39/month
From $15/month per productEach product has monthly paid tiers from $15/month to $239/month, based on usageSource
Pro
$99/month
Up to $239/month per productTop usage tier for each product; your total depends on the products you useSource

Which Platform Is Right for You?

Planning Center is best for:

  • Worship teams planning services, songs and volunteer schedules
  • Churches that want to start on free plans and add products as needed
  • Multi-campus churches (Planning Center describes one system for multiple locations)
  • Churches already using Planning Center products

MosesTab is best for:

  • Churches that want to start on a free plan
  • Churches wanting email, SMS and workflow automation alongside member management
  • Churches wanting video meetings alongside member management and giving

About Planning Center

What Planning Center Offers

  • People: a free church database with reporting and communication
  • Services: worship planning, song library, transposition and volunteer scheduling
  • Check-Ins with security labels, medical notes and parent self check-in
  • Giving with ACH, Apple Pay, Google Pay, text-to-give and pledge campaigns
  • Church Center: a free member app and website
  • An open, documented API and integrations such as ProPresenter and Mailchimp

Switching from Planning Center?

Migrating to MosesTab is straightforward. Here's what the process looks like:

1
Export your people from Planning Center People as a CSV (People > Actions > Import & Export CSV)
2
Export your giving reports from Planning Center Giving as CSV files
3
Export your groups from Planning Center Groups as a CSV
4
Import members into MosesTab via CSV upload with field mapping
5
Set up MosesTab giving and configure payment processing
6
Recreate groups, ministries, and communication workflows
7
Train your team and share your new giving page with your congregation

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I migrate my data from Planning Center to MosesTab?

Yes. Planning Center's help centre describes CSV exports for People, Giving reports and Groups, and MosesTab imports CSV files with field mapping for member profiles, giving history and groups. Migration time depends on the size of your database and how much configuration you need to recreate.

How do MosesTab and Planning Center pricing work?

MosesTab publishes its plans on mosestab.com: a free plan, Growth at $39/month, Pro at $99/month and Enterprise at $199/month. Planning Center publishes monthly plans per product: People and Church Center are always free, and other products have a free tier plus paid tiers from $15/month to $239/month based on usage. Planning Center says it has no contracts.

Can I use MosesTab alongside Planning Center?

Yes. A church can keep using Planning Center Services for worship planning and use MosesTab for member management, giving and communications, moving data between them with CSV files.

What giving features does MosesTab include?

MosesTab includes online donations, recurring giving, multiple funds, text-to-give, Apple Pay and Google Pay, donor management and automatic giving statements. MosesTab's giving page works in any browser, so donors can give without downloading an app.

What does MosesTab include beyond church management?

Alongside giving, member management and communications, MosesTab includes workflow automation, volunteer and facilities management, a stage timer and video meetings.

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Related Resources

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How we researched this comparison

This comparison is based primarily on publicly available product information published by Planning Center, including its product pages, help documentation and other official materials. Product features and pricing can change over time, and some capabilities may depend on the Planning Center package, add-ons or integrations selected. We review comparison pages periodically and welcome corrections.

Last reviewed: September 2026

MosesTab publishes this comparison and is a competitor of Planning Center. We naturally believe MosesTab will be the better fit for some churches, but we aim to describe competing products accurately and fairly.

Features, plans, integrations and pricing may change. If you notice an error, contact us at [email protected].

Planning Center is a trademark of its respective owner. All other product names, logos, and brands are the property of their respective owners and are used here for identification purposes only. MosesTab is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Planning Center, and Planning Center has not reviewed or approved this comparison. Product information is provided for comparative purposes and is based on publicly available information.

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