Clearstream is a church texting and email service for communicating with members and following up with visitors. Users can send or schedule text announcements with links, pictures, and videos. Text-to-join keywords can add people to a list, send an automatic response, and start a workflow of scheduled texts; replies and one-to-one conversations go through a shared inbox. An email builder supports newsletters, event calendars, and volunteer reminders. Other church-focused features include ministry or campus subaccounts, branded microsites, QR codes, and branded link tracking. Integrations include Planning Center, Rock RMS, CCB/Pushpay, Breeze, Slack, Mailchimp, Zapier, Simple, X, and Facebook, with a REST API and webhooks for custom connections. Native iOS and Android apps support messaging, inbox management, notifications, and scheduling. Plans start at 35.00 USD per month, and a 30-day trial is available. Monthly credits do not roll over; incoming texts are free, while longer messages or messages with emojis or pictures may use more credits. Every plan includes live chat, email, phone, and Zoom support.
Who it is for
Clearstream is built for local churches communicating with members and following up with visitors. Its subaccounts and integration options may suit churches coordinating messages across ministries or campuses.
What is good
- Schedules texts with links, pictures, and videos
- Text-to-join can trigger automated follow-up
- Includes an email builder and shared texting inbox
- Native iOS and Android apps support messaging and scheduling
- Every plan includes live chat, email, phone, and Zoom support
What to know first
- No free plan
- Monthly credits do not roll over
- Long messages or media may use extra credits
- Terms do not guarantee service security
Verdict
Clearstream brings church texting, email, mobile apps, and integrations into one service. Consider how its non-rolling credits and message-length rules fit your expected usage.
Clearstream plans and pricing
All plansCompared on church text messaging software
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- $35/mo
- Two-way messaging
- Yes
- Scheduled messages
- Yes
- Recurring messages
- Yes
- Audience segmentation
- Yes
- Included messages
- 1,000 messages/mo
- Church software integrations
- Yes
- Mobile app
- Yes
