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Scout
What Scout is
Scout is a paid church management platform for churches and ministries. It connects serving, giving, groups, prayer requests, pastoral notes, and check-ins on one person record. Staff can receive pastoral briefings that show participation changes and suggest possible next steps, while human staff remain responsible for acting on those suggestions. Sunday tools include serving schedules, Run of Show planning, secure kiosk check-in, badge printing, family linking, and attendance reports. The churchHQ member app supports giving, serving confirmations, groups, and ongoing connection on iOS, Android, and web. Scout can import people, households, groups, and giving data from Planning Center Online without writing back. Guided migration includes a 45-minute mapping call. Plans start at $69 a month for average weekly participation under 250; higher listed tiers cost 99.00 and 199.00 USD monthly. A 30-day trial is listed, but there is no free plan.
Who it suits
Scout suits churches and ministries managing participation, giving, groups, pastoral information, and Sunday check-in. It also fits organizations planning a guided migration from an existing system.
What it does well
- Combines church records on one person profile
- Includes kiosk check-in and badge printing
- Member app works on iOS, Android, and web
- Guided migration includes a mapping call
- No Scout fee on giving
What to know first
- No free plan
- Plans are priced by weekly participation
- 2,000+ participation tier has custom pricing
- AI suggestions still require staff action
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 750 to 2,000 | $199/month · Average weekly participation 750 to 2,000 · All features | $199 a month |
| Under 250 | $69/month · Average weekly participation under 250 · All features | $69 a month |
| 250 to 750 | $99/month · Average weekly participation 250 to 750 · All features | $99 a month |
| 2,000+ | Custom · Average weekly participation 2,000+ · All features | On request |
As scout.church lists them, read 9 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Scout brings church administration, member engagement, migration, and Sunday operations into one platform. Its starting plan is $69 a month, with a 30-day trial and direct implementation help on every plan.
Facts from Scout's own pages
- Access controls
- Scout says giving and pastoral notes never go below staff, and team leads only hear observations rather than volunteers' written reflections. · scout.church, 9 Oct 2026
- AI oversight
- AI narratives are decision support for church staff; they do not take action affecting a person without a human staff member acting on the suggestion. · scout.church, 9 Oct 2026
- Company
- Scout is operated by Scout Intelligence LLC, a California limited liability company headquartered in Riverside, California. · scout.church, 9 Oct 2026
- Fees
- Scout says it charges no Scout fee on giving. · scout.church, 9 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Riverside, California, USA · scout.church, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- Scout's privacy policy identifies Planning Center Online as an import source for people, households, groups, and giving data; the importer reads but does not write back to Planning Center. · scout.church, 9 Oct 2026
- Intelligence
- Scout generates pastoral briefings that surface changes in participation and suggest next steps for staff. · scout.church, 9 Oct 2026
- Intended customers
- Scout sells its church management platform to churches and ministries. · scout.church, 9 Oct 2026
- Member app
- churchHQ lets members give, confirm serving, join groups, and stay connected, and is available for iOS, Android, and web. · scout.church, 9 Oct 2026
- Migration
- Scout includes guided migration with a 45-minute mapping call and moves people, households, groups, and giving while the existing system stays live until the church is ready. · scout.church, 9 Oct 2026
- Payments
- Scout uses Stripe and Stripe Connect for subscription payments, donations, and giving disbursements, and says card and bank details are sent directly to Stripe rather than stored on Scout servers. · scout.church, 9 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Scout says it does not sell personal information or use congregant data to train AI models, and its AI provider is contractually prohibited from doing so. · scout.church, 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- Scout is a church management platform that connects serving, giving, groups, prayer requests, pastoral notes, and check-ins on one person record. · scout.church, 9 Oct 2026
- Sunday operations
- Scout supports serving schedules, Run of Show planning, and secure check-in. · scout.church, 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- Scout includes direct implementation help on every plan and lists [email protected] as its contact email. · scout.church, 9 Oct 2026
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