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Shepard
What Shepard is
Shepard is a church platform for online giving, sermons, groups, events, prayer, and community content. Churches can post short videos, devotionals, and testimonies in a private community feed, and use small-group and ministry-team tools with messaging, event RSVPs, volunteer signups, and digital check-in. Giving runs through Stripe, with recurring donations and giving histories for members. The platform also lists sermon libraries, AI study tools, and a workflow builder with triggers, actions, conditions, delays, and filters. Its site describes 54 workflow nodes with a subscription. Standard costs $39 a month and includes up to five admin users, 10 GB of storage, a 0.5% online-giving fee, and one workflow with five nodes. Premium is $99 a month; Enterprise is $249 a month. Each plan includes 14 days of Enterprise features, and the trial requires no card. Shepard is available on the web and iOS; Google Play is listed as coming soon. Members can use it for free.
Who it suits
Shepard suits churches looking to bring giving, sermons, groups, events, and community content into one platform. Its plans offer different admin, storage, and giving-fee limits.
What it does well
- Private feed supports videos, devotionals, and testimonies.
- Members can make recurring donations through Stripe.
- Includes group messaging, event RSVPs, and digital check-in.
- Trial includes 14 days of Enterprise features without a card.
What to know first
- No free plan for churches.
- Standard is limited to five admin users.
- Google Play is listed as coming soon.
Limits
Standard costs $39 a month and allows up to five admin users, 10 GB of storage and one workflow with five nodes. It applies a 0.5% online-giving platform fee; Premium and Enterprise raise storage and administration limits and reduce that fee.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | $249/ month · Unlimited everything · Unlimited storage · Online giving 0.3% platform fee | $249 a month |
| Standard | $39/ month · Up to 5 admin users · 10 GB storage · Online giving 0.5% platform fee · 1 workflow (5 nodes) | $39 a month |
| Premium | $99/ month · Unlimited admin users · 100 GB storage · Online giving 0.4% platform fee | $99 a month |
As shepard.love lists them, read 7 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Open the Shepard website
- Start the 14-day trial without entering a card
- Choose Standard, Premium or Enterprise after the trial
- Use Shepard on the web or download its iOS app
- Invite members, who can use Shepard for free
Verdict
Shepard combines church communications, giving, and event tools, with a free option for members and a no-card trial for churches. Compare plan limits and giving fees against your congregation’s needs.
Questions
How much does Shepard cost?
Standard is $39 a month, Premium is $99 a month and Enterprise is $249 a month.
Does Shepard offer a free plan?
There is no free plan for churches, but members can use Shepard for free.
Is there a free trial?
Every plan includes 14 days of Enterprise features, and the trial does not require a card.
Which platforms support Shepard?
Shepard is available on the web and iOS. Its download page says Google Play is coming soon.
How does online giving work?
Stripe processes tithes and donations, including recurring giving and member giving history. Platform fees are 0.5% on Standard, 0.4% on Premium and 0.3% on Enterprise.
What security and privacy practices are stated?
Traffic uses HTTPS/TLS, and church data is tenant-isolated with PostgreSQL Row-Level Security. Shepard says it does not sell personal information, use it for targeted advertising or use it to train third-party AI models.
Facts from Shepard's own pages
- AI data handling
- For Premium and Enterprise Shepard Assistant queries, the policy says requests are sent to Anthropic and are not retained to train its models. · shepard.love, 7 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The privacy policy says Shepard is intended for users age 13 and older. · shepard.love, 7 Oct 2026
- Features
- The site says Shepard includes more than 21 features, including online giving, sermons, group chat, AI study tools, and a global community feed. · shepard.love, 7 Oct 2026
- Feed
- Churches can share short-form videos, devotionals, and testimonies while keeping their community content private. · shepard.love, 7 Oct 2026
- Giving integration
- Online tithes and donations are processed through Stripe, with recurring giving and giving history for members. · shepard.love, 7 Oct 2026
- Groups and events
- The platform lists small groups, ministry teams, real-time messaging, event RSVPs, volunteer signups, and digital check-in. · shepard.love, 7 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Indianapolis, Indiana, United States · shepard.love, 28 Sept 2026
- Member pricing
- The home page says Shepard is free for members. · shepard.love, 7 Oct 2026
- Mobile app
- The download page links to the Apple App Store and says Google Play is coming soon. · shepard.love, 7 Oct 2026
- Payments security
- The privacy policy says payment details go directly to Stripe and Shepard does not receive or store full card numbers or bank account details. · shepard.love, 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Shepard says it does not sell personal information, use it for targeted advertising, or use it to train third-party AI models. · shepard.love, 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- Shepard describes itself as an all-in-one church platform for giving, sermons, groups, events, prayer, and a community feed. · shepard.love, 7 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says traffic is encrypted via HTTPS/TLS and church data is tenant-isolated using PostgreSQL Row-Level Security. · shepard.love, 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site lists support at [email protected] and general contact at [email protected]. · shepard.love, 7 Oct 2026
- Trial
- Every plan includes 14 days of Enterprise features, and the home page says no card is required for the trial. · shepard.love, 7 Oct 2026
- Workflows
- The workflow builder lists triggers, actions, conditions, delays, and filters, and the page says it has 54 total nodes with a subscription. · shepard.love, 7 Oct 2026
Where Shepard stands on Freedom251
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