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Assemblea vs Paroecia
Both stand on church volunteer management software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Choose Assemblea if your congregation wants member records, giving, events and finances alongside a member portal and church-focused import tools. Its Free plan has limits on members, users, yearly finance and giving entries, and storage; larger congregations can consider Starter at $19 a month or Pro at $49 a month.
Visit AssembleaChoose Paroecia if your Catholic parish needs ministry scheduling, volunteer availability, and substitute coordination. Look elsewhere if you need it to exchange data with another parish management product today, since integrations are on the roadmap.
Visit ParoeciaThe facts
| Assemblea | Paroecia | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Web | Android, iPhone, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Starter: $19 a month | Parish (charter): $60 a month |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | assemblea.app | paroecia.com |
| On church volunteer management software | #5 of 30 | #9 of 30 |
Assemblea: what it does well
- Links member profiles to families, church acts and roles.
- Supports child check-in with printed security codes.
- Imports from four named church platforms or generic CSV.
- Members can manage recurring gifts and volunteer shifts.
- Includes field-level encryption and a tamper-evident audit trail.
What to know first
- Free plan is limited to 50 members and 2 users.
- Free plan caps finances and giving at 50 entries a year.
- Online donations incur a 1% platform fee plus Stripe processing fees.
Paroecia: what it does well
- Auto-fill follows parish rotation and ministry-conflict rules.
- Volunteers can enter vacations and preferred Mass times.
- Substitute requests go to available volunteers in the ministry.
- Unlimited volunteers, coordinators, and administrators on the Parish plan.
- Parish data can be restored to any second within 35 days.
What to know first
- It currently operates without integrations to other parish management products.
- The Parish list-price plan costs $100 per parish per month.
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