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Church Directory vs Church Membership Directory
Both stand on church directory software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb
Choose Church Directory if your congregation uses Planning Center People and wants a private roster combined with prayer and name-learning tools. Look elsewhere if you cannot authorize that connection or need offline access through the web app rather than the mobile apps.
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Church Membership Directory combines member records with customizable printable directories. Its free tier covers up to 50 members, with paid monthly tiers for larger member counts.
Visit Church Membership DirectoryThe facts
| Church Directory | Church Membership Directory | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | Yes |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Android, iPhone, Web | Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Monthly: $39 a month | up to 100 Members: $9.95 a month |
| Plans published | 2 | 5 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | churchdirectory.app | churchmembershipdirectory.com |
| On church directory software | #14 of 38 | #7 of 38 |
Church Directory: what it does well
- Offers member-only roster browsing and search.
- Prayer lists can be organized over several time spans.
- Mobile apps keep a directory copy available offline.
- Prayer-note text is encrypted on the member’s device.
- Both plans include unlimited members for one church.
What to know first
- Self-serve signup requires Planning Center People and administrator authorization.
- Members usually need an email on their Planning Center profile to sign in.
- The web app requires a network connection to load rosters and save edits.
Church Membership Directory: what it does well
- Member records can be sorted, edited, and filtered.
- Directories can be customized and produced as PDFs.
- Data can be entered manually, uploaded by CSV, or imported.
- The free plan covers up to 50 members.
- Plans list email and phone support.
What to know first
- Automatic imports currently list Planning Center only.
- A 400+ member plan requires contacting the company.
- Churches are responsible for backing up data before deletion.
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