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Digital Church vs SimpleUpdates
Both stand on church website builders. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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Churches seeking a combined website, events, giving, and ministry toolkit should consider Digital Church, with plans starting at $19 a month. Look elsewhere if a native app must be included in the Unlimited plan, since that addition costs $49/mo.
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SimpleUpdates offers a no-code site builder with content tools, templates, and a free plan. Pro provides one website and additional layouts and elements for $37 a month.
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| Digital Church | SimpleUpdates | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | A free trial |
| Open source | Not published | No |
| Runs on | API, Web | API, Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Starter: $190 a year | Basic: $240 a year |
| Plans published | 8 | 9 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | digitalchurch.com | simpleupdates.com |
| On church website builders | #11 of 24 | #15 of 24 |
Digital Church: what it does well
- Website builder includes templates for more than 20 page types.
- Events can handle paid or free registrations and streaming connections.
- Sermons can publish automatically from YouTube.
- Stripe Giving routes card gifts to the church's connected Stripe account.
- Unlimited includes hosting, updates, backups, security, and content management.
What to know first
- There is no free plan.
- The Unlimited plan covers one website per subscription.
- Native apps are not included in Unlimited and cost $49/mo to add.
SimpleUpdates: what it does well
- Drag-and-drop builder with 36+ elements.
- More than 100 templates are advertised.
- Free plan includes unlimited pages and storage.
- Paid plans include SSL and technical support.
- Custom HTML and CSS are supported.
What to know first
- Starter has limited features.
- Pro costs $37 a month.
- Pro covers one website.
- Web platform only.
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