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PDS Facility Scheduler vs ShelbyNext Membership

Both stand on church scheduling software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

ShelbyNext Membership brings member management, communications, reporting, calendars and child check-in into one cloud service. Its Church Membership plan has a monthly charge and setup fee, and volunteer management is not included.

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The facts

	PDS Facility Scheduler	ShelbyNext Membership
Free plan	Not published	A free trial
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Web	iPhone, Web
Lowest paid plan	Not published	Church Membership: $179 a month
Plans published	None	1
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	acstechnologies.com	shelbysystems.com
On church scheduling software	#41 of 43	#37 of 43

PDS Facility Scheduler: what it does well

ShelbyNext Membership: what it does well

Cloud access on computers and mobile devices
Member self-service and family profiles
Child check-in with emergency parent contact
Attendance, giving and trend reports
Free 30-day trial without a credit card

What to know first

Volunteer management is unavailable
Costs $179 a month
One-time $1,299 setup fee
Plan covers the first 500 records

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