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Shepherd’s Staff vs ShepherdOS
Both stand on church check-in software. 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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Shepherd’s Staff brings church administration and financial workflows into modular editions. Its main limitation is that school or daycare income can be recorded, but individual tuition payments cannot be tracked.
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ShepherdOS brings registration, safeguarding, attendance, notifications, and collection into one church-focused service. Compare the Starter and Pro limits, or request Enterprise pricing for multi-site requirements.
Visit ShepherdOSThe facts
| Shepherd’s Staff | ShepherdOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | A free trial |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | Web, Windows | Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Small Church Edition: $599, paid once | Starter: £29 a month |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | concordiatechnology.org | shephardoss.com |
| On church check-in software | #33 of 42 | #37 of 42 |
Shepherd’s Staff: what it does well
- Combines membership, attendance, contributions, finance, and scheduling
- Prints child check-in badges with unique barcodes
- Produces IRS-compliant giving statements
- Supports double-entry bookkeeping and audit trails
- Allows networking and unlimited same-church use
What to know first
- Cannot track tuition payments for individual students
- Support without a contract costs $65 per resolved issue
- Requires Windows 10 or 11 and an internet connection
ShepherdOS: what it does well
- Time-stamped, verified QR check-in
- Includes allergy and consent safeguards
- Sends real-time push alerts
- Combines attendance and volunteer views
- Offers a 14-day trial without credit card
What to know first
- No free plan
- Starter limits children and events
- Available platform is web only
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