Checked 6 October 2026 · 28 tools · 7 guides

Every tool a church media team uses on a Sunday, priced and compared.

From planning the service to the clips that carry the sermon through the week. Every price comes with a screenshot of the vendor’s own pricing page on the day we read it, so you can check it.

A Sunday, step by step

A Sunday for a church media teamPlan, then slides, then stream, then record, then clips, then posts through the week; people, check-in and giving run all week alongside.01Plan
Order of service, songs, rota
02Slides
Lyrics and scripture on screen
03Stream
Camera to YouTube, Facebook, site
04Record
Keep the full service
05Clips
Sermon into short captioned clips
06Post
Graphics and posts all week
SUNDAYTHE WEEK AFTERALL WEEKPeople and check-inGiving
  1. 01PlanOrder of service, songs, rota
  2. 02SlidesLyrics and scripture on screen
  3. 03StreamCamera to YouTube, Facebook, site
  4. 04RecordKeep the full service
  5. 05ClipsSermon into short captioned clips
  6. 06PostGraphics and posts all week
  7. All weekPeople and check-inGiving
Each step links to the tools for it. Steps 1 to 4 happen on Sunday; clips and posts carry the sermon through the week.

What a church actually needs, by budget

Three starter stacks built from the prices in the guides. Monthly figures; yearly plans are shown as their monthly share.

$0 a month

A church starting out, run by volunteers.

About $0 a month

Card fees on gifts are extra. Clips: the sermon clip tools offer free tries (Sermon Shots gives 2 clips, Slice the first clip) but no free plan for every week.

Under $100 a month

A church with a small budget that wants it to look and run well every week.

About $78.91 a month

Card fees on gifts are extra, and Planning Center Giving is $15 a month above 10 donations. Swap any line: every guide has the alternatives.

Multi-site

Two or more campuses, with staff for media.

About $318.07 a month, plus the quoted lines

Church management and giving at this size are usually quoted. Resi ($299 a month, Pro) is the alternative stream if the connection at a campus is weak.

The guides

StreamChurch live streaming softwareGetting the service to YouTube, Facebook and your own website.5 tools →SlidesChurch presentation softwareLyrics, scripture and sermon slides on the screens.6 tools →PeopleChurch management softwarePeople, check-in, volunteers and the member app.7 tools →GiveChurch online giving platformsOnline, text and app giving, and what each takes per gift.5 tools →PlanWorship planning softwareService order, rotas, songs and chord charts.4 tools →DesignChurch graphics and media resourcesSlides, motion backgrounds and social graphics.2 tools →ClipsSermon clip toolsShort captioned clips from the sermon, for the rest of the week.7 tools →

Every tool, A to Z

ToolGuidePriceFree
BoxCastchurch live streaming software$109, $169, $249 or $449 a month (Standard, Deluxe, Advanced, 4K), billed annuallyFree trial; 30-day money-back guarantee on every plan
Breeze (Tithely Church Management)church management software$72 a month, flat; worship tools $29 a month extra30-day free trial
Canvachurch graphics and media resourcesFree; Pro £100 a year, Business £180 a year per person (shown in pounds to a UK visitor)Yes, and the page says not-for-profits "can enjoy most premium features for free"
Choppitysermon clip tools$20/month, or $14/month billed yearly; Team $48/month with unlimited seats1 hour of analysis a month
Church Media Dropchurch graphics and media resourcesFree; Individual $149 a year, Team $399 a year (3–20 people), Team+ $999 a year (21–100)Yes: 3,000-plus free resources, the Drop Editor’s free features, and 10 LiveScreens sessions
Church Online Platformchurch live streaming softwareFreeEntirely free: its page says Life.Church "provides our products completely free of charge"
Clypsesermon clip tools$14.99/month Pro (100 clips), $29.99/month Studio (250 clips); a third less billed yearlyOne 30-minute video, about 10 clips, watermarked, kept 3 days
EasyWorshipchurch presentation softwareFrom $17.50 a month ($210 a year) for Basic, $27.50 ($330 a year) for Premium; set by weekly attendance30-day free trial, full access, no card
Elvantochurch management softwareUS$15.20 a month billed annually for up to 50 active adults (US$19 monthly); US$62.40 for 200; US$149 setupNone shown on the pricing page
FreeShowchurch presentation softwareFreeFree and open source
MediaShoutchurch presentation softwareMediaShout 7 Site $599 one time; LE $198 a year for one computer; bundles with a year of support from $698None shown on the pricing page
OpenLPchurch presentation softwareFreeFree and open source
OpusClipsermon clip toolsFree; $15/month Starter; $29/month Pro, or $14.50/month billed yearly60 minutes a month, watermarked (its church page adds 90 free minutes for new users)
Planning Centerchurch management softwarePeople, Calendar and Church Center free; each paid product from $15 a month, scaled by useYes: People, Calendar and Church Center always free; Services free for 5 team members
Proclaimchurch presentation software$269.99 a year (On Air), $399.99 with Pro Media, $999.99 with Partner Media14-day free trial, no card, no watermarks
ProPresenterchurch presentation software$289 a year per seat; Campus $649 a year for 20 seats (worship customers only)14-day free trial
Pulpit AIsermon clip tools$39 / $59 / $129 a month for 5 / 10 / 25 uploadsA free trial: 2 uploads, no card
Pushpaychurch management softwareNot published: plans (Core, Advanced, Complete) are priced in a demoNone; a free demo
Resichurch live streaming software$99, $159 or $299 a month (non-profit, billed annually); Enterprise by quoteNone shown on the pricing page
Restreamchurch live streaming softwareFree; Standard $19, Professional $49, Business $239 a month (monthly; the page says yearly saves 20%)Yes: stream to 2 channels at once, with Restream branding
Rock RMSchurch management softwareNo licence fee; self-host for free, or pay a hosting partner (a Spark donation plus their hosting fee)The software is free and open source
Sermon Clipssermon clip tools$23.99/month, or $9.99/week2 sermons, no card (free clips end on a 1.5-second card)
Sermon Shotssermon clip tools$63 / $67 / $97 a month, or $53 / $57 / $87 billed yearly2 free sermon clips, no card; 14-day trial on paid plans
Shorts by Sliceourssermon clip tools$14.99/month or $149/year ($6.99/month in lower-income countries)First clip free, no card; then a 3-day free trial
StreamYardchurch live streaming softwareFree; Core $35.99, Advanced $68.99 a month billed yearly ($44.99 and $88.99 monthly). Organisations are pointed to Business plans, priced separatelyYes: StreamYard logo on streams, local recordings up to 2 hours a month, 6 people on screen
Subsplashchurch management softwareGiving $0 a month; Subsplash One priced on church size and usage (ask for a quote)Yes: Subsplash Giving, $0 a month
Tithelychurch management softwareGiving $0 a month plus processing fees; All-Access $119 a monthYes: Free Online Giving, $0 a month plus standard processing fees
WorshipToolsworship planning softwareFree; Pro £14 a month, Pro Plus £19 a month (shown in pounds to a UK visitor)Yes: 10 users, 15 items a service, unlimited services and songs, 500 MB storage

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How we put this together

On 6 October 2026 we read each tool’s pricing page and kept a screenshot of it; the sermon clip tools were read on the 5th for our full sermon clip guide. Where a vendor showed a regional price we say so rather than convert it, and where it only prices in a sales call we say that. We did not test the tools hands-on. Pixel Preacher is left out: its site would not load and its domain was for sale.

We make Slice, which turns a sermon into short captioned clips. It appears in the sermon clips guide, marked “ours”, and nowhere else is it ranked.

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Prices are read from each vendor’s own pricing page on the date shown, with a screenshot of the page. Vendors change prices; the page they link to is the final word. Spotted something out of date? Email mediabyslice@gmail.com.