Checked 6 October 2026 · 4 tools
Worship planning and volunteer scheduling
Four ways to plan a service and schedule the team, with each pricing page as it looked on 6 October 2026.
How we chose. We read each tool’s own pricing page on 6 October 2026 and kept a screenshot of it, which is on this page beside the tool. Prices are in US dollars unless the vendor showed a regional price, in which case we say so. Where a vendor only gives prices in a sales call, we say that rather than guess. We did not test these tools hands-on; what each does well and where it falls short comes from the vendor’s own pages, and what its users say is quoted word for word, with a link.
We make Slice. It appears only in the sermon clips guide, marked “ours”. No tool paid to be listed, and nothing here was tested hands-on.
Which one, in ten seconds
Find the line that sounds like you.
- Your team is five people or fewerPlanning Center Services
- You want planning, slides and chord charts in one free accountWorshipTools
- You want planning inside your church managementElvanto
- You already use BreezeBreeze (Tithely Church Management)
Side by side
| Tool | Best for | Price | Free tier | Key limits | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Center Services | most churches: plans services, schedules volunteers and handles song files, and the free level covers a small team | Free for 5 team members; $15 a month for 20, $32 for 50, $69 for 150, up to $239 unlimited | Yes: up to 5 team members | Priced by number of team members; Music Stand is $5 a month extra | Web and mobile apps |
| WorshipTools | a small church that wants planning, presentation and chord charts from one place, with a free plan that stays free | Free; 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 | Free keeps 6 months of service history (2 years on Pro, 10 on Pro Plus) | Presenter for Mac and Windows; Planning on the web, iOS and Android |
| Elvanto | a church that wants worship planning inside its church management, not a separate app | US$15.20 a month billed annually for up to 50 active adults (US$19 monthly); US$62.40 for 200; US$149 setup | None shown on the pricing page | A one-off US$149 setup cost; prices rise with active adults | Web |
| Breeze (Tithely Church Management) | a church already on Breeze (Tithely Church Management) that wants planning in the same login | Worship tools add-on $29 a month, on top of $72 a month | 30-day free trial | Now Tithely Church Management: Breeze’s own site says it "has been rebranded" | Web, with an admin mobile app |
Prices in US dollars from each vendor’s pricing page. Scroll the table sideways on a phone.
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Planning Center Services
Best for most churches: plans services, schedules volunteers and handles song files, and the free level covers a small team.
Price Free for 5 team members; $15 a month for 20, $32 for 50, $69 for 150, up to $239 unlimitedFree Yes: up to 5 team membersRuns on Web and mobile apps
What it does well
- Free for a team of five, so a small church can run its whole rota on it.
- Connects to the rest of Planning Center: People, Check-ins, Giving.
Where it falls short
- Costs climb with the size of your team, to $239 a month for unlimited.
Its pricing pageread 6 October 2026
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WorshipTools
Best for a small church that wants planning, presentation and chord charts from one place, with a free plan that stays free.
Price Free; Pro £14 a month, Pro Plus £19 a month (shown in pounds to a UK visitor)Free Yes: 10 users, 15 items a service, unlimited services and songs, 500 MB storageRuns on Presenter for Mac and Windows; Planning on the web, iOS and Android
What it does well
- Presenter, Planning, Charts and the community library under one account and one free plan.
- CCLI import and auto-reporting on the free plan.
- Pro adds a stage display, mobile remote and multiple output screens.
Where it falls short
- Stage display and multiple outputs need Pro.
- The free plan keeps only six months of service history.
Its pricing pageread 6 October 2026
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Elvanto
Best for a church that wants worship planning inside its church management, not a separate app.
Price US$15.20 a month billed annually for up to 50 active adults (US$19 monthly); US$62.40 for 200; US$149 setupFree None shown on the pricing pageRuns on Web
What it does well
- Charged only for active adults: no charge for children, or for community contacts who never attend.
- Worship planning, volunteer scheduling and the song database are included, not add-ons.
- The page lists servers in Australia, Europe and the US.
Where it falls short
- A US$149 setup cost on every plan.
Its pricing pageread 6 October 2026
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Breeze (Tithely Church Management)
Best for a church already on Breeze (Tithely Church Management) that wants planning in the same login.
Price Worship tools add-on $29 a month, on top of $72 a monthFree 30-day free trialRuns on Web, with an admin mobile app
What it does well
- One flat rate, no setup fee, no contract, unlimited admin users.
- Includes free online giving, volunteer scheduling, check-in tags, events and email.
- Text messaging: 250 free a month, then $10 per 500.
Where it falls short
- Worship planning tools are a $29-a-month add-on.
- The product is being folded into Tithely under a new name.
Its pricing pageread 6 October 2026
Questions
Can a small church plan services for free?
Yes. Planning Center Services is free for up to five team members, and WorshipTools has a free plan for ten users.