Best Church Accounting Software in 2026
Updated
Keeping a congregation’s finances organized can involve budgets, expenses, funds, and reporting across one or more entities. Compare bank reconciliation and budget tracking with expense management and financial reporting, then look at fund accounting and multi-entity support in light of how your church manages its finances. CDM+, Aplos, and OCM Financial are among the options shown. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing provide additional details to weigh alongside the accounting capabilities. Consider which records, funds, and entities your team needs to manage, and use the listed comparisons to see which software aligns with those requirements.
Church Accounting Software, one module each.A lit port is something its maker publishes; 5 of 5 with a known API signal have a public API.
- 01 ParishSOFT API yesDOCS 6.9
- 02 CDM+ API yesFREE noDOCS 6.8$25/mo
- 03 Aplos API yesFREE noDOCS 6.7$79/mo
- 04 OCM Financial API yesFREE noDOCS 6.6$41.67/mo
- 05 One Church Software API yesFREE noDOCS 6.6$36/mo
- 06 ChurchFinance FREE yesDOCS 5.8$71/mo
- 07 ChurchSoftware Accounting FREE yesDOCS 5.8Free
- 08 Grain Ledger FREE yesDOCS 5.8$50/mo
- 09 Vestrybooks FREE yesDOCS 5.7$20.83/mo
- 10 ACS Financials DOCS 5.4
- 11 ChurchTrac FREE noDOCS 5.4
- 12 IconCMO FREE noDOCS 5.4$32.08/mo
- 13 PDS Ledger DOCS 5.4
- 14 Shelby Accounting DOCS 5.4$5/mo
- 15 CharityFinancials DOCS 5.3£25/mo
- 16 Church Windows FREE noDOCS 5.3$19/mo
- 17 FellowshipOne DOCS 5.3
- 18 FlockBase FREE noDOCS 5.3$24/mo
- 19 PowerChurch Check In FREE noDOCS 5.3$16.50/mo
- 20 ShelbyHQ DOCS 5.3
- 21 Churchsoft Assist FREE noDOCS 5.2$40/mo
- 22 Liberty Accounts FREE noDOCS 5.2£14.95/mo
- 23 MyFundAccounting.Online FREE noDOCS 5.2£15/mo
- 24 Paxton Church & Charity Accounting Software FREE noDOCS 5.2£50/mo
- 25 T3 Books FREE noDOCS 5.2$35/mo
Compare all 25 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Fund accounting | Budget tracking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ParishSOFT | 6.9 | ||||||
| 2 | CDM+ | 6.8 | No | $25/mo | No | 25 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 3 | Aplos | 6.7 | No | $79/mo | No | Yes | ||
| 4 | OCM Financial | 6.6 | No | $41.67/mo | No | 10 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 5 | One Church Software | 6.6 | No | $36/mo | No | 36 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 6 | ChurchFinance | 5.8 | Free plan | $71/mo | Yes | 71 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 7 | ChurchSoftware Accounting | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 8 | Grain Ledger | 5.8 | Free plan | $50/mo | Yes | 70 /mo | Yes | |
| 9 | Vestrybooks | 5.7 | Free plan | $20.83/mo | Yes | 25 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 10 | ACS Financials | 5.4 | Yes | Yes | ||||
| 11 | ChurchTrac | 5.4 | No | No | 29 /mo | |||
| 12 | IconCMO | 5.4 | No | $32.08/mo | No | 35 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 13 | PDS Ledger | 5.4 | Yes | |||||
| 14 | Shelby Accounting | 5.4 | $5/mo | Yes | Yes | |||
| 15 | CharityFinancials | 5.3 | £25/mo | Yes | ||||
| 16 | Church Windows | 5.3 | No | $19/mo | No | 19 /mo | ||
| 17 | FellowshipOne | 5.3 | ||||||
| 18 | FlockBase | 5.3 | No | $24/mo | No | 24 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 19 | PowerChurch Check In | 5.3 | No | $16.50/mo | No | |||
| 20 | ShelbyHQ | 5.3 | ||||||
| 21 | Churchsoft Assist | 5.2 | No | $40/mo | No | 40 /mo | Yes | Yes |
| 22 | Liberty Accounts | 5.2 | No | £14.95/mo | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 23 | MyFundAccounting.Online | 5.2 | No | £15/mo | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 24 | Paxton Church & Charity Accounting Software | 5.2 | No | £50/mo | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 25 | T3 Books | 5.2 | No | $35/mo | No | Yes |
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