Comparison · updated 22 October 2026
Church Flow vs Tithe.ly.
Tithe.ly sells giving, church management, a church app and websites, on their own or together as All-Access. Here is how it compares with Church Flow for a South African church, with their facts read on their own pages on the date above. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.
Why Church Flow
What changes when you move from Tithe.ly.
01
One subscription, priced in rand
Church Flow is one subscription, priced in rand by how many people attend on an average Sunday. Every ministry module and the website builder are on it. The Church Flow App is an add-on, at half your plan's price again. Tithe.ly's All-Access is $119 a month, invoiced in US dollars.
02
Online giving for a South African church
Gifts come in through your church's own payment account, with Paystack, Payfast or Peach Payments for rand. Church Flow adds no fee on donations. Tithely's list of countries for giving, updated 18 December 2025, doesn't include South Africa.
03
WhatsApp in your team's inbox
Your team answers WhatsApp, SMS and email in one shared inbox, one thread per person, on your church's own WhatsApp Business number. Tithe.ly's messaging is email and text messaging.
04
Your records come with you, as files
Upload your people as a CSV or Excel file and match its columns to Church Flow's; common headings are matched for you. Your giving history, groups and notes can follow as files of their own.
The differences that matter
Side by side.
| Question | Church Flow | Tithe.ly |
|---|---|---|
| How is it priced? | In rand, by how many people attend on an average Sunday, from R79 a month for up to 50 on a Sunday. Every ministry module is on every plan. Extra: the Church Flow App add-on, at half your plan's price again; with it, your members install the Church Flow app and see your church's name, logo, colours and content. Messages are billed by your own SMS, email and WhatsApp accounts, or paid from Church Flow SMS credits. Branded short links come with Growing (R449 a month, up to 300 on a Sunday) and up, your own web address with Thriving (R999 a month, up to 750 on a Sunday) and up. No VAT is added: Church Flow isn't VAT-registered. The pricing page lists every size. | All-Access, which bundles their products, is $119 a month. On their own, Church Management is $72, the Mobile Church App $89 and a Website $19 a month, and Free Giving has no monthly fee. |
| Which currency is the bill in? | Rand. | US dollars: their help says all invoices are in USD. What it costs in rand moves with the exchange rate. |
| Online giving in South Africa | Gifts come in through your church's own payment account, with Paystack, Payfast or Peach Payments for rand. Church Flow adds no fee on donations; you pay only your payment provider's charges. Pledge campaigns, batch counting and year-end statements are on every plan. | Tithely's list of countries for giving was updated on 18 December 2025. It names Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States. |
| What does their free giving cost? | No fee from Church Flow on donations; you pay only your payment provider's charges. | No monthly fee. Each gift costs 2.9% plus $0.30 by card, 1% plus $0.30 by bank transfer and 3.5% plus $0.30 by AMEX, their US rates. Text-to-give is $19 a month with the free giving plan. |
| Messaging your congregation | One shared inbox for WhatsApp, SMS and email, one thread per person, with assignment and message templates. Mass messages go out at a steady pace, and anyone who replies STOP is opted out automatically. WhatsApp runs on your church's own WhatsApp Business number. | Email and text messaging; All-Access includes 100 texts a month. |
| Your church website | A website builder on every plan, at your church's church-flow.com address, with a member area your members sign in to. Your own web address comes with Thriving (up to 750 people) and up. | A Website product at $19 a month, included in All-Access. |
Tithe.ly prices read on their pricing page, and the giving countries and invoice currency in their help centre, on 22 October 2026. Tithe.ly is a trademark of its owner; this page is our reading of their public pages, and corrections are welcome.
The bottom line.
From Tithe.ly, your records come across as files: upload your people as a CSV or Excel file, look over every row, then confirm. If your data is unusual, upload it and our team maps it for you to approve, free.
From then on, gifts come in through your own payment account in rand, with pledge campaigns and year-end statements. Children check in with security labels and pickup codes. Every ministry module is on your plan, priced by your Sunday size.
Asked at decision time.
Tithely's list of countries for giving was updated on 18 December 2025. It names Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States; South Africa is not on it. On Church Flow, gifts come in through your church's own payment account, with Paystack, Payfast or Peach Payments for rand. Church Flow adds no fee on donations.
All-Access is $119 a month, and on their own, Church Management is $72, the Mobile Church App $89 and a Website $19 a month, invoiced in US dollars. Church Flow is priced in rand by how many people attend on an average Sunday. A month, it is R79 for up to 50 on a Sunday, R149 up to 100, R299 up to 200, R449 up to 300, R699 up to 500, R999 up to 750, R1 399 up to 1 200 and R1 999 up to 2 000. Every ministry module and the website builder are on every plan. The Church Flow App add-on is half your plan's price again: R448.50 a month in all on Rooted, for up to 200 people. Short links come with Growing and up, and your own web address with Thriving and up. Messages are billed by your own SMS, email and WhatsApp accounts, or paid from Church Flow SMS credits. No VAT is added: Church Flow isn't VAT-registered.
A website builder is on every plan, at your church's church-flow.com address, with a member area your members sign in to. Your own web address comes with Thriving (up to 750 people) and up. The Church Flow App is an add-on, at half your plan's price again: members install it and see your church's name, logo, colours and content.
Yes, as files. Upload your people as a CSV or Excel file and match its columns to Church Flow's; common headings are matched for you. Your giving history, groups and notes can follow as files of their own; attendance history can't. Look over the rows, choose what to do with any possible duplicates, and confirm. Nothing is saved before that, and you can undo the import for 30 days. If your data is unusual, upload it and our team maps it for you to approve, free. The switching guide shows each step.
Start with a test import.
Your workspace opens as soon as you finish signing up, and you bring your people in when you are ready.
Start your 30-day free trialNo card needed. When the 30 days end, nothing is charged unless you subscribe.
Want to see it first? Book a demo, on demo data or a test import of your own.
Questions first? Email [email protected] or WhatsApp +27 68 619 2116, and a person replies within one business day.
Uploading a file, in the switching guide · Church Flow vs Breeze