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The family database allows administrators to register members for formation classes, create volunteer lists, and update contact information. > > Verdict: Rated **4.1/5** by 111 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.1/5** | 111 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Ministry Brands - **Founded**: 2005 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: USD 19.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: ParishSOFT Giving Subscription $19 - ParishSOFT Managed Giving Subscription $49 - Current eGiving Solution (25k+) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin and 183 more ## Features - API - Accounting Integration - Activity Dashboard - Attendance Tracking - Built-in Accounting - Communication Management - Contact Database - Customizable Reports - Donation Management - Event Management - Event Scheduling - For Religious Organizations - Forms Management - Member Directory - Member Portal - Membership Management - Mobile Access - Multi-Location - Online Calendar - Online Giving ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Church Management Software](https://www.getapp.com.au/directory/166/church-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Also clear communication regarding when updates are applied to a diocese. > > We have been customers since 2005 and still believe that this product was the right way to go. The development of additional features and functionality has been slower this past year than we as customers would like to see. There have been more "bug fixes" than added features. There are many opportunities for the company to grow and mature and we believe that they are committed to taking the steps to make that growth happen. As a customer, I wish that more resources were committed to making that growth happen at a faster rate. We continue to patiently wait....some wait more patiently than others ;-). We understand the challenges of finding well-committed developers and look forward to seeing the development cycle make significant speed and accuracy improvements as it seriously needs to. Customer Communication needs some serious improvement and should be more transparent without jeopardizing corporate intellectual property. ----- ### "Functionality of Parish Soft Family Suite" — 4.0/5 > **Kathleen** | *25 August 2020* | Religious Institutions | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Many different areas are connected and share information > > **Cons**: When Inputting sacraments for a large group, there are a lot of different screens we have to go through and things don't repeat easily. For instance, if I am reporting the First Eucharist reception of 84 children, I have to repeat the zip code and search for the church and for the presider rather than being able to go through the entire class since they are all serviced in the same church by the same presider. > > Over all, it does give me a lot of what I need to complete a task or when inputting data. ----- ### "Cindy's review" — 4.0/5 > **Cindy** | *25 August 2020* | Religious Institutions | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Keeps all the info in one system instead of different programs that you have to go in and out of. > > **Cons**: The parish DB is getting easier to use. There are still some things that could be better. Such as when a family is registered in one church in the diocese you can not add info to the file from another parish. Which I understand for the most part you don't want to do that without permission but there are some instances where it makes it very difficult to add sacramental information, when a family is registered in one church and attends another church and receives a sacrament at that church, but they do not own the family record. > > It is a decent program, and does most of what we need it to do. ----- ### "ParishSoft Review" — 5.0/5 > **Donna** | *25 August 2020* | Religious Institutions | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I was stubborn and reluctant at first, I did not want to learn a new software... but once I put my stubborness aside I became friends with ParishSoft. Was trained in an August, and felt proficient by end of September and felt an expert by November of the same year. I am happy with ParishSoft and do not want to change software EVER. > > **Cons**: Nothing about the software comes to mind, just the change of product I was initially reluctant about. > > I feel confident using this software, and after much trial and some error it is nice to know there are ways to back out errors and I don't have to freak out. Technical support is excellent\! ----- ### "Very Complete Software Program" — 5.0/5 > **Julie** | *1 September 2020* | Religious Institutions | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Now that I know how to use the software, I love it and use it daily and with ease. It is easy to use Family Suite for your daily needs, and then, it can do whatever you want it to do with a little help from QuickReports or with the help of Tech support. Also, the Offering program is easy to use and even fairly easy to instruct others on how to use it. This program can do so much more than what we use on a daily basis, it would be nice to have a refresher course on how to use more. It would help to have a course on IQ alone. > > **Cons**: IQ is difficult as there are too many options. > > I am very pleased with ParishSOFT. It gets the job done\! ----- Page: 1 / 6\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/170479/parishsoft-church-management?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.com.au/software/170479/parishsoft-church-management) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-MX | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data