Pushpay®vs. GabrielSoft®

Join the 14,000 churches, Catholic parishes, and (arch)dioceses that trust Pushpay for best-in-class church software.

While GabrielSoft provides a software solution, their technology and customer support cannot compare to the innovation and personalized implementation coaching that Pushpay offers to Catholic parish and (arch)diocesan communities.

Pushpay is the industry-leading technology that our customers depend on to keep track of sacraments for their parishioners, manage their teams, unite staff, facilitate giving, engage their parishioners—and ensure the success of their mission.

If you’re currently using or considering GabrielSoft, let us show you what Pushpay, and our Catholic product ParishStaq, can offer your community.

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  • Product Features
  • Church AppsChurch Apps
  • Open APIOpen API
  • Audio PlayerAudio Player
  • BlogBlog
  • Custom Branded ExperienceCustom Branded Experience
  • BulletinBulletin
  • CalendarCalendar
  • ChatChat
  • Check-InsCheck-Ins
  • Embedded GivingEmbedded Giving
  • EventsEvents
  • Event RegistrationEvent Registration
  • Group RegistrationGroup Registration
  • Web Link LivestreamWeb Link Livestream
  • Native Live StreamingNative Live Streaming
  • Media FeedsMedia Feeds
  • Multi CampusMulti Campus
  • Native FormsNative Forms
  • Prayer RequestsPrayer Requests
  • ProfilesProfiles
  • Push Notifications(w/Segmentation)Push Notifications
  • Quick Polls or Open ResponseQuick Polls or Open Response
  • Homily/Lesson Notes(fill-in-blank)Homily/Lesson Notes
  • Social IntegrationSocial Integration
  • Video PlayerVideo Player
  • LEAD App (including the below)LEAD App (including the below)
  • Mobile Access to Member Profiles, Serving History and Church DirectoryMobile Access to Member Profiles, Serving History and Church Directory
  • Volunteer Schedule AccessVolunteer Schedule Access
  • Group ManagementGroup Management
  • EventsEvents
  • Worship Plan AccessWorship Plan Access
  • Workflows AccessWorkflows Access
  • GivingGiving
  • Branded Experience - GivingBranded Experience - Giving
  • Debit PreferredDebit Preferred
  • Spanish Web GivingSpanish Web Giving
  • Giving Thank You AnimationGiving Thank You Animation
  • Donor Covers FeesDonor Covers Fees
  • KioskKiosk
  • Check DepositCheck Deposit
  • Multi CampusMulti Campus
  • PledgingPledging
  • Capital Campaigns Capital Campaigns
  • Preconfigured Giving LinksPreconfigured Giving Links
  • One-time Future Dated GiftOne-time Future Dated Gift
  • Recurring GivingRecurring Giving
  • Split GivingSplit Giving
  • Text GivingText Giving
  • Non-cash GivingNon-cash Giving
  • QR Code & Unique Giving Page GeneratorQR Code & Unique Giving Page Generator
  • Organizational GivingOrganizational Giving
  • Donor NurtureDonor Nurture
  • Donor DevelopmentDonor Development
  • Third Party ProcessorThird Party Processor
  • Church Management SoftwareChurch Management Software
  • People ProfilesPeople Profiles
  • Sacrament TrackingSacrament Tracking
  • Group ManagementGroup Management
  • Volunteer SchedulingVolunteer Scheduling
  • Calendar & EventsCalendar & Events
  • Event Check-InEvent Check-In
  • Child Check-InChild Check-In
  • Check-In AnnouncementsCheck-In Announcements
  • Serving RotationsServing Rotations
  • Family ServingFamily Serving
  • Automatic Scheduled ReportsAutomatic Scheduled Reports
  • Create and Share Custom ReportsCreate and Share Custom Reports
  • Facility ManagementFacility Management
  • ParishStaq
  • Church Apps no
  • Open API no
  • Audio Player no
  • Blog no
  • Custom Branded Experience no
  • Bulletin no
  • Calendar no
  • Chat no
  • Check-Ins no
  • Embedded Giving no
  • Events no
  • Event Registration no
  • Group Registration no
  • Web Link Livestream no
  • Native Live Streaming no
  • Media Feeds no
  • Multi Campus no
  • Native Forms no
  • Prayer Requests no
  • Profiles no
  • Push Notifications no
  • Quick Polls or Open Response no
  • Homily/Lesson Notes no
  • Social Integration no
  • Video Player no
  • LEAD App (including the below) no
  • Mobile Access to Member Profiles, Serving History and Church Directory no
  • Volunteer Schedule Access no
  • Group Management no
  • Events no
  • Worship Plan Access no
  • Workflows Access no
  • Giving no
  • Branded Experience - Giving yes
  • Debit Preferred no
  • Spanish Web Giving no
  • Giving Thank You Animation no
  • Donor Covers Fees no
  • Kiosk no
  • Check Deposit no
  • Multi Campus no
  • Pledging no
  • Capital Campaigns no
  • Preconfigured Giving Links no
  • One-time Future Dated Gift no
  • Recurring Giving no
  • Split Giving no
  • Text Giving no
  • Non-cash Giving no
  • QR Code & Unique Giving Page Generator no
  • Organizational Giving no
  • Donor Nurture no
  • Donor Development no
  • Third Party Processor no
  • Church Management Software no
  • People Profiles no
  • Sacrament Tracking no
  • Group Management no
  • Volunteer Scheduling no
  • Calendar & Events no
  • Event Check-In no
  • Child Check-In no
  • Check-In Announcements no
  • Serving Rotations no
  • Family Serving no
  • Automatic Scheduled Reports no
  • Create and Share Custom Reports no
  • Facility Management no
  • GabrielSoft
  • Church Apps no
  • Open API no
  • Audio Player no
  • Blog no
  • Custom Branded Experience no
  • Bulletin no
  • Calendar no
  • Chat no
  • Check-Ins no
  • Embedded Giving no
  • Events no
  • Event Registration no
  • Group Registration no
  • Web Link Livestream no
  • Native Live Streaming no
  • Media Feeds no
  • Multi Campus no
  • Native Forms no
  • Prayer Requests no
  • Profiles no
  • Push Notifications no
  • Quick Polls or Open Response no
  • Homily/Lesson Notes no
  • Social Integration no
  • Video Player no
  • LEAD App (including the below) no
  • Mobile Access to Member Profiles, Serving History and Church Directory no
  • Volunteer Schedule Access no
  • Group Management no
  • Events no
  • Worship Plan Access no
  • Workflows Access no
  • Giving no
  • Branded Experience - Giving yes
  • Debit Preferred no
  • Spanish Web Giving no
  • Giving Thank You Animation no
  • Donor Covers Fees yes
  • Kiosk no
  • Check Deposit no
  • Multi Campus no
  • Pledging yes
  • Capital Campaigns yes
  • Preconfigured Giving Links no
  • One-time Future Dated Gift no
  • Recurring Giving yes
  • Split Giving no
  • Text Giving no
  • Non-cash Giving no
  • QR Code & Unique Giving Page Generator yes
  • Organizational Giving no
  • Donor Nurture no
  • Donor Development yes
  • Third Party Processor no
  • Church Management Software yes
  • People Profiles yes
  • Sacrament Tracking yes
  • Group Management yes
  • Volunteer Scheduling yes
  • Calendar & Events no
  • Event Check-In no
  • Child Check-In no
  • Check-In Announcements no
  • Serving Rotations no
  • Family Serving no
  • Automatic Scheduled Reports no
  • Create and Share Custom Reports no
  • Facility Management no

Maximize Ministry Engagement With The Next Generation of Parishioners

Convenience can be the difference between converting parishioners into fully committed disciples or losing your connection with them. In today’s digital era, millennials and young families expect to have a mobile experience with your parish. Pushpay offers the following mobile capabilities, that not only attract this critical group of parishioners to participate in the life of your parish but also make your staff feel as though they have an assistant working alongside them:

  • Faith Formation Management
    Reduce back-to-school stress and manage registration and tuition payments made through the app.
  • Customizable Forms
    Create forms, collect registrations, and accept payments with automations set up in our church management software.
  • Liturgical Minister And Volunteer Management
    Allow your people to switch assignments with each other, and ensure that all of your Masses and activities are covered.
  • Facility Management
    Empower your ministry leaders to manage their groups efficiently by allowing them to reserve rooms, request equipment, submit room layouts, and have their event visible on the master calendar.

Apps For Your Staff, Ministry Leaders, and Parishioners

Grow your parish or diocese with a mobile-first strategy.

  • LEAD App
    Only ParishStaq offers a mobile app in multiple languages so your pastor, staff, and ministry leaders can pull up the information they need wherever they are.
  • Parishioner App
    Brand it with your logo and look so your members can easily find your parish on all major digital platforms.
  • App Analytics
    Find out what content is getting the most views or downloads, and create more of what’s working for your community.

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Understand And Better Serve Your People

Engage with active parishioners and discover opportunities to re-engage with those you haven’t seen in a while.

  • Communication Tools
    Customize email templates, recipient lists, admin privileges, and more.
  • Empower Parish Leaders
    Admins and ministry leaders can access group management tools, parishioner profiles, and instantly see an overview of their sacrament records.
  • Reports
    Measure the effectiveness and engagement of your ministries and programs.

Designed For Success

Seeing our customers succeed inspires us to innovate everyday. Our tailored implementation approach ensures that our new customers feel confident and supported throughout the entire onboarding process.

We offer a range of services for every phase of the journey including:

  • Implementation Coaches
    Our experts provide onboarding support every step of the way to ensure your team is making the most of our software.
  • Pushpay University
    Our library of video courses and quizzes are available to you 24/7.
  • Help Center Articles
    We’ve organized step-by-step help articles so that you can easily find answers to common questions.

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Fresh Design and User Experience

Our unified ChMS experience helps your staff make the most of their time and talents so that they can focus on fulfilling the mission of stewardship across your parish.

  • Fewer Clicks
    Get an at-a-glance view of the data you quickly need on parishioner profile pages.
  • Intuitive User Interface
    Pushpay’s unique design is intentionally crafted with your team in mind so that they can always find the information they need in less time.
  • Support For Catechists
    Choose from Sacrament Tracking, search and export capabilities, groups, track attendance, and parent communication tools.
  • Facility and Volunteer Management
    Scheduling is a breeze with ParishStaq. Staff and leaders can reserve rooms and ensure Masses are covered while giving volunteers the freedom to switch schedules with each other.

Cultivate Generosity and Understand Your Donors

Pushpay’s people-focused approach to donor management helps your staff personalize communication, nurture donor relationships, and identify opportunities to reconnect with inactive parishioners.

Plus, managing campaigns and pledges just got easier with automations that save you time, so that you can focus on what’s important—your people.

  • Rich Donor Insights
    Get an instant view of new, repeat, recurring, at-risk, and lapsed donors.
  • Built-In Reports and Custom Reports
    Get the data you need to understand giving behavior, trends, and engagement.
  • QR Code For Giving
    Give parishioners an effortless and contact-free giving experience.
  • Recurring Suggestions
    Prompt donors to give weekly, biweekly, monthly, bimonthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually.
  • Thank You Animations
    Make giving fun and let your parishioners know just how important they are with thank you animations.

Multi-Language Options

Pushpay is the first in the market to offer multiple language capabilities:

  • Our ChMS is available in English and Spanish
  • The secure giving app has a handy toggle that switches between English and Spanish
  • Our LEAD App content can be viewed in English, Spanish, or Vietnamese
  • Create custom content like groups or app media in any language you like

We’re continuing to grow our product and are currently working to expand our apps’ multilingual flexibility in the near future. There will be something for just about everyone!

Open APIs

GabrielSoft and other competitors claim to empower your ministry leaders with their church software tools. But they fail to provide you with features that work well with tools you already love.

Pushpay understands how important it is to streamline your team’s workflows, and most importantly, keep their joy for ministry. So, we offer our customers open APIs so that they can choose to custom-build integrations with their pre-existing solutions.

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Why Parishes & Dioceses Choose Pushpay

Chris Kozlowski
St. Isidore Catholic Church
"Once you get onto a platform like Pushpay, people are giving on a weekly basis or a monthly basis, and their support doesn’t waiver. So that’s huge. Based on the statistic that most people only attend their own church 40 times a year, that’s a 20% gain right off the top."
Fr. Christopher Walsh
St. Raymond of Penafort Catholic Church
"With the LEAD App, I can bring up their name, see a picture, and hit a button to call them or get directions to their home. It’s been a total gamechanger."
Fr. Anthony Stewart
Mother Teresa Catholic Church
"It makes my ministry so much easier and I get to be more personal with families."
Jennifer LaMontagne
St. John Newman Center
"It’s so nice having a comprehensive view of who’s involved, how they’re involved, and identifying opportunities to intentionally continue their path towards discipleship."
Lisa Sliker
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church
"At the macro-level, data can be used to measure not only how effective we were in forming missionary disciples but, at the micro level, how well we’re forming hearts for Jesus."

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