Comparing Pushpay
vs. Tithe.ly

Which Software Is Better For Your Church?
Pushpay is the Best Tithe.ly Alternative

Pushpay is a robust Tithe.ly alternative that offers a more comprehensive set of product features. If you’re a mission-based organization deciding between Pushpay vs. Tithe.ly, here are some important facts to consider.

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How is Pushpay different from Tithe.ly?

While Tithe.ly offers software solutions for churches, their products simply can’t match Pushpay’s comprehensive, streamlined suite of mobile apps, giving platforms, community engagement solutions, and church management software (ChMS) for faith-based organizations of all sizes. Pushpay simplifies management and donation processes, making it easier to engage with congregants and ensure the success of your mission.

Our founders believed mission-based organizations deserve great software. That vision has fueled the company’s work and people every day for more than ten years to create industry-leading software and a culture of generosity trusted by more than 14,000 customers.

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Mobile Apps Designed For Both Leaders and Members

Pushpay’s My Church App enables you to communicate through push notifications, easily livestream your service, and simplify donations to your church, as well as manage calendars, schedule events, and organize child and volunteer check-ins. And all of this functionality is available whether you’re a single church or a multi-campus organization:

  • Dynamic home screen
    , impact cards, and push notifications that keep your congregation up-to-date on the status of missions and events, or let them know that they can listen to your latest sermon in-app.
  • ChMS integration
    through your church app brings check-in, groups, public needs, and serving to your fingertips.
  • Multi-language support
    allows content in the app to be dynamically translated based on the user’s selected language.
  • Campus-specific features
    include targeted push notifications, unique giving pages per campus, and unique RSS feeds, forms, and content.
  • The Suggested Content
    feature surfaces relevant content within the app, keeping people engaged.
  • Live Polling
    allows you to share a poll and let your congregation interact with you in real time.
  • Pushpay’s LEAD App
    helps you and your leaders keep everything together while they are on the go. You can access member profiles, volunteer schedules, and worship plans, all from the palm of your hand.

  • If you also use Pushpay’s Giving product, you’ll have access to extensive donor development solutions and the benefits of our in-house processing, making it an even more beneficial church solution.

Comprehensive App Analytics

Many churches today realize analytics are key to helping them achieve their mission; Pushpay’s reporting and analytics dashboard delivers features you can’t get anywhere else. You’ll quickly discover if you’re engaging your community effectively through intuitive insights:

  • Audience Analytics
    highlights your number of app users, downloads, users by time of day, and by day of the week.
  • Popular Content tracking
    will show your top ten sections of the app and top ten pieces of content based on engagement.
  • Push Notification
    performance can be gauged by seeing your top ten messages by number of views and interactions.
  • Multiple App Analytics
    provides filters for multi-campus churches, churches using multiple apps, and more.

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Secure Child Check-In

Child check-in plays a vital role in church services, and Pushpay has you covered. Our App not only has an option that helps parents check their children in, but also ensures their safety and security:

  • Quick and secure mobile check-in
    allows you to pre-check into events and Sunday school, directly from your custom Church App.
  • Capture critical information
    for first-time guests with children, and create check-in announcements to share specific information with families.
  • Allow leaders to communicate
    with parents via text from within the check-in app and scan printed barcodes for safe transfer to parents.
  • Live Room Rosters
    allow your team to easily see who is checked in and into what room, all in real-time.
  • Family Profile Editing
    helps keep everyone’s profile up-to-date through the check-in interaction.

  • Easily integrates with multiple industry-leading background check services that your church may already use, like Checkr, Ministry Safe, Active Screening, Background Information Services, INC, and Protect my Ministry.

Easy Giving and Comprehensive Donor Development

Pushpay’s Giving product is a powerful platform for growing generosity. Churches taking advantage of both our Giving and ChMS products receive an average of 12% more in total dollars given annually than ChMS customers who don’t use Giving, and customers see a 24% higher share of recurring giving compared to other giving solutions:

  • Only Pushpay
    gives churches the power of Everygift™, a proprietary system of features that save failed payments and drive future donations—to the tune of over $213 million in 2022 alone.
  • Donor summaries
    provide insights into new donors, second-time donors, and new recurring donors during the selected period.
  • Giving comparisons
    highlight the total online giving amount and the number of unique donors.
  • Our Donor Development feature
    helps you create a seamless donor journey that fuels giving and engagement through insights such as first-time gifts, new recurring donors, and individual and household gifts.
  • Insight into top-donors
    , at-risk donors, lapsed donors, donor stages, and giving channels to help you easily customize your outreach.
  • Donor information
    can be filtered by individual or household.

  • When you combine Pushpay’s Giving and ChMS products, giving records can be integrated with your member database, making accounting a breeze (church admins love this feature!)

  • Because Pushpay has in-house payment processing services, funds are available faster than many other solutions. While church software services like Tithe.ly can process funds in 10-14 days, Pushpay deposits credit card funds in just 2 days, and ACH in 5.
  • Pushpay
    is the only church giving platform that offers custom Thank You notes, allowing you to tailor your messages of gratitude to fit your church.
  • Our platform
    allows you to choose between animations to acknowledge each gift from your congregants, as yet another (adorable!) way to say thank you

Powerful Church Management Software

Pushpay’s ChMS helps you know, grow, and keep your people with software that connects you with new faces, shepherd and engage existing members, and create meaningful ministry opportunities:

  • Save and see details
    about your congregation all on one screen, and track involvement by sorting through attendance, groups, and giving.
  • Leverage
    automated or custom reports to get an accurate view of your church’s health.
  • Easily schedule volunteers
    for every role across every ministry, and save details about their schedules and preferences for more efficient management.

  • The built-in forms in the ChMS allow you to collect sign-ups, event registrations, and payments—and track it all in one place.

  • The most robust feature of Pushpay’s ChMS, Process Queues, allows you to shepherd your members along their faith journey, assigning and tracking them through a series of intentional steps. It ensures no one falls through the cracks, and that every stage of the process—like new member engagement or volunteer scheduling—gets done.
  • Product Features
  • Church AppsChurch Apps
  • Custom branded Church AppCustom branded Church App
  • Container AppContainer App
  • Dynamic HomescreenDynamic Homescreen
  • Rich Push NotificationsRich Push Notifications
  • Suggested ContentSuggested Content
  • Pre-CheckPre-Check
  • Resi Streaming IntegrationResi Streaming Integration
  • Multi-Campus Targeted Push NotificationsMulti-Campus Targeted Push Notifications
  • App Content AnalyticsApp Content Analytics
  • QR Code for App DownloadQR Code for App Download
  • Fill in the blank Sermon NotesFill in the blank Sermon Notes
  • Push Notification Quick PollsPush Notification Quick Polls
  • 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
  • Worship Plan AccessWorship Plan Access
  • Workflows AccessWorkflows Access
  • GivingGiving
  • Simplified GivingSimplified Giving
  • Patented Recurring Gift SuggestionsPatented Recurring Gift Suggestions
  • Customizable Thank You Message By FundCustomizable Thank You Message By Fund
  • Giving Thank You AnimationGiving Thank You Animation
  • Donor InsightsDonor Insights
  • Spanish LanguageSpanish Language
  • In-House Payment Processing ServicesIn-House Payment Processing Services
  • Custom QR Code GeneratorCustom QR Code Generator
  • Email Thank You for Check and Cash GiftsEmail Thank You for Check and Cash Gifts
  • Offline ConversionOffline Conversion
  • Automated Weekly Giving SummariesAutomated Weekly Giving Summaries
  • Recurring Gift Migration ToolRecurring Gift Migration Tool
  • Check Scanning and Image StorageCheck Scanning and Image Storage
  • Church Management SoftwareChurch Management Software
  • Group ManagementGroup Management
  • Service PlanningService Planning
  • Event Check-InEvent Check-In
  • Child Check-InChild Check-In
  • Check-In AnnouncementsCheck-In Announcements
  • Lyric and Chord Chart EditorLyric and Chord Chart Editor
  • Serving RotationsServing Rotations
  • Automatic Scheduled ReportsAutomatic Scheduled Reports
  • Create and Share Custom ReportsCreate and Share Custom Reports
  • Pushpay®
  • Church Apps no
  • Custom branded Church App no
  • Container App no
  • Dynamic Homescreen no
  • Rich Push Notifications no
  • Suggested Content no
  • Pre-Check no
  • Resi Streaming Integration no
  • Multi-Campus Targeted Push Notifications no
  • App Content Analytics no
  • QR Code for App Download no
  • Fill in the blank Sermon Notes no
  • Push Notification Quick Polls no
  • LEAD App (including the below) no
  • Mobile Access to Member Profiles, Serving History and Church Directory no
  • Volunteer Schedule Access no
  • Worship Plan Access no
  • Workflows Access no
  • Giving no
  • Simplified Giving no
  • Patented Recurring Gift Suggestions no
  • Customizable Thank You Message By Fund no
  • Giving Thank You Animation no
  • Donor Insights no
  • Spanish Language no
  • In-House Payment Processing Services no
  • Custom QR Code Generator no
  • Email Thank You for Check and Cash Gifts no
  • Offline Conversion no
  • Automated Weekly Giving Summaries no
  • Recurring Gift Migration Tool no
  • Check Scanning and Image Storage no
  • Church Management Software no
  • Group Management no
  • Service Planning no
  • Event Check-In no
  • Child Check-In no
  • Check-In Announcements no
  • Lyric and Chord Chart Editor no
  • Serving Rotations no
  • Automatic Scheduled Reports no
  • Create and Share Custom Reports no
  • Tithe.ly®
  • Church Apps
  • Custom branded Church App no
  • Container App no
  • Dynamic Homescreen no
  • Rich Push Notifications no
  • Suggested Content no
  • Pre-Check no
  • Resi Streaming Integration no
  • Multi-Campus Targeted Push Notifications no
  • App Content Analytics
  • QR Code for App Download no
  • Fill in the blank Sermon Notes no
  • Push Notification Quick Polls no
  • LEAD App (including the below) no
  • Mobile Access to Member Profiles, Serving History and Church Directory no
  • Volunteer Schedule Access no
  • Worship Plan Access no
  • Workflows Access no
  • Giving
  • Simplified Giving no
  • Patented Recurring Gift Suggestions no
  • Customizable Thank You Message By Fund no
  • Giving Thank You Animation no
  • Donor Insights no
  • Spanish Language no
  • In-House Payment Processing Services no
  • Custom QR Code Generator no
  • Email Thank You for Check and Cash Gifts
  • Offline Conversion no
  • Automated Weekly Giving Summaries no
  • Recurring Gift Migration Tool no
  • Check Scanning and Image Storage
  • Church Management Software
  • Group Management
  • Service Planning
  • Event Check-In
  • Child Check-In
  • Check-In Announcements no
  • Lyric and Chord Chart Editor no
  • Serving Rotations no
  • Automatic Scheduled Reports no
  • Create and Share Custom Reports no

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Testimonials

Tiffany Meaney
Bellevue Presbyterian Church
"We recently launched a one-time giving campaign to raise funds for refugees forced from their homes in the Congo due to violence in that area. Our goal was $30k, we raised over $400k! This never could have happened without Pushpay!"
Jennifer Ford
Hosanna! Church
"Our whole experience with Pushpay has required such minimal effort on our part. That translated into such a great giving experience on Easter and helped us raise more than $200,000 for four great organizations."
Sarah Jones
First Baptist Church of Reeltown
"Pushpay has been the single greatest avenue of connection between the congregation and the church as a whole. To say that we’ve been blessed through your company is an understatement."