Planning Center pricing
Planning Center pricing and what it adds up to
People is free, Services is free for five team members, and Music Stand is US$5 a month.
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The plans
What Planning Center charges
Planning Center prices its products separately, with People free and Services free for five team members. Your bill depends on paid Services capacity for your team and any other products or add-ons you use.
People
Free
People includes unlimited records and reporting at no charge.
Services, free tier
Free for five team members
Paid Services capacity is based on the number of team members.
Services, paid capacity
Quoted privately
The paid capacity you need depends on the size of your team.
Music Stand
US$5 a month
Music Stand is a paid add-on to include if your musicians rely on it.
How the bill is built
Products are priced separately
Planning Center prices products separately. People includes unlimited records and reporting for free. Start by listing the products and supporting tools your church actually uses, since the total depends on more than the people database.
Services capacity grows with your team
Services has a free tier for five team members. Above that, paid capacity is based on the number of team members, so your team size affects the bill. The paid rate is not specified.
Music Stand is an add-on
Music Stand is listed as an add-on at US$5 a month. If musicians rely on it for rehearsal, include it when you compare what you currently subscribe to. It is separate from the free People database and Services free tier.
Other products use different measures
Calendar includes unlimited events, with paid capacity determined by room management. Check-Ins uses Sunday check-in counts for its plan measure, while Groups plans use the number of people in groups. Review these separately from service planning.
A year of Planning Center
Your yearly total depends on your products
Music Stand at US$5 a month comes to US$60 a year if you keep it for 12 months. People is free, and Services is free for five team members, but paid Services capacity depends on team size. Calendar, Check-Ins and Groups also use different measures. Your total depends on which products and paid capacity your church needs.
Underneath the bill
What you are really paying for
People records and reporting
Planning Center People includes unlimited records and reporting for free. That means the people database itself does not add a charge. The reason to consider a change is owning your operating rules, not a charge for People.
Services team capacity
Services starts with five team members on its free tier. If your team needs more capacity, the paid level is based on team member count. Check how many people need to be included when assessing the cost.
Separate product measures
Other products have their own measures. Calendar's paid capacity depends on room management, Check-Ins uses Sunday check-in counts, and Groups plans use the number of people in groups. What you pay depends on which products your church uses.
The owned alternative
A version built around your church
Enterprise DNA builds Church Services around how your church works, brings Planning Center data across and runs it for you. Exported people can be imported, while service plans, team membership, songs, messages and other history need separate mapping. Enterprise DNA agrees that scope with you. The arrangement is one setup fee, then a monthly retainer. Or you can use the free version and run it yourself.
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One setup fee, then a monthly retainer. No per-seat plans, no tiers, and the system is yours.
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Questions
Planning Center pricing, answered
What could Planning Center cost over a year? expand_more
Music Stand at US$5 a month comes to US$60 a year if kept for 12 months. People is free, and Services is free for five team members. Your total depends on paid Services capacity and which other products your church uses.
Is Planning Center People free, and what does that include? expand_more
Yes. People includes unlimited records and reporting for free. The case for changing is ownership of your operating rules, not a fee for the People database. Compare the paid products your church uses and the changes you need before deciding.
Can you bring our service plans and volunteer history across? expand_more
Exported people can be imported using their existing IDs, names and email addresses. Service plans, team membership, songs, messages and other history need separate mapping. Enterprise DNA agrees the migration scope with you and reconciles the results.
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