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Planning Center vs Church Krew: an honest comparison

By The Church Krew Team · May 20, 2026 · 6 min read

Planning Center is excellent at groups and check-in. But giving, website, and accounting are separate products — and the bill adds up fast.

What PC does well

Mature people management, strong check-in, and a large ecosystem.

Where the gaps are

You still need a giving platform, a website host, an email tool, and an accountant's spreadsheet — none of which share data.

The all-in-one difference

Church Krew puts all of it on one login at a fraction of the stack price, starting at $39/month.

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Replace five tools for $39/month.

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