Synodo
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Synodo, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Synodo's own pricing page, checked 8 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| One plan | $49 a month | Unlimited groups · unlimited people · every feature included · per church |
The facts
Each one read from Synodo's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Data export and deletion
- Churches can export data or cancel at any time, and the page says administrators can download the church's data and permanently delete a person or the whole church from Settings.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Data use
- Synodo says church content is never sold or used to train AI models.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Group communication
- Messages, prayer requests, photos, polls, and announcements sit alongside the group study.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Intake and matching
- For churches that use group intake, Synodo supports nominations, approvals, leader applications, co-leader pairing, member matching, availability polls, and scheduling.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Leader guides
- Each meeting can have a leaders-only guide with preparation, a run of show, and discussion prompts, separate from what members see.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Participation tracking
- Attendance, homework, and message activity appear together week by week, and leaders can contact people by phone, text, or email.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Phone access
- Synodo installs to the home screen on iPhone and Android and sends push notifications.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Synodo is software for churches to run small groups, including community groups, life groups, mentoring pairs, and short courses.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- The page says each church's data is isolated, passwords are hashed, traffic is encrypted, and uploaded files are restricted to the owning church.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Study library
- Churches can create a study once, copy it into groups, and resync later improvements without overwriting group customizations.checked 8 Oct 2026
Money
- Planning Center integration
- Synodo can import groups from Planning Center Groups or send Synodo groups there, with the church choosing which groups to transfer.checked 8 Oct 2026
- Trial
- Every church can start a 30-day free trial without a credit card.checked 8 Oct 2026
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