Asoriba
7.3#12 in church management softwareFree planFree planAndroidiOSWeb
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ChurchCMS
8.3#2 in church event management softwareFrom $290 a yearFree planAndroidWebAPISelf-hosted
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| Fact | Asoriba | ChurchCMS |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | Attendance supports headcount analytics, NFC check-in hardware and USSD check-in. | Attendance supports QR-coded photo ID cards, instant scanning, absence alerts, reports, child check-in and manual overrides. |
| Documentation | The Zendesk help center contains sections for membership, finance, attendance, reports, payments, communication, automations and settings. | Documentation covers Laravel web/API setup, browser and CLI installers, Android installation, requirements, troubleshooting and module guides. |
| Headquarters | Accra, Ghana | Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Licence | The terms grant use of an online service and restrict copying or reproducing it, indicating proprietary software rather than open-source licensing. | ChurchCMS and its Android app are presented as MIT-licensed code that can be modified, forked, commercially deployed and white-labelled. |
| Member management | Member profiles can include family, work, education, birthdays, anniversaries, contributions, prayer history, groups and attendance. | Its CRM includes searchable member profiles, family relationships, giving and attendance history, messaging, and printable QR membership cards. |
| Mobile app | The mobile app provides church content, announcements, events, groups and contributions for members. | The branded Android app offers profiles, events, sermons, giving, messaging, prayer requests and push notifications. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.0 out of 5 from 4 reviews | 0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviews |
| Security | Asoriba says member data is encrypted using SSL and stored with a TLS 1.2 connection, and its security page says stored data is encrypted at rest. | Official material states SSL support, bcrypt password hashing, managed-hosting backups and security monitoring; it also claims GDPR-oriented data ownership. |
| Self-hosting | Terms and security documentation describe an online cloud service and explicitly say there is no offline or standalone deployment. | The software can run on shared hosting, VPS or cloud infrastructure, with the church retaining its installation and database. |
| Support | The homepage advertises 24-hour customer support and a dedicated client-success manager. | Support is offered through email and WhatsApp, GitHub discussions/issues and optional installation or managed-hosting services. |
Asoriba plans
- Churches with 50 members and belowFree
- FreeFree
ChurchCMS plans
- Self-HostedFree
- Self-Host It YourselfFree
- Managed Hosting Monthly$29 a month
- Managed Hosting$29 a month
- Installation Service$99, paid once
- We Install It For You$99, paid once
Pick Asoriba if…
Asoriba suits church administrators and Christian ministries needing member, communication, financial, branch, and attendance management. It also provides a mobile app for congregants to view church updates and groups and manage contributions.
Pick ChurchCMS if…
You want what its maker publishes above — check its page for the details.