Software profile
ChMeetings
Partially verifiedA church management platform with a free plan, people-based paid tiers, communications, giving, events and administration tools.
The short version
A fit worth testing against your real workflow.
ChMeetings makes it possible to test a broad church-management setup without first crossing a procurement threshold. The decisive question is not whether the free tier exists, but where real usage—people, communications, payments and support—moves the church into paid or third-party costs.
Directory assessment
ChMeetings offers a low-risk evaluation route through a free plan and 30-day trial. A UK church should not translate that affordability into an assumption about UK payment, Gift Aid, data-protection or SMS costs; those must be confirmed against its own workflow.
Procurement verdict
What to investigate first
- Problem this profile addresses
- Small churches wanting a free starting point
- Material differentiator to test
- People and households
- First risk or uncertainty
- Published starting prices are in US dollars
Decision evidence
What is evidenced, and what still needs asking
This is an evidence summary, not a product score. It counts the state of the procurement fields below and keeps the broader listing status separate.
- 0 Confirmed
- 0 Independently evidenced
- 3 Supplier claim
- 17 Not confirmed
- 0 Possibly outdated
- Contact or pricing band
- Not confirmedNot confirmedNo supporting source is recorded for this field. Listing checked 25 Jul 2026.
- Multi-site support
- Not confirmedNot confirmedNo supporting source is recorded for this field. Listing checked 25 Jul 2026.
- Administrator limits
- Not confirmedNot confirmedNo supporting source is recorded for this field. Listing checked 25 Jul 2026.
- Volunteer usability
- Not confirmedNot confirmedNo supporting source is recorded for this field. Listing checked 25 Jul 2026.
- Implementation complexity
- Not confirmedNot confirmedSource: ChMeetings pricing · checked 25 July 2026
- Technical administration
- Not confirmedNot confirmedNo supporting source is recorded for this field. Listing checked 25 Jul 2026.
- UK purchasing availability
- Not confirmedNot confirmedNo supporting source is recorded for this field. Listing checked 25 Jul 2026.
- GBP pricing
- Supplier claimPublished USD starting priceSource: ChMeetings pricing · checked 25 July 2026
- VAT treatment
- Not confirmedNot confirmedNo supporting source is recorded for this field. Listing checked 25 Jul 2026.
- Gift Aid
- Not confirmedNot confirmedNo supporting source is recorded for this field. Listing checked 25 Jul 2026.
- Multi-factor authentication
- Not confirmedNot confirmedNo supporting source is recorded for this field. Listing checked 25 Jul 2026.
- Role-based permissions
- Not confirmedNot confirmedNo supporting source is recorded for this field. Listing checked 25 Jul 2026.
- Audit logs
- Not confirmedNot confirmedNo supporting source is recorded for this field. Listing checked 25 Jul 2026.
- Data-processing agreement
- Not confirmedNot confirmedSource: ChMeetings terms of service · checked 25 July 2026
- Hosting and location
- Supplier claimChMeetings states that its services use Microsoft Azure and its published materials describe United States hosting. Confirm the selected region, current hosting and transfer safeguards for a church's requirements.Source: ChMeetings security information · checked 25 July 2026
- International transfers
- Not confirmedNot confirmedNo supporting source is recorded for this field. Listing checked 25 Jul 2026.
- Export formats
- Supplier claimFree data migration for paid packages according to the supplier; Exports from different areas of the platform for church-managed backupsSource: ChMeetings security information · checked 25 July 2026
- Migration assistance
- Not confirmedNot confirmedSource: ChMeetings pricing · checked 25 July 2026
- UK support hours
- Not confirmedLive demo call; Priority support on qualifying plans; Published email, online-chat and telephone support routesNo supporting source is recorded for this field. Listing checked 25 Jul 2026.
- Contract and cancellation
- Not confirmedNot confirmedNo supporting source is recorded for this field. Listing checked 25 Jul 2026.
Best suited to
- Small churches wanting a free starting point
- Teams that want to test a full platform before deciding on paid capacity
Evidence-backed strengths
- Free plan and 30-day trial are published
- Supplier describes free paid-plan migration
Limitations and questions
- Published starting prices are in US dollars
- Gift Aid and UK-specific finance arrangements are not confirmed here
Confirmed core features
- People and households
- Groups and permissions
- Email and messaging
- Online giving and pledges
- Event registration
- Volunteer scheduling
What does the supplier currently publish?
Pricing and trial
ChMeetings publishes a free-forever plan for up to 50 people and says paid plans start at $12 per month for up to 100 people; annual billing is priced as 10 months.
| Tier or starting point | Published price | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Free Forever | $0 | Up to 50 people; selected limits apply |
| Paid starting tier | from $12/month | Up to 100 people according to the supplier; higher tiers scale by people |
| Unlimited | See supplier | An Unlimited plan is published; current price should be verified directly |
Free trial: Yes — 30 days, no credit card required; the supplier describes demo-data and blank-database options with some trial limitations.
What will trigger the first meaningful cost?
Free entry and paid growth
ChMeetings publishes a Free Forever plan for up to 50 people and a 30-day trial for the fuller product. Its supplier material says paid plans scale with the number of people and describes extra charges for some communications and a branded app.
Set up a small, non-sensitive test database, then build a cost model for expected people count, text messages, online giving and any external services. Ask the supplier about UK payment and data-processing arrangements before using it for live church data.
What does external feedback add?
What public reviews and peer discussion do — and do not — show
This profile does not use the supplier’s public review aggregate as an independent rating. It is based on the published pricing and trial documentation.
- The free plan and trial lower evaluation risk.
- The most useful trial covers live-like permissions, exports and communication limits.
Supplier claims about migrations, scale or reviews are not treated as independent testing or an endorsement.
The questions a shortlist needs to answer
ChMeetings FAQs
Is ChMeetings free?
Yes. The supplier publishes a Free Forever plan for churches managing up to 50 people. Check the current plan comparison for feature and usage limits.
Does ChMeetings have a free trial?
Yes. ChMeetings describes a 30-day trial without a credit card, with a choice of demo data or a blank database and some stated trial limits.
Does ChMeetings support UK Gift Aid?
Not confirmed in this profile. Verify UK payment methods, Gift Aid processes, finance exports and processing costs directly before adoption.
Operations and support
- Data hosting
- ChMeetings states that its services use Microsoft Azure and its published materials describe United States hosting. Confirm the selected region, current hosting and transfer safeguards for a church's requirements.
- GDPR information
- ChMeetings publishes security and terms material describing GDPR measures and a data-processing addendum for applicable customers. This is supplier information, not a compliance determination for a church.
- Integrations
- PayPal, Stripe, Mailchimp, Twilio
- Import and export
- Free data migration for paid packages according to the supplier, Exports from different areas of the platform for church-managed backups
- Support
- Live demo call, Priority support on qualifying plans, Published email, online-chat and telephone support routes
Research sources
Sources support only the fields named beneath each link. Supplier material is not independent testing; external review material is included as a limited signal rather than a verdict.
- ChMeetings pricing
Checked 25 July 2026 · Supports: Free plan, Pricing model, Paid migration, Additional costs - ChMeetings trial guidance
Checked 25 July 2026 · Supports: 30-day trial, No-card evaluation, Demo data - ChMeetings security information
Checked 25 July 2026 · Supports: Microsoft Azure hosting statement, Published GDPR measures, Backups and self-service export statement - ChMeetings terms of service
Checked 25 July 2026 · Supports: Data-processing addendum, Published support routes
