All the features of Elvanto.
Without the setup fee — or the growing bill.
Elvanto is a capable church management system, but it charges per active adult, starts with a $149 setup fee, and gets more expensive every time your church grows. Church Admin Plugin gives you every feature you need for a flat $9.99 a month — no setup fees, no tiers, no surprises.
Elvanto’s bill grows with your church
Elvanto charges per active adult — meaning every time your congregation grows, your monthly costs go up. And before you even start, there’s a $149 setup fee. Here’s what Elvanto costs at different church sizes:
| Active adults | Monthly cost |
|---|---|
| Up to 50 | $19/mo |
| Up to 100 | $39/mo |
| Up to 200 | $78/mo |
| Up to 300 | More… |
| + $149 setup fee on all plans | |
All plans also require a $149 one-time setup fee before you begin.
No tiers. No setup fees. No growing bills.
Elvanto has a good feature set, but its pricing model works against small and growing churches. Here’s what Church Admin Plugin does differently.
No setup fee — ever
Elvanto charges $149 before you can even start. Church Admin Plugin has no setup fee, no contract, and no minimum term. You pay $9.99 the first month and every month after — and you can import your own data yourself using the built-in CSV import tool.
Price never rises as your church grows
With Elvanto, growth means a higher bill. Church Admin Plugin is $9.99 a month whether you have 50 active adults or 5,000. A growing church should be celebrating, not watching its software costs climb every time someone new walks through the door.
Lives inside your WordPress website
Elvanto is a separate cloud platform your congregation has to find and log into. Church Admin Plugin is a WordPress plugin — your member directory, rotas, calendar, and giving forms all appear as pages on your existing church website, integrated into a place your people already visit.
Your data stays on your own server
Elvanto stores your congregation’s data on their cloud servers. With Church Admin Plugin, everything lives on your own WordPress hosting — you own the data, you control access to it, and you are not dependent on a third-party platform remaining operational or keeping their pricing stable.
Built by a pastor, for pastors
Church Admin Plugin has been developed since 2007 by Andy Moyle, a church pastor with over 25 years of experience. It is independently owned with no investors or corporate backing — so development stays focused on what churches actually need, not what a product roadmap committee decides.
Everything in one plugin, from day one
No tiers, no add-ons. Church Admin Premium includes all of this for $9.99 a month — with no setup fee and no per-member charges.
People & Member Database
A secure congregation database with household grouping, custom fields, visitor tracking, follow-up tools, and GDPR compliance built in.
Volunteer Scheduling & Rotas
Build service schedules for every role, link volunteers by ministry, manage availability, and send the rota automatically by email or SMS each week.
Calendar & Events
A full church calendar with recurring events, free and paid event ticketing through PayPal or Stripe, and online event registration.
Email, SMS & Push Notifications
Communicate with your whole church or specific groups. Email works free out of the box or via Brevo or MailerSend. SMS is available by connecting your Twilio account. Push notifications come with the church app.
Online Giving
PayPal and Stripe giving forms with recurring giving, multiple funds, and Gift Aid reporting for UK churches — all included at no extra cost.
Church App
The Our Church app for iOS and Android is free for your congregation to download. Members can view rotas, sermons, the calendar, and their own details.
Sermon Podcasting
Store and publish sermons with audio and video, organised by series and speaker, with automatic distribution to Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Small Groups
Manage home groups and courses, track attendance, display a map of where groups meet, and let people sign up directly from your website.
Attendance Tracking
Track attendance at services, groups, and classes — individually or globally — to spot trends and follow up with those who drift away.
Elvanto vs Church Admin Plugin
An honest feature and pricing comparison.
| Feature | Elvanto | Church Admin Plugin |
|---|---|---|
| Member database | ✓ | ✓ |
| Volunteer scheduling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Online giving | ✓ | ✓ |
| Small groups | ✓ | ✓ |
| Event management & registration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Email & SMS communication | ✓ | ✓ Email free; SMS via Twilio |
| Child check-in | ✓ | ✗ |
| Worship planning / song database | ✓ | ✗ |
| Attendance tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Church mobile app | ✓ iOS & Android | ✓ Free on iOS & Android |
| Sermon podcasting | ✗ | ✓ Spotify & Apple Podcasts |
| Data on your own server | ✗ Elvanto’s cloud | ✓ Your WordPress hosting |
| Integrates with your website | ✗ Separate platform | ✓ Built into WordPress |
| Setup fee | $149 one-time | None |
| Price rises as church grows | ✗ Yes — per active adult | ✓ Never — flat rate always |
| Monthly cost (100 active adults) | $39/mo ($468/yr) | $9.99/mo ($99.99/yr) |
“What impresses me most is Andy’s responsiveness in supporting his plugin users. I sent an email noting a formatting issue, and by the time I got home from work the next evening, Andy had put out a new update that resolves the problem.”
Ready to make the switch?
No setup fee, no per-member charges, no growing bills. Just $9.99 a month for everything your church needs — built right into your WordPress website.
Get Premium for $9.99/monthAnnual plan at $99.99 — equivalent to two months free.
Small congregation under 50? Small church plan at $50 (we won’t ask you to upgrade when you grow, just buy the right plan now!)