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Tithe.ly
“A near-complete church toolkit where the core giving engine still costs nothing per month.”
Tithe.ly has grown from a simple digital collection plate into one of the most complete church platforms available, bundling online and text giving, a church management system, websites, custom apps, and events under a single login. For most congregations the appeal is that the core giving engine costs nothing per month; the church only pays standard processing fees, and donors can be prompted to cover those fees so ministries keep close to the full gift.
The admin side is where Tithe.ly separates itself from purely donor-facing apps. Church staff get recurring giving, pledge campaigns, fund designations, automated tax statements, and reporting without paying extra, and the optional add-ons (a custom church app, messaging, a website builder, or the full ChMS) let a ministry consolidate several vendors into one bill. The trade-off is that a fully loaded Tithe.ly stack adds monthly line items that can rival more expensive competitors.
It is not the flashiest donor experience on the market, and larger churches with dedicated tech teams may eventually outgrow the reporting depth. But for the vast majority of small and mid-size congregations that want dependable giving plus room to grow into apps and websites, Tithe.ly delivers rare breadth at a fair price. It earns a strong recommendation as a default starting point.
Is it right for you?
Small and mid-size churches that want dependable no-monthly-fee giving with the option to grow into a full app, website, and management stack from one vendor.
You are an enterprise church needing deep analytics and a dedicated account team, or a secular nonprofit where church-specific tooling is wasted overhead.
What’s inside
Inside the app
How it compares
Best in row
Common questions
The core online and text-giving tools carry no monthly fee; churches pay only per-transaction processing, and premium products like the custom app or ChMS are paid add-ons.
It charges 2.9% + $0.30 on standard cards, 3.5% + $0.30 on American Express, and 1% + $0.30 on ACH bank transfers.
Yes. Tithe.ly can prompt givers to add the fee at checkout, so the church receives close to the full donation amount.
Donors can give through the Tithe.ly app, and churches can pay for a fully branded custom app of their own for around $89 per month.
No. Tithe.ly operates month-to-month with no long-term contract and no cancellation penalty.
