Simpler for the whole church
Everything happens in the same app. Messages stay where people actually follow along instead of getting lost in email inboxes. You also get personal help, free onboarding, and free imports.
Avedio vs Planning Center
One app. Everything included.
Planning Center is a capable, extensive system, but it often requires several products and pricing tiers. Avedio brings people, groups, events, volunteers, and all communication into one app, with simple pricing and personal help.
Specialist tools available today
Planning Center offers giving, child check-in, advanced service planning, workflows, and custom forms today, along with a large API and integration ecosystem. Check-in and service planning are coming soon to Avedio.
Features
The essentials, without the fine print
A check means the feature is available. “Testing now” means selected churches are using it before the full release. “Partially supported” means only part of the need is covered. “Coming soon” is planned but not yet available in Avedio. “Separate product” means Planning Center delivers it separately.
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| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| People and households | Included | Included People |
| Membership module with reporting | Partially supported Norway only | Not included |
| Groups and chat | Included | Separate product Groups |
| Events and registration | Included | Separate product Calendar + Registrations |
| Payments in local currency | Testing now | Partially supported $ only (USD, CAD, AUD, NZD) |
| Room and resource booking | Included | Separate product Calendar |
| Volunteer scheduling | Included | Separate product Services |
| App messaging and push notifications | Included | Included Church Center |
| Email sending | Included | Included People |
| Newsletters with layouts and templates | Included | Not included Basic email only |
| Church mobile app | Included | Included Church Center |
| Media and sermon library | Included | Separate product Publishing Premium |
| Automatic sermon transcription and summaries | Included Usage-based transcription | Not included |
| Web pages and publishing | Coming soon | Separate product Publishing Plus |
| Search the whole app with natural language | Testing now | Not included |
| Advanced workflows and custom forms | Not included | Included People |
| Giving and donor accounting | Not included | Separate product Giving |
| Secure child check-in | Coming soon | Separate product Check-Ins |
| Service orders and song library | Coming soon | Separate product Services + Music Stand |
Pricing
One price versus five paid products
A concrete example makes the difference easier to understand without pretending every church uses the systems in the same way.
Comparison example
60 volunteers, 60 group members, a largest registration of 60 people, five rooms, and media publishing.
Services $69 + Groups $15 + Registrations $69 + Calendar $15 + Publishing Premium $32
Planning Center can cost less if you do not need every comparable feature, and more as capacity grows separately in each product. Giving, Check-Ins, and Music Stand are excluded. Planning Center bills in USD while Avedio bills in EUR. We therefore show no artificial savings percentage. Planning Center is a trademark of Ministry Centered Technologies. Avedio is not affiliated with Planning Center.
Planning Center prices checked July 17, 2026. Taxes, payment fees, SMS, and usage-based transcription may be additional.Our recommendation
Try Avedio free for 30 daysFor most churches, Avedio is the simpler choice
Choose Avedio if you want one app, every core feature included, simple predictable pricing, and personal help without assembling your own product suite.
Switching from Planning Center? Import directly, with migration help at no extra cost.