Church Planner vs Breeze (Tithely Church Management): An Honest 2026 Comparison

Quick summary: Breeze ChMS, now rebranded Tithely Church Management, costs $72 USD/mo flat with unlimited people, built-in online giving, service planning, and volunteer scheduling. Church Planner (churchplanner.ca) costs $9.99 CAD/mo (about $7 USD) for up to 80 contacts or $19.99 CAD (about $14.50 USD) for unlimited contacts with SMS, with ChordPro-native worship tooling and no online giving yet. Both are flat-priced with no per-module fees. Breeze fits churches that want giving bundled in; Church Planner fits small churches and worship teams that want deep musician tooling at a fraction of the price. Facts verified from official pricing pages on August 13, 2026.

Let's start with credit where it's due: Breeze is one of the good ones.

While Planning Center charges per module and per meter, Breeze has held the line on one flat price for years. If you're comparing Church Planner and Breeze, you're already comparing the two products that agree on the most important thing: your software bill shouldn't grow every time your ministry does.

So the real question isn't who's flat-priced. It's what you get, and what you pay, for the flat price.

The basics, side by side

Both companies publish real prices with no "call us" tier. Refreshing, honestly.

Where Breeze is the better pick

You want giving in the same box. Breeze bundles online giving with no donation caps, and Tithely's whole business grew out of giving tools. Church Planner doesn't process donations yet, and we'd rather tell you that in the second paragraph than after your trial. If integrated giving is your top requirement, Breeze is the stronger fit today.

You're a larger church with heavy data needs. Breeze made its name on easy imports and a mature people database. At a few hundred members with years of records, that maturity counts for something.

Where Church Planner is the better pick

Your worship team is the reason you're shopping. This is the honest heart of the difference. Church Planner is ChordPro-native: paste a chart, transpose it to this week's key in one click with flat-preferred spellings, print clean copies for the stand, and keep your song library and set lists in the same place. It was built with a working worship team, by someone who plays bass, drums, and guitar in one every week. Try the exact engine free in the ChordPro converter, no signup.

You're a small church watching every dollar. $72 USD a month is $864 a year. A 40-person church pays the same as a 400-person church. Church Planner's Premium at $9.99 CAD (about $7 USD) covers 80 contacts for roughly a tenth of the cost, and the unlimited free trial (15 contacts, no expiry) means the smallest churches can run indefinitely for free.

For Canadian churches: Church Planner is built in New Brunswick and billed in CAD, so no exchange-rate drift on your card statement. Breeze bills in USD, which at current rates puts it near $100 CAD/mo.

The bottom line

Both products respect your budget's need for predictability. Breeze earns its price when giving and a big database are the job. Church Planner wins when the job is planning services, scheduling volunteers, and keeping musicians on the same chart, at a price a church plant can say yes to without a board meeting.

The cheapest way to decide: try Church Planner free (15 contacts, no time limit, no card) against Breeze's free month, side by side, with one real Sunday.

Frequently asked questions

Is Breeze ChMS still called Breeze? Breeze is being rebranded as Tithely Church Management following Tithe.ly's acquisition. As of August 2026 the pricing page still carries both names. Same product, same $72 USD/mo price.

Does Church Planner have online giving like Breeze? No, not yet. Church Planner focuses on planning, scheduling, and attendance rather than shipping a half-built giving tool. If bundled giving is essential, Breeze or Tithe.ly's suite is the better fit today.

Which is cheaper for a small church? Church Planner, by a wide margin: $9.99 CAD/mo (about $7 USD) for up to 80 contacts versus $72 USD/mo, and churches with 15 or fewer contacts can use Church Planner free with no time limit.

What happens when we outgrow Church Planner's 80 contacts? You move from Premium ($9.99 CAD/mo) to Pro ($19.99 CAD/mo, about $14.50 USD) for unlimited contacts plus SMS reminders. Even at Pro, you're at roughly a fifth of Breeze's price.

Competitor pricing and features verified from official public pages on August 13, 2026. Found something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.