It seems like the church software market is growing fairly fast. As I've researched the different software available, I've been surprised by the sheer quantity of players in the game. One of the all stars of this game is Church Windows.
Church Windows was designed and created by Computer Helpers (a company that has been around for quite a while). This is a good sign as it shows that the software has some staying power. You'd be surprised at the amount of new software that fails.
This software model is interesting. You can buy the whole software package or you can buy the individual components that you may need for your church. Their individual components consist of membership, scheduler, contribution, accounting, and payroll.
If I had one knock against Church Windows, it would be their pricing. I despise pricing models that offer the basic software for a lower price, but then makes you purchase additional software for more and more money. The standard package from Church Windows costs you around $1000 (fairly expensive). Plan on spending an additional $300 for networking, scheduling, and support. They do have some software for smaller churches at a little lower price.
This software is intuitive and works for both big and small churches Overall, you can't go wrong with Church Windows as long as your church has the money to purchase it.
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I have used church windows for a year and a half. It's ok, but much more difficult and time consuming than I expected. Reports are limited. You can't format them very much. Each time you want to print a report, you have to set it up all over again. They lead you to believe you can save pre-set reports but you can't. The accounting module is very complicated. You need significant bookkeeping experience to understand it. I wouldn't recommend Church Windows.
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