Ministry Planner vs Breeze

Breeze, now called Tithely Church Management, is a church management system built around your people: members, giving, groups and check-in. Ministry Planner is built around your planning. Here's how they differ, and where Breeze is the stronger fit.

Checked against Breeze’s own pages, October 2026

Ministry Planner

For churches whose biggest job is planning: series, services, schedules and the website that shows them.

  • One workspace: teaching calendar, service planning, volunteer scheduling, groups, website and giving
  • Plan sermon series months ahead on a shared teaching calendar
  • Volunteers answer a one-tap link, with no account or app
  • A church website that reads from what your staff already keep
  • 0% platform fee on gifts. You pay Stripe’s processing fee only
  • Flat monthly plans by church size, with unlimited users

Breeze

For churches that want one people database with check-in, texting and giving at one flat price.

  • Member database with unlimited people and admin users
  • Check-in with name tags
  • Groups, events, service planning and volunteer scheduling
  • Online and text giving
  • Texting: 250 a month included
  • $72 a month flat, 30-day free trial

Side by side

Ministry Planner and Breeze compared
Ministry PlannerBreeze
Built aroundPlanning: the teaching calendar, services and schedulesPeople: a church member database
PricingFlat plans by church size, unlimited users$72 a month flat, unlimited people and admin users
Service planningIncludedIncluded, with worship tools as a $29 a month add-on
Volunteer schedulingYes, with one-tap RSVP linksYes
Teaching calendarPlan sermon series months aheadNot listed on its pricing page
Small groupsYesYes
Check-inKids check-in at a kiosk by phone or last name, name tags with room and allergies, and pickup codes. Free in the Attendance toolYes, with name tags
Church websiteIncluded, fed by your planningNot listed on its pricing page
Online giving0% platform fee. Stripe’s fee onlyIncluded. Processing fees not listed on the pages we read

Breeze details are from breezechms.com, read on October 1, 2026. Check their pricing page for current terms.

How the pricing works

Breeze lists one price, $72 a month, with unlimited people and admin users, no setup fees and no contract, and a 30-day free trial. Worship tools are a $29 a month add-on, and texting is 250 messages a month free, then $10 per 500.

Plant is $49 a month ($39 billed annually) for up to 250 active people, Grow is $150 for up to 1,000, and Multiply is $300 for up to 5,000. Unlimited users on every plan, and a 30-day free trial with no credit card.

Where Breeze is strong

Breeze is a full church database, and its site says over 50,000 churches use it. Member records, check-in with name tags, texting, and online and text giving all live in one system at one price. It also offers free phone and email support and free help importing your data when you switch. If what you need most is a church database with check-in, it’s a strong choice.

What Ministry Planner does differently

Ministry Planner starts from the plan. A shared teaching calendar lets you lay out sermon series months ahead, and service plans, the volunteer schedule, groups, your website and giving all sit beside it in one workspace.

Ministry Planner takes nothing from gifts. Your church pays only Stripe’s processing fee: 2.2% + 30¢ per card gift at Stripe’s nonprofit rate, or 2.9% + 30¢ until Stripe approves it. Every church is confirmed as a registered charity before its first gift.

Questions about Ministry Planner and Breeze

Is Breeze the same as Tithely?

Breeze’s own site says Breeze ChMS has been rebranded as Tithely Church Management.

Does Ministry Planner connect to Breeze?

Not today. Ministry Planner connects to Planning Center and Church Community Builder. You can bring people in from a CSV file.

Is Ministry Planner free?

Ministry Planner has free tools for churches, one per church account, and a free church website. The full workspace is a paid plan from $49 a month, with a 30-day free trial and no credit card.

Try Ministry Planner with your own plans

Start with a free tool, or take the whole workspace for a 30-day trial. No credit card either way.

  • A teaching calendar for planning sermon series months ahead
  • Service planning and volunteer scheduling in one place
  • A church website and online giving with no platform fee

Giving has no platform fee. Stripe’s processing fee applies, and your church is confirmed as a registered charity first. See the live demo →