
Discover how keeping your outreach data separate can save your church thousands of dollars every year on Church Management System fees.
What you pay when cold community leads mix with active members.
| ChMS Provider | Cost (250 Core Members) | Cost (1,000+ Outreach Records) | Annual Trellisgo Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Center (All Modules) | ~$2,076 / yr | ~$3,816 / yr | +$1,740 / yr |
| Realm (by ACS Technologies) | ~$1,500 / yr | ~$2,500 / yr | +$1,000 / yr |
| Tiered-Database Competitors | ~$480 / yr | ~$1,200 / yr | +$720 / yr |
When you run a successful community festival, Easter egg hunt, or summer camp, you collect hundreds of guest details. Traditional ChMS systems log these as new entries, instantly triggering automated, permanent pricing bracket upgrades. You wind up paying an ongoing luxury rate for people who may only attend one community function per year.
Even platforms that don't charge per contact often scale pricing based on the capacity limits of individual modules (such as your largest single registration capacity). One massive event forces your church into a top-tier category bracket, bloating your billing cycles even during your slowest seasonal ministry months.
Trellisgo's Gather module functions as an intelligent landing layer. Run all event check-ins, guest registrations, and automated workflow follow-ups in Trellisgo without polluting your core membership directory.
Capture massive outreach leads safely isolated inside Trellisgo.
Use built-in outreach pathways to foster true spiritual connection.
Push records into your expensive ChMS ONLY once they become core members.

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