--- description: Review of Realm Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Realm | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Church Management Software](/directory/4520/church/software) > [Realm](/software/151411/realm) # Realm Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/151411/realm Page: 1 / 12\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/151411/realm?page=2) > Realm is a comprehensive church management software solution designed to facilitate effective and connected ministry operations for churches of all sizes. The Realm platform offers a wide range of features and tools that cater to various aspects of church administration, communication, membership management, and ministry operations, aimed at enhancing engagement, organization, and outreach within congregations. The Ministry Highlight feature emphasizes the importance of integrating solutions to grow ministries effectively, showcasing Realm's commitment to providing administrators with real-time dashboards, reports, background checks, and stewardship tools to support the achievement of mission-driven objectives. This underscores Realm's focus on empowering churches with the necessary resources to streamline their operations, maximize efficiency, and drive growth and impact within their communities. Realm offers a user-friendly and integrated platform, which provides administrators, staff, and leaders with the tools needed to succeed across different ministry areas. With a broad range of ministries supported, including Pastoral Care, Administration, Children's \& Youth Ministry, Education \& Discipleship, Media \& Communications, Events, Catholic Ministry, Worship Planning, Stewardship, Denominational \& Regional Offices, Leadership, and Missions \& Outreach, Realm aims to equip church organizations with the resources required to effectively manage and nurture their congregations. The solution encompasses various tools to help in building a thriving ministry, with integrated and easy-to-use options including dashboards, reporting capabilities, pathways planning, communication tools, group management, mobile applications, church community connectivity, pastoral care tools, event management, check-in functionalities, volunteer management, background checks, giving and contributions tracking, accounting features, payroll management, profile and directory management, security enhancements, websites development, and integrations with third-party services. Additionally, Realm offers personalized training, assistance, forms, supplies store, case studies, quarterly updates, rollout toolkits, blogs, guides, videos, demo registrations, self-guided tours, recorded demos, and different plans tailored to suit the specific needs and requirements of churches, ranging from basic information sharing and communication (Inform plan) to mid-level engagement and growth (Connect plan) to advanced features and scalability for expansive ministry needs (Multiply plan). The modules presented through the Realm platform are focused on enabling seamless communication, collaboration, and coordination within churches, ensuring that pastors, staff, and congregation members can stay connected, informed, and engaged. The mobile applications Realm Connect and Realm Shepherd provide congregation members and pastors with the tools needed to access church information, keep abreast of updates, participate in small groups, communicate effectively, track discipleship progress, manage pastoral notes, and more, regardless of their location. Realm's emphasis on making technology accessible, user-friendly, and integrated into day-to-day church operations highlights its commitment to helping churches leverage digital tools to transform and enhance their ministry practices. Recognized as a leading church management software by Capterra, Realm aims to provide churches with a holistic solution that seamlessly integrates with their existing processes, making it easy to navigate, utilize, and benefit from the functionalities offered. > > Verdict: Rated **4.4/5** by 273 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.4/5** | 273 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: ACS Technologies - **Founded**: 1978 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate - **Pricing Details**: Inform Plan: Designed to provide church staff with the tools to efficiently manage their tasks, gain insights about the congregation, enter contributions, and generate insightful reports. Connect Plan: Extends the capabilities to the entire church community, allowing them to connect with each other, manage personal giving, and participate more actively. It includes all features offered in the Inform plan. Multiply Plan: Adds multi-campus administration and a growing set of outreach features to the staff and member features found in both the Inform and Connect plans. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Accounting - Accounting Integration - Accounts Payable - Accounts Receivable - Activity Tracking - Alerts/Notifications - Attendance Tracking - Bank Reconciliation - Budgeting/Forecasting - Built-in Accounting - CRM - Child Check-in - Compliance Management - Credit Card Processing - Customisable Reports - Customisable Templates - Data Import/Export - Donation Management - Donation Tracking - Donor Management ## Integrations (6 total) - BoxCast - Constant Contact - Engiven Cryptocurrency Donation Platform - Planning Center - Vanco Faith - Verified First ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Church Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4520/church/software) ## Related Categories - [Church Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4520/church/software) - [Fund Accounting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/275/fund-accounting-software/software) - [Church Accounting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/3574/church/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Chmeetings](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/76053/chmeetings) — 4.9/5 (154 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Great church management software" — 5.0/5 > **Susan** | *29 October 2021* | Religious Institutions | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Our congregation loves the online giving feature, the directory and the communication tools. > > **Cons**: Not all of our congregation members were able to find the communications easy to use. > > I have loved using Realm, it's easy to use, the report feature is crucial and it is reasonably priced. ----- ### "Realm Church Management Software" — 4.0/5 > **Audra** | *15 March 2024* | Religious Institutions | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: The simplicity of Realm is what I like the most. We do not have to invest a huge amount of time getting staff to understand the modules. The system is intuitive and able to handle complex workflows. > > **Cons**: We do have some functionality that hasn’t been deployed. I wish there was an easy way to take a look at the functionality prior to a decision to implement. > > We are overall satisfied with both the functionality and support. ----- ### "Good product and always improving" — 4.0/5 > **Loseke** | *19 August 2019* | Religious Institutions | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is very user-friendly and easy to train new employees on it. Being a new product, they are constantly updating and improving on the features. It was developed from years of software experience, so it is very relevant in everyday church use. > > **Cons**: Several of the newer releases address needs we've been asking for, but they are done in a somewhat complicated way. It addresses the need, but not as directly and simply as I would like. I feel like they need to take a step back from some new features and refine and improve what they currently offer. > > Tech support is very helpful if you just need basic help in making something work. They don't seem to know the "big picture" to make suggestions or improvements on what you are asking. However their developers are very accessible, so I like that I can reach someone else with a question or when I need guidance on setting up something. ----- ### "Realm is easy to use and has data at my fingertips\!" — 5.0/5 > **Kelly** | *1 March 2024* | Religious Institutions | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ease of use. I can add, edit, unactivate, or even delete profiles in seconds. Online giving is the best\! Having used other providers, the ability to create separate giving page links, funds, text giving is far superior to any other product I have tried. Plus, it all pulls over into reports got me to look at YTD data in a moment. > > **Cons**: Integration of Pathways. We still struggle with utilizing this tool as it seems cumbersome. And when an event is created in a group, it can't be shared outside that group. I would love group events to show up in "Registrations" with a way to hide repeating events or have repeating events show up as just 1 event with the next one shown. I also would appreciate the ability to delete profiles that gave 7+ years ago. We have no need to keep them. Wish there was a service planning option so we didn't need to use Planning Center anymore\! > > Great support and prompt help. Tons of resources to learn more online. I love having one place to go for everything - check-in, member data-base, directory, giving, registration/events, etc. ----- ### "Glad we chose Realm" — 5.0/5 > **LESLIE** | *6 March 2024* | Religious Institutions | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: We haven't encountered any glitches in Realm. It works as it is supposed to. Once you get used to how things work in Realm, it's easy to use. > > **Cons**: There are features I requested be added to Realm. These requests have not been acted upon. > > Getting used to a new system is never easy, but with use I'm very comfortable with Realm. The reporting is very helpful, and managing the data is pretty straight forward. ----- Page: 1 / 12\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/151411/realm?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/151411/realm) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data