--- description: Review of Realm Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Realm | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Church Management Software](/directory/4520/church/software) > [Realm](/software/151411/realm) # Realm Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/151411/realm Page: 1 / 12\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/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.co.nz/directory/4520/church/software) ## Related Categories - [Church Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4520/church/software) - [Fund Accounting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/275/fund-accounting-software/software) - [Church Accounting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/3574/church/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Chmeetings](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/76053/chmeetings) — 4.9/5 (168 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. ----- ### "CRM system for churches" — 5.0/5 > **Bruce** | *6 March 2024* | Civic & Social Organisation | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Realm is a very well constructed CRM system for churches, not surprising consindering how long ACST (maker of Realm) has been in business. It has an integrated donations system. You can buy (which we did) the integrated accounting module, thus eliminating the need to double post donation summary information. Customer support is excellent. Customers get to suggest and vote on enhancements. > > **Cons**: Conversion to Realm should have been easier. I'd like to be able to construct queries like in any database system using parentheses to bracket query logic. It is overkill for many small (under 100 Average Sunday Attendance) churches in my opinion. > > Realm is an excellent CRM system for churches and has the added benefit of offering (for additional cost) an integrated accounting system. Customer support hours and level of services are just fine. It takes a while for staff to catch on to its power and Excel skills for a few staff are critical for custom reporting. Cost is very reasonable considering its power and customer service 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. ----- ### "Review of Realm" — 4.0/5 > **Kim** | *11 March 2024* | Religious Institutions | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The online database and connectivity with congregants who will use the app. > > **Cons**: Congregants who refuse to use the app. Struggle learning the system from admin side - congregants complain not user friendly. People still having glitches with sign in so they have abandoned using it. To meaning settings required to opt in to notifications. > > It is a love hate relationship. As a smaller church without professional tech help and only one person to implement it has been a struggle to move forward. The guides sometimes are not updated to reflect recent changes or stop short of explaining how feature will work ie. What I need to do to get desired outcome. It is a trial and error. The videos sometimes just show features but don’t go into detail if you want this outcome do this kind of instruction. Features work differently in Realm as the admin than a regular congregant on connect - it becomes confusing trying to learn two different ways of accessing what I need and communicating that to congregants. ----- ### "Onrealm Feedback" — 4.0/5 > **Scott** | *21 November 2021* | Religious Institutions | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Organization and efficiency is important to us and this helped with both. > > **Cons**: The usability for our congregation. It was difficult to engage the whole congregation. People did not want another app. > > Overall, positive\! 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