ParishSOFT Alternative for Orthodox and Small Parishes

ParishSOFT is parish management software built for Catholic parishes and dioceses. ParishSignUp is church management software built first for Orthodox parishes: volunteer signup sheets, confession booking, groups, and the calendar with no ads and no per-volunteer fees. Parish Plus adds membership forms, time and talents surveys, stewardship pledges, catechesis, and council positions. It does not include fund accounting or online giving.

Why parishes switch from ParishSOFT

Built for Orthodox parishes: confession booking that keeps the seal (only the assigned priest sees names), Trapeza and coffee hour sheets, and a council with warden, secretary, and treasurer positions.
Catechesis that follows inquirers and catechumens to reception, with QR check-in at each class instead of a paper sign-in sheet.
Membership forms, a time and talents survey, and stewardship pledges each year, with pledge amounts visible only to the treasurer.
Start in minutes: create the parish, share a link, and parishioners join from their phones. No data migration or onboarding project.
One Parish Plus price per parish, set by its size in households and shown before you subscribe, with no modules to add. Volunteer signup sheets stay free.

About ParishSOFT

ParishSOFT is a cloud platform for Catholic parishes and dioceses. Its Family Suite keeps family and member records with sacramental history, and it offers religious education, ministry scheduling and Time & Talent, contribution tracking, online giving, and a separate fund accounting product. Pricing is quoted per parish based on size and the modules chosen.

ParishSignUp vs. ParishSOFT

Feature	ParishSignUp	ParishSOFT
Built for	Orthodox parishes first, any Christian parish	Catholic parishes and dioceses
Price	Volunteer signups free; Parish Plus from $24/month or $240/year, by parish size	Quoted per parish by size and modules
Volunteer signup sheets	Core feature, free	Ministry scheduling module
Confession booking	Yes, private to the assigned priest	Not a listed feature
Catechesis / faith formation	Inquirer → catechumen → received, QR attendance	Religious education classes and attendance
Membership and time & talents forms	Yes (Parish Plus)	Family directory and Time & Talent
Stewardship pledges	Yes, treasurer-only amounts (Parish Plus)	Contributions and online giving
Sacramental records	Not included	Yes
Fund accounting	Not included	Separate accounting product
Setup	Minutes, from a phone	Onboarding and data setup

See ParishSignUp pricing

Frequently asked questions

Is ParishSignUp a replacement for ParishSOFT?

For an Orthodox or small parish that needs volunteer signups, confession booking, catechesis, membership forms, and stewardship pledges, yes. ParishSignUp does not keep sacramental registers, run fund accounting, or process online giving, so a parish that depends on those keeps a separate tool for them.

Can a Catholic parish use ParishSignUp?

Yes. Any Christian parish can use it, and the clergy label and wording adapt to the parish's tradition. Diocesan reporting and sacramental registers built for Catholic dioceses are not part of ParishSignUp.

How is ParishSignUp priced compared with ParishSOFT?

Volunteer signup sheets, confession booking, groups, and the calendar are free with no ads. Parish Plus is one set price per parish by its size in households, billed yearly or monthly and shown to the parish's admins, treasurers, and priests before they subscribe, with the first month free. ParishSOFT quotes each parish based on its size and the modules it chooses.

Can we bring our parish's data with us, and take it out again?

Parishioners join from a link or QR code, so there is no import project to start. The priest, admins, and treasurers can export the parish's data at any time.