Built for 100–500 member congregations

Your congregation,
fully visible.
Finally.

ShepherdOS gives pastors a complete view of their church — members, attendance, visitors, volunteers, and pastoral care — without juggling five different tools or paying Planning Center prices.

8 tools in one dashboard
No per-module fees
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The Real Problem

Church management software was built for office admins — not for pastors who know every family by name.

01

Too many tools, no picture

Members in one spreadsheet, attendance in another, visitor notes in your phone. Nothing talks to anything else.

02

Visitors slip through

A new face shows up Sunday. By Tuesday the follow-up window is closed. No system caught them — until now.

03

At-risk members go unseen

Someone has missed four weeks but nobody notices until they're already gone. Manual tracking doesn't scale past 100 members.

04

Planning Center is overkill

$50–$300+/month for a platform designed for megachurches. Your 200-member congregation doesn't need enterprise software.

Eight tools. One dashboard. Everything your church actually needs.

Member Directory

Every member and visitor in one searchable list. Contact info, family connections, notes — all in one profile.

Attendance Tracking

Mark present/absent by service. See trends over weeks and months. Know exactly who's been showing up.

Visitor Follow-Up

Automatically queue follow-up reminders for first-time visitors. Close the loop before the window closes.

Service Schedule

Plan services, set sermon notes, and assign roles from a single screen. Sunday prep in minutes, not hours.

Pastoral Care Notes

Log visits, prayer requests, and sensitive needs privately. Remember every conversation before the next one.

Volunteer Scheduling

Assign ushers, greeters, worship team, and AV crew to each service. Stop tracking it in a group chat.

Donation & Giving Tracking New

Record tithes and offerings, track by type and payment method, and see monthly giving trends — all in one place. Planning Center charges $99/mo for this. ShepherdOS includes it free.

At-Risk Member Alerts Live

ShepherdOS automatically flags members who've gone quiet — missed services, no contact in weeks — so no one slips through the cracks unnoticed. This is the feature Planning Center doesn't have at any price.

Three things churches stop worrying about on day one.

Visitor follow-up that actually happens

You learn a first-time visitor's name on Sunday. ShepherdOS creates a follow-up reminder automatically — before the window closes on Tuesday.

At-risk members spotted automatically

Someone misses four Sundays and nobody notices until they're already gone. ShepherdOS alerts you before that happens — at any church size.

Donation tracking without the spreadsheet

Record tithes and offerings by type, payment method, and date. See monthly trends. Planning Center charges $99/mo for this — it's included free.

Questions pastors ask before switching.

Here's what we hear most from churches making the move to ShepherdOS.

What is church management software?
Church management software — sometimes called a ChMS — helps pastors and staff track members, record attendance, manage visitor follow-ups, schedule volunteers, and log pastoral care notes in one place. ShepherdOS includes all of these in a single dashboard built specifically for small-to-mid-size congregations.
How is ShepherdOS different from Planning Center?
Planning Center charges $50–$300+/month and requires separate subscriptions for People, Services, Check-Ins, and Groups — each module costs extra. ShepherdOS includes every feature — member directory, attendance, visitor follow-up, at-risk alerts, volunteer scheduling, pastoral care notes, and donation tracking — in one free platform. For a 200-member church, that's $99–$150+/month in Planning Center savings.
Is ShepherdOS really free for small churches?
Yes. ShepherdOS is built as a free platform for small-to-mid-size congregations. There is no per-seat pricing, no module add-ons, and no trial period. We believe every church — regardless of budget — deserves access to modern church management tools.
Can I track attendance and visitor follow-up?
Yes, and both are core to how ShepherdOS works. Attendance is tracked per member per service with trend visibility over weeks and months. Visitor follow-up is automated — when a first-time visitor is added, ShepherdOS queues a 3-step reminder sequence so the follow-up window never closes unnoticed.
Do I need technical skills to use ShepherdOS?
No. ShepherdOS was designed for pastors and church staff, not IT professionals. If you can use email and navigate a website, you can use ShepherdOS. The dashboard is intentionally simple — no training required and no onboarding calls needed before you start using it.
How do I migrate from spreadsheets or paper records?
ShepherdOS has a built-in CSV import tool. Export your member list from any spreadsheet (Excel, Google Sheets) and import it in a few clicks — contact info, family relationships, and notes all transfer in. No manual re-entry required, and the import process keeps an audit log so you can verify everything landed correctly.
Is my congregation's data secure?
Yes. ShepherdOS stores all data in a production-grade PostgreSQL database with TLS-encrypted connections. Pastoral care notes, member contact information, and giving records are all private by design — there is no public-facing member directory or social sharing of data.
Can multiple staff members use ShepherdOS at the same time?
Yes. ShepherdOS is a multi-user web application — any number of staff members, volunteers, or ministry leaders can access it simultaneously from any device with a browser. Each person has their own view, and roles can be managed from the dashboard settings.

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Honest Comparison

Planning Center charges separately for each tool.

A 200-member church using Planning Center's People, Services, and Attendance modules pays $50–$150/month — before adding Groups or Check-Ins. ShepherdOS includes everything.

Feature ShepherdOS Planning Center Spreadsheets
Member Directory People module Manual
Attendance Tracking Check-Ins add-on Manual
Visitor Follow-Up Not included
Service Scheduling Services module
Pastoral Care Notes Not included
At-Risk Alerts Not included
Volunteer Scheduling Groups add-on
Donation & Giving Tracking Giving ($99/mo)
Typical monthly cost Ask us $50–$300+/mo $0 (+ your time)

Planning Center pricing as of 2025 for a 201–500 member congregation using People, Services, Check-Ins, and Groups modules.

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Live features — not a roadmap, not a waitlist

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Members — the congregation size we're built for

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Dashboard — instead of five disconnected tools

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