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Ekkle vs. Pushpay (incl. Church Community Builder)
Pushpay’s scale is real. So is contract weight and quote-only pricing — Ekkle is built for fast decisions.
Where Pushpay / CCB is strong
- •Deep ChMS (CCB) and high-end streaming (Resi) for large and multisite churches.
- •Mature digital giving with gross settlement and strong mobile donor flows.
- •December 2025 AI launch covers people, giving, and support assistant (Genny).
Where Ekkle is stronger
- •Ekkle Assistant can act: roster volunteers, publish pages, send push, create events — beyond search and charts.
- •Simple monthly price for the full shipped platform; self-serve trial.
- •No multi-year lock-in narrative — manage billing in-app.
AI positioning
AI for People Search and Giving Data (natural language) — insights and filters, not in-app task execution across the whole product.
Ekkle Assistant uses shipped tools to change data and run workflows in your tenant (where your church enables them). See the live list on /assistant.
Pricing snapshot
- Pushpay / CCB — monthly (typical)
- from ~$199
- Ekkle — published
- $150/mo
- Card processing (public / common)
- ~2.6–2.9% + $0.30 (quoted, not always published).
- Contracts
- 1–3 year contracts are standard; early exit may require paying the balance.
Illustrative monthly math
Example only: $8,000/mo in card gifts, ~160 card transactions, Ekkle uses Stripe's common ~2.9% + $0.3/txn for illustration. Competitor uses the "assumed card rate" column in our internal comparison sheet — not legal or tax advice.
| Line | Ekkle | Pushpay / CCB |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription (estimate) | $150 | $199 |
| Est. card processing | $280 | $268 |
| Illustrative total | $430 | $467 |
Questions
We already use CCB — does Ekkle import our data?▼
Use the migration checklist at meet.ekkle.app/migrate. For complex CCB exports, email hello@ekkle.app and we will help you plan the move.
Is Ekkle cheaper than Pushpay?▼
Ekkle publishes $149.99/mo for the full platform with a 30-day trial. Pushpay is quote-based — run your own TCO with subscription plus processing plus contract length.