Compare
Ekkle vs. BoxCast & ChurchStreaming.tv
If streaming is all you need, a specialist wins. If you want streaming plus everything else, compare total cost.
Where Streaming vendors is strong
- •Dedicated streaming reliability, hardware, and support.
- •Deep encoder and multi-destination workflows for AV teams.
Where Ekkle is stronger
- •Streaming sits inside the same platform as giving, messaging, groups, sermons, and Assistant.
- •One subscription covers streaming plus the rest of digital church life.
AI positioning
AI is narrow (e.g. clip assist, captions) — not church operations or ChMS.
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
- Streaming vendors — monthly (typical)
- from ~$79.00
- Ekkle — published plans
- $0 / $49 / $99 / $149/mo
- Card processing (public / common)
- N/A — not giving processors.
- Contracts
- Varies; BoxCast plans are often annual.
Illustrative monthly math
Example only: $8,000/mo in card gifts, ~160 card transactions, Ekkle on its Complete plan, using 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 Complete | Streaming vendors |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription (estimate) | $149 | $79.00 |
| Est. card processing | $280 | — |
| Illustrative total | $429 | — |
Questions
Should we use BoxCast and Ekkle together?▼
Yes — if you need specialist streaming hardware or workflows, keep your encoder stack and use Ekkle for congregation app, giving, and messaging.
Does Ekkle replace Resi?▼
Ekkle includes live streaming with replay and clips. Very large multisite productions may still pair with dedicated streaming vendors — validate it during onboarding.