Cheapest synagogue software that still does the job

Lowest sticker price, but only among platforms whose cheapest plan still covers membership records, yahrzeits and some form of dues or donations. The exclusions column on each review matters more than the headline figure.

Shortlist generated from verified vendor records on 2026-10-12, ordered by pricing transparency and estimated annual cost at 100 households. Methodology.

Reading this list honestly

The ordering is by what each vendor publishes for its cheapest plan that would cover a 100-household congregation. It is not a quality ranking, and the cheapest row is not a recommendation. Open each review's pricing table and read the "excludes" column: an entry tier without billing, without payments or without a school module is a different product from the plan above it, and the upgrade is where the real price lives.

Add the costs the table cannot show. Payment processing on a congregation's dues and donations can exceed the subscription. Onboarding, where published, runs into the low thousands. And a plan capped by household count will change price the year you grow.

The shortlist

GabbaiPro Starter $149/mo; Growth $399/mo; Pro $499/mo

Newly launched (2026) cloud synagogue management platform covering membership, batch dues billing, Stripe-settled payments, yahrzeits, an aliyah/kibbudim gabbai queue and a member portal, priced $149 to $499 per month.

• Fully published pricing and add-on schedule with per-plan support SLAs
• Gabbai-specific workflows (aliyah queue, kibbudim history, pledge-to-invoice) rarely found elsewhere
• Stripe Connect settlement directly to the shul; free migration audit from ShulCloud
• Brand-new with a single named founder and no independent footprint (no Wayback, no search results)
• No religious school, cemetery, website builder or API

Rakefet Online RakefetOnline-CRM Annual - NEW USERS (year 1) $149/mo; RakefetOnline-CRM Annual - EXISTING USERS $90/mo

Cloud-hosted synagogue database, billing and full accounting system from Rakefet Unlimited, with an on-premises Rakefet for Windows option.

• Built-in full double-entry accounting (AR/AP/GL, restricted funds, bank rec) rather than relying on QuickBooks
• Integrated Jewish calendar with Torah portions and Google Calendar sync
• API plus import/export; unlimited users
• Year-1 price ($149/mo) is substantially above the renewal price ($90/mo); both billed annually
• No website CMS; no dedicated mobile app

Easyshul Standard (congregations with more than 150 families) $349/mo

Cloud synagogue management platform covering membership CRM, billing and payments, giving, events, education, QuickBooks/Sage integration and pastoral-care workflows, priced at a flat monthly rate for congregations over 150 families.

• Highest third-party rating among the five (4.9/5 on 8 Capterra reviews, recent 2025-2026) with consistent praise for support responsiveness.
• Full billing/receivables, payments and QuickBooks/Sage integration included at one price, plus email, SMS and seating.
• Free imports from Rakefet, Chaverware and MM2000 with onboarding.
• Flat $349/mo plus processing fees regardless of size above 150 families; sub-150 pricing is not published.
• No website CMS (relies on Wix/Squarespace/WordPress/Weebly integration) and no native member app yet.

ShulCloud Standard ('ShulCloud without Financials') $161.99/mo; Premium ('ShulCloud with Financials') $313.99/mo; Enterprise ('The Complete ShulCloud') $464.99/mo; Small-shul Premium rate (signup checkbox) $97.99/mo

Cloud-based synagogue management suite combining a member database, accounts receivable, website/CMS, scheduling, communications and a member portal, sold in three tiers.

• Broadest published feature list of the five: yahrzeits, zmanim-driven scheduling, HH seating, gabbai/kibbudim, cemetery, school, campaigns, website/CMS all on one platform.
• Transparent monthly and annual list prices on the vendor site.
• Largest installed base claimed (1,600+ shuls), so peers and consultants familiar with it are easier to find.
• Standard tier excludes billing, payments and statements — the financial core most synagogues buy the software for.
• Several items are paid extras on top of the tier price: SMS, member mobile app, QuickBooks/Sage sync, data imports.

MyShul Standard $179/mo; Premium $310/mo; Enterprise ('most popular') $460/mo

Hollywood, Florida-based all-in-one shul platform (MyShul, LLC) combining a CRM, invoicing and donations on Stripe, QuickBooks sync, seating maps, a member app, kiosks/TV displays and an optional website, with published tiers from $147 to $460 per month.

• Published tier pricing and add-on prices
• Native member app, kiosk/TV displays, seating maps and raffles aimed at Orthodox shuls
• QuickBooks sync and API/SQL access available
• Pricing page and Terms describe two different fee models (subscription vs 1% platform fee)
• Terms assert MyShul owns all data entered and allow a temporary fee increase of up to 100%

Chabad Suite Basic (CRM only) $165/mo; Basic + (CRM only) $350/mo; Upstart (Full Suite) $255/mo; Grow (Full Suite) $355/mo; Professional (Full Suite) $499/mo

A hosted, customized CiviCRM-based CRM with an integrated website builder and fundraising pages built for Chabad shluchim.

• Transparent public pricing with explicit limits
• Open-source CiviCRM core; data export and REST API
• Website, fundraising and CRM synced
• Highest entry price of the three Chabad CRMs
• Site pages are served through meta-refresh redirects; content invisible to simple fetchers

ChabadOne CRM Small Community $60/mo; Growing Community $85/mo; Larger Community $110/mo

Chabad.org's Salesforce-based CRM for Chabad centers, sold alongside its Sites and Communicator products and bundled as ChabadOne Pro.

• Lowest published entry price among Chabad CRMs ($60/mo)
• Native integration with ChabadOne Sites and Communicator; Pro bundle discount
• Salesforce platform underneath
• Restricted to Chabad shluchim
• No public pricing page beyond the product page; setup, contract and processing fees not published

ShalomCloud Small — Standard Support (homepage) $36/mo; Small — Premium Support (homepage) / Small Plan (/pricing) $72/mo; Medium — Standard Support (homepage) $54/mo; Medium — Premium Support (homepage) / Medium Plan (/pricing) $108/mo; Large — Standard Support (homepage) $72/mo; Large — Premium Support (homepage) / Large Plan (/pricing) $144/mo

Low-cost cloud synagogue database for membership, yahrzeits, donations, events, High Holiday honors, cemetery plots, religious school and QuickBooks posting, priced by member-family count.

• Lowest published price of the five ($36-$144/mo by size and support level) with a two-month no-card trial.
• Covers several synagogue-specific records the cheaper competitors skip: cemetery plots, HH honors workflow, dual-dated yahrzeits with bimah lists.
• Direct QuickBooks posting; audit trails documented.
• No website builder, no member mobile app, and no clearly described member portal or online dues billing/invoicing.
• Payment processing, data export and security practices are not described on the site.