Congregation Connect vs ShulHub (2026)
Two synagogue management options compared on verified pricing, Jewish-specific workflows, billing depth, communications, migration and independent evidence.
Quick answer
- Price: Congregation Connect: Quote only. ShulHub: Standard $99/mo; Professional ('Most Popular') $150/mo; Enterprise $180/mo.
- Jewish-specific workflows: ShulHub leads (6.0 vs 9.0 of 20 points).
- Membership, dues and money: ShulHub leads (9.0 vs 10.5 of 20 points).
- Communications and engagement: ShulHub leads (8.0 vs 14.0 of 15 points).
- Pricing transparency: ShulHub leads (5 vs 15 of 15 points).
- Overall: Congregation Connect 42.0/100 · ShulHub 62.5/100
Pricing side by side
Congregation Connect
No published price (quote).
Setup: not stated. Processing: not stated. Source: vendor page, 2026-10-12 (vendor-page).
ShulHub
- Standard: $99/mo · Unlimited members, users & subscribers · Mobile-friendly website builder, hosting, SEO, calendar & zmanim widget, CMS, premium themes, forms, Google Analytics, social integration, user permissions, member management (CRM), member directory, accept donations, event management, automation system, email & SMS campaigns (SMS needs add-on), SMS keywords, visitor messages, ShulBoard.
- Professional ('Most Popular'): $150/mo · Unlimited · Everything in Standard plus multi-language support, ShulShmooze (ShmoozeBoard & WhatsApp), online member payments, resource booking, billing system, accounting software integration, financial & member reporting, gabbai management, kibbudim management, yahrzeit management.
- Enterprise: $180/mo · Unlimited · Everything in Professional plus ShulGift gift campaigns, event seating management, Rabbi Workspace (pastoral care).
Setup: 'No Setup Fees, No Contracts, and No Surprises' (pricing page).. Processing: Not stated on the pricing page; terms refer to an unnamed third-party payment processor. SMS and email 'at our low rates' with no figures.. Source: vendor page, 2026-10-12 (vendor-page).
Feature by feature
| Capability | Congregation Connect | ShulHub |
|---|---|---|
| Membership & household records | Yes Constituents, members, donors, groups, households with a '360° view'. | Yes Member Management (CRM), directory, custom fields; all tiers. |
| Yahrzeit tracking & reminders | Yes Yahrzeit listed in the 'Connected Synagogue' feature set. | Partial Yahrzeit Management is Professional and Enterprise only (not Standard). |
| Hebrew calendar integration | Not verified Not mentioned. | Partial Calendar & zmanim widget in all tiers; a full Hebrew-date engine is not described. |
| Dues, billing & receivables | Not verified Billing/statements not described on the vendor page; donations tracked. Kesef can run AR as a service. | Partial Billing system and invoicing from Professional up; automatic invoices and reminders per accounting page. |
| Online payments | Not verified Online forms are an add-on; payment processing not described. | Partial Online member payments from Professional up; donations accepted in all tiers. Processor and fees not published. |
| Donations, pledges & campaigns | Yes Donations, fundraising, donor tracking. | Partial Accept donations in all tiers; DAF integrations mentioned on homepage; Fundraising Campaigns is a paid add-on; ShulGift is Enterprise. |
| General ledger / fund accounting | No No native GL; QuickBooks integration offered as an add-on (2018 guide: QuickBooks and Sage 50). Kesef provides bookkeeping as a service. | No Syncs to external accounting software; no native GL described. |
| QuickBooks integration | Yes QuickBooks integration listed as an add-on. | Partial Real-time sync with QuickBooks, Zoho Books, FreshBooks; Professional and Enterprise only. |
| Religious school management | Partial Classes and students tracked; no dedicated school/tuition module described. | Partial ShulSchool is a paid add-on on any plan. |
| Events & registration | Yes Events listed; Planning Center Online Resources add-on for rooms/resources. | Yes Advanced event management in all tiers. |
| High Holiday seating | Not verified Not mentioned. | Partial Event seating management is Enterprise only. |
| Honors, aliyot & gabbai tools | Not verified Not mentioned. | Partial Gabbai and kibbudim management from Professional up. |
| Cemetery management | Not verified Not mentioned. | Not verified Not mentioned anywhere on the site pages read. |
| Website / CMS | Not verified Not mentioned (no website builder described). | Yes Website builder, CMS, hosting, SEO, 100+ premium themes in every tier — the platform's foundation. |
| Email & newsletters | Yes Marketing automation and email marketing add-on. | Yes Email campaigns and segmentation in all tiers; rates not published. |
| SMS / texting | Not verified Not mentioned. | Partial SMS campaigns and keywords require the SMS Messaging add-on (own textable number); price not published. |
| Member self-service portal | Yes Congregant portals listed as an add-on. | Yes Payments, donations, seat reservations, profile updates. |
| Mobile app | Not verified Not mentioned (Salesforce mobile availability not claimed on page). | Yes Separate iOS/Android admin and member apps per homepage and compare page. |
| API / data export | Partial Salesforce platform: 'extendable by Force.com admins'; standard Salesforce APIs/exports implied but not stated. | Partial Compare page claims export 'at any time without restrictions'; no API or export tool described; terms do not describe an export process. |
| Automation & workflows | Yes Marketing automation; Salesforce workflow customization. | Yes Advanced automation system / lifecycle journeys in all tiers. |
Evidence links for every cell are on the individual review pages: Congregation Connect, ShulHub.
Rubric scores
| Group | Congregation Connect | ShulHub | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish-specific workflows | 6.0 | 9.0 | 20 |
| Membership, dues and money | 9.0 | 10.5 | 20 |
| Communications and engagement | 8.0 | 14.0 | 15 |
| School and events | 7.5 | 7.5 | 10 |
| Data portability and migration | 5.5 | 5.5 | 10 |
| Pricing transparency | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| Independent customer evidence | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Total | 42.0 | 62.5 | 100 |
Congregation Connect: strengths / limitations
- Full Salesforce CRM extensibility and reporting
- Suited to large, staff-rich congregations
- Backed by Shulware/Togetherwork with Kesef bookkeeping available
- No published pricing; per-user Salesforce licensing on top of support packages (2018)
- Requires Salesforce-savvy staff
- Small installed base (~50 in 2018)
- Billing, seating, honors, cemetery not evidenced on vendor page
ShulHub: strengths / limitations
- Lowest entry price of the tiered vendors ($99/mo) with no setup fee and unlimited members/users in every tier.
- Website builder with many themes, email, automation, member and admin mobile apps included from the base tier.
- Professional tier at $150/mo includes billing, online payments, accounting sync (QuickBooks/Zoho/FreshBooks), gabbai/kibbudim and yahrzeits.
- Published security page and multilingual UI.
- Standard tier is essentially a website + CRM: no billing, online member payments, yahrzeits, gabbai tools or accounting sync.
- School management, fundraising campaigns and SMS are unpriced add-ons; event seating and pastoral workspace need Enterprise.
- 'No contracts' on the pricing page sits alongside auto-renewal, no-partial-refund and 30-day-notice language in the Terms.
- No cemetery module described; no independent user reviews found anywhere.
- Payment processor and processing fees not published.
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