GabbaiPro vs ShulHub (2026)
Two synagogue management options compared on verified pricing, Jewish-specific workflows, billing depth, communications, migration and independent evidence.
Quick answer
- Price: GabbaiPro: Starter $149/mo; Growth $399/mo; Pro $499/mo. ShulHub: Standard $99/mo; Professional ('Most Popular') $150/mo; Enterprise $180/mo. For a 150-household congregation that is roughly $4,788 vs $1,800 per year before processing and setup fees.
- Jewish-specific workflows: GabbaiPro leads (14.0 vs 9.0 of 20 points).
- Membership, dues and money: GabbaiPro leads (17.5 vs 10.5 of 20 points).
- Communications and engagement: ShulHub leads (8.0 vs 14.0 of 15 points).
- School and events: ShulHub leads (2.5 vs 7.5 of 10 points).
- Data portability and migration: GabbaiPro leads (7.5 vs 5.5 of 10 points).
- Overall: GabbaiPro 65.5/100 · ShulHub 62.5/100
Pricing side by side
GabbaiPro
- Starter: $149/mo · Unlimited members · Household records, yahrzeits and reminders, announcements, congregant portal, card/ACH payments, data export, email support 48h SLA
- Growth: $399/mo · Unlimited members · Starter + batch billing, recurring dues, sponsorships, aliyah pledge-to-invoice, kibbudim reporting, weekly schedule, rule-based scheduling, events, yahrzeit-to-aliyah pipeline, membership/donation reports, legacy migration support, 24h email SLA
- Pro: $499/mo · Unlimited members · Growth + fundraising, campaign module, QuickBooks integration/export, custom domain + SSL included, 4h email SLA
Setup: Self-service signup; 'Managed implementation setup' $2,500 one-time for non-self-service signups. Add-ons on all plans: custom domain + SSL $49/mo (included on Pro), SMS reminders $0.008/SMS, High Holiday seat module $199/year; data migration, guided setup calls and seat management are add-ons without published prices.. Processing: Stripe Connect; funds settle to the synagogue's own bank account and 'Stripe processes and deducts fees'. Rates not published on /pricing or /security-payments.. 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 | GabbaiPro | ShulHub |
|---|---|---|
| Membership & household records | Yes Household record with members, relationships, status, join date, category, balances; CSV import with field mapping; searchable directory. | Yes Member Management (CRM), directory, custom fields; all tiers. |
| Yahrzeit tracking & reminders | Yes 'Yahrzeit records and reminders are included on every plan'; yahrzeit-to-aliyah pipeline on Growth/Pro. | Partial Yahrzeit Management is Professional and Enterprise only (not Standard). |
| Hebrew calendar integration | Partial Yahrzeit dates 'converted between Hebrew and civil calendars'; live zmanim; a general Hebrew calendar is not described. | Partial Calendar & zmanim widget in all tiers; a full Hebrew-date engine is not described. |
| Dues, billing & receivables | Yes 'Run a full dues billing cycle at once, or automate recurring charges' (Growth and Pro); PDF statements, receipts, annual giving summaries. | Partial Billing system and invoicing from Professional up; automatic invoices and reminders per accounting page. |
| Online payments | Yes Card and ACH via Stripe Connect, settling directly to the shul's bank. | Partial Online member payments from Professional up; donations accepted in all tiers. Processor and fees not published. |
| Donations, pledges & campaigns | Yes Fund designations, bimah pledges attached to household billing, sponsorships; structured campaigns are Pro only. | 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 | Partial Giving routed to named funds tracked separately from dues; no general ledger. | No Syncs to external accounting software; no native GL described. |
| QuickBooks integration | Partial 'Accounting-ready records exported to QuickBooks. Pro only.' Export, not a live sync. | Partial Real-time sync with QuickBooks, Zoho Books, FreshBooks; Professional and Enterprise only. |
| Religious school management | Not verified Not mentioned on any vendor page read 2026-10-12. | Partial ShulSchool is a paid add-on on any plan. |
| Events & registration | Partial 'Events and registration' listed on Growth/Pro; not described on the features page. | Yes Advanced event management in all tiers. |
| High Holiday seating | Partial 'High Holiday seat module' add-on $199/year; details not described. | Partial Event seating management is Enterprise only. |
| Honors, aliyot & gabbai tools | Yes Aliyah request queue, kibbudim history, role-scoped gabbai workspace, pledge-to-invoice. | Partial Gabbai and kibbudim management from Professional up. |
| Cemetery management | Not verified Not mentioned on any vendor page read 2026-10-12. | Not verified Not mentioned anywhere on the site pages read. |
| Website / CMS | Not verified Only a custom domain for the portal is offered; no website builder mentioned. | Yes Website builder, CMS, hosting, SEO, 100+ premium themes in every tier — the platform's foundation. |
| Email & newsletters | Partial Announcements to all members from the admin dashboard; no marketing campaign tooling described. | Yes Email campaigns and segmentation in all tiers; rates not published. |
| SMS / texting | Partial SMS reminders add-on, $0.008 per message. | Partial SMS campaigns and keywords require the SMS Messaging add-on (own textable number); price not published. |
| Member self-service portal | Yes Congregant portal: balances, payments, receipts, household updates, aliyah requests. | Yes Payments, donations, seat reservations, profile updates. |
| Mobile app | Partial No native app; portal is mobile-friendly ('Submit requests, on mobile too'). | Yes Separate iOS/Android admin and member apps per homepage and compare page. |
| API / data export | Partial Data export 'included on every plan'; no public API mentioned. | 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 | Partial Recurring billing, rule-based scheduling, yahrzeit-to-aliyah pipeline; no general workflow builder. | Yes Advanced automation system / lifecycle journeys in all tiers. |
Evidence links for every cell are on the individual review pages: GabbaiPro, ShulHub.
Rubric scores
| Group | GabbaiPro | ShulHub | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish-specific workflows | 14.0 | 9.0 | 20 |
| Membership, dues and money | 17.5 | 10.5 | 20 |
| Communications and engagement | 8.0 | 14.0 | 15 |
| School and events | 2.5 | 7.5 | 10 |
| Data portability and migration | 7.5 | 5.5 | 10 |
| Pricing transparency | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Independent customer evidence | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Total | 65.5 | 62.5 | 100 |
GabbaiPro: strengths / limitations
- 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
- QuickBooks is export-only and Pro-only; Starter lacks batch billing and recurring dues
- No compliance attestations
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.
Full reviews: GabbaiPro · ShulHub · all comparisons