ShalomCloud vs Shul Software (2026)
Two synagogue management options compared on verified pricing, Jewish-specific workflows, billing depth, communications, migration and independent evidence.
Quick answer
- Price: 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. Shul Software: Tiered.
- Jewish-specific workflows: ShalomCloud leads (14.0 vs 10.0 of 20 points).
- Communications and engagement: Shul Software leads (3.0 vs 9.0 of 15 points).
- School and events: ShalomCloud leads (10.0 vs 2.5 of 10 points).
- Data portability and migration: ShalomCloud leads (5.0 vs 2.5 of 10 points).
- Pricing transparency: ShalomCloud leads (15 vs 5 of 15 points).
- Independent customer evidence: ShalomCloud leads (2 vs 0 of 10 points).
- Overall: ShalomCloud 59.0/100 · Shul Software 38.5/100
Pricing side by side
ShalomCloud
- Small — Standard Support (homepage): $36/mo · Up to 125 member families · Full platform; support by ticket/email only, ~2 business day response.
- Small — Premium Support (homepage) / Small Plan (/pricing): $72/mo · Up to 125 member families · Full platform; priority triage, phone/email, minutes-to-hours response.
- Medium — Standard Support (homepage): $54/mo · 126 to 250 member families · Full platform; email/ticket support.
- Medium — Premium Support (homepage) / Medium Plan (/pricing): $108/mo · 126 to 250 member families · Full platform; priority phone/email support. Labelled 'Most Popular'.
- Large — Standard Support (homepage): $72/mo · Over 250 member families · Full platform; email/ticket support.
- Large — Premium Support (homepage) / Large Plan (/pricing): $144/mo · Over 250 member families · Full platform; priority phone/email support.
Setup: Conflicting on the vendor's own site: homepage says 'Conversion fee $200 for all levels'; /pricing says 'One-time conversion fee $400'.. Processing: Not stated anywhere on the site. No payment processor named; Capterra tags 'Payment Processing Software' but the site describes donation 'collection' only.. Source: vendor page, 2026-10-12 (vendor-page).
Shul Software
- Community (free): · up to 36 members · 50 outbound emails/day; website add-on CAD $18/mo
- Small Synagogue: · 37-108 members · CAD $50/month; 100 emails/day; website add-on CAD $9/mo
- Medium Synagogue ('Most Popular'): · 109-218 members · CAD $75/month; 200 emails/day; website included
- Large Synagogue: · 219+ members · CAD $100/month; 500 emails/day; website included
Setup: not stated. Processing: not stated (online payments not described). Source: vendor page, 2026-10-12 (vendor-page).
Feature by feature
| Capability | ShalomCloud | Shul Software |
|---|---|---|
| Membership & household records | Yes Families, households and members with demographics, attributes, roles; custom attributes per household and member (Capterra description). | Yes Member profiles with family members/relationships, membership status and history, Mi Sheberach lists. |
| Yahrzeit tracking & reminders | Yes Reminders by email or surface mail, bimah lists; tracks Hebrew and Gregorian dates, observer chooses which. | Yes Hebrew/civil date alignment with sunset-aware conversion, weekly/monthly lists, optional emails to relatives, board exports. |
| Hebrew calendar integration | Partial Hebrew-date handling for yahrzeits ('dual-dating'); no congregation calendar or zmanim feature described. | Partial Hebrew date conversion for yahrzeits; no general congregational Hebrew calendar described. |
| Dues, billing & receivables | Partial Capterra description: track pledges, payments, contributions; monthly statements and annual tax letters. Vendor site itself describes 'Financials' only as recording payments and categories; invoicing not described. | Partial Membership dues reports, pledge schedules and reminders, exportable statements; no invoicing/AR ledger described. |
| Online payments | Not verified Event registration allows purchases and donations are 'collected', but no processor, card/ACH support or fees are stated. | Not verified Not mentioned. |
| Donations, pledges & campaigns | Partial Donation tracking and reporting; pledges per Capterra text; no campaign pages described. | Yes One-time and recurring donations, pledges, campaigns, funds, CRA/IRS tax receipts, appeals. |
| General ledger / fund accounting | No Posts to QuickBooks rather than keeping its own GL. | Not verified Not mentioned. |
| QuickBooks integration | Yes 'Automatically create entries in QuickBooks as funds are received'; tutorial 'Connecting to QuickBooks'. | Not verified Not mentioned. |
| Religious school management | Yes Students by grade, rosters, email/text parents; registration via form builder. | Not verified Not mentioned. |
| Events & registration | Yes Member and non-member registration, item purchases, reminders, RSVPs. | Partial Event participation tracking; no registration/ticketing described. |
| High Holiday seating | Not verified Not mentioned (honors are, seating is not). | Not verified Not mentioned. |
| Honors, aliyot & gabbai tools | Yes High Holiday honors: nominations, accept/decline tracking, reminders. Year-round gabbai scheduling not described. | Partial Aliyot tracked under pledges/events; no gabbai workflow described. |
| Cemetery management | Yes Responsible party, reserved-for and occupant by plot; documents and pictures per plot. | Not verified Not mentioned. |
| Website / CMS | No No website builder offered. | Partial A 'website' is an add-on on lower tiers and included on Medium/Large; its scope is not described. |
| Email & newsletters | Partial Email used for reminders, forms and parent communications; no newsletter/marketing tool described. | Yes Outbound email with daily quotas per tier (50-500/day). |
| SMS / texting | Partial Text parents (religious school); general SMS campaigns not described. | Not verified Not mentioned. |
| Member self-service portal | Not verified Capterra tags 'Member Portal' but the vendor site does not describe one. | Yes Secure members portal. |
| Mobile app | No None described. | Not verified Not mentioned. |
| API / data export | Not verified Rosters/bimah lists/reports; no export tool or API described. Audit trails exist. | Partial CSV/PDF exports of reports and statements; no API described. |
| Automation & workflows | Partial Automated reminders and QuickBooks posting; no workflow builder. | Partial Pledge reminders and automated yahrzeit emails. |
Evidence links for every cell are on the individual review pages: ShalomCloud, Shul Software.
Rubric scores
| Group | ShalomCloud | Shul Software | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish-specific workflows | 14.0 | 10.0 | 20 |
| Membership, dues and money | 10.0 | 9.5 | 20 |
| Communications and engagement | 3.0 | 9.0 | 15 |
| School and events | 10.0 | 2.5 | 10 |
| Data portability and migration | 5.0 | 2.5 | 10 |
| Pricing transparency | 15 | 5 | 15 |
| Independent customer evidence | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Total | 59.0 | 38.5 | 100 |
ShalomCloud: strengths / limitations
- 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.
- Vendor's own pages conflict on price and conversion fee ($200 vs $400; two-column vs single-column pricing).
- No usable third-party reviews (0 on Capterra, 1 unverified on G2); company location and team undisclosed.
- Standard-support tier is email-only with ~2 business day response.
Shul Software: strengths / limitations
- Free tier for congregations up to 36 members
- Low published CAD pricing
- Sunset-aware Hebrew date handling and CRA/IRS receipts
- Role-based access and members portal
- No accounting, QuickBooks, school, seating, cemetery, SMS or online-payment features evidenced
- Daily outbound email caps
- No independent reviews; company details sparse
- Member vs family counting ambiguity in tiers
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