ShalomCloud vs ShulCloud (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. 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. For a 150-household congregation that is roughly $648 vs $3,579.49 per year before processing and setup fees.
- Jewish-specific workflows: ShulCloud leads (14.0 vs 16.0 of 20 points).
- Membership, dues and money: ShulCloud leads (10.0 vs 12.0 of 20 points).
- Communications and engagement: ShulCloud leads (3.0 vs 12.5 of 15 points).
- School and events: ShalomCloud leads (10.0 vs 7.5 of 10 points).
- Data portability and migration: ShulCloud leads (5.0 vs 7.5 of 10 points).
- Independent customer evidence: ShulCloud leads (2 vs 8 of 10 points).
- Overall: ShalomCloud 59.0/100 · ShulCloud 78.5/100
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).
ShulCloud
- Standard ('ShulCloud without Financials'): $161.99/mo · Not stated · Member demographics & lifecycles, responsive customizable website, Jewish calendar with Zmanim, administrator mobile app '& more'. Compare page also marks included: yahrzeit management, cemetery management, event management, resource booking, email system, directory, CRM, data export, donations (PayPal/cards).
- Premium ('ShulCloud with Financials'): $313.99/mo · Not stated; signup form offers a $97.99/mo Premium rate for shuls with fewer than 100 accounts (email support only; moves to full price above 100 accounts) · Everything in Standard plus billing, payments and statements, Purim Basket and other campaigns '& more'.
- Enterprise ('The Complete ShulCloud'): $464.99/mo · Not stated · Everything in Premium plus fundraising and school management '& more'.
- Small-shul Premium rate (signup checkbox): $97.99/mo · fewer than 100 accounts · Premium features; email support only; moves to full Premium price above 100 accounts.
Setup: Not priced on the live site. Terms of Use (shulware.com/website-terms) §4.2 confirms onboarding fees exist and may be paid in installments if ShulCloud agrees. An archived shulcloud.com/faqs (nli.org.il web archive, date not shown; live /faqs now 404) said onboarding solutions ranged from a one-time $150 to $3,600+. Temple Tools' marketing page claims '$5000+' for ShulCloud onboarding — vendor claim, unverified.. Processing: Not stated on the plans page. Features page: online member payments by credit card or ACH eCheck; donations via PayPal or credit cards. Terms §4.2 reference third-party processing fees without amounts.. Source: vendor page, 2026-10-12 (vendor-page).
Feature by feature
| Capability | ShalomCloud | ShulCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Membership & household records | Yes Families, households and members with demographics, attributes, roles; custom attributes per household and member (Capterra description). | Yes Membership database, CRM, directory; members manage family members via login. |
| Yahrzeit tracking & reminders | Yes Reminders by email or surface mail, bimah lists; tracks Hebrew and Gregorian dates, observer chooses which. | Yes Yahrzeit management with reminders to members, gabbaim, rabbi; included in all tiers per /compare. |
| Hebrew calendar integration | Partial Hebrew-date handling for yahrzeits ('dual-dating'); no congregation calendar or zmanim feature described. | Yes Rule-based zmanim 'Smart Schedule System', calendar widget with holidays, parashot, Hebrew/English dates; zmanim by lat/long. |
| 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 Invoicing, batch billing, statements, collections — but marketed as 'Financials' and absent from the Standard tier. |
| Online payments | Not verified Event registration allows purchases and donations are 'collected', but no processor, card/ACH support or fees are stated. | Partial Credit card and ACH eCheck member payments; online member payments not in Standard. Donations by PayPal/cards in all tiers. |
| Donations, pledges & campaigns | Partial Donation tracking and reporting; pledges per Capterra text; no campaign pages described. | Yes Online donations, pledges via gabbai module, Shalach Manot campaign module, fundraising module (Enterprise), site sponsor feature. |
| General ledger / fund accounting | No Posts to QuickBooks rather than keeping its own GL. | No No general ledger; QuickBooks/Sage sync offered as a paid extra. |
| QuickBooks integration | Yes 'Automatically create entries in QuickBooks as funds are received'; tutorial 'Connecting to QuickBooks'. | Partial QuickBooks/Sage sync is a paid extra: $500 setup unless bundled with an onboarding purchase. |
| Religious school management | Yes Students by grade, rosters, email/text parents; registration via form builder. | Partial School module/enrollment management; school management listed under Enterprise. |
| Events & registration | Yes Member and non-member registration, item purchases, reminders, RSVPs. | Yes Event registration with payment, attendance tracking, resource booking (rooms, Torah scrolls, clergy). |
| High Holiday seating | Not verified Not mentioned (honors are, seating is not). | Partial High Holiday seating online and seat management & billing; not shown for Standard on /compare. |
| Honors, aliyot & gabbai tools | Yes High Holiday honors: nominations, accept/decline tracking, reminders. Year-round gabbai scheduling not described. | Partial Gabbai management (kibbudim, pledges) and kibbudim reporting; not shown for Standard. |
| Cemetery management | Yes Responsible party, reserved-for and occupant by plot; documents and pictures per plot. | Yes Manage one or multiple cemeteries; included in all tiers per /compare. |
| Website / CMS | No No website builder offered. | Yes Template-based 'fully customizable' site with CMS, hosting, HTTPS, SEO, Google Analytics. Basic template in basic packages; advanced design templates in Standard and Premium packages. No page found stating custom-built sites were discontinued (see open_questions). |
| Email & newsletters | Partial Email used for reminders, forms and parent communications; no newsletter/marketing tool described. | Yes Newsletters, advanced email system, email statistics, schedule emails; all tiers. |
| SMS / texting | Partial Text parents (religious school); general SMS campaigns not described. | Partial Paid add-on at every tier: $35/month for 2,000 messages or $420/year for 24,000. |
| Member self-service portal | Not verified Capterra tags 'Member Portal' but the vendor site does not describe one. | Yes Members pay bills, update info, manage family, yahrzeits, billing. |
| Mobile app | No None described. | Partial Administrator app (iOS/Android) included; 'New Mobile Member App' is a paid extra. |
| API / data export | Not verified Rosters/bimah lists/reports; no export tool or API described. Audit trails exist. | Partial 'Export Your Data' at any time; no API listed. |
| Automation & workflows | Partial Automated reminders and QuickBooks posting; no workflow builder. | Partial Rule-based schedule generation, scheduled emails, reminder statements, batch billing; no general workflow builder described. |
Evidence links for every cell are on the individual review pages: ShalomCloud, ShulCloud.
Rubric scores
| Group | ShalomCloud | ShulCloud | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish-specific workflows | 14.0 | 16.0 | 20 |
| Membership, dues and money | 10.0 | 12.0 | 20 |
| Communications and engagement | 3.0 | 12.5 | 15 |
| School and events | 10.0 | 7.5 | 10 |
| Data portability and migration | 5.0 | 7.5 | 10 |
| Pricing transparency | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Independent customer evidence | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Total | 59.0 | 78.5 | 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.
ShulCloud: strengths / limitations
- 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.
- Data export available at any time per the features page.
- 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.
- Onboarding fees exist but are not priced publicly.
- Annual plans are non-cancelable and non-refundable per the plans page.
- Third-party reviews are few, dated (2019-2022) and skew negative on support; the 2020 Yom Kippur outage is documented.
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