Elvanto
Church management software
Volunteer management software
Church software
Nonprofit software
- Features
- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
- Affordability
- Market presence
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- Arts, entertainment, and recreation
What is Elvanto
Elvanto is a cloud-based church management system used to manage people records, groups, events, communications, and volunteer/service scheduling. It targets churches that need a centralized database for member engagement and operational administration. The product combines member management with rostering and basic giving and reporting features, and it is commonly deployed by church staff and ministry leaders across multiple teams.
Integrated people and groups database
Elvanto provides a unified member directory with households, custom fields, tags, and group structures to support ministry segmentation. It supports tracking attendance and participation across groups and events. This reduces the need to maintain separate spreadsheets or disconnected tools for member and small-group administration.
Volunteer rostering and scheduling
Elvanto includes service planning and volunteer scheduling with role assignments and availability management. It supports recurring schedules and team-based rostering workflows used by worship, production, and hospitality teams. This helps churches coordinate volunteers without relying on general-purpose scheduling tools.
Church-focused communications workflows
Elvanto supports communication to individuals, groups, and teams from within the church database context. It is designed around common church use cases such as event reminders, volunteer notifications, and group messaging. Keeping communications tied to member records can improve follow-up consistency and reduce manual list management.
Limited nonprofit breadth
Elvanto is designed primarily for churches rather than broad nonprofit program management. Organizations that need constituent relationship management across multiple programs, grants, or case management may find gaps. In those cases, additional nonprofit-specific systems or integrations may be required.
Feature depth varies by module
While Elvanto covers core church administration, some churches may require more advanced capabilities in areas like giving management, accounting workflows, or highly configurable reporting. Teams with complex requirements may need add-ons or external systems. This can increase operational complexity compared with platforms that go deeper in a single specialty area.
Integration ecosystem not universal
Elvanto offers integrations, but compatibility depends on the specific tools a church already uses (e.g., finance, online giving, website/app, or messaging providers). Churches with established stacks may need custom workarounds if a direct connector is not available. Integration limitations can affect data consistency across systems.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| 50 Plan | US$15.20 per month (billed annually) / US$19 per month (billed monthly) | Up to 50 active adults; all features included (no add-ons); US$149 one-time setup cost; no charge for children/contacts. |
| 100 Plan | US$31.20 per month (billed annually) / US$39 per month (billed monthly) | Up to 100 active adults; all features included; US$149 one-time setup cost; no charge for children/contacts. |
| 200 Plan (example for larger tiers) | US$62.40 per month (billed annually) / US$78 per month (billed monthly) | Up to 200 active adults; US$149 one-time setup cost. Larger tiers (300, 400, 500, 1000, up to Unlimited) are selectable on the pricing page but specific prices are not listed there — contact sales for exact pricing for those sizes. |
Notes: Elvanto charges by number of active adults stored in the account; 20% discount if you pay 12 months upfront; pricing page states "All-in-One" (no module add-ons) and "Free upgrades and free support forever."
Seller details
Tithe.ly, LLC
Seattle, WA, USA
2014
Private
https://tithe.ly/
https://x.com/tithely
https://www.linkedin.com/company/tithe-ly/
