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StarChapter

ACS

Overview

StarChapter is an association management software serving local association volunteers in the United States and Canada.

ACS is a church management software designed to help churches of all sizes handle finances, members, services, background checks, contributions, accounting processes, payroll, purchase orders, and more on a centralized platform.

Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

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Platforms supported

Web-based
iPhone app
Android app
Windows Phone app

Typical customers

Freelancers
Small businesses
Mid size businesses
Large enterprises

Customer support

Phone
Online
Knowledge base
Video tutorials

view more detailsview details

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

119

/user

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

Starting from

279.95

Per month

Free trial available
Credit cardless trial
Free account
Subscription based

User reviews

4.2

656

300

223

101

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

58%

would recommend this app

3.9

126

Value for money

Ease of use

Features

Customer support

46%

would recommend this app

Pros

“Combines membership management, event registration, email marketing, website management, and payment processing in a single system.”

Emely A.

Chapter Administrator

“While the built-in website tools are convenient, organizations looking for highly customized designs may find them less flexible than dedicated web platforms.”

Emely A.

Chapter Administrator

“how it has a full suite of email marketing, website, event and member managment all in one.”

Dennis M.

IT Services Manager

Pros

“Also has various report options that go along with these registrations that are very helpful. Whenever we have a problem or question, customer support is very helpful and friendly!”

Kathy V.

Administrative Assistant

“The company itself is working to move customers to newer products (Realm in particular) and current ACS users should get themselves into the cloud ASAP.”

Andrew R.

Director of Family Ministries

“We really liked how easy it was for our members to find each other in the directories”

Cole S.

CEO

Cons

“It’s not always user‑friendly. While support tickets are answered, the instructions for updating page content can be difficult, and numerous backend steps are required.”

Kelly W.

Association Executive

“Some of the ways of finding and publishing pages is hard to figure out since we only use and update those pages annually.”

Ed C.

Administrator

“The layout is not very modern, and it shows when we are trying to present a polished front end to members and the public.”

Eshana H.

Administrator

Cons

“We use it every day in our office, but people using it from home often have problems. ”

Kathy V.

Administrative Assistant

“Some days we notice it's "sluggish" (may be an internet issue). ”

Kathy V.

Administrative Assistant

“There seemed to be a disconnect between how we were (poorly) implementing the software and struggling with teaching staff and the way in which the ACS team communicated to us and told us to get excited about functionality that never worked in our context because of difficulty of implementation.”