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ACS

Overview

Send mass texts and emails to your church, have two-way conversations, follow up with workflows, and create text-to-join keywords, QR codes, a custom landing page, and more.

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
  • 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

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

35

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

4.8

708

5

4

3

2

1

588

110

10

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
88%
would recommend this app

3.9

126

5

4

3

2

1

49

37

28

7

5

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
46%
would recommend this app

Pros

“It has allowed us to simplify our systems and unify them into a single communication platform for both E-Mail, Text, and Tap Tags.”
TD

Tyler D.

Creative Director

“I wish I had the option to hold an automated workflow until someone filled out a PCO form, or entered a certain step in a PCO workflow, and then continue them on from there.”
TD

Tyler D.

Creative Director

“Things we like most about Clearstream is the customer service, user friendly platform, & seeing where each subscriber belongs to in a workflow, list, or tag.”
AB

Abril B.

Assimilation Department Director

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!”
KV

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.”
Verified reviewer profile picture

Andrew R.

Director of Family Ministries

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

Cole S.

CEO

Cons

“The biggest is not being able to edit their digital connect card, and also not being able to edit sign-up forms to make them match brand customization.”
TD

Tyler D.

Creative Director

“By only allowing subaccounts to exist with unique phone numbers, we are concerned about overwhelming our congregation with options. But by having all of our staff/leaders use our main account for their communications, we're concerned about muddying what should be a very simple communication system.”
RD

Reagan D.

Communications Coordinator

“I also don't love that the emojis add a disproportionate amount of credits.”
AH

Audrey H.

Administrative Assistant

Cons

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

Kathy V.

Administrative Assistant

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

Kathy V.

Administrative Assistant

“The ACS software often bugs or slows down when donor files increase.”
CB

Cheikh B.

Indépendant

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review6 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review3 years ago

Key features

  • Total features63
  • 2-Way Messaging
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Application Management
  • Asset Tracking
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Automated Responses
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Automatic Replies
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Built-in Accounting
  • Bulk SMS
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Planning
  • Campaign Scheduling
  • Child Check-in
  • Committee Management
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Consent Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Cross-system Integration
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Donation Management
  • Drip Campaigns
  • Dues Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Event Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • Event Triggered Actions
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • For Religious Organizations
  • Fund Accounting
  • General Ledger
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Keyword Tracking
  • Landing Pages/Web Forms
  • Link Shortening
  • MMS
  • Mass Texting
  • Member Communication
  • Member Database
  • Member Directory
  • Member Portal
  • Member Types
  • Membership Management
  • Membership Renewals
  • Message Personalization
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Keywords
  • Multi-Campaign
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Online Calendar
  • Online Giving
  • Open Rate Tracking
  • Payment Processing
  • Payroll Management
  • Pledge Management
  • Polls/Voting
  • QR Codes
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reputation Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SMS Messaging
  • Scheduled Messaging
  • Shortcodes
  • Small Group Management
  • Social Media Integration
  • Survey/Poll Management
  • Text Scheduler
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Visitor Tracking
  • Volunteer Management
  • Website Management
  • Total features43
  • 2-Way Messaging
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Accounts Payable
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Application Management
  • Asset Tracking
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Automated Responses
  • Automated Scheduling
  • Automatic Replies
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Budgeting/Forecasting
  • Built-in Accounting
  • Bulk SMS
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Planning
  • Campaign Scheduling
  • Child Check-in
  • Committee Management
  • Communication Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Consent Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Cross-system Integration
  • Customer Segmentation
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Donation Management
  • Drip Campaigns
  • Dues Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Event Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • Event Triggered Actions
  • Financial Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • For Religious Organizations
  • Fund Accounting
  • General Ledger
  • Interaction Tracking
  • Keyword Tracking
  • Landing Pages/Web Forms
  • Link Shortening
  • MMS
  • Mass Texting
  • Member Communication
  • Member Database
  • Member Directory
  • Member Portal
  • Member Types
  • Membership Management
  • Membership Renewals
  • Message Personalization
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Keywords
  • Multi-Campaign
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Online Calendar
  • Online Giving
  • Open Rate Tracking
  • Payment Processing
  • Payroll Management
  • Pledge Management
  • Polls/Voting
  • QR Codes
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Registration Management
  • Reminders
  • Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reputation Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • SMS Messaging
  • Scheduled Messaging
  • Shortcodes
  • Small Group Management
  • Social Media Integration
  • Survey/Poll Management
  • Text Scheduler
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Visitor Tracking
  • Volunteer Management
  • Website Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations7
  • Meta for Business
  • Planning Center
  • Pushpay
  • Rock RMS
  • Slack
  • Twitter/X
  • Zapier
  • Total integrationsN/A
  • Meta for Business
  • Planning Center
  • Pushpay
  • Rock RMS
  • Slack
  • Twitter/X
  • Zapier