ChMeetings Alternative
Member management plus a full church app, online giving with no platform fees, sermons, groups, events, and communications — with AI built in. Free forever for churches under 100 members.
Short answer: SoapBox is a free, all-in-one ChMeetings alternative that goes beyond low-cost church management. Where ChMeetings is a lighter ChMS tiered by member count, SoapBox adds a full member-facing church app, online giving with no platform fees, and built-in AI for discipleship and sermon content — all in one app. It's free forever for churches under 100 members, with paid plans at $50/mo (up to 250 members) and $100/mo (up to 500).
Comparison updated July 2026.
Pricing
ChMeetings is a low-cost ChMS priced in tiers by number of members. SoapBox is one flat, mostly-free plan that includes a church app, giving, and AI.
| SoapBox | ChMeetings | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free forever (under 100 members) | Low-cost tiers; free for very small use |
| Pricing model | One all-in-one plan | Tiered by number of members |
| Cost as you grow | $50/mo (250) · $100/mo (500) | Rises with member-count tier |
| Online giving fees | No platform fee (Stripe processing only) | Giving is lighter; processing fees apply |
| Member church app | Included (iOS, Android, web) | Limited member app |
| Built-in AI | Included (discipleship, sermon clips) | Not offered natively |
| Regional discounts | Up to 80% off in many countries | Standard pricing |
ChMeetings' pricing structure is summarized here as of July 2026 and may change — confirm current pricing on their site. SoapBox giving incurs only standard Stripe processing fees; SoapBox takes no cut of donations.
Features
ChMeetings covers core church management well. SoapBox brings the same management plus a church app, giving, and AI into one dashboard — and stays free for small churches.
| Feature | SoapBox | ChMeetings |
|---|---|---|
| Member CRM & directory | ✓ Included | ✓ (core ChMS) |
| Groups & events | ✓ Included | ✓ Included |
| Online giving & tithing | ✓ No platform fee | Lighter giving support |
| Church app for members | ✓ iOS, Android & web | Limited member app |
| Sermon library & sharing | ✓ Included | — |
| Communications (push, messaging) | ✓ Included | ✓ (SMS/email) |
| Built-in Discipleship AI | ✓ Grounded in your teaching | — |
| AI Sermon Clip Generator | ✓ Shepherd plan+ | — |
| Auto social sharing (Amplify) | ✓ Included | — |
| 140+ languages | ✓ Included | Limited |
| Free tier for small churches | ✓ Under 100 members, full features | Free for very small use |
Feature availability reflects SoapBox plans and publicly documented ChMeetings products as of July 2026.
The AI difference
SoapBox ships built-in AI: a Discipleship AI grounded in your own sermons and teaching, an AI Sermon Clip Generator that turns Sunday into a week of shareable clips, Pastor Voice Cloning, and Amplify for automatic social sharing in 140+ languages. Most low-cost church management tools, ChMeetings included, don't offer this natively. See AI for churches →
Switching is easy
Most churches switch in a single day. Here's the path.
Export your members and giving history from ChMeetings as CSV files. Everything you need comes out in a few clicks.
Upload your member and giving CSVs into SoapBox. Our team can help map fields so nothing gets lost in the move.
Link your Stripe account for online giving with no platform fees. Donations flow straight into your church's own account.
Send your congregation the SoapBox app link. Members get giving, groups, sermons, and community in one place — free.
ChMeetings alternative — FAQ
SoapBox is a free, all-in-one ChMeetings alternative that adds a full member-facing church app, online giving with no platform fees, and built-in AI. It combines member management, giving, groups, events, sermons, and communications in one app, and is free forever for churches under 100 members.
ChMeetings is a low-cost church management system tiered by number of members, lighter on giving, a member app, and AI. SoapBox is a true all-in-one platform that adds a church app, online giving with no platform fees, and built-in AI for discipleship and sermon content that ChMeetings does not offer natively — and it is free for churches under 100 members.
Yes. SoapBox includes online giving with zero platform fees powered by Stripe and paid directly into your church's own account, plus a member-facing church app for iOS, Android, and web. Only standard Stripe processing fees apply, and SoapBox never takes a cut of donations.
Yes. You can export your member and giving data from ChMeetings as CSV files and import them into SoapBox, then connect Stripe and set up communications in under a day. SoapBox support can help with the migration.
Set up your church on SoapBox in under 10 minutes. No contract, no credit card, no per-member surprises.