2026 church website comparison
Church platforms like Tithe.ly Sites ($19 a month) and Ekklesia 360 (from $70 a month) bundle a website with online giving and sermon media. Heya, which we make, is the free option: a 3-page church template with service times, a plan-your-visit page, ministries and a giving link, published free at name.heya.bio.
Heya is ours, so read its row with that in mind. Every other number comes from each company's own pages, checked on October 26, 2026.
Monthly price, trial, giving and setup costs.
| Builder | Price | Free trial | Online giving | Setup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tithe.ly Sites | $19/mo | Yes, length not stated | Built in, Tithe.ly Giving $0/mo | Premium onboarding $599 |
| The Church Co | Not stated | 14 days | Not stated | Free simple setup on yearly plans, or $299 to $999 |
| Nucleus | Not stated | Start free | Givers see the card fee, bank gifts $0 | Not stated |
| Subsplash | Priced by church size | Not stated | Subsplash Giving, $0/mo | Not stated |
| Ekklesia 360 | From $70/mo | Not stated | Extra cost | $500 onboarding for e360 Themes |
| Heya | Free; Pro Lite $3/mo | N/A, free plan | Link your giving page | None |
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Prices are in US dollars. The Church Co, Nucleus and Subsplash calculate monthly prices in the browser or by church size, so we list only what their pages state.
Tithe.ly Sites is $19 a month and starts with a free trial. You get a drag-and-drop builder, church templates, hosting, unlimited storage, an events calendar, a Plan Your Visit feature, sermon streaming and archives, plus built-in giving. Tithe.ly Giving is $0 a month, and premium onboarding costs $599.
The Church Co gives you 14 days free, and you can build the site yourself. Yearly plans come with a free simple setup of up to 9 pages. Otherwise, you can pay a one-time setup fee of $299 for Essential, $799 for Tailored, or $999 for Custom.
You can start free on Nucleus, which ties your site to a hub of next steps, prayer requests, and weekly posts. For giving, givers see the 2.3% card processing cost by default, or they can give from a bank account with $0 in fees. Nucleus says it doesn't mark up card rates.
Subsplash One bundles a website with giving, streaming, church management, and an app for iOS, Android, Roku, and Apple TV. Pricing depends on church size. Subsplash Giving is $0 a month and has no contracts.
Ekklesia 360 runs $70 a month for Basic, $95 for Plus, and $190 for Advanced, with no contracts and 10% off if you pay yearly. Giving costs extra and the app is separate. Their e360 Themes also have a $500 onboarding fee.
Heya is ours. You get 3 free sites at name.heya.bio with 5 pages each and a small Made with Heya badge, or pay $3 a month for Pro Lite to get 20 pages and no badge. Heya's 3-page church template covers service times, visiting, ministries, giving, beliefs, and staff, and you can download a ZIP of the code on Pro Plus at $15 a month.
A church website needs the service times and the address right in the first screen. From there, you want a plan-your-visit page that covers parking, kids, and what to expect, along with pages or sections for your ministries and groups, your staff, and what you believe. You also need a Give button, plus a place for sermons or a livestream link.
Heya's church template puts all of these across 3 pages. You can embed YouTube or Vimeo videos for your sermons, and drop in a Google Maps embed so people can get directions.
Most church platforms charge you monthly for the website and bundle it with giving, apps, and media. But if your church already uses a giving tool like Tithe.ly Giving or Subsplash Giving, which both cost $0 a month, you don't need to pay for a whole new bundle. You can keep the tool you have and link out to its giving page from a free website.
Heya's free plan gives you 3 sites with up to 5 pages each, so you can build the site and point your Give button to your existing setup. If you want to remove the badge and get up to 20 pages per site, Heya's Pro Lite plan is $3 a month.
We checked each builder on October 26, 2026 from a US connection, using their pricing and product pages. Where a price only appears after a calculator or a sales call, we wrote what the page states. The facts come from Tithe.ly Sites, thechurchco.com/pricing, nucleus.church/pricing, subsplash.com/pricing, Ekklesia 360 pricing.
Plans change often. If a number here is out of date, email hello@heya.page and we'll fix it.
Heya's church template and general builders like Google Sites are free. Builders made just for churches are rarely free, since Tithe.ly Sites is $19 a month and The Church Co only gives you a 14-day free trial. With a free site, you just link out to your existing giving page.
On this page, prices run from free on Heya, or $3 a month for Heya's Pro Lite plan, to $190 a month for Ekklesia 360 Advanced. Tithe.ly Sites is $19 a month, while Ekklesia 360 runs $70, $95, or $190 a month with 10% off if you pay yearly. The Church Co also charges a one-time setup fee of $299, $799, or $999 unless you pick a yearly plan with their free simple setup.
Yes, you do it by linking out to a giving page. Heya doesn't have a built-in checkout, so you put a Give button on your site that opens your church's giving tool. Both Tithe.ly Giving and Subsplash Giving cost $0 a month and work this way.
Yes, both are easy to add. On Heya, you can embed YouTube or Vimeo videos on any page, and the embed waits to load until a visitor clicks on it. If you want built-in sermon streaming and archives, Tithe.ly Sites and Subsplash both include them.
Build without an account, then sign in with Google to publish on name.heya.bio. 3 sites, up to 5 pages each, no credit card.