Traditional church management software (ChMS) can cost the average church thousands of dollars.
Desktop or server based church management software is complex to install and configure, requires expensive computers to host and the responsibility for backups and security is left up to the church staff. Even after the initial expense for infrastructure to host the software is in place, the church management software itself requires a large initial investment and then lump sum payments each year for support, maintenance, upgrades and training. The hardware, software and specialized church staff to install and maintain it adds up to a several thousand dollar investment for most small to medium sized churches.
Enter cloud based church management software.
A computing revolution has taken the software industry by storm over the last few years called “cloud computing.” Cloud based software, also known as Software as a Service (SaaS), takes advantage of large web hosting companies’ economies of scale. Cloud computing enables small software companies to enjoy the same benefits and economics of large software companies. The ability to provide world-class hosting features such as geographically separated servers, large database backends and unlimited computing power for a fraction of the cost of owning the infrastructure enables agile companies to inexpensively offer incredible software as a service to a global market.
Large companies such as Microsoft, Amazon and Rackspace have already made a significant investment in server hardware, engineering employees and infrastructure. By leveraging their existing investment they are able to allow others to rent servers and hosting infrastructure for a fracture of the cost while receiving all of the security, features and benefits of their investment. Think of it like using electricity in your house. The electric company invests in the infrastructure, employees and support structures. You use the electricity that the electric company provides, paying for what you use and not worrying about all of the costs and complexities of supplying the energy.
For example, cloud based ChMS systems such as Church Office Online can save an average church thousands of dollars while providing a superior church management service thanks to cloud computing. Manual setup processes are gone, software support staff can be based anywhere and dedicated computer engineers to manage servers are no longer necessary. All of this translates into reduced overhead for nimble software companies and in turn significantly lower prices for churches.
Thanks to cloud computing, Church Office Online is able to offer a fully featured church management software service at incredibly low prices. Starting at just $14.75 per month for a subscription, and no setup fees, the total yearly cost for a church with 200 members is only $340.00. Compare that to similar services that require thousands of dollars in setup fees and hundreds of dollars per month in subscription fees and the savings add up quickly.
To learn more about cloud based ChMS, contact us and see the difference in features and pricing for yourself.
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Church Office Online