Michael H.
MH
Michael H.
Lead Pastor
Religious Institutions
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"great church resource"
4.5/5
What do you like best about ChurchStaq?

Church Community Builder keeps our records of people and giving in line. Great tool for churches. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ChurchStaq?

Lots of features that we do not use. Hard to get through some of them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Religious Institutions
AR
Verified User in Religious Institutions
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Our Pushpay Experience"
4/5
What do you like best about ChurchStaq?

It is very user friendly and intuitive. People can give in a matter of seconds without getting frustrated. Our church adopted it pretty quickly without many issues. It also helps our church stay technologically up to date. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ChurchStaq?

The cost. It is a pretty significant investment. There's a monthly fee in addition to the transaction fees. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
UN
Verified User in Non-Profit Organization Management
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Sometimes incredibly helpful, sometimes incredibly frustrating"
3.5/5
What do you like best about ChurchStaq?

The database system is great and has been very helpful for our organization. The ability to schedule rooms and the use of other company materials/property has also been really helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ChurchStaq?

The calendar function is archaic. The system tries to do so much that in the end it often fails to really excel at anything. If you want to delete a group, you must first remove everyone from it AND all past events. This can take forever and makes keeping the system slim and functioning at its best really hard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kevin F.
KF
Kevin F.
Pastor Emeritus
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Pushpay makes Giving Easy"
5/5
What do you like best about ChurchStaq?

The simplicity of the pushpay system. Once the app is installed and you have an account setup it is extremely easy to give to your church or non-profit. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ChurchStaq?

I don't have anything to that I would consider a negative. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JV
Jonathan V.
Associate Pastor
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Efficient"
4.5/5
What do you like best about ChurchStaq?

I like that Pushpay is a such an efficient way to give. Everything is made clear and simple with a strategy for how to create reoccurring givers. That was the key reason for our selection of them and why I recommend them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ChurchStaq?

One the weaknesses is that they over sell how much they are going to help you roll out your app. You really have to do a lot of the work on the design yourself. Additionally, it can be difficult to get your representative to anticipate your needs. Sometimes you have to spell out very clearly what you're looking for. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JB
Julie B.
Communications Director
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Simple for both users and admins"
4.5/5
What do you like best about ChurchStaq?

It's super simple for users to set up an account and make a payment. The site is mobile-friendly and we are able to customize how it looks so it has our logo and images. Easy to track transactions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ChurchStaq?

Some of the reporting features could be improved. For example there's a "notes" field you can use from administrative point of view, but you can't search or run reports based on what's in the notes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PM
Pastor M.
Senior Pastor
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"PushPay misrepresented and mislead us into their program"
0/5
What do you like best about ChurchStaq?

The ability for our people to give online. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ChurchStaq?

PushPay guaranteed that we would get a 5% increase in our giving during the first year that we used them or we would get our first year annual fee returned to us. We didn't reach the guaranteed 5% increase. They gave us NO coaching in the process. When we attempted to collect on their guarantee, it took us nearly a year and a half to get them to make a decision ... and then it was in the negative! No return of the money. They told us we hadn't done one of the steps they required. Really? It takes a year and a half (and a lot of wasted phone time and emails) to tell us we hadn't done one of their steps. It seems like that would be pretty obvious right up front. After all, since they immediately turned us down, why the heck didn't they know the reason we had been turned down? Companies don't turn down their guarantees without a reason. Yet it took PushPay a year and a half to give us a reason. If they saw we weren't implementing one of their requirements, why didn't they coach us to do it?

I would NEVER recommend this company to anyone. We are still using it -- only because it would be a waste of time and money to switch over to another company. However, if you are new to the online giving world, please look elsewhere. You will hunt for hours to track down a phone number or responsible person within their company to get any help from them. If our church did business the way PushPay does, no one would attend our church.

When we told them we would be writing a review that would reflect poorly about PushPay, they only tried to upscale us into a more costly area of PushPay. Really? We aren't even satisfied with what we currently have. Why would we want to go deeper with your company? Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Jordan Mason of Pushpay

We all have room for improvement and you have called us out on ours. I am sorry your experience with Pushpay hasn't been what you expected and I truly would like to hear more about what happened and what we can do to make things right. We value our customers and learning more about your experience will help us make changes to ensure others don’t have a similar experience. If you are willing to work with us to make this right, please email our Care team (care@pushpay.com) and I will personally follow up with you.

MO
Mark O.
Pastor
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great service, intuitive design, excellent customer service"
4/5
What do you like best about ChurchStaq?

The thing I like best about Pushpay is the ease of use for people who don't use checkbooks or carry cash to give to the church as part of their act of worship. I also really like the ability to create different options for giving, so if we have a special project in the church it's easy for people to participate in that through online giving. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ChurchStaq?

I guess the thing I struggle with the most is keeping the app up do date with current information. I love the tool, but need help keeping it current. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Religious Institutions
AR
Verified User in Religious Institutions
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"I like it!"
5/5
What do you like best about ChurchStaq?

Has great ease of use, not complicated, and allows the church to do most things that are needed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ChurchStaq?

Wish there was a way to capture attendance better and for our volunteers to check in (with name tags) much like the students do. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JS
Jonathan S.
Executive Pastor
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Pushpay has made giving easy for our church members!"
4/5
What do you like best about ChurchStaq?

Pushpay has made giving easy for our church members! We previously had to use multiple softwares, but now Pushpay provides one, easy solution! Also, data entry is really easy and volunteers have commented on how much they love the ease of Pushpay compared to Fellowship One. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ChurchStaq?

The backend reporting has limited capability. We used Fellowship One prior to Pushpay and the reports module was more customizable. Now, we're having to go back to using Google Spreadsheets for certain custom reporting that our team is used to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.