the honest comparison
SignUpChurch vs. SignUp.com
SignUp.com is a solid general-purpose scheduling tool — schools, scout troops, and team parents everywhere run on it. SignUpChurch does one thing instead: sign-ups built for churches, with no ads and a direct line into your church software.
| Feature | SignUpChurch | SignUp.com |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Churches — and only churches | Everyone: schools, scouts, teams, nonprofits |
| Third-party ads on your sign-up pages | Never, on any plan — including Free | Shown on the free plan; removing them takes a paid upgrade |
| Sync volunteers to your ChMS (Planning Center, MinistryPlatform, CCB — more coming soon) | Automatic on Pro — new sign-ups matched or created in your people database | Not available |
| Volunteers need an account to sign up | No | No |
| Email confirmations + reminders | Confirmations on every plan with add-to-calendar links and .ics files; reminders 1, 2, or 7 days ahead on Basic & Pro | Included; text (SMS) reminders on premium plans |
| Waitlist when a spot is full | Every plan — next in line gets a 24-hour offer when a spot opens | Premium plans only |
| Sign-ups open and close on a schedule; lock a sheet | Every plan — open at, close at, and a one-click lock, in your church's time zone | Locks and scheduled open/close; day locks start on their Basic plan |
| Volunteers swap spots with each other | Every plan — a volunteer asks, the people on those spots get one email, first to say yes trades | Included |
| Email the people on a sheet (updates, thank-yous, cancellations) | Basic & Pro — one message to a sheet's own sign-ups | Included (Messages tab) |
| Volunteer hours and appreciation certificates | Every plan — hours summed from timed slots, milestones, print-ready certificates | Hours tracking on Premium Max |
| Check-in sheet and a roster for the team leader | Read-only roster link on every plan; printable check-in sheet on Basic & Pro | Check-in sheet report; live check-in tools on premium plans |
| Multiple admins on one account | You + a backup admin on every plan; unlimited on Pro | Free plan is one organizer; more on premium |
| Embed sheets on your church website | Ad-free iframe & popup embeds on every plan | Varies by plan |
| Pricing | Free · $12/mo · $24/mo — flat, no add-ons | Free (with ads) · premium upgrades $120–$600/yr, ad-free as an add-on |
SignUp.com plan details and pricing from signup.com and its help center as of September 2026. Names and marks belong to their respective owners.
making the jump?
Why churches switch
No ads next to your ministry
Free SignUp.com pages show ads — on the sheet your church emails out — and removing them is a paid upgrade. SignUpChurch pages never show ads, on any plan.
No more copy-paste Monday
With SignUp.com, every volunteer list gets re-typed into your ChMS by hand. SignUpChurch Pro syncs sign-ups into Planning Center, MinistryPlatform, or Church Community Builder automatically — Breeze, Tithe.ly, and Realm are coming soon.
One flat price, no add-ons
SignUpChurch is $12/mo flat for unlimited sheets, reminders, and exports — no annual upgrade tiers, and nothing as basic as removing ads sold separately.
real talk —
When SignUp.com is the better pick
We’d rather you pick the right tool than pick us. Stick with SignUp.com if you’re organizing outside the church — a classroom, a scout troop, a snack schedule — or if text-message reminders matter to you: SignUp.com’s premium plans send SMS reminders, and SignUpChurch reminds by email only. We’re building the best sign-up tool for one group: your church.
Questions churches ask
Is SignUpChurch a good SignUp.com alternative for churches?
Yes, if you're organizing church volunteers: SignUpChurch never shows ads on any plan and syncs sign-ups into your ChMS (Planning Center, MinistryPlatform, or Church Community Builder) automatically. SignUp.com is the better pick outside the church, or when text-message reminders matter — SignUpChurch reminds by email only.
Does SignUp.com sync with Planning Center or other church software?
No — SignUp.com has no ChMS integrations, so volunteer lists get re-typed by hand. SignUpChurch Pro syncs every sign-up into Planning Center, MinistryPlatform, or Church Community Builder automatically, with Breeze, Tithe.ly, and Realm coming soon.
Does SignUpChurch show ads like free SignUp.com pages do?
No. SignUpChurch pages never show third-party ads, on any plan — including the free one. Free SignUp.com pages show ads, and removing them takes a paid upgrade.
Does SignUpChurch have a waitlist, swaps, and sign-up deadlines like SignUp.com?
Yes, and on every plan: a waitlist that offers an opened spot to the next person for 24 hours, swap requests between volunteers, open and close times with a manual lock, and volunteer hours with appreciation certificates. On SignUp.com the waitlist is a premium feature and hours tracking is Premium Max. Emailing everyone on a sheet is Basic & Pro on SignUpChurch and included on SignUp.com.
How much does SignUpChurch cost compared to SignUp.com?
SignUpChurch is free to start, then a flat $12/mo (Basic) or $24/mo (Pro, which adds ChMS sync) with no add-ons. SignUp.com runs from free with ads to premium upgrades of $120–$600/yr, with ad removal sold as an add-on, per its pricing as of September 2026.
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