the honest comparison
SignUpChurch vs. SignUpGenius
SignUpGenius is a fine general-purpose sign-up tool — millions of PTAs, teams, and offices use it. SignUpChurch does one thing instead: sign-ups built for churches, with no ads and a direct line into your church software.
| Feature | SignUpChurch | SignUpGenius |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Churches — and only churches | Everyone: PTAs, sports teams, offices, potlucks |
| Third-party ads on your sign-up pages | Never, on any plan — including Free | Shown on the free plan; paid plans remove them |
| Sync volunteers to your ChMS (Planning Center, MinistryPlatform — Breeze, Tithe.ly, CCB & Realm 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 | Included, with add-to-calendar links and .ics files | Included |
| Embed sheets on your church website | Ad-free iframe & popup embeds on every plan | Available; free-plan embeds carry ads |
| QR codes for bulletins, slides & posters | Downloadable PNG & SVG for every sheet | Varies by plan |
| Collect payments with sign-ups | Not offered — we stick to volunteer scheduling | Supported |
| Pricing | Free · $12/mo · $24/mo | Free (with ads) · $11.99 – $59.99/mo |
SignUpGenius plan details and pricing from signupgenius.com 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 SignUpGenius pages show third-party ads — on the sheet your church emails out and embeds on its website. SignUpChurch pages never show ads, on any plan.
No more copy-paste Monday
With SignUpGenius, every volunteer list gets re-typed into your ChMS by hand. SignUpChurch Pro syncs sign-ups into Planning Center or MinistryPlatform automatically — Breeze, Tithe.ly, CCB, and Realm are coming soon.
Priced for a ministry budget
One flat $12/mo covers unlimited sheets, reminders, and exports — less than SignUpGenius charges just to remove ads, and simple enough to explain to the finance team.
real talk —
When SignUpGenius is the better pick
We’d rather you pick the right tool than pick us. Stick with SignUpGenius if you’re organizing outside the church — a classroom party, a travel-ball snack schedule — or if you need to collect payments as part of a sign-up. SignUpChurch doesn’t process payments, and we don’t plan to compete on features built for every group under the sun. We’re building the best sign-up tool for one group: your church.
Try it with your next serve day
Your first sheet is free — no credit card, no ads, live before the benediction. Paid plans start at $12/mo.
Create your first sheet — free