Elvanto alternative for South African churches
Elvanto, an Australian platform that is part of Tithe.ly, is known for worship planning and volunteer scheduling. Here is how it compares with GraceHub for a South African church, using what each publishes about itself.
Why churches choose GraceHub
- Billed monthly in Rand
- Online giving in Rand through Paystack
- Main database in Johannesburg
- Section 18A certificates and IT3(d) export
- Kids check-in with authorised and barred collectors
What Elvanto offers
Elvanto is made by Elvanto Pty Ltd in Australia and has been part of Tithe.ly since the two joined forces in 2018. Tithe.ly describes it as its church management product for larger churches.
Its website lists a people database with custom fields, families and follow-up flows, groups with attendance, volunteer scheduling and worship planning with SongSelect, children's check-in with security codes, labels and SMS alerts to parents, events with registrations and ticket types, giving with pledges, statements and tax receipts, and a member portal.
For South African visitors, Elvanto shows prices in US dollars per active adult: US$19 a month for up to 50 adults and US$39 for up to 100, billed monthly, with 20% off yearly billing and a US$149 setup fee that includes migration help.
GraceHub and Elvanto compared
What each product offers, from Elvanto's own website and GraceHub's. Checked 2 October 2026.
| Area | Elvanto | GraceHub |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | In US dollars for South Africa, from US$19 a month for 50 active adults, plus a US$149 setup fee. | Billed monthly in Rand, with no contract: cancel any time. Plans are sized to your church; talk to us for a quote. |
| Online giving | Through integrations such as Tithe.ly, Stripe and PayPal. Tithe.ly's own giving doesn't list South Africa as a supported country. | Members give in Rand through your church's own Paystack account, or Stripe or PayPal, so money settles straight into your account. |
| Where data is stored | Servers in Australia, the United States and Europe. | GraceHub's main database runs in Google Cloud's Johannesburg region (africa-south1). |
| POPIA | A 2023 help article says Tithe.ly's compliance efforts extend to POPIA. | POPIA settings in every workspace: your Information Officer, your privacy notice and versioned consent at sign-up, with role-based access and an audit log. |
| South African tax | Giving statements and tax receipts. | SARS Section 18A certificates that donors download themselves, and an IT3(d) export for your SARS return. |
| Children's check-in | Security codes, label printing, a parent self check-in kiosk and SMS alerts to parents. | Rotating QR codes at the door, printed name tags with allergy and consent marks, authorised and barred collectors, and lockdown and missing-child alerts. |
| Worship planning | Service planning with SongSelect, auto-scheduling and live run sheets. | Worship setlists, rehearsals and team scheduling. |
| Member app | Its iOS and Android app currently covers worship planning and the member directory. | A member app for iOS and Android is in development. Today members use GraceHub in the browser on any phone. |
Where Elvanto is strong
Elvanto may be the better fit for some churches. These are the strengths it highlights.
- Strong worship planning and volunteer scheduling, including SongSelect
- All features included, with no add-on modules
- You pay only for active adults; children and archived people are free
- Children's check-in with security codes, labels and SMS alerts to parents
- Free help moving your data in
- An interface in seven languages
Moving from Elvanto to GraceHub
- Export: Elvanto lets you export people to CSV and reports to several formats.
- Import: Upload the files to GraceHub, map the columns, and review the preview and duplicate checks before anything is created.
- Set up roles: Give each ministry the access its work needs, and rename terms to match your church.
- Go live: Move one ministry at a time, or everything at once with our team alongside you.
Elvanto or GraceHub: common questions
Can South African churches use Elvanto for online giving?
Elvanto connects to giving providers such as Tithe.ly, Stripe and PayPal. Tithe.ly's own giving doesn't list South Africa as a supported country, so check which option works for a South African church. GraceHub's giving runs in Rand through your church's own Paystack account, or Stripe or PayPal.
Does Elvanto offer Rand pricing?
Elvanto publishes regional prices for several countries. South African visitors see its prices in US dollars. GraceHub bills monthly in Rand.
How do we move from Elvanto to GraceHub?
Export your people from Elvanto as CSV, import them into GraceHub with column mapping and duplicate checks, and our team will help you plan the move.
Keep comparing
- Online giving: Rand giving into your own account, with Section 18A certificates.
- Volunteer scheduling: Rosters, availability and clearances.
- All comparisons: See how GraceHub compares with other church software.
Try GraceHub before you decide.
Start a workspace, import a sample of your Elvanto data, and see how your team finds it. We'll help you plan the move.
Start your church's workspace or talk to our team.
Information about other products is from their own websites, checked 2 October 2026: Pricing, Features, Integrations, Information security guide, Tithe.ly giving countries.
Elvanto is a trademark of its owner. GraceHub is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Elvanto. This comparison is based on publicly available information and may not reflect changes made after the date above.