Switching from Planning Center
One plan, every feature — instead of paying PCO per product
Planning Center is great software priced for bigger budgets — each product adds to the bill, in US dollars. Shepherdly gives a small church the whole toolkit on one AUD plan, and your PCO data comes across with a simple CSV.
14-day free trial · AUD · every feature on every plan
How the move works
Export, import, preview, confirm. Nothing is written until you approve it.
Step 1
Export from PCO
Download People as CSV from Planning Center People; export Giving too if you want history.
Step 2
Import people
People → Import in Shepherdly. Columns are auto-mapped — names, contact details, households.
Step 3
Preview & confirm
Review exactly what will be created before it's written, then import.
Step 4
Import giving
Giving → Import for your contributions; donors link by email.
What comes across
People & households
Names, contact details, households, status — mapped automatically from your PCO export.
Giving history
Past contributions with dates, amounts and funds, matched to donors by email.
And a way back out
One-click CSV export of everything, free forever. Your data stays yours.
Questions churches ask
Why move from Planning Center?
Planning Center is excellent software, but it's priced per product — People, Giving, Services, Check-Ins and Groups each add to the bill, in US dollars. For a small church that wants the whole toolkit, that stacks up fast. Shepherdly is one AUD plan with every feature included, so you're not choosing which ministries can afford a module.
How do I get my data out of PCO?
Planning Center lets you export your People (and Giving) to CSV. Download those, then upload them on Shepherdly's People → Import and Giving → Import pages. Our importer maps the columns for you and shows a preview before anything is written.
Will I lose features by switching?
Compare honestly against our features page first. Shepherdly covers what most churches of 30–300 use every week — people, households, giving, services, groups, events, check-in, messaging, reports. If you rely on a deep PCO-specific workflow, check it's covered before you move.
Is giving really fee-free?
Donations run through your church's own Stripe account — Shepherdly takes no platform fee and never holds your money. The only cost is Stripe's standard card processing.
Can we trial it alongside PCO?
Yes — that's the smart way. Import your People CSV into a 14-day free trial (every feature included) and run them side by side before deciding.
The whole toolkit. One plan.
Start the trial, import your PCO CSV, and see your church in Shepherdly today.