Church giving software: AI search visibility ranking (2026)
How AI search engines rank church giving software by visibility and citations. 20 brands measured monthly across Google AI Mode: which brands the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Donation and tithing platforms used by churches to process giving, manage campaigns, support online generosity, and reconcile contributions. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →
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At a glance
What we observed in this categoryauto-generated
Tithe.ly leads the church giving software category with a composite score of 58.8, edging ahead of Pushpay (47.5) despite identical visibility scores of 62.5%. The gap that matters is in citation: Tithe.ly earns a 50% citation rate while Pushpay sits at just 12.5%. Both brands sit nearly six times above the category average visibility of 10.6%, meaning the top two have effectively captured the AI conversation while the remaining 18 brands fight for scraps.
Givelify illustrates a stark divergence between being named and being trusted as a source. It matches Donorbox on visibility at 37.5%, yet holds a 0% citation rate compared to Donorbox's 12.5%. One Church Software presents the inverse problem: 0% visibility but 12.5% citation, meaning AI is referencing its content without surfacing its brand directly. These two patterns show that appearing in AI responses and being cited as an authoritative source are not the same outcome.
Google AI Mode is the dominant engine across all ranked brands, with every brand recording it as their top engine. The cited sources in the category lean heavily on third-party pastoral and review content, with theleadpastor.com and youtube.com appearing alongside brand-owned properties like get.tithe.ly and donorbox.org. Reddit.com also features as a cited source, suggesting AI is anchoring on community discussion content when forming answers about church giving software.
Movers & shakers since last refresh
Biggest visibility risers
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Tithe.ly 0% → 62% · rank #0 → #1+62pp
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Pushpay 0% → 62% · rank #0 → #2+62pp
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Donorbox 0% → 38% · rank #0 → #3+38pp
The ranking
| # | Brand | Visibility | Citation | Top engine |
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| 1 |
tithe.ly
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62% | 50% | Google AI Mode |
Tithe.ly leads all brands with a 50% citation rate, ten times the category average of 5%, giving it a trust advantage that Pushpay's equal visibility score cannot match. |
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| 2 |
pushpay.com
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62% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
Pushpay matches Tithe.ly's 62.5% visibility but converts only 12.5% to citations, a gap that costs it composite points and the category lead. |
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| 3 |
donorbox.org
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38% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
Donorbox sits at 37.5% visibility, more than three times the 10.6% category average, and holds a 12.5% citation rate, the same as Pushpay despite lower visibility. |
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| 4 |
givelify.com
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38% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Givelify reaches 37.5% visibility, well above the category average, but records zero citations, suggesting AI mentions it without drawing on its content as a source. |
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| 5 |
subsplash.com
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Subsplash Giving scores 12.5% visibility and 0% citations, placing it just above the large cluster of brands at zero on both metrics. |
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| 6 |
onechurchsoftware.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 7 |
planningcenter.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 8 |
churchcenter.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 9 |
vancopayments.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 10 |
breezechms.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 11 |
onrealm.org
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 12 |
kindridgiving.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 13 |
easytithe.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 14 |
faithlife.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 15 |
abundant.co
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 16 |
raisedonors.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 17 |
fellowshiponegiving.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 18 |
touchpointsoftware.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 19 |
securegive.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 20 |
zeffy.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
Sources AI engines trust in this category
Across the 8 buyer-intent queries we ran on church giving software, these are the domains Google AI Mode cited most often. If you're not on this list — or if your competitors are — that's a concrete PR / linkbuilding target.
How to read this ranking
Four things worth knowing before you act on the numbers above. These are the same definitions across every industry page — for category-specific observations, see the What we observed section above (where available) and the per-brand insights inline in the ranking.
Visibility = being named
A brand's visibility % is the share of AI answers that mention it by name in the response prose. This is who AI engines actively recommend to the buyer.
Citation rate = being trusted
Citation rate is the share of AI answers that include the brand's domain as a clickable source link. This is what the AI treats as authoritative evidence — different from being named.
Top engine differs by brand
The "top engine" column shows which AI surface each brand performs best on. Big gaps between a brand's score across engines usually points to specific content or schema gaps.
Rankings move month to month
AI engines re-crawl and re-rank on shorter cycles than classical search. We re-audit every brand on this list at least every 30 days and refresh this page automatically.
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Frequently asked about church giving software AI visibility
Who leads AI visibility in church giving software?
Tithe.ly and Pushpay share the top visibility score of 62.5%, but Tithe.ly leads overall with a composite score of 58.8 versus Pushpay's 47.5, driven by a 50% citation rate compared to Pushpay's 12.5%.
What is the average AI visibility for brands in this category?
The category average visibility is 10.6% and average citation rate is 5.0%, meaning most of the 20 brands audited have very limited presence in AI-generated responses.
What sources does AI cite most for church giving software research?
The most frequently cited sources include theleadpastor.com, youtube.com, get.tithe.ly, givebutter.com, reddit.com, and donorbox.org, indicating AI draws on pastoral review sites, video content, and community forums alongside brand-owned pages.
How many brands have zero AI visibility in this category?
Six of the top ten ranked brands, including Planning Center Giving, Church Center, Vanco Faith, and Breeze ChMS, record 0% visibility and 0% citation in Google AI Mode.
Can a brand be cited without being visible in AI responses?
Yes. One Church Software records 0% visibility but a 12.5% citation rate, meaning Google AI Mode references its content as a source without surfacing its brand name in responses.
Which AI engine is most relevant for this category?
Google AI Mode is recorded as the top engine for every brand in the audit, making it the single most important platform for AI visibility strategy in church giving software.