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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AI engines frequently point to Pushpay as the leader in Church giving software, citing it in 25% of relevant discussions and giving it 75% visibility. Other top brands include Tithe.ly and Givelify. Pushpay's prominence suggests that it is widely recognized in both functionality and user satisfaction within the category.
The rankings are influenced by the sources AI engines often reference, including theleadpastor.com and YouTube. These are aggregator sites and platforms where user reviews and expert opinions are shared. Such sources contribute to the perception of authority and reliability of certain brands in the church giving software domain.
For buyers evaluating church giving software, the list reflects what AI engines identify as reputable, based on recent reviews and expert endorsements. Consider brands like Pushpay, which benefit from third-party validation and strong recognition for specific features that are important to your church's needs in this software category.
At a glance
What we observed in this category
Pushpay leads the church giving software category with a visibility score of 75.0%, compared to the category average of 11.9%. That gap of more than 63 percentage points means AI Mode surfaces Pushpay in roughly 6 out of 8 prompts sampled, while most rivals appear in fewer than 2. Tithe.ly sits second at 62.5% visibility, so the top two brands together create a clear two-tier structure that leaves Givelify (37.5%) and everyone below them competing for marginal AI presence.
Subsplash Giving presents the sharpest divergence between visibility and citation in this dataset. Its visibility score is 0.0%, yet its citation rate is 62.5%, the highest of any brand audited. That pattern means AI Mode references Subsplash Giving as a source or supporting link without naming it in direct brand recommendations. Tithe.ly shows the reverse dynamic more cleanly, with 62.5% visibility and 50.0% citation, suggesting it earns both named mentions and source trust simultaneously.
Google AI Mode is the dominant engine across all 10 ranked brands, with every brand listing it as their top engine. Among cited third-party sources, theleadpastor.com and growahealthychurch.com appear alongside youtube.com and reddit.com, indicating that AI is anchoring on pastor-facing review content and community discussion rather than vendor websites alone. Subsplash.com and get.tithe.ly also appear in the top cited sources list, confirming that owned domains can earn citation credit even when the brand is not surfaced as a named recommendation.
Movers & shakers since last refresh
Biggest visibility risers
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Pushpay 62% → 75% · rank #2 → #1+12pp
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Planning Center Giving 0% → 12% · rank #7 → #6+12pp
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Realm 0% → 12% · rank #11 → #7+12pp
Biggest visibility fallers
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Subsplash Giving 12% → 0% · rank #5 → #5-12pp
The ranking
| # | Brand | Visibility | Citation | Top engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
pushpay.com
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75% | 25% | Google AI Mode |
Pushpay leads all brands at 75.0% visibility, more than 63 points above the 11.9% category average, though its 25.0% citation rate is notably lower than its visibility dominance suggests. |
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| 2 |
tithe.ly
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62% | 50% | Google AI Mode |
Tithe.ly achieves the most balanced profile in the top five, with 62.5% visibility and 50.0% citation, meaning AI Mode both names it and uses its domain as a reference source. |
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| 3 |
givelify.com
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38% | 25% | Google AI Mode |
Givelify sits at 37.5% visibility and 25.0% citation, matching Donorbox on visibility but outpacing it on citation rate by 12.5 percentage points, suggesting slightly stronger source credibility. |
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| 4 |
donorbox.org
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38% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
Donorbox shares Givelify's 37.5% visibility but its 12.5% citation rate is the lowest among the top four, indicating AI names it moderately but rarely uses its content as a cited source. |
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| 5 |
subsplash.com
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0% | 62% | Google AI Mode |
Subsplash Giving scores 0.0% visibility yet 62.5% citation, the highest citation rate in the entire dataset, showing AI trusts its content as a source while never recommending it by name. |
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| 6 |
planningcenter.com
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 7 |
onrealm.org
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 8 |
vancopayments.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 9 |
easytithe.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 10 |
onechurchsoftware.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 11 |
securegive.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 12 |
zeffy.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 13 |
churchcenter.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 14 |
breezechms.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 15 |
kindridgiving.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 16 |
faithlife.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 17 |
abundant.co
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 18 |
raisedonors.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 19 |
fellowshiponegiving.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 20 |
touchpointsoftware.com
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0% | 0% | 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. More on visibility →
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. More on citation rate →
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. How AI engines pick sources →
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. How AI search ranking works →
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Frequently asked about church giving software AI visibility
Who leads AI visibility in church giving software?
Pushpay leads with 75.0% visibility, followed by Tithe.ly at 62.5%. Both sit well above the category average of 11.9%.
Which brand has the highest citation rate in this category?
Subsplash Giving has the highest citation rate at 62.5%, despite having 0.0% visibility, meaning AI cites its content without naming it as a recommended product.
What sources does AI cite most for church giving software research?
The top cited sources include theleadpastor.com, youtube.com, growahealthychurch.com, and reddit.com, alongside owned domains subsplash.com and get.tithe.ly.
Which brands are rising fastest in AI visibility for this category?
Realm moved from rank 11 to rank 7 and gained 12.5 visibility points. Pushpay also gained 12.5 visibility points to reach 75.0% from 62.5%.
Is there a brand in this category with high visibility but low citation trust?
Pushpay has 75.0% visibility but only 25.0% citation, the largest gap between the two metrics among the top five brands.
Which engine dominates AI visibility across the church giving software category?
Google AI Mode is listed as the top engine for every one of the 10 ranked brands in this audit, with no other engine appearing in the data.