Nave vs LPi (4LPi)
An ad-free alternative to LPi's ad-funded bulletins.
LPi makes your bulletin 'free' by selling local-business ads to your parishioners. Nave is ad-free and parish-owned — a multilingual platform that runs the whole parish, with a bulletin auto-assembled in three languages.
LPi (4LPi). A 50-year, ad-funded bulletin company (founded 1972; private-equity-owned since 2024) — print and digital bulletins monetized by selling local-business ads to parishioners — with bolt-on WeConnect websites (also sponsor-ad-subsidized: ~$49.95/mo + $999 setup, or 'free' with a local sponsor) and branding services. It sold its online-giving arm (WeShare/WeGather) to Ministry Brands in 2021. Strong at bulletins and ad sales; not a parish operating system.
| Capability | Nave | LPi (4LPi) |
|---|---|---|
| Ad-free — no ads shown to your parishioners | ✓ | ✗ ad-funded |
| Co-equal multilingual content | ✓ EN/ES/TL + more | ✗ English print |
| Full parishioner website & back office | ✓ all-in | ~ bulletin + add-on site |
| Weekly bulletin | ✓ auto-assembled, multilingual | ✓ print + ad sales |
| Always-accurate, computed liturgy | ✓ | ✗ |
| Sacramental records + certificates | ✓ | ✗ |
| Online giving | ~ offertory live | ✗ sold giving arm (2021) |
| Built for a volunteer-run office | ✓ roles + audit | ✗ |
✓ ships · ~ partial / gated / rolling out · ✗ not offered. Verified against vendor materials and third-party reviews.
Why parishes choose Nave over LPi (4LPi).
Your parish, not a billboard
LPi funds 'free' bulletins by selling local-business ads shown to your parishioners. Nave is ad-free and parish-owned — your digital home is never a place to sell advertising.
Multilingual, co-equal
LPi's bulletins and content are English-centric print. Nave ships English, Spanish, and Tagalog co-equal — site, bulletin, and notifications — and adds more.
A whole parish, not a bulletin
LPi is a bulletin company with a bolt-on website. Nave is the platform the parish runs on — website, giving, sacraments, records, and the financial back office — with the bulletin auto-assembled from your own data.
Records of record, built in
Sacramental registers, certificates, and safe-environment certification — the things a bulletin-and-ads company was never built to hold.
Switching is easy
Keep your printed bulletin if you love it — Nave's bulletin is digital and print-ready, and the rest of the platform (website, giving, records, finances) wraps around it, ad-free.
Questions, answered.
Is Nave an LPi (4LPi) alternative?
Yes — and broader. LPi is an ad-funded bulletin provider with a bolt-on website. Nave replaces the website and adds the whole back office — giving, sacraments, records, finances — ad-free and multilingual, with a bulletin auto-assembled in three languages. You can even keep LPi's printed bulletin alongside Nave.
Does Nave put ads in our bulletin or website?
No. LPi's business model is selling local-business ads to reach your parishioners. Nave is ad-free, subscription-based, and parish-owned — your bulletin and site carry no third-party advertising.
Does Nave do a weekly bulletin like LPi?
Yes — auto-assembled from your parish data (Mass times, events, intentions, the Sunday reflection), multilingual, and formatted for print and screen — with no ad sales required.
What about LPi's free or ad-subsidized pricing?
A bulletin is 'free' because advertisers pay to put their ads in front of your parishioners. Nave is one parish-sized rate with no ads — and it replaces far more than a bulletin: your website, giving, sacraments, records, and finances.
See the full field in our parish software comparison.
Sources
- 4LPi — bulletins are ad-funded ("free thanks to local ads")
- 4LPi — WeConnect website pricing
- Ministry Brands acquires LPi's WeShare/WeGather giving (2021)
- Sound Growth Partners acquires LPi (2024)
eCatholic, Pushpay, ParishStaq, ParishSOFT, Flocknote, LPi (4LPi), and myParish are trademarks of their respective owners, used here for identification and comparison only. Nave is independent and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any of them. Capabilities and pricing are drawn from public vendor materials and third-party reviews as of the dates cited and can change; verify current details with each vendor.
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