Nave vs Pushpay / ParishStaq
Pushpay's strengths, at a parish-sized price.
ParishStaq bundles excellent giving and a member app — at enterprise pricing built for large organizations. Nave gives a parish the same all-in capability, multilingual and computed-accurate, at a rate sized for one parish.
Pushpay / ParishStaq. A large church-engagement company (taken private by PE in 2023) whose ParishStaq bundle pairs strong online giving with Church Community Builder — a Protestant-origin ChMS adapted for Catholic parishes — and a native 'My Church' app parishioners download. Powerful, but quote-only and enterprise-priced, built for larger organizations. (Its sweet spot is churches processing $1M+/yr.)
| Capability | Nave | Pushpay / ParishStaq |
|---|---|---|
| Co-equal multilingual content | ✓ EN/ES/TL + more | ✗ |
| Parish-sized pricing | ✓ one rate | ✗ $$$ enterprise bundle |
| Always-accurate, computed liturgy | ✓ | ✗ |
| Online giving | ~ offertory live | ✓ core strength |
| Sacramental records + certificates | ✓ | ✓ tracker |
| Member-facing app | ~ web / PWA | ✓ native app |
| Safe-environment lifecycle | ✓ | ✗ |
| Built for a volunteer-run office | ✓ roles + audit | ~ enterprise-oriented |
✓ ships · ~ partial / gated / rolling out · ✗ not offered. Verified against vendor materials and third-party reviews.
Why parishes choose Nave over Pushpay / ParishStaq.
Parish-sized, not enterprise
ParishStaq is built and priced for large organizations and bundled tiers. Nave is one parish-sized rate — never per-seat, never per-feature — so a 150-family parish isn't paying enterprise prices.
Multilingual, co-equal
Every page and notification co-equal in English, Spanish, and Tagalog — and more — where the big bundles offer none.
Accurate by design
Mass times read from your live schedule and a liturgical calendar computed from the date — accuracy a generic engagement suite doesn't build in.
Safe environment, built in
VIRTUS-style certification with renewal nudges and a serving gate — part of the platform, not a separate system.
Switching is easy
Switching from a bundled suite is part of onboarding — we bring over your content, members, and records, with no long enterprise implementation.
Questions, answered.
Is Nave a Pushpay or ParishStaq alternative?
Yes. Nave matches the core of what ParishStaq bundles — giving, member records, communications — and adds co-equal multilingual content, a computed liturgical calendar, and safe-environment certification, at a parish-sized price instead of an enterprise bundle.
Is Nave cheaper than Pushpay / ParishStaq?
For most parishes, yes. ParishStaq is priced and packaged for large organizations; Nave is one parish-sized rate with a 0% giving platform fee, so smaller and mid-size parishes aren't paying enterprise prices.
Does Nave have a member app?
Nave is a mobile-first web app (no separate native download required) that works on any phone, with an installable PWA experience — versus ParishStaq's native app.
Does Nave do giving and a member database like Pushpay?
Yes — online offertory with recurring gifts plus a people directory, census, and sacramental records of record. Full native giving checkout is rolling out; the offertory is live.
See the full field in our parish software comparison.
Sources
- Pushpay ParishStaq — Catholic bundle & My Church app
- Pushpay acquires Church Community Builder (2019)
- Pushpay taken private by Sixth Street + BGH Capital (2023)
- Pushpay pricing — quote-only (contact sales)
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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