EasyTithe vs Tap.Giving: 2026 Pricing Compared

The Short Answer (Read This First)

As of September 2026, EasyTithe charges a monthly plan plus a per-gift fee, and it no longer offers a free plan. Plans run $19 per month (Small Church), $49 per month (Small to Mid-Size), and $75 per month (easyTithe Pro), with a $10 monthly minimum. Card and debit gifts cost 3.00% + $0.42 on the $19 plan, 2.6% + $0.42 on the $49 plan, and 2.75% + $0.42 on Pro; ACH gifts are 1.00% + $0.42 on every plan. Tap.Giving plates are a one-time $5.00 (100-199), $4.00 (200-399), or $3.50 (400+) each, with free shipping and no monthly or transaction fee from us. The two are not competitors: EasyTithe processes the money, and the plates open your EasyTithe page with a tap.

EasyTithe and Tap.Giving are not the same kind of product. EasyTithe is a giving platform owned by Ministry Brands, the same parent that owns Tithely and SecureGive. It processes donations, manages recurring gifts, and deposits money in your bank. Tap.Giving sells NFC tap plates: round 4-inch plates with a chip inside that opens a phone to your giving page. We are hardware, not a payment processor.

Over five years, a 200-seat church running EasyTithe's entry plan plus Tap.Giving plates spends $800 once for plates on top of EasyTithe's monthly plan and per-gift fees. The plates add tap to give, tap to donate, and contactless giving in service without adding a monthly bill of their own. The real comparison is not "which do I buy?" but "which giving platform do I run the plates through, and what does each charge me?"

EasyTithe Pricing in 2026

EasyTithe publishes its pricing in tiers, and the structure changed under Ministry Brands. As of September 2026 there is no free plan: every church pays a monthly plan plus a per-gift fee, with a $10 monthly minimum if processing fees fall below it. The cheaper the monthly plan, the higher the card rate, so the tier that fits depends on how much you process.

Source: EasyTithe public pricing page, verified September 2026 (a $10 monthly minimum applies). Rates shift, so confirm current numbers before purchase. If you want a head-to-head versus another Ministry Brands product, see our SecureGive pricing explainer and our Tithely vs Tap.Giving breakdown.

A church on the $19 plan doing $150,000 a year in digital giving pays roughly $228 a year in subscription before a single card fee is counted. None of that disappears when you add NFC tap plates: the plates simply open the same EasyTithe page, and EasyTithe charges the same monthly plan and per-gift fee whether the giver arrived by tap, scan, or typed URL. The plates change how someone gives, not what EasyTithe charges to process it.

Tap.Giving Pricing in 2026

Our pricing has one shape: a per-plate price, one time, with free shipping. There is no monthly fee, no setup fee, and no transaction fee from us. Quantity drives the rate.

The first-order discount is 10% for 7 days from the quote. The plates ship with adhesive backing, pre-drilled screw holes, and a QR code printed on the front for any phone that cannot read NFC. Full pricing detail is on our pricing page.

5-Year Total Cost: A 200-Seat Church

Here is the dollar math for a 200-seat church running 200 plates and around $150,000 a year in digital giving, with a 75/25 split between card and ACH gifts. Fees use EasyTithe's $19-per-month Small Church plan (3.00% + $0.42 card, 1.00% + $0.42 ACH), verified September 2026 and applied conservatively (the $0.42 per-gift flat fee is left out, so the real EasyTithe total is a little higher).

The plates add about $800 to a five-year window, or roughly $160 a year, in exchange for moving in-service giving from cash and check to mobile gifts. Tap to give is fewer steps than a QR code. If even a small share of seated givers shifts from cash to a mobile gift, $800 of hardware pays for itself well inside year one.

Notice the row that used to read $0. EasyTithe's monthly plan is now a real, recurring line, about $1,140 over five years on the cheapest tier, and it renews whether or not you ever add hardware. The Tap.Giving plates are the opposite shape: $800 once, then nothing. Adding plates does not raise EasyTithe's bill, and Tap.Giving never sends you one after the order.

Feature Comparison

Because EasyTithe and Tap.Giving are different layers of the stack, this is more "what each one does" than "winner take all." Mark the row that matters most to your church.

For a side-by-side against more giving platforms, see our 2026 guide to the best online giving platforms for churches or our tap-to-give platform comparison.

Why Most Churches Use Both Together

A pastor walks in on Monday and asks two questions: "Where did Sunday's gifts come from?" and "How do we make giving easier on Sunday?" EasyTithe answers the first. Tap.Giving answers the second. EasyTithe owns donor records, recurring schedules, contribution statements, and bank deposits. The plates own the in-service moment: an 8-second tap, no app, no scan, no URL to type.

This is the same pattern we recommend with Tithely, Pushpay, Subsplash, Donorbox, Givelify, Anedot, Planning Center Giving, and Nucleus Giving. The plates do not care which giving platform sits on the other side of the URL.

When to Pick EasyTithe Anyway

Honest carve-out: situations where EasyTithe is the clear choice on the back end.

• You already use other Ministry Brands tools and want consolidated billing.
• You want a low monthly entry point ($19 on the Small Church plan) and full donation processing under one roof, and the monthly plan plus per-gift fee is worth it for the back-end features.
• You want a giving platform built around tithing and tax-deductible contributions, not general fundraising.
• You need text to give, kiosk mode, and a member portal under one roof.

Even then, plates still make sense the moment the offering window opens. Hardware that costs $800 once and never asks for a renewal is a low-stakes addition to any back end.

FAQ: EasyTithe and Tap.Giving Questions