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 whose ParishStaq bundle pairs strong online giving and a member database with a native app — powerful, but enterprise-priced and oriented toward big organizations.
| 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.
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