For churches leaving Breeze / Tithely

Breeze changed. Deacon is what it used to be.

When Breeze became Tithely, the price jumped to $119, a $599 setup fee appeared, and the tool you trained your volunteers on got harder to use. Deacon is the flat-price church tool the way Breeze used to be — with free migration, your giving history intact, and a website included.

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✓ Free migration — no $599 setup fee ✓ We never take a cut of your offering ✓ Flat $49/mo — never rises

What actually changed

You didn't choose to switch — the merger did it for you.

Thousands of small churches were moved from Breeze into Tithely. For a lot of them, the bill went up, the interface changed, and support got harder to reach — none of it their idea.

The price jumped ~50%

The old $79 flat plan became a $119 bundle — and it keeps rising as you grow.

A $599 setup fee appeared

Onboarding many churches expected to be included now carries a real charge.

They take a cut of every gift

Processing fees on top of the subscription mean a slice of the offering never reaches the church.

The honest comparison

Old Breeze (the flat plan everyone loved)$79/mo

Tithely all-access today$119/mo

Tithely setup fee$599 once

Deacon — everything included$49/mo

Deacon migrationFree

Flat. It never rises with your member count.

Side by side

How Deacon compares for a small church

The honest version — including where the others are genuinely fine. Deacon is built for the sub-200 church that just wants the basics done well at a fair, flat price.

	Deacon	Tithely (was Breeze)	Planning Center	ChurchTrac
Monthly price	$49 flat, all-in	$119 bundle	Free base → ~$239 stacked	$9+ by size
Everything included (no per-module upsell)	Yes	Bundled, but pricier	À la carte	Yes
Price rises as you grow	Never	Yes	Yes (add modules)	Yes (by size)
Done-for-you website included	Yes	Add-on	No	No
Free migration (with giving history)	Yes	Migration, but $599 setup	Self-serve	Yes
Takes a cut of your giving	No — at cost	Fees on every gift	Low fees	Low fees
Modern, volunteer-friendly UI	Yes	Post-merger friction	Powerful but complex	Dated
Contracts / lock-in	None — easy export	Cancel anytime	Cancel anytime	Cancel anytime

Prices and features as publicly listed in 2026; check each vendor for current terms. ChurchTrac remains a solid budget pick if a dated interface is fine and you need built-in fund accounting.

The promise the category forgot

We never take a cut of your offering.

Giving runs on your church's own payment account — the money goes straight from your donor to you and never touches us. We make our living on one honest subscription, not on your congregation's generosity.

$100 in → ~$100 to your church

✓ Deacon's cut of that gift: $0.00
✓ Your own Stripe account — we never hold your funds
✓ We help you apply for the reduced nonprofit rate (~2.2% + 30¢)
✓ Flawless CSV / QuickBooks export for your bookkeeper

Free white-glove migration

We move your church over. You don't lift a finger.

We bring your people and your historical giving — so if you switch mid-year, your year-end statements stay complete. No $599 setup fee, and no re-entering years of records. Switch by October and your giving year is clean.

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Straight answers

Switching from Breeze / Tithely

No. Our free migration brings your historical contributions with you, so your year-end statements still cover the whole year. That's exactly why churches can switch in the fall without a mess in January.

Correct — migration is free, no $599 setup charge. We do the move for you as part of onboarding. You also get a full 60-day trial to try everything in real life before you pay anything.

No. Giving runs on your church's own payment account, so donations go straight from donor to church and never touch us. You pay the processor's at-cost rate and nothing more — we'll even help you apply for the nonprofit rate.

No. The price is flat and doesn't rise with your member count, and if we ever change list prices for new churches, everyone already with us is grandfathered — permanently. No forced-migration price hikes, ever.

No. Deacon is built for a part-time administrator or volunteer, and the website is done-for-you — there's no builder to learn. We handle the migration and walk you through the basics on one short call.

The simple church tool, the way it used to be.

Book a short call and we'll show you your new website and walk through switching — free migration, no $599 fee, no pressure.

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Prefer email? Contact us at info@deaconchms.com