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Grain Ledger vs Aplos: Modern Fund Accounting for Churches

Both tools serve churches, but Grain Ledger is built around native fund-based double-entry accounting, live giving integrations, Plaid bank reconciliation, and a modern workflow for treasurers and finance teams.

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Grain Ledger fund accounting compared to Aplos and other church accounting software

Challenges we hear from churches like yours

Grain Ledger is built to replace spreadsheet risk with fund accounting that scales.

  • Giving platform to ledger, not just donor CRM

    Grain Ledger syncs donations from Planning Center, Pushpay, and Rock RMS into journal entries with fund mapping and settlement reconciliation—not just donor records.

  • Bank sync and reconciliation in one system

    Connect church bank accounts via Plaid, categorize by fund, match to the ledger, and close the month without exporting to spreadsheets.

  • Board-ready GAAP-style reporting

    Produce balance sheets, statements of activities, fund balance reports, and audit-ready detail from the same ledger your team uses daily.

How Grain helps

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Common questions

How does Grain Ledger compare to Aplos for church accounting?
Grain Ledger focuses on modern fund-based double-entry accounting with native integrations for Planning Center, Pushpay, Rock RMS, Ramp, and Bill.com, plus Plaid bank reconciliation. Many churches evaluate Grain when they want tighter giving-to-ledger automation and a cleaner treasurer workflow.
Can Grain Ledger replace QuickBooks for a church?
Yes. Grain Ledger is purpose-built for church fund accounting rather than small-business bookkeeping with classes. It supports restricted and unrestricted funds, giving integrations, AP workflows, and GAAP-style reports churches need for boards and auditors.
Does Grain Ledger offer migration help?
Yes. Grain Ledger includes free migration support for churches moving from QuickBooks, spreadsheets, Aplos, ParishSoft, or other systems.

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Scales as You Grow.

No credit card required. Most features are free for churches with up to $20k in monthly expenses.

Billing period

Starter

For churches with up to $20k in monthly expenses

Free

  • 1 Bank Connection
  • 3 Users
  • Unlimited Funds
  • Donor Insights
  • 1 Active Budget
  • Standard GAAP Reports
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Scale

Scale-based pricing for larger churches

$100/month

$0 – $1.5M
  • Unlimited Bank Connections
  • Unlimited Users
  • Custom Roles
  • Custom Reports
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GrainPayroll

Pay your church staff and file payroll taxes, with every pay run posted to the right fund.

  • Auto fund allocation
  • Mobile time clock & approvals
  • Direct deposit
  • Federal & state tax filings

$50/month base

+ $10 per employee / month

Works with every accounting plan. No upgrade required.

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See how Grain Ledger compares for your church

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