Is Faith Common a Tithe.ly replacement?

No — and that's the point. Tithe.ly processes payments. Faith Common is the free public church page, visitor follow-up, and member tools that sit in front of any processor, including Tithe.ly. You can keep Tithe.ly for giving and add Faith Common for everything else, at no cost.

What does Tithe.ly charge?

Tithe.ly's giving is typically 2.9% + $0.30 per card transaction (ACH is lower). Their ChMS, app, and websites are separate paid add-ons. Faith Common's public church profile, visitor follow-up, prayer journal, devotional, and small-group tools are free.

Can I keep my Tithe.ly giving link and still use Faith Common?

Yes. Most churches do. Put your Tithe.ly (or any processor) link as the Give button on your free Faith Common profile. You get the SEO and the visitor capture without changing how money moves.

Will Faith Common help new people find my church on Google?

Yes. Every Faith Common church page is indexed, structured with Church schema, and shows up for 'churches near me' and your city + denomination searches. Tithe.ly giving pages are not built for that.

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Tithe.ly vs Faith Common

They do different jobs. Use both.

People search 'Tithe.ly vs ___' looking for a cheaper processor. We're not that. Faith Common is the free public layer in front of any processor — Tithe.ly included. Here's the honest comparison so you can decide what to keep, what to add, and what to drop.

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What each one actually does

Tithe.ly — payment processor. Card and ACH giving, recurring gifts, a basic giving page, and paid add-ons (ChMS, app, website).
Faith Common — public church page, visitor follow-up funnel, prayer journal, daily devotional, small group tools, and a directory people actually search. Free.

Cost

Tithe.ly giving — 2.9% + $0.30 per card transaction. App, ChMS, and website are separate paid tiers.
Faith Common — $0 for the church profile, member tools, and visitor follow-up. We don't process payments, so we don't take a cut.

Visibility

Tithe.ly giving pages are designed to convert people who already decided to give. They don't rank for 'churches near me'.
Faith Common pages are SEO-built. New visitors searching your city, denomination, or 'church near me' actually find you.

The right setup for most churches

Keep your payment processor (Tithe.ly, Stripe, Pushpay — whatever works).
Add a free Faith Common profile and paste your Give link into it.
Use Faith Common's visitor follow-up so first-time guests don't disappear.
Use Faith Common's small group tools so members stay connected mid-week.

We recommend only Faith Common — for the public layer

For processing money, use whatever processor you already trust. For everything else — your public church page, getting found on Google, visitor follow-up, prayer, devotional, and group life — we recommend only Faith Common. It's free, it's built for SEO, and it doesn't lock you in.