Unitas vs Planning Center
Planning Center is powerful — and built for Protestant churches, priced per product. Unitas is built for Catholic parishes: mass roles, the liturgical calendar, and your own branded app, in one simple subscription.
| Feature | Unitas | Planning Center |
|---|---|---|
| Volunteer / ministry scheduling | ✓ | ✓ |
| iOS + Android app | ✓ | ✓ |
| Self-serve substitution requests | ✓ | ✓ |
| Purpose-built for Catholic parishes | ✓ | — |
| Mass roles (lector, EMHC, cantor, server) | ✓ | Generic |
| Liturgical calendar & daily readings | ✓ | — |
| One-click auto-scheduler | ✓ | Limited |
| Your own branded app in the app stores | ✓ | — |
| Simple all-in pricing | ✓ | Per-product |
| Public parish portal (mass times, bulletin, giving) | ✓ | Partial |
| Free tier | ✓ | ✓ |
Comparison reflects each product's general positioning and may change. Planning Center is a trademark of its owner; Unitas is not affiliated with or endorsed by it.
Built for how a parish actually runs
Start Unitas free and see Catholic-specific scheduling — mass roles, qualifications, the liturgical calendar — without stitching together modules.