SecureGive is a veteran in church giving technology. They were one of the first to put giving kiosks in church lobbies and they’ve been refining the idea ever since. If your church still has meaningful in-person giving, lobby kiosks, check scanning, physical presence, SecureGive has depth in that space that newer platforms haven’t matched.
But SecureGive is a giving platform. It optimizes the transaction. It doesn’t build the relationship. And at $149–$299/month for giving features alone, Rehost’s $250/month custom engagement app, with giving included, changes the math considerably.
TL;DR
| Rehost | SecureGive | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Custom-built church app you own | Giving platform (online + kiosk) |
| Pricing | $250/mo flat | $149–$299/mo |
| Setup fee | $0 | Varies |
| Kiosk support | Not standard | ✅ Industry pioneer |
| Code ownership | ✅ Full GitHub repo + IP | ❌ No |
| Primary focus | Full church engagement | Church giving optimization |
| Processing rates | Standard | ~2% effective rate |
Bottom line: SecureGive specializes in giving, especially kiosks. Rehost builds a complete engagement app, giving included, for $1/month more than SecureGive’s Basic plan.
Pricing: More Features, Same Price
SecureGive: $149–$299/mo
- Basic ($149/mo, $135/mo annual): Core giving features
- Premium ($299/mo, $270/mo annual): Full feature set, best value for growing churches
- Enterprise: Custom pricing
- Additional kiosks: $50/month each
- Processing: ~1.5–2.5% + $0.30 for cards
SecureGive markets “ministry-minded processing” with most churches seeing an effective rate around 2%. Competitive.
Rehost: $250/mo Flat
- No setup fee, no per-member pricing, no annual contract
- Full custom church app (iOS + Android), sermons, giving, push notifications, small groups, events, prayer, devotionals, volunteer coordination
- 24/7 support with real engineers
- Full code ownership
The uncomfortable comparison: SecureGive Basic is $149/month for giving features. Rehost is $250/month for a complete engagement app with giving built in. SecureGive Premium ($299/month) costs double Rehost. For giving alone.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Rehost | SecureGive |
|---|---|---|
| Custom branded app | ✅ Built from scratch | ❌ Giving-focused platform |
| Online giving | ✅ | ✅ |
| Mobile giving | ✅ (native app) | ✅ (via platform) |
| Text-to-give | ✅ | ✅ |
| In-person kiosks | Not standard | ✅ (industry pioneer) |
| Apple Pay / Google Pay | Via payment processor | ✅ |
| Recurring giving | ✅ | ✅ |
| Pledge management | Via integrations | ✅ |
| Donor management | Via integrations | ✅ |
| Campaign management | Via integrations | ✅ |
| Sermon streaming | ✅ | ❌ |
| Push notifications | ✅ | ❌ |
| Small groups | ✅ | ❌ |
| Event calendar | ✅ | ✅ (event ticketing) |
| Volunteer coordination | ✅ | ✅ (Premium) |
| Prayer requests | ✅ | ❌ |
| Daily devotionals | ✅ | ❌ |
| Check scanning | Via integrations | ✅ |
| ChMS integration | ✅ | ✅ (API) |
| Code ownership | ✅ Full | ❌ |
| 24/7 human support | ✅ Real engineers | Business hours |
| PCI Level 1 compliance | ✅ | ✅ |
Where SecureGive Wins
- Kiosks. SecureGive pioneered the church lobby kiosk. Purpose-built hardware integration, optimized lobby placement, refined in-person giving flows. If kiosks are non-negotiable for your ministry, nobody has more experience.
- Processing rates. Effective rates around 2% across all transaction types. Competitive, especially for high-volume churches.
- Donor management. Dedicated tools for tracking giving behavior, trends, pledge management, and gift matching. Deeper than what general engagement platforms offer.
- Check scanning. Remote deposit for paper checks, built in. Still relevant for many congregations.
- Campaign management. Capital campaigns, building funds, special giving initiatives, purpose-built tools, not afterthoughts.
- PCI Level 1. Enterprise-grade payment security on AWS.
If your church’s #1 technology need is maximizing giving through every channel, especially in-person kiosks, SecureGive is worth the investment.
Where Rehost Wins
- Complete app. Sermons, devotionals, prayer, groups, events, giving, community. Not just donations.
- Price. $250/month for everything vs. $149–$299/month for giving features only.
- Custom design. App built for your ministry’s identity, not a payment portal.
- Code ownership. Full GitHub repo with IP rights.
- Native mobile. Full iOS + Android app, not just a giving interface.
- 24/7 support. Real engineers, 15-minute critical response. Not business-hours-only.
- Engagement drives giving. People who open their church app every day give more than people who only open a giving portal when prompted.
Transaction Platform vs. Engagement Platform
SecureGive optimizes the transaction. Every feature, kiosks, online giving, text-to-give, donor analytics, campaign tools, is designed to increase donation volume and frequency. This is valuable work. Giving is the financial lifeblood of a church.
Rehost optimizes the relationship. Giving is baked into an app people open every day for sermons, devotionals, prayer, group discussions, and event info. When your congregation engages daily, giving happens naturally, not because a platform prompted a transaction, but because your ministry is part of their daily rhythm.
“Online giving used to be a link on our website nobody clicked. Now 60% of our congregation gives through the app.”, Rachel Simmons, New Life Christian Fellowship
The insight most church tech vendors miss: you don’t need a giving-specific platform to have strong giving numbers. You need an app people actually open.
Kiosks: The Honest Assessment
If kiosks matter to your church, SecureGive has a clear advantage. They invented church lobby giving kiosks and have years of iteration on hardware, placement, and donor UX.
Rehost focuses on mobile and digital engagement, getting your ministry onto people’s phones, not into your lobby. Since 2020, the dominant trend has been mobile and online giving. Most churches have seen in-person kiosk usage decline as mobile giving has grown.
That said, every church is different. If your congregation actively uses lobby kiosks, that data point matters more than industry trends. Talk to Rehost’s engineering team about kiosk integration if it’s a requirement, or use both platforms for their respective strengths.
Who Should Choose SecureGive
- In-person kiosks are core to your giving strategy
- Giving optimization is your #1 technology priority, above all else
- You need specialized donor management, pledges, gift matching, campaign tools
- You process high volumes and want competitive rates (~2%)
- You need check scanning and remote deposit
- You’re running capital campaigns with dedicated tooling
- Your church doesn’t need a full engagement app, giving is the primary technology need
Who Should Choose Rehost
- You want a complete engagement app, not a giving portal
- Custom design and code ownership matter to your leadership
- You’d rather pay $250/mo for everything than $149–$299/mo for giving alone
- You believe daily engagement drives giving more effectively than giving-specific technology
- You need a native mobile app on iOS and Android
- You want 24/7 engineer support, not business-hours-only
- Flat pricing matters, no per-kiosk add-ons, no tier escalation
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Rehost handle giving as well as SecureGive?
Rehost includes one-tap mobile giving, recurring tithes, text-to-give, and multiple payment processor options. Churches using Rehost see strong results, New Life Christian Fellowship has 60% of congregants giving through the app. Where SecureGive goes deeper: kiosks, donor behavior analytics, pledge management, and capital campaign tools. For most churches, Rehost’s giving is more than sufficient. For churches with complex giving operations, SecureGive’s specialization adds value.
Does SecureGive have a church engagement app?
No. SecureGive focuses on giving technology, online, mobile, text, kiosk. It doesn’t include sermon streaming, devotionals, prayer requests, small groups, or daily engagement features. Churches using SecureGive for giving need a separate platform for member engagement.
How do processing rates compare?
SecureGive reports effective rates around 2%. Breakdowns: debit 1.5–1.75% + $0.30, credit 2–2.5% + $0.30. No stated ACH fees, which is a competitive advantage. Rehost uses standard payment processor rates, specific structure depends on the processor selected for your church.
Can we use both?
Technically yes, SecureGive for kiosks and specialized giving, Rehost for the engagement app. Two platforms and two invoices, though. In most cases, Rehost’s built-in giving is sufficient, making a single platform simpler.
We currently use SecureGive kiosks. What are our options?
Keep using kiosks while Rehost handles mobile engagement. Or discuss with Rehost’s team whether transitioning to mobile-only giving aligns with your congregation’s actual behavior. Look at your kiosk usage numbers over the last two years. If they’re declining while mobile giving grows, the market is making the decision for you.
The Bottom Line
SecureGive is a specialized giving platform with unmatched kiosk experience and competitive processing rates. If maximizing multi-channel giving through kiosks and online is your primary tech need, SecureGive delivers.
Rehost builds a complete engagement app where giving is one part of a daily ministry experience, sermons, devotionals, prayer, groups, events, at $250/month with code ownership and 24/7 support.
For most churches in 2026, engagement drives giving. Not the other way around.
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