ChurchSocial (formerly Discipls) is a capable tool. But most churches comparing the two are focused on one question: what do I actually pay to get great video clips? Here's the real answer.
ChurchSocial's base plan does not include video clips. Clips require adding their Sermon Studio addon at +$49/mo on top of the base subscription.
Neither tool is best at everything. Here's where each genuinely shines.
ChurchSocial's base plan is a social media scheduler. Video clips, design tools, and text content are sold separately. By the time you add what most churches actually need, the cost adds up fast.
No addons. No stacking. Everything included.
| Feature | Sermon Clips | ChurchSocial |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Starting price (clips included) Base plan + $49 Sermon Studio addon required | from $9.99/week | ~$78–99/mo |
| Free tier | ✅ 2 sermons free | ❌ No free tier |
| Clips without addon purchase | ✅ Included | ❌ Requires +$49/mo Sermon Studio |
| Pricing transparency | ✅ All-in plans | ⚠️ Addons stack (Studio +$49, Design +$15) |
| Video | ||
| AI clip identification | ✅ | ✅ |
| Auto-captions / subtitles | ✅ | ✅ |
| Speaker tracking / auto-crop | ✅ | ✅ |
| B-roll insertion | ❌ | ❌ |
| Motion graphics / lower thirds | ❌ | ❌ |
| Color grading | ❌ | ❌ |
| Cinematic zoom / reframing | ⚠️ Auto-reframe only | ❌ |
| Background music | ❌ | ❌ |
| Translation / dubbing (30+ languages) Sermon Clips captions in the language the sermon was preached in (auto-detected) | ❌ | ❌ |
| Vertical 9:16 + square + horizontal | ⚠️ 9:16 vertical only | ✅ |
| Publishing | ||
| Direct publish to Instagram / Facebook / YouTube / TikTok | ❌ Download & post yourself | ✅ |
| Social post scheduling | ❌ | ✅ |
| Planning Center Online integration | ❌ | ✅ |
| Analytics / post performance | ❌ | ✅ |
| Content | ||
| Blog post from sermon | ❌ | ✅ (Sermon Studio) |
| Devotional from sermon | ❌ | ✅ (Sermon Studio) |
| Email recap from sermon | ❌ | ✅ (Sermon Studio) |
| AI graphics / design studio | ❌ | ✅ (+$15/mo Design Studio) |
| Social caption AI writer | ❌ | ✅ |
| Team | ||
| Multi-user / team collaboration | ❌ | ✅ |
| Volunteer access | ❌ | ✅ |
Pricing and features verified February 2026. ChurchSocial base plan price estimated at $29–49/mo (not publicly listed without signup).
No. ChurchSocial's base plan is a social media scheduler with AI captions and Planning Center integration. Video clips require adding their Sermon Studio addon at +$49/mo on top of the base subscription. So the minimum to get clips through ChurchSocial is their base plan fee plus $49.
Sermon Clips is $23.99/mo (Founding Pastor rate, locked for life) — or $9.99/week, cancel anytime — with clips fully included. ChurchSocial's equivalent (base + Sermon Studio addon) runs approximately $78–99/mo. That's 3–4× more for the same core clips capability — with ChurchSocial having text content tools (blog posts, devotionals) and social publishing, and us having sermon-specific AI selection and a much lower price.
Planning Center integration is ChurchSocial's strongest differentiator. If your content calendar and team workflow lives in PCO and seamless sync matters more than video quality, ChurchSocial fits naturally. We don't have PCO integration today. If clip quality + pricing matter more, choose us.
No. Sermon Clips delivers finished clips to your dashboard and email with durable download links — you post them wherever and whenever you like. If direct publishing and a visual content calendar are must-haves, that's ChurchSocial's territory.
Yes. There's no proprietary format lock-in. Your sermon video files stay yours. Start a free Sermon Clips account, upload your first sermon, and evaluate the clip quality directly. Takes about 20 minutes.
Free plan. No credit card. Upload your first sermon and compare the clip quality yourself — takes about 20 minutes.
Start Free2 sermons free · No card required · Cancel anytime