Anise · Nonprofit / Church · Daycare · Salon
Everything about Anise, in one place.
Member-management software for churches, nonprofits, daycares, salons and any organization. Your people, money, staff, messages and sign-ins in one place — online, or on your own Windows PC.
Three modes, one portal
Built for churches & nonprofits, daycares and salons
♥ Nonprofit / Church
Tithes, donations and restricted funds, year-end contribution statements, voting, ministry and volunteer sign-ups, prayer requests and a weekly newsletter.
☺ Daycare
Children, classrooms and allergies, parent drop-off and pick-up with authorized pickup lists, a live check-in board, sign-in sheets, tuition and parent messages.
✂ Salon
Services and prices, stylists and opening hours, online booking for clients, an appointment book, arrival check-in with a card scan, and checkout with tips.
You choose your mode when you sign up, and the menus, wording and starting accounts all match. Businesses, schools and clubs can use it too.
Features
What's included
Every plan includes unlimited administrators. Items marked Pro or Premium need that plan or higher.
Member accounts & numbers
People request an account, an admin approves, and each person gets the next member number. Sign in by email or number.
Member cards & sign-in station
Printable member cards with a scan code, and a sign-in station for check-ins at the door.
Calendar & events
Repeating events, RSVPs with headcount limits, and a calendar feed members add to their phones.
Voting
Secret-ballot or recorded votes with closing times, one vote per member, live results and turnout.
Chat & video
Open or private chat rooms, and video meetings — or schedule one with Zoom or Google Meet.
File library
Bulletins, minutes, sermons and forms. Members download, and you see who downloaded what.
Forms
Sign-ups, surveys and prayer requests, shared with members or the public, with exportable responses.
Email & text blasts
Reach every member, just staff, or a sign-up list by email or text in one click.
Reports with charts
Roster, growth, attendance, voting turnout, downloads, activity and birthdays, with bar and line charts. Export to CSV.
Public page & directory
A page with your logo, hours or service times, address and sign-up forms, listed in a searchable directory.
Phone app
Members use the portal on their phones and can turn on notifications for messages and reminders.
Security
Each organization's data is kept separate. Optional two-step sign-in for administrators.
Accounting & giving Pro
Income, expenses and fund balances, plus giving and donation statements.
Staff & time clock Pro
Employees clock in and out with breaks, and you approve timesheets and payroll hours.
Follow-up CRM Premium
Every visitor from the sign-in station lands in a follow-up list with reminders, who is responsible, a notes history and reports, so nobody slips through the cracks.
Newsletter builder Premium
Design newsletters with images and buttons, send them to members and public subscribers, and publish an online archive.
Online edition
Online pricing
Hosted for you — nothing to install. Use it from any computer, tablet or phone. Paid plans start with 14 days free, and you can cancel any time.
Free
$0 forever
- Up to 25 members or clients
- Every Standard feature
- Member accounts, cards & sign-in station
- Calendar, chat, voting & files
- No card needed
Standard
$35 per month
- Up to 250 members or clients
- Member accounts & numbers
- Voting, chat & file library
- Form builder
- Email & text blasts
- Public page & directory
- Reports with charts
Pro
$50 per month
- Up to 1,000 members or clients
- Everything in Standard
- Accounting & fund balances
- Giving statements
- Staff & time clock
- Higher email & text allowance
Premium Everything
$70 per month
- Unlimited members or clients
- Everything in Pro
- Follow-up CRM for visitors
- Newsletter builder
- Send to members and public subscribers
- Online newsletter archive
- Highest sending allowance
Compare plans
| Feature | Free | Standard | Pro | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Members or clients | Up to 25 members or clients | Up to 250 members or clients | Up to 1,000 members or clients | Unlimited members or clients |
| Administrators | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Member accounts, cards & sign-in station | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Calendar, chat & file library | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Voting, forms, email & text blasts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Public page, directory & reports | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Accounting, funds & giving statements | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Staff & time clock | — | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Follow-up CRM: visitors, reminders & reports | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Newsletter builder & archive | — | — | — | ✓ |
| Price | $0 | $35 / mo | $50 / mo | $70 / mo |
Windows edition
Anise for Windows
Every feature of the online edition, running on your own PC. No web hosting, works without the internet, and tablets and phones on your office network can use it too. Available as Anise (any organization) or FaithHub (church edition, same features).
Standard
Up to 250 members or clients
Pro
Up to 1,000 members or clients
Premium
Unlimited members or clients
Download the free trial Buy a Windows licence
- One-time: pay once and keep using it, with free updates for a year.
- Subscription: always the newest version while it's paid.
- Every new install starts with a free trial. A licence covers one PC.
- Your key arrives on screen and by email right after payment.
- 30-day money-back guarantee.
Online or Windows?
| Online edition | Windows edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Groups that want to sign in from anywhere | Offices that want everything on their own computer |
| Installation | None — use it in a browser | Install on one Windows PC |
| Internet needed | Yes | Only to activate and for email and texts |
| Members sign in from home | ✓ | On your office network |
| Backups | Handled for you | Automatic, to your Documents folder |
| How you pay | Monthly | Once, monthly or yearly |
Questions
Is there a free trial?
Yes. Paid online plans start with 14 days free. You enter payment details at sign-up, and you are not charged until the trial ends. The Windows edition also starts with a free trial on every new install.
Can I cancel any time?
Yes. Administrators cancel from Billing inside the portal. You keep access until the end of the period you've paid for.
Is there a money-back guarantee?
Yes, 30 days. If you're not happy, email us within 30 days of your first payment, online or Windows, and we'll refund it in full. See the Terms of Service and the Windows licence agreement.
Can I change plans later?
Yes, upgrade or downgrade from Billing at any time. Nothing you've entered is lost.
How do payments work?
Payments are handled securely by Stripe. We never see or store your card number.
Is our information private?
Each organization gets its own portal address and its own data, kept separate from everyone else. Only your approved members and administrators can sign in.
What's the difference between Anise and FaithHub?
They are the same program with two names. FaithHub is the church edition; Anise suits any organization. The features are identical.
Does the Windows edition need the internet?
Only once, to activate the key. After that it works offline and checks in once a day when it can. Email and text messages need the internet to send.
Can my members use their phones?
Yes. The portal works in any phone browser, and members can turn on notifications.
Links
Already have a portal? Go to your own address, for example https://christxchurch.org/c/your-name/, and sign in.