EasyWorship vs SongShow Plus
SongShow Plus
Windows worship presentation software with edition-based licences and optional subscriptions.
- Subscription
- One-time
- Free Trial
Summary
- EasyWorship is paid ($17.50/month or $210/year (Basic)), while SongShow Plus is paid ($249 one-time (Ultra edition, special price)).
- Both run on Windows.
- Both support: Songs & lyrics: Song library · Songs & lyrics: Motion backgrounds behind lyrics · Songs & lyrics: CCLI usage reporting · Bible: Free translations included · Slides & presentations: PowerPoint · Media: Video playback · Media: Audio playback · Media: Images · Media: YouTube / online video · Inputs & other sources: Live camera / capture card · Inputs & other sources: Web pages · Inputs & other sources: Countdown timers & clocks · Inputs & other sources: On-screen messages & alerts · Screens & outputs: Multiple audience screens · Screens & outputs: Stage display / confidence monitor · Screens & outputs: Lower thirds / alpha key for streaming · Broadcast video: NDI.
Only in EasyWorship
- Runs on macOS
- Songs & lyrics: Automatic lyrics import (e.g. SongSelect, online sources) (paid add-on in SongShow Plus)
- Connectivity & collaboration: Remote control from phone or tablet (paid add-on in SongShow Plus)
Only in SongShow Plus
No confirmed features where EasyWorship falls short.
Based on confirmed data only. Unknown values are not counted.
Side by side
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| Product | EasyWorship |
SongShow Plus
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|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Price | $17.50/month or $210/year (Basic)Free trial | $249 one-time (Ultra edition, special price)Free trial |
| Open source | No | No |
| Deployment | Desktop app | Desktop app |
| Status | active | active |
| Platforms | ||
| Windows | Supported | Supported |
| macOS | Supported | Not supported |
| Linux | Not supported | Not supported |
| Web browser | Not supported | Not supported |
| iOS / iPadOS | Not supported | Not supported |
| Android | Not supported | Not supported |
| ChromeOS | Not supported | Not supported |
| Content | ||
| Songs & lyrics | Supported | Supported |
| Song library | Supported | Supported |
| Import from other presentation software | Unknown | Unknown |
| Paste or import plain-text lyrics | Unknown | Unknown |
| Automatic lyrics import (e.g. SongSelect, online sources) | Supported: SongSelect integration (added in 7.4) imports pre-formatted lyrics into the song library. | Paid add-on or tier: Requires the Bronze (or higher) subscription plus a separate SongSelect subscription. |
| Chord charts for musicians | Unknown | Unknown |
| Motion backgrounds behind lyrics | Supported: The Premium plan adds a library of motion backgrounds and countdowns. | Supported: Motion backgrounds with real-time effects and rendered visualizations; Shift Worship media can be imported with a separate subscription. |
| CCLI usage reporting | Supported: SongSelect activity is auto-reported to CCLI (since 7.4.1). | Supported: CCLI auto-reporting added in version 9.3. |
| Bible | Supported | Supported |
| Free translations included | Supported: 100+ translations in 32 languages; a number of free Bibles are included. | Supported: ASV, KJV and WEB are included. |
| Licensed translations (NIV, ESV, etc.) | Paid add-on or tier: Copyrighted translations are sold as Bible plug-ins. | Paid add-on or tier: Translations such as NIV, ESV, NKJV and NLT are $25 plug-ins per machine. |
| Slides & presentations | Supported | Supported |
| PowerPoint | Supported: PowerPoint files can be imported into the presentations library. | Supported: PowerPoint presentations can be imported step by step, as images or as video files. |
| Keynote | Not supported: No direct Keynote import; slides must be exported as images first. | Unknown |
| Google Slides | Unknown | Unknown |
| Canva | Unknown | Unknown |
| Unknown | Unknown | |
| Plays slide animations & transitions | Unknown | Partial: Importing PowerPoint as video can keep animations; SongShow's own slides have transitions and animations. |
| Media | Supported | Supported |
| Video playback | Supported | Supported |
| Audio playback | Supported | Supported |
| Images | Supported | Supported |
| YouTube / online video | Supported: A built-in web browser (added in 7.4) can show live web pages and YouTube or Vimeo video. | Supported: Web pages, including YouTube videos, can be presented. |
| Inputs & other sources | Supported | Supported |
| Live camera / capture card | Supported: Capture cards such as Blackmagic, Magewell and AJA are supported, and NDI sources can be used as live inputs. | Supported: Live video (IMAG) with text and graphic overlays. |
| Screen sharing | Unknown | Unknown |
| Web pages | Supported: A built-in web browser (added in 7.4) can show live web pages. | Supported |
| Countdown timers & clocks | Supported | Supported: Customizable countdown timers (Pro edition and above). |
| On-screen messages & alerts | Supported | Supported: Instant Message shows nursery alerts and other messages (Pro edition and above). |
| Audience interaction (polls, Q&A, Slido, follow along) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Languages | ||
| Multilingual | Supported | Unknown |
| Interface in multiple languages | Unknown | Unknown |
| Songs in other languages | Unknown | Unknown |
| Bibles in other languages | Supported | Unknown |
| Bilingual lyrics on screen | Unknown | Unknown |
| Bible translations side by side | Unknown | Unknown |
| Non-Latin & right-to-left scripts | Unknown | Unknown |
| Integrations | ||
| Software integrations | Unknown | Paid add-on or tier |
| Planning Center | Unknown | Paid add-on or tier: Requires the Bronze (or higher) subscription plus a Planning Center subscription. |
| ChurchSuite | Unknown | Unknown |
| WorshipTools Planning | Unknown | Unknown |
| Hardware control | Supported | Unknown |
| MIDI | Supported: MIDI input and output for cues (e.g. Ableton Live) and MIDI Sync for controlling schedules across computers. | Unknown |
| DMX lighting | Unknown | Unknown |
| Stream Deck / Companion | Supported: Stream Deck and Bitfocus Companion plug-ins trigger cues. | Unknown |
| Automation & extensibility | Unknown | Paid add-on or tier |
| Network API (HTTP / WebSocket) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Plugins / extensions | Unknown | Unknown |
| Built-in scripting / macros | Unknown | Unknown |
| Webhooks / triggers to other systems | Unknown | Unknown |
| MCP server for AI assistants | Unknown | Unknown |
| AI features (e.g. verse detection, lyric formatting) | Unknown | Paid add-on or tier: Optional image indexing with Microsoft/Azure Computer Vision requires the Silver subscription. |
| Presenting & control | ||
| Screens & outputs | Supported | Supported |
| Multiple audience screens | Supported: Alternate outputs for additional displays such as in-house or livestream screens (added in 7.3). | Supported: Multi-display support (up to six display windows since 9.1) is part of the Ultra edition. |
| Stage display / confidence monitor | Supported | Supported: One or more customizable stage outputs are part of the Ultra edition. |
| Lower thirds / alpha key for streaming | Supported: Output supports an alpha channel, with key/fill via Blackmagic ATEM, and there is a lower-thirds media category. | Supported: Output windows can be configured as synchronized lower-third layouts. |
| Output as a web page (TVs, OBS / vMix browser source) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Broadcast video | Supported | Supported |
| NDI | Supported: NDI can be used as a live output and as a capture source, including NDI HX3. | Supported: NDI streaming (added in 9.1) is part of the Ultra edition. |
| SDI | Unknown | Supported: Blackmagic DeckLink output can be assigned to any display window. |
| Built-in streaming & recording | Unknown | Unknown |
| Stream to any RTMP destination | Unknown | Unknown |
| YouTube Live | Unknown | Unknown |
| Facebook Live | Unknown | Unknown |
| Record the output to a file | Unknown | Unknown |
| TV output | Unknown | Unknown |
| Apple TV app | Unknown | Unknown |
| Android / Google TV app | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fire TV app | Unknown | Unknown |
| Roku app | Unknown | Unknown |
| Chromecast / AirPlay | Unknown | Unknown |
| Connectivity & collaboration | Supported | Supported |
| Cloud sync of library | Unknown | Paid add-on or tier: SongShow Sync requires the Silver subscription. |
| Works fully offline | Unknown | Supported |
| Remote control from phone or tablet | Supported: Free EasyWorship Remote app for iOS and Android. | Paid add-on or tier: Mobile Control (a progressive web app) requires the Silver subscription. |
| Multiple operators at once | Unknown | Paid add-on or tier: SongShow Drive media sharing and the web-based SongShow Builder require the Silver subscription. |
| Web native (runs in a browser) | Not supported | Not supported |
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