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KerkBeamer vs SongShow Plus

KerkBeamer logo
KerkBeamer

Dutch online service for building church beamer presentations from a song and Bible database.

  • Subscription
  • Free Trial
SongShow Plus logo
SongShow Plus

Windows worship presentation software with edition-based licences and optional subscriptions.

  • Subscription
  • One-time
  • Free Trial

Summary

  • KerkBeamer is paid (From €17.50/month (excl. VAT)), while SongShow Plus is paid ($249 one-time (Ultra edition, special price)).
  • Both run on Windows.
  • Both support: Songs & lyrics: Song library · Bible: Free translations included · Slides & presentations: PowerPoint · Media: Video playback · Media: Audio playback · Media: Images · Screens & outputs: Multiple audience screens.

Only in KerkBeamer

  • Runs on Web browser
  • Runs on macOS
  • Bible: Licensed translations (NIV, ESV, etc.) (paid add-on in SongShow Plus)
  • Connectivity & collaboration: Cloud sync of library (paid add-on in SongShow Plus)
  • Connectivity & collaboration: Multiple operators at once (paid add-on in SongShow Plus)

Only in SongShow Plus

  • Songs & lyrics: CCLI usage reporting
  • Media: YouTube / online video
  • Inputs & other sources: Live camera / capture card (paid add-on in KerkBeamer)
  • Screens & outputs: Lower thirds / alpha key for streaming (paid add-on in KerkBeamer)
  • Connectivity & collaboration: Works fully offline (partial in KerkBeamer)

Based on confirmed data only. Unknown values are not counted.

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Product KerkBeamer logo KerkBeamer SongShow Plus logo SongShow Plus
Overview
Price From €17.50/month (excl. VAT)Free trial$249 one-time (Ultra edition, special price)Free trial
Open source NoNo
Deployment Cloud / hosted, Desktop appDesktop app
Status activeactive
Platforms
Windows Supported Supported
macOS Supported Not supported
Linux Not supported Not supported
Web browser 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: Song database of 10,000+ songs from Dutch songbooks, shown as text or sheet music; billed €1 per songbook used each month. Supported
Import from other presentation software Unknown Unknown
Paste or import plain-text lyrics Unknown Unknown
Automatic lyrics import (e.g. SongSelect, online sources) Unknown 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 Unknown Supported: Motion backgrounds with real-time effects and rendered visualizations; Shift Worship media can be imported with a separate subscription.
CCLI usage reporting Not supported: CCLI Auto Reporting is not available, so songs must be reported to CCLI manually. Supported: CCLI auto-reporting added in version 9.3.
Bible Supported Supported
Free translations included Supported: 11 Dutch and regional-language translations, including the public-domain Statenvertaling; each translation used costs €1 per month. Supported: ASV, KJV and WEB are included.
Licensed translations (NIV, ESV, etc.) Supported: Copyrighted translations such as NBV21, Herziene Statenvertaling and Bijbel in Gewone Taal are included, with no separate licence needed. 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: .ppt/.pptx files are uploaded and converted; they cannot be edited in KerkBeamer and can loop with a set time per slide. Supported: PowerPoint presentations can be imported step by step, as images or as video files.
Keynote Unknown Unknown
Google Slides Unknown Unknown
Canva Unknown Unknown
PDF 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: Uploaded videos are converted to MP4 and can be trimmed. Supported
Audio playback Supported Supported
Images Supported Supported
YouTube / online video Not supported: The documentation states YouTube videos or URLs cannot be added. Supported: Web pages, including YouTube videos, can be presented.
Inputs & other sources Paid add-on or tier Supported
Live camera / capture card Paid add-on or tier: The paid TV broadcasts add-on (or the separate CameraRegie product) controls PTZ cameras and a Blackmagic ATEM switcher, so camera images can be put on the projector. Supported: Live video (IMAG) with text and graphic overlays.
Screen sharing Unknown Unknown
Web pages Unknown Supported
Countdown timers & clocks Unknown Supported: Customizable countdown timers (Pro edition and above).
On-screen messages & alerts Unknown Supported: Instant Message shows nursery alerts and other messages (Pro edition and above).
Audience interaction (polls, Q&A, Slido, follow along) Paid add-on or tier: The paid LiveBeamer add-on lets people follow the presentation on their own phone, tablet or laptop via a URL. Unknown
Languages
Multilingual Supported Unknown
Interface in multiple languages Not supported: The interface and documentation are Dutch only. Unknown
Songs in other languages Unknown Unknown
Bibles in other languages Supported: Translations include Frisian, Twents and Gronings as well as standard Dutch. 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 Unknown Unknown
MIDI Unknown Unknown
DMX lighting Unknown Unknown
Stream Deck / Companion Unknown Unknown
Automation & extensibility Partial 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) Partial: Live sermon captions from speech recognition can be shown through an integration with Preekondertiteling.nl, which needs its own subscription. 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: Extra outputs for a church TV broadcast can be driven alongside the projector output. Supported: Multi-display support (up to six display windows since 9.1) is part of the Ultra edition.
Stage display / confidence monitor Unknown Supported: One or more customizable stage outputs are part of the Ultra edition.
Lower thirds / alpha key for streaming Paid add-on or tier: The paid TV broadcasts add-on provides subtitles and text-over-video using a separate alpha (key) output or chroma key. Supported: Output windows can be configured as synchronized lower-third layouts.
Output as a web page (TVs, OBS / vMix browser source) Paid add-on or tier: The paid LiveBeamer add-on shows the live presentation as a web page on any device. Unknown
Broadcast video Unknown Supported
NDI Unknown 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 Supported Paid add-on or tier: SongShow Sync requires the Silver subscription.
Works fully offline Partial: Presentations are stored online and must be loaded over the internet; once loaded they play without a connection. Supported
Remote control from phone or tablet Unknown Paid add-on or tier: Mobile Control (a progressive web app) requires the Silver subscription.
Multiple operators at once Supported: Team members can work on presentations and templates at the same time. 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) Partial: Presentations are prepared in the browser, but playback in church uses the KerkBeamer software for Windows or macOS. Not supported

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