Proclaim vs Quelea
Proclaim
Cloud-synced church presentation software from Logos (formerly Faithlife).
- Subscription
- Free Trial
Summary
- Proclaim is paid ($269.99/year), while Quelea is free.
- Quelea is open source (GPL-3.0-or-later); Proclaim is proprietary.
- Both run on Windows and macOS.
- Note: Quelea is no longer actively maintained.
- Both support: Songs & lyrics: Song library · Songs & lyrics: Import from other presentation software · Songs & lyrics: Chord charts for musicians · Songs & lyrics: Motion backgrounds behind lyrics · Bible: Free translations included · Slides & presentations: PowerPoint · Media: Video playback · Media: Audio playback · Media: Images · Inputs & other sources: Countdown timers & clocks · Multilingual: Songs in other languages · Software integrations: Planning Center · Screens & outputs: Stage display / confidence monitor · Connectivity & collaboration: Works fully offline · Connectivity & collaboration: Remote control from phone or tablet.
Only in Proclaim
- Runs on Web browser
- Runs on iOS / iPadOS
- Runs on Android
- Songs & lyrics: Automatic lyrics import (e.g. SongSelect, online sources) (partial in Quelea)
Only in Quelea
- Runs on Linux
- Multilingual: Interface in multiple languages
Based on confirmed data only. Unknown values are not counted.
Side by side
- Supported Supported
- Partial Partial
- Paid add-on or tier Paid add-on / tier
- Not supported Not supported
- Unknown Unknown
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| Product |
Proclaim
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Quelea
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| Overview | ||
| Price | $269.99/yearFree trial | Free |
| Open source | No | Yes (GPL-3.0-or-later) |
| Deployment | Desktop app, Cloud / hosted | Desktop app |
| Status | active | maintenance |
| Platforms | ||
| Windows | Supported | Supported |
| macOS | Supported | Supported |
| Linux | Not supported | Supported |
| Web browser | Supported | Not supported |
| iOS / iPadOS | Supported | Not supported |
| Android | Supported | Not supported |
| ChromeOS | Not supported | Not supported |
| Content | ||
| Songs & lyrics | Supported | Supported |
| Song library | Supported | Supported |
| Import from other presentation software | Supported: Song databases from EasyWorship 6/7 can be imported directly; other programs can export lyrics for import. | Supported: Imports from EasyWorship, ProPresenter, MediaShout, OpenLP, OpenSong, SongBeamer, VideoPsalm, ZionWorx, SongPro, Sunday Plus, EasySlides and more, plus Elvanto plans. |
| Paste or import plain-text lyrics | Unknown | Supported: Plain-text song files (with optional ChordPro chords) can be imported, and lyrics can be typed or pasted into the song editor. |
| Automatic lyrics import (e.g. SongSelect, online sources) | Supported: Lyrics can be imported from SongSelect, Hymnbase or MultiTracks.com. | Partial: Imports downloaded SongSelect USR files; no direct online SongSelect connection. |
| Chord charts for musicians | Supported: Chord progressions come in from MultiTracks.com and can be shown on the confidence monitor. | Supported: Songs can hold chord lines, which can be transposed, printed and shown on the stage view. |
| Motion backgrounds behind lyrics | Supported: 1,000+ free motions and stills on every plan; Pro and Partner tiers add larger media libraries. | Supported: Themes can use a video as the background. |
| CCLI usage reporting | Supported | Unknown |
| Bible | Supported | Supported |
| Free translations included | Supported: 60+ Bible versions are included on every plan. | Supported: KJV, ASV, RSV and NET Bibles ship with Quelea; further Bibles use the Zefania XML format. |
| Licensed translations (NIV, ESV, etc.) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Slides & presentations | Supported | Supported |
| PowerPoint | Supported: PowerPoint files can be imported; on Windows control can also be handed over to PowerPoint. | Supported: Displays PowerPoint and PDF files, optionally driving an installed PowerPoint on Windows. |
| Keynote | Partial: On a Mac with Keynote installed, Keynote files are imported as static image slideshows. | Unknown |
| Google Slides | Unknown | Unknown |
| Canva | Unknown | Unknown |
| Unknown | Supported | |
| Plays slide animations & transitions | Unknown | Partial: Animations only play when Quelea is set to use an installed PowerPoint (Windows). |
| Media | Supported | Supported |
| Video playback | Supported | Supported |
| Audio playback | Supported | Supported |
| Images | Supported | Supported |
| YouTube / online video | Unknown | Supported |
| Inputs & other sources | Supported | Supported |
| Live camera / capture card | Unknown | Unknown |
| Screen sharing | Unknown | Unknown |
| Web pages | Unknown | Supported: Websites can be displayed, with documented limitations. |
| Countdown timers & clocks | Supported | Supported |
| On-screen messages & alerts | Unknown | Supported: Notices scroll across the projected display a set number of times. |
| Audience interaction (polls, Q&A, Slido, follow along) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Languages | ||
| Multilingual | Supported | Supported |
| Interface in multiple languages | Not supported: The interface is English only, though slide text can be in other languages. | Supported: The interface is translated into over 20 languages. |
| Songs in other languages | Supported | Supported |
| Bibles in other languages | Unknown | Unknown |
| Bilingual lyrics on screen | Unknown | Supported: A song translation can be shown together with the default lyrics. |
| Bible translations side by side | Unknown | Unknown |
| Non-Latin & right-to-left scripts | Unknown | Unknown |
| Integrations | ||
| Software integrations | Supported | Supported |
| Planning Center | Supported: Service plans can be imported from Planning Center Services (requires edit permissions). | Supported: Imports schedules from Planning Center Online. |
| ChurchSuite | Unknown | Unknown |
| WorshipTools Planning | Unknown | Unknown |
| Hardware control | Supported | Unknown |
| MIDI | Supported: MIDI in/out, including MIDI over Wi-Fi with tools like Ableton Live. | Unknown |
| DMX lighting | Unknown | Unknown |
| Stream Deck / Companion | Supported: Elgato Stream Deck is supported in Proclaim 3.2 and later. | Unknown |
| Automation & extensibility | Not supported | Partial |
| Network API (HTTP / WebSocket) | Not supported: The vendor's ProPresenter comparison names scripting/API control as something ProPresenter has and Proclaim does not focus on. | Partial: The Mobile Remote HTTP server exposes endpoints (next, previous, lyrics, schedule, search) but is not documented as a public API. |
| Plugins / extensions | Unknown | Unknown |
| Built-in scripting / macros | Not supported: The vendor's ProPresenter comparison names scripting/API control as something ProPresenter has and Proclaim does not focus on. | Unknown |
| Webhooks / triggers to other systems | Unknown | Unknown |
| MCP server for AI assistants | Unknown | Unknown |
| AI features (e.g. verse detection, lyric formatting) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Presenting & control | ||
| Screens & outputs | Supported | Supported |
| Multiple audience screens | Supported: Up to 8 virtual screens can send different content to lobby, overflow, nursery and livestream. | Unknown |
| Stage display / confidence monitor | Supported: Configurable confidence monitor outputs with stage messages; multiple confidence monitors are supported. | Supported |
| Lower thirds / alpha key for streaming | Supported: Alpha keying is supported, and picture-in-picture shows slides over a transparent background. | Unknown |
| Output as a web page (TVs, OBS / vMix browser source) | Unknown | Partial: Mobile Lyrics shows the current lyrics as a web page on the local network. |
| Broadcast video | Supported | Unknown |
| NDI | Supported | Unknown |
| SDI | Supported | Unknown |
| Built-in streaming & recording | Partial | Unknown |
| Stream to any RTMP destination | Not supported: For YouTube or Facebook Live the vendor recommends sending NDI or SDI output to a tool such as OBS. | Unknown |
| YouTube Live | Not supported | Unknown |
| Facebook Live | Not supported | Unknown |
| Record the output to a file | Partial: Built-in recording is aimed at producing and publishing sermon podcasts. | Unknown |
| TV output | Supported | Unknown |
| Apple TV app | Supported: A free Digital Signage app runs on Apple TV, Fire TV Stick or any web browser for lobby screens. | Unknown |
| Android / Google TV app | Unknown | Unknown |
| Fire TV app | Supported: A free Digital Signage app runs on Apple TV, Fire TV Stick or any web browser for lobby screens. | Unknown |
| Roku app | Unknown | Unknown |
| Chromecast / AirPlay | Unknown | Unknown |
| Connectivity & collaboration | Supported | Supported |
| Cloud sync of library | Supported | Unknown |
| Works fully offline | Supported: Schedules are stored locally so going live does not require internet; some features (signals, importing third-party content, embedded content) need a connection. | Supported |
| Remote control from phone or tablet | Supported: Remote control apps for iOS and Android are included in every plan. | Supported: Web-based Mobile Remote and a Quelea Mobile Remote app. |
| Multiple operators at once | Supported: Team members edit presentations together with real-time cloud sync; web and mobile editing requires Proclaim Pro. | Unknown |
| Web native (runs in a browser) | Partial: Presentations can be created and edited in a browser with Proclaim Pro, but presenting requires the desktop app. | Unknown |
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