Proclaim vs TheOpenPresenter
Proclaim
Cloud-synced church presentation software from Logos (formerly Faithlife).
- Subscription
- Free Trial
TheOpenPresenter
Open-source, browser-based presenter you can run and control from any device.
- Open Source
- Free
Summary
- Proclaim is paid ($269.99/year), while TheOpenPresenter is free.
- TheOpenPresenter is open source (AGPL-3.0-only); Proclaim is proprietary.
- Both run on Windows, macOS, and Web browser.
- Both support: Songs & lyrics: Song library · Songs & lyrics: Automatic lyrics import (e.g. SongSelect, online sources) · 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 · Software integrations: Planning Center · Screens & outputs: Multiple audience screens · Screens & outputs: Stage display / confidence monitor · Screens & outputs: Lower thirds / alpha key for streaming · TV output: Fire TV app · Connectivity & collaboration: Cloud sync of library · Connectivity & collaboration: Works fully offline · Connectivity & collaboration: Remote control from phone or tablet · Connectivity & collaboration: Multiple operators at once.
Only in Proclaim
- Runs on iOS / iPadOS
- Runs on Android
- Multilingual: Songs in other languages (partial in TheOpenPresenter)
- TV output: Apple TV app
Only in TheOpenPresenter
- Runs on Linux
- Automation & extensibility
- Connectivity & collaboration: Web native (runs in a browser) (partial in Proclaim)
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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TheOpenPresenter
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|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Price | $269.99/yearFree trial | Free |
| Open source | No | Yes (AGPL-3.0-only) |
| Deployment | Desktop app, Cloud / hosted | Cloud / hosted, Desktop app, Self-hosted |
| Status | active | active |
| Platforms | ||
| Windows | Supported | Supported |
| macOS | Supported | Supported |
| Linux | Not supported | Supported |
| Web browser | Supported | 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. | Unknown |
| Paste or import plain-text lyrics | Unknown | Supported |
| Automatic lyrics import (e.g. SongSelect, online sources) | Supported: Lyrics can be imported from SongSelect, Hymnbase or MultiTracks.com. | Supported: Songs can be pulled from MyWorshipList. |
| Chord charts for musicians | Supported: Chord progressions come in from MultiTracks.com and can be shown on the confidence monitor. | Supported |
| Motion backgrounds behind lyrics | Supported: 1,000+ free motions and stills on every plan; Pro and Partner tiers add larger media libraries. | Supported |
| CCLI usage reporting | Supported | Unknown |
| Bible | Supported | Supported |
| Free translations included | Supported: 60+ Bible versions are included on every plan. | Supported: Over a thousand freely licensed translations are available through the Beblia and Free Use Bible API catalogues. |
| Licensed translations (NIV, ESV, etc.) | Unknown | Partial: Licensed translations can be used, but the church has to upload them. |
| Slides & presentations | Supported | Supported |
| PowerPoint | Supported: PowerPoint files can be imported; on Windows control can also be handed over to PowerPoint. | Supported |
| Keynote | Partial: On a Mac with Keynote installed, Keynote files are imported as static image slideshows. | Unknown |
| Google Slides | Unknown | Supported |
| Canva | Unknown | Supported |
| Unknown | Supported | |
| Plays slide animations & transitions | Unknown | Supported: PowerPoint imports keep their slideshow data so animations play click by click. |
| 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 | Supported |
| Web pages | Unknown | Supported: Web pages can be shown, but interacting with them isn't supported yet; use screen share instead. |
| Countdown timers & clocks | Supported | Supported |
| On-screen messages & alerts | Unknown | Unknown |
| Audience interaction (polls, Q&A, Slido, follow along) | Unknown | Supported: Slido polls and Q&A can be shown through the Slido plugin. |
| Languages | ||
| Multilingual | Supported | Supported |
| Interface in multiple languages | Not supported: The interface is English only, though slide text can be in other languages. | Unknown |
| Songs in other languages | Supported | Partial: Songs in any language work, but the automatic import sources have few non-English songs so far. |
| Bibles in other languages | Unknown | Supported |
| Bilingual lyrics on screen | Unknown | Unknown |
| 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: Setlists can be imported from Planning Center. |
| ChurchSuite | Unknown | Supported: Setlists can be imported from ChurchSuite. |
| 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 | Supported |
| 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. | Unknown |
| Plugins / extensions | Unknown | Supported: Features are built as plugins on a modular architecture. |
| 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 | Supported: AI formats pasted lyrics into sections and slides. |
| 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. | Supported |
| 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. | Supported |
| Output as a web page (TVs, OBS / vMix browser source) | Unknown | Supported |
| 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 | Supported |
| Apple TV app | Supported: A free Digital Signage app runs on Apple TV, Fire TV Stick or any web browser for lobby screens. | Not supported |
| Android / Google TV app | Unknown | Supported: TheOpenPresenter TV app for Android TV; a Fire TV (Vega OS) version is also built. |
| Fire TV app | Supported: A free Digital Signage app runs on Apple TV, Fire TV Stick or any web browser for lobby screens. | Supported |
| Roku app | Unknown | Unknown |
| Chromecast / AirPlay | Unknown | Unknown |
| Connectivity & collaboration | Supported | Supported |
| Cloud sync of library | Supported | Supported |
| 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: Offline use is provided by the TheOpenPresenter Studio desktop app (stable on Windows, alpha on macOS). |
| Remote control from phone or tablet | Supported: Remote control apps for iOS and Android are included in every plan. | Supported |
| Multiple operators at once | Supported: Team members edit presentations together with real-time cloud sync; web and mobile editing requires Proclaim Pro. | Supported |
| 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. | Supported |
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