Cardova vs GabbaiPro (2026)
Two synagogue management options compared on verified pricing, Jewish-specific workflows, billing depth, communications, migration and independent evidence.
Quick answer
- Price: Cardova: Starter plan ('Popular') $80/mo; Pro plan $160/mo. GabbaiPro: Starter $149/mo; Growth $399/mo; Pro $499/mo. For a 150-household congregation that is roughly $864 vs $4,788 per year before processing and setup fees.
- Jewish-specific workflows: GabbaiPro leads (7.0 vs 14.0 of 20 points).
- Membership, dues and money: GabbaiPro leads (15.0 vs 17.5 of 20 points).
- Communications and engagement: Cardova leads (10.0 vs 8.0 of 15 points).
- School and events: Cardova leads (5.0 vs 2.5 of 10 points).
- Data portability and migration: GabbaiPro leads (5.5 vs 7.5 of 10 points).
- Overall: Cardova 58.5/100 · GabbaiPro 65.5/100
Pricing side by side
Cardova
- Free plan: · up to 100 community members/contacts; 1 administrator · Essential features, basic reporting/analytics, basic chat and email support
- Starter plan ('Popular'): $80/mo · up to 500 members/contacts; 2 administrators · $80/mo billed monthly or $72/mo billed annually ($864/yr); free data transfer to Cardova, advanced reporting/analytics, priority chat and email support
- Pro plan: $160/mo · unlimited members/contacts; 5 administrators · $160/mo billed monthly or $144/mo billed annually ($1,728/yr); advanced custom fields, audit log and data history, high-priority chat/email support
Setup: None stated; 'free data transfer' on annual paid plans.. Processing: Pricing table shows 'Platform fees 0% to 5%' on all tiers; processor and card fees not stated.. Source: vendor page, 2026-10-12 (vendor-page).
GabbaiPro
- Starter: $149/mo · Unlimited members · Household records, yahrzeits and reminders, announcements, congregant portal, card/ACH payments, data export, email support 48h SLA
- Growth: $399/mo · Unlimited members · Starter + batch billing, recurring dues, sponsorships, aliyah pledge-to-invoice, kibbudim reporting, weekly schedule, rule-based scheduling, events, yahrzeit-to-aliyah pipeline, membership/donation reports, legacy migration support, 24h email SLA
- Pro: $499/mo · Unlimited members · Growth + fundraising, campaign module, QuickBooks integration/export, custom domain + SSL included, 4h email SLA
Setup: Self-service signup; 'Managed implementation setup' $2,500 one-time for non-self-service signups. Add-ons on all plans: custom domain + SSL $49/mo (included on Pro), SMS reminders $0.008/SMS, High Holiday seat module $199/year; data migration, guided setup calls and seat management are add-ons without published prices.. Processing: Stripe Connect; funds settle to the synagogue's own bank account and 'Stripe processes and deducts fees'. Rates not published on /pricing or /security-payments.. Source: vendor page, 2026-10-12 (vendor-page).
Feature by feature
| Capability | Cardova | GabbaiPro |
|---|---|---|
| Membership & household records | Yes Individual profiles, households/family units, lifecycle from prospect to alumni, community groups, member self-updates. | Yes Household record with members, relationships, status, join date, category, balances; CSV import with field mapping; searchable directory. |
| Yahrzeit tracking & reminders | Partial Directory page: tracks 'lifecycle events with native support for the Hebrew calendar'; yahrzeit lists/notices not described explicitly. | Yes 'Yahrzeit records and reminders are included on every plan'; yahrzeit-to-aliyah pipeline on Growth/Pro. |
| Hebrew calendar integration | Yes 'Native support for the Hebrew calendar' for lifecycle events. | Partial Yahrzeit dates 'converted between Hebrew and civil calendars'; live zmanim; a general Hebrew calendar is not described. |
| Dues, billing & receivables | Yes Memberships with automated renewals, reminders, tiered access and reports; invoicing/AR ledger not described. | Yes 'Run a full dues billing cycle at once, or automate recurring charges' (Growth and Pro); PDF statements, receipts, annual giving summaries. |
| Online payments | Yes Donations, membership and ticket payments online; platform fee 0-5%. | Yes Card and ACH via Stripe Connect, settling directly to the shul's bank. |
| Donations, pledges & campaigns | Yes One-time and recurring donations, dedicated funds, giving reports, campaigns; pledges not mentioned. | Yes Fund designations, bimah pledges attached to household billing, sponsorships; structured campaigns are Pro only. |
| General ledger / fund accounting | No No accounting module described. | Partial Giving routed to named funds tracked separately from dues; no general ledger. |
| QuickBooks integration | Not verified Not mentioned. | Partial 'Accounting-ready records exported to QuickBooks. Pro only.' Export, not a live sync. |
| Religious school management | Not verified Not mentioned. | Not verified Not mentioned on any vendor page read 2026-10-12. |
| Events & registration | Yes Events & ticketing with attendance and reporting. | Partial 'Events and registration' listed on Growth/Pro; not described on the features page. |
| High Holiday seating | Not verified Not mentioned. | Partial 'High Holiday seat module' add-on $199/year; details not described. |
| Honors, aliyot & gabbai tools | Not verified Not mentioned. | Yes Aliyah request queue, kibbudim history, role-scoped gabbai workspace, pledge-to-invoice. |
| Cemetery management | Not verified Not mentioned. | Not verified Not mentioned on any vendor page read 2026-10-12. |
| Website / CMS | Yes 'Community website' tooling. | Not verified Only a custom domain for the portal is offered; no website builder mentioned. |
| Email & newsletters | Yes Communication hub: announcements, event updates, automated occasion messages. | Partial Announcements to all members from the admin dashboard; no marketing campaign tooling described. |
| SMS / texting | Partial Pricing table row 'Text individual community members' (plan-dependent); no bulk SMS described. | Partial SMS reminders add-on, $0.008 per message. |
| Member self-service portal | Partial Members can update their own profile and household information; full portal scope not described. | Yes Congregant portal: balances, payments, receipts, household updates, aliyah requests. |
| Mobile app | Not verified Not mentioned. | Partial No native app; portal is mobile-friendly ('Submit requests, on mobile too'). |
| API / data export | Partial Pricing comparison table includes 'API' and 'Export' rows; details not published. | Partial Data export 'included on every plan'; no public API mentioned. |
| Automation & workflows | Yes Automatic receipts, renewal reminders, weekly reports; 'Automated workflows' row in plan table. | Partial Recurring billing, rule-based scheduling, yahrzeit-to-aliyah pipeline; no general workflow builder. |
Evidence links for every cell are on the individual review pages: Cardova, GabbaiPro.
Rubric scores
| Group | Cardova | GabbaiPro | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish-specific workflows | 7.0 | 14.0 | 20 |
| Membership, dues and money | 15.0 | 17.5 | 20 |
| Communications and engagement | 10.0 | 8.0 | 15 |
| School and events | 5.0 | 2.5 | 10 |
| Data portability and migration | 5.5 | 7.5 | 10 |
| Pricing transparency | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Independent customer evidence | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Total | 58.5 | 65.5 | 100 |
Cardova: strengths / limitations
- Free tier and transparent low pricing
- Modern directory with household and lifecycle modelling, Hebrew-calendar support
- Automation of renewals, receipts and reports
- Free data migration on annual plans
- Very new vendor with no reviews, customer counts or published location
- No accounting, QuickBooks, school, seating, honors or cemetery features evidenced
- Platform fee of up to 5% on top of processor fees
- Boilerplate copy on pricing page suggests an early-stage site
GabbaiPro: strengths / limitations
- Fully published pricing and add-on schedule with per-plan support SLAs
- Gabbai-specific workflows (aliyah queue, kibbudim history, pledge-to-invoice) rarely found elsewhere
- Stripe Connect settlement directly to the shul; free migration audit from ShulCloud
- Brand-new with a single named founder and no independent footprint (no Wayback, no search results)
- No religious school, cemetery, website builder or API
- QuickBooks is export-only and Pro-only; Starter lacks batch billing and recurring dues
- No compliance attestations
Full reviews: Cardova · GabbaiPro · all comparisons