ShulNET review (2026)
Web application for synagogue member, school, event, invoicing and yahrzeit management with a member portal and REST API; vendor identity and commercial terms are not published.
Quick facts
- Published price
- Quote only unverified
- Setup / onboarding
- unknown
- Payment processing
- Docs list Stripe, PayPal and Authorize.Net gateways at 2.9% + $0.30 (Authorize.Net plus a monthly fee); organizations supply their own API credentials.
- Target size
- unknown
- Region
- unknown (USD default currency)
- Company
- unknown · since unknown (shulnet.com registered 2021-02-01 via Wild West Domains)
Not ranked
Current availability or support could not be confirmed, so this product is profiled for congregations still running it rather than ranked against actively sold platforms.
Documented strengths
- Documented REST API
- Member portal with online invoice payment
- School/tuition module
- Modern web stack
Documented limitations
- No vendor name, contact, address or pricing anywhere
- No independent evidence of customers or support
- No donations/pledges, seating, honors, cemetery or QuickBooks documentation
ShulNET pricing
No price is published. Pricing model: quote.
Pricing model: quote. Terms: unknown. No pricing exists on the app, docs or any third-party site; shulnet.com/pricing returns 404. Source: https://documentation.shulnet.com/, checked 2026-10-12 (unverified). Prices exclude payment-processing fees unless stated.
Feature coverage, with evidence
"Yes" means we found the capability described on a vendor page (linked). "Partial" means limited, add-on or third-party. "Not verified" means we could not find it documented; it may exist. Ask the vendor.
| Capability | Status | Notes and evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Membership & household records | Yes | Member profiles with contact info, Jewish details, membership periods, onboarding. source |
| Yahrzeit tracking & reminders | Yes | Yahrzeit records with Hebrew calendar integration and automated reminders. source |
| Hebrew calendar integration | Yes | Hebrew calendar integration for yahrzeits; app header shows current Hebrew date. source |
| Dues, billing & receivables | Yes | Invoice generation, payment tracking, membership periods, aging and outstanding-balance reports. source |
| Online payments | Yes | Members pay invoices online by card, ACH or PayPal; Venmo/Zelle/check/cash recorded manually. source |
| Donations, pledges & campaigns | Not verified | No donations/pledges section in docs; a 'revenue-by-source' report exists. source |
| General ledger / fund accounting | Partial | Financial reports (income summary, aging, budget-vs-actual, payment methods); no general ledger described. source |
| QuickBooks integration | Not verified | Not mentioned. source |
| Religious school management | Yes | Students, parents, tuition tiers and enrollment. source |
| Events & registration | Yes | Events with RSVPs, ticket sales and calendars. source |
| High Holiday seating | Not verified | Not mentioned. source |
| Honors, aliyot & gabbai tools | Not verified | Not mentioned. source |
| Cemetery management | Not verified | Not mentioned. source |
| Website / CMS | Partial | 'Content management' section under Communication; no public website builder described. source |
| Email & newsletters | Yes | Email campaigns with templates for newsletters/announcements. source |
| SMS / texting | Not verified | Not mentioned. source |
| Member self-service portal | Yes | Members view/pay invoices, manage family, update profile. source |
| Mobile app | No | Browser-based; Chrome/Firefox/Edge/Safari (macOS, iOS) supported. source |
| API / data export | Yes | REST API with bearer tokens: members, students, invoices, payments, events, reports; 1,000 req/hour. source |
| Automation & workflows | Partial | Automated yahrzeit reminders; no general workflow engine described. source |
Migration
Assistance: unknown
Fees: unknown
Support & security
Channels: 'contact your system administrator or the ShulNET support team' (no address/phone/email published). Hours: unknown. Training: Docs offer 'personalized training sessions' on request.. source
Security: Optional two-factor authentication; API tokens carry full admin access, shown once, with 90-day rotation recommended. No PCI/SOC 2/hosting statements. source
What independent sources say
Individual experiences, not survey data. Review platforms are sparse in this niche; treat counts under 20 as anecdotes.
- Capterra / G2 / Software Advice / Reddit. No listings or discussions found as of 2026-10-12. source
Questions to ask ShulNET before you sign
- Who operates ShulNET and from where
- Whether it is sold commercially, open-source, or a private/in-house system
- Pricing and support terms
- Relationship, if any, to the older 'ShulNET' name
Alternatives to ShulNET
| Product | Published price | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easyshul | Standard (congregations with more than 150 families) $349/mo | 80.5/100 | |
| ShulCloud | Standard ('ShulCloud without Financials') $161.99/mo; Premium ('ShulCloud with Financials') $313.99/mo; Enterprise ('The Complete ShulCloud') $464.99/mo; Small-shul Premium rate (signup checkbox) $97.99/mo | 78.5/100 | |
| Rakefet Online | RakefetOnline-CRM Annual - NEW USERS (year 1) $149/mo; RakefetOnline-CRM Annual - EXISTING USERS $90/mo | 78.0/100 | |
| MyShul | Standard $179/mo; Premium $310/mo; Enterprise ('most popular') $460/mo | 75.0/100 |
Sources
- https://shulnet.com/
- https://shulnet.com/register
- https://documentation.shulnet.com/
- https://documentation.shulnet.com/api-access.html
- https://documentation.shulnet.com/payments.html
- https://documentation.shulnet.com/getting-started.html
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