Faithlife Groups review and pricing in 2026

Faithlife Groups is Free church-community platform from Logos publisher Faithlife, providing private group communications, prayer requests, sermon archives and Bible-study tools to ~70k churches. The product is operated by Faithlife Corporation (publisher of Logos Bible Software), headquartered in Bellingham, Washington, United States, and the public homepage is at https://faithlife.com. The operator was founded in 2014 (Faithlife Groups); Faithlife founded 1992 and is Privately held.

This review captures what Subger currently tracks about Faithlife Groups — its plan ladder, named features, 2025-2026 product direction and competitive positioning in the church & community category. Subger does not control Faithlife Groups or its pricing; live numbers and the canonical sign-up flow remain on the vendor site.

Operator, ownership and market footprint

Faithlife Groups is positioned in Free church-community platforms, competing with Subsplash, Pushpay (PCO Groups), Realm (ACS Technologies), Tithely Apps and Church Center (Planning Center) for parish-engagement.

Why the operator matters

The ownership trail above is the single most important fact for anyone evaluating a subscription: it determines who keeps customer data, who arbitrates billing disputes and which national regulator supervises the product. For Faithlife Groups that anchor is Faithlife Corporation (publisher of Logos Bible Software), which materially shapes the product roadmap and the legal terms a subscriber accepts at checkout.

Where the product is sold

The product is primarily sold through https://faithlife.com with regional billing in the operator's home market. Cross-border availability varies; this Subger review reflects the catalog as published on the vendor homepage at the time of writing.

Plans and pricing ladder

Pricing above is captured from the vendor catalog and from publicly disclosed annual reports where applicable. Subger's price-history table for Faithlife Groups records currency-converted USD anchors on top of the operator's native-currency list price.

Reading the ladder

Faithlife Groups's tier ladder is the practical lens through which most subscribers shop. Choose the lowest tier that covers your usage, then upgrade only when you hit a real cap (mileage, seat count, retention window, feature gating). Annual prepay is consistently 15-25% cheaper than month-to-month across the catalog, so anyone confident they'll use the service for 6+ months should default to annual.

Currency and tax notes

Local taxes (VAT in EU markets, GST in AU/IN, sales tax in US states) are usually added at checkout on top of the headline price quoted above. Currency conversion to USD in this review uses approximate mid-market rates as of 2025-2026 and is for orientation only — your final invoice will read in the operator's billing currency.

Named features (what you actually get)

Subger surfaces these features verbatim from Faithlife Groups's catalog where the vendor publishes them; long-tail features (per-region add-ons, partner discounts) are not exhaustively enumerated in this short review.

Standout features in context

Among the named features above, the ones that most clearly differentiate Faithlife Groups from same-category peers are the operator-specific capabilities tied to the parent company, the integrations exposed to the rest of the church & community stack, and the loyalty / multi-product bundling that consolidates billing across products.

What's not included

The table above is intentionally feature-centric, not exhaustive. Geography-specific add-ons, partner discounts and limited-time promotions are documented on the operator's homepage and may differ from the snapshot captured here.

Engagement features and integrations

The category-specific depth question for Faithlife Groups is: how does the product perform on the dimension that matters most to subscribers in the church & community space? For most buyers that's some combination of catalog depth, hardware/software ecosystem fit, regulatory protections and after-sale support. The operator's published roadmap and recent product moves (below) are the best forward-looking signal on each of those dimensions.

Independent third-party signal

Where independent audits, watchdog reports or regulator filings exist, Subger links them from the per-service detail page rather than summarising them here. The operator's published transparency disclosures should always be read alongside the most recent independent third-party signal.

2025-2026 product direction

Through 2024-2025 Faithlife has continued bundling Faithlife Groups with Logos Bible Software 10 (released 2022) and Logos pre-pub products, leaning into AI-assisted sermon prep features.

What's likely next

Based on the operator's recent moves, the most likely 12-month roadmap items for Faithlife Groups are tighter integration with the parent company's other products, expansion into adjacent markets where the operator already has distribution, and price-point experimentation at the entry tier to defend against new low-cost entrants in the category.

Competitive positioning

Free church-community platforms, competing with Subsplash, Pushpay (PCO Groups), Realm (ACS Technologies), Tithely Apps and Church Center (Planning Center) for parish-engagement.

Who Faithlife Groups is for

Faithlife Groups is best-fit for subscribers who already trust the operator's umbrella brand, value the specific feature set listed above and accept the trade-offs implied by the operator's home regulatory regime (Bellingham, Washington, United States). Subscribers who optimise heavily for price or who want a single global flat-rate may find better-value alternatives in the competitor list above.

Who should look elsewhere

If you live outside the home market where the operator concentrates distribution, or if the local regulatory regime (data residency, financial protection, content licensing) is a hard constraint, the same-category competitors named above will usually serve you better.

Sign-up, billing and cancellation

Sign-up happens on https://faithlife.com using the standard email-plus-payment-method flow. Card billing is the default; some markets accept SEPA Direct Debit, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay or local-rail alternatives. Cancellation is typically a one-click flow from the in-app account settings, with the subscription remaining active until the end of the current billing period.

Refund policy

Refund policies vary by jurisdiction. In the European Union the consumer right-of-withdrawal applies to most digital subscriptions (14-day cooling-off) unless explicit waiver is given at checkout. In the United States policy is operator-defined; check the Faithlife Groups terms of service before paying.

Frequently asked questions

Who owns and operates Faithlife Groups?

Faithlife Groups is operated by Faithlife Corporation (publisher of Logos Bible Software), headquartered in Bellingham, Washington, United States.

When was Faithlife Groups founded?

The product traces to 2014 (Faithlife Groups); Faithlife founded 1992; operator history may extend earlier.

Is the operator publicly listed?

Privately held.

Where does Faithlife Groups publish live pricing?

The canonical source for live tier pricing is the operator homepage at https://faithlife.com.

Is there a free tier or trial?

The plan table above lists the operator-published tier ladder; free trials and entry-tier promotions are typically announced on the Faithlife Groups homepage.

How does Faithlife Groups compare to direct competitors?

Free church-community platforms, competing with Subsplash, Pushpay (PCO Groups), Realm (ACS Technologies), Tithely Apps and Church Center (Planning Center) for parish-engagement.

What 2025-2026 changes should I know about?

Through 2024-2025 Faithlife has continued bundling Faithlife Groups with Logos Bible Software 10 (released 2022) and Logos pre-pub products, leaning into AI-assisted sermon prep features.

How is Faithlife Groups categorised on Subger?

We list Faithlife Groups under Church & Community alongside same-category peers.

Can I cancel Faithlife Groups at any time?

Yes — the in-app account settings expose a cancellation flow that stops auto-renewal at the end of the current period. Refunds for already-billed periods follow the operator's regional refund policy.

Where can I track Faithlife Groups's historical pricing?

Subger maintains a price-history view on the per-service detail page, with currency-converted USD anchors that allow cross-region comparison.

Related categories on Subger

• Church & Community — the primary catalog for Faithlife Groups
• VPN services
• Streaming
• AI assistants
• Smart-home devices

Bottom line

For subscribers who want a church & community product tied to Faithlife Corporation (publisher of Logos Bible Software), Faithlife Groups is the canonical pick — its pricing ladder, named feature set and 2025-2026 product direction (above) make it a defensible default in its category. For everyone else, the competitor list above is the right starting point.

Visit https://faithlife.com for the canonical live catalog. Subger's role is to provide a single comparison surface, not to act as the merchant of record.