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Roost vs Church Community Builder
CCB is capable, but the day-to-day grind is real: dated screens, a weak app, reporting nobody can run. Roost keeps the capability and fixes the friction, then makes the move genuinely painless.
Complaint by complaint
Every CCB frustration, with a real answer
These are the things churches tell us they are tired of. Here is what each one becomes in Roost.
| What wears you down in CCB | How Roost answers it |
|---|---|
| Dated, clunky, unintuitive screens | A modern, fast, role-based interface with global search and two-click actions |
| A steep learning curve | Role-specific home screens, guided onboarding, in-app tours, and power tucked one layer down |
| A weak mobile app | A first-class app for members and staff that covers every module, not a stripped directory |
| Reporting only an expert can run | A visual builder, saved searches, plain-language querying, and pre-built reports |
| Confusing, underused process queues | Visual drag-and-drop pipelines with automation, owners, reminders, and SLA tracking |
| Awkward search | One command-bar search across people, groups, events, gifts, and settings |
| Painful duplicate management | Proactive duplicate prevention plus a smart, conflict-aware merge tool |
| A clunky group-leader experience | A leader-first mobile toolkit: one-tap attendance, messaging, resources, apprentices |
| A blunt permission model | Granular access by role, field, record, and campus |
| Finicky check-in | Multi-mode, offline-tolerant check-in with fast labels and real child security |
| Slow, declining support | Tiered support with clear response targets, in-app chat, and a self-serve knowledge base |
| Lock-in worries | An open API, pluggable payment processors, and export you control |
| A hard migration off CCB | A built-in one-click importer with mapping, preview, and rollback |
Migration is a product, not a ticket
Move your whole church in an afternoon
We built importing to be a first-class part of Roost, with a preview and a rollback so you are never flying blind. Most churches are up and running the same week they decide.
- One-click CCB import with field mapping and a full preview
- People, households, groups, giving history, and custom fields come across
- A rollback button, so a test import is genuinely risk-free
- A migration concierge for larger and multi-site churches
We will walk in with you
No long services contract to get help. Guided onboarding and in-app chat are part of every plan.
Connect and preview
Point the importer at your CCB export. Roost maps people, households, groups, giving history, and custom fields, then shows you exactly what will land before anything is saved.
Clean as you come
Built-in tools dedupe records, normalize phone numbers and addresses, and fill obvious gaps. You arrive tidier than you left, not with the same mess in a new place.
Practice in a sandbox
Train your team and test your setup in a safe copy. When you are ready, go live. If anything looks off, roll the import back and try again. No fear, no lost data.
Nothing gets lost
History is preserved, financial records stay intact, and inactive people are archived, not deleted. You keep everything you built.
Your team will not revolt
Role-based home screens and tours mean volunteers and staff feel at home fast. Less retraining, fewer support tickets, more goodwill.
You stay in control
Open API, pluggable processors, and export on demand. If you ever leave, you can. That is what keeps software honest.
Also weighing Planning Center? See that comparison or view all three side by side.
The move is easier than staying
Leave the friction behind
Start a free account, run a test import from CCB, and see your church in Roost before you commit to anything.