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Honest comparison · October 2026
613OS vs ShulCloud
ShulCloud reports over 1,600 shuls on its platform. Websites with a rule-based zmanim calendar, a member database and portal, dues billing, gabbai and kibbudim tools, yahrzeits, High Holiday seating, and cemetery management.
Live = works todayA date = scheduledNot offered = we don't do itVendor facts from public information (2026)
Side by side
What is live, what is dated, and what we don't do — next to what the vendor publishes.
| Capability | 613OS | ShulCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Membership dues (year, month or quarter) with past-due follow-up | Live | ✓ (billing on the Premium tier) |
| Pledges and appeals with reminders | Live | ✓ (Premium tier) |
| Aliyah and kibbudim log, pledges with honors, who's-due list | Live | ✓ gabbai and kibbudim tools |
| Yahrzeits on the Hebrew calendar with reminders | Live | ✓ |
| High Holiday seat requests, billing and seat assignments | Live | ✓ High Holiday seating |
| Cemetery management | Not offered today | ✓ |
| Davening schedule generated from zmanim | 2027 | ✓ rule-based zmanim scheduling |
| Event tickets, dinners and sponsorships | Live | ✓ event registration and payment (all plans); ticketing and sponsorships not published |
| Fund ledger: balances by fund, aging, statements | Dec 2026 | Invoicing, collections and statements on Premium |
| Member or family portal with balances | Dec 2026 | ✓ member portal |
| Mobile app | Not offered today | Member app priced separately; administrator app included on all plans |
| Website builder | Forms and payment pages; not a full website CMS | ✓ website, CMS and hosting |
| Text messaging | Billed by usage, after carrier approval | Priced separately |
| Published price | Office $99/mo · Pro $247/mo on an annual plan · Enterprise priced on the demo | Standard $161.99/mo (no financials), Premium $313.99/mo (invoicing, collections, statements, seating, gabbai tools), Enterprise $464.99/mo (adds fundraising and the school module). SMS messaging, the member mobile app, the fundraising module on Premium, and legacy data imports from Rakefet, Chaverware, MARKS or QuickBooks (free with ShulCloud Onboarding, otherwise priced separately) are priced separately |
613OS column: Live works today; a date means it is scheduled; "Not offered" means we don't do it. ShulCloud column: ✓ included, ◐ partial or limited, — not published by the vendor, from public information (2026); verify with ShulCloud. ShulCloud pricing: Standard $161.99/mo (no financials), Premium $313.99/mo (invoicing, collections, statements, seating, gabbai tools), Enterprise $464.99/mo (adds fundraising and the school module). SMS messaging, the member mobile app and the fundraising module on Premium are priced separately; legacy data imports from Rakefet, Chaverware, MARKS or QuickBooks are free with ShulCloud Onboarding, otherwise priced separately. 613OS pricing as of October 2026; see 613OS for shuls.
Six honest answers
How does 613OS handle fund accounting?
613OS is building a fund ledger into the product: balances by household and by fund, aging, printable statements and credits on account. It launches with our pilot shul in December 2026, after a parallel run beside the shul's current system until the treasurer's numbers match. Today, every invoice and payment is tracked per household and per fund, the Annual Contribution Statement goes out each year, and invoices and payments sync to QuickBooks Online (QuickBooks Desktop is quoted separately).
Who is the payment processor, and what does processing cost?
Process with 613OS Payments and your plan fee is credited back for as long as 613OS Payments is your processor of record for tuition, dues and donations; card and ACH processing fees apply, and the credit ends 30 days after notice if you switch processors. On 613OS Payments, bank payments are $1 flat and cards are 2.9% + 30¢; each organization signs its own merchant application, payments are deposited directly to its own bank account, and 613OS never holds the money.
What do texting and WhatsApp cost?
Email is included; texting and WhatsApp are priced per message after carrier approval — we confirm your allowance at onboarding.
Texting switches on for each account after the phone carriers approve its business-texting registration, which usually takes about three weeks from the start of setup. Until then, every message goes by email, which works from day one.
Texting switches on for each account after the phone carriers approve its business-texting registration, which usually takes about three weeks from the start of setup. Until then, every message goes by email, which works from day one.
Does 613OS handle High Holiday seats and honors?
High Holiday seat requests, seat billing and seat assignments (section and seat numbers on the member's record), and the kibbudim log with pledges and a who's-due list, are included today. The interactive sanctuary seat map is scheduled for spring 2027.
Will a shul see school modules?
The school edition is a separate product on the same platform; a shul never sees school modules. If your shul also runs a school, each one gets its own account, with its own receipts and its own merchant account.
What is 613OS's track record?
613OS was founded in 2026. Our pilot school is onboarding in October 2026 and our pilot shul in December 2026. We are early, and we do not publish reviews or ratings we do not have yet. 613OS is a Merch FinTech company. Its founder, Yoni Harel, works in payments as a merchant-services agent and also runs Remote Heroes, the virtual-assistant company whose trained operators staff Office Assist.
Where ShulCloud is strong
- The established name — over 1,600 shuls
- Rule-based zmanim scheduling that builds the davening calendar for you
- Website, CMS and hosting included, with Jewish-calendar and zmanim widgets
- Gabbai and kibbudim management, integrated with billing
- Yahrzeit tracking, High Holiday seating, and cemetery management
- Member portal, directory, and imports from Rakefet, Chaverware and MARKS
If you are a standalone shul and your priorities are a polished website, a zmanim-driven davening schedule, a member directory and cemetery management, ShulCloud is established and runs over 1,600 shuls.
This comparison is based on publicly available information about ShulCloud (2026) and is current for 613OS as of October 2026. Features and pricing change; verify details with each vendor. 613OS is not affiliated with or endorsed by ShulCloud.
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