Faithwebsites - Churches - Content Management System (CMS) Comparison of FWS Lite vs. FWS Complete

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Churches - FWS Lite vs. FWS Complete

Content Management Systems (CMS) have become a standard component of church Web sites. With an effective CMS, your church will be able to fully maintain every aspect of its Web site without any special hardware, software or training. At Faithwebsites, we have an alternative content management system for your church to choose from if you want a slightly lower price.

Faithwebsites Complete (FWS Complete) has been developed to meet the Web site needs for any Christian ministry. This edition of Faithwebsites is completely customizable, scalable to grow with your needs and has the power of any high-priced Content Management System (CMS) that you might find in the secular market. With FWS Complete, you will never feel restricted with your Web site again!
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Faithwebsites Lite (FWS Lite) has been serving the needs of churches since January 2003. While Christian schools, large churches and other Christian organizations need the power and flexibility of FWS Complete, FWS Lite has been a great solution for small to medium sized churches. With this application, churches are able to set up and maintain their Web site with absolute ease. FWS Lite requires no formal training and allows Web site administrators to have a fully functional Web site set up with very little effort.

Between these two great products, we are able meet the needs of churches at all levels of expertise. So, which product is the best fit for your church? Use the chart below to get an overview of the strengths of each. Also, you can click on the links to the left to see featured sites of FWS Lite and FWS Complete.

FWS Lite	FWS Complete
Extremely easy to use - Ideal for individuals with no Web site experience.	Simple for a novice yet powerful enough for a seasoned Web developer.
Use one of the graphic templates as is (colors cannot be customized)	Accommodates anything from a preset graphic template (colors can be customized) to a completely customized graphic design.
Allows for some customization to existing tools.	Allows your organization to add completely customized modules right away or any time in the future.
Contains a limited number of preset tools that are used by most churches in their Web sites.	Contains many preset tools and a powerful editor that will allow you to build almost any desired pages.
Includes a complete membership database.	Includes a complete membership database.
Includes a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) text editor that is only compatible with Internet Explorer on a PC	Includes a Full featured WYSIWYG text editor that works in nearly all browsers on a PC or Mac (not in IE on a Mac)
Includes a standard Ministries tool that allows each ministry within your church to have a mini Web site.	Each ministry in your organization will be able to have their own, completely customized Web site.
Photo Slide Show can exist on the Home page.	Any # of Photo Slide Shows or Galleries can go on any page within your site.
No Blog, Message Board or Forums available.	Blog, Message Board or Forum Tool.
No Interactive Forms available.	Powerful Interactive Forms Tool where you can handle registrations, information requests or surveys.
No specific Faculty or Student pages available.	Customized Faculty or Student pages available.
No Shopping Cart available.	Shopping Cart available for $10 / mo.
Side Navigation Links only, with sub page navigation only available for the Ministries and Missions tools.	Side Navigation can include any combination of 3 levels of links (sub pages can pop out to the right, or appear below their level 1 parent pages). Top Navigation (Category) Links can also be created.
Open additional browser window to preview site.	Quick Preview button for every page of your site.
10MB space available for miscellaneous file uploads that are not a part of the standard set of page tools.	Base storage - 200MB included. Additional storage available for a $25 setup fee and $5 per month for each 5GB of space.
No Audio tool included. Add audio for additional $5 / mo per 50MB.	Audio tool included for files stored on our server or any additional FTP hosting account.
Website Hit Counter (only total # of hits recorded per day)	Full featured statistics reporting - Integrates with StatCounter and Google Analytics (both are free statistics services)
Manage an online calendar of events	Manage an online calendar of events, RSS and iCal capabilities, import your existing calendar database
Auction management not integrated	Auction management software (AuctionTrak) integrated
No further enhancements available.	Ongoing enhancements made regularly based upon customer feedback and demand.
Prices starting at $30 per month.	Prices starting at $35 per month for churches or $30 per month for schools.
Both products include a complete membership database with email capabilities, option to password protect pages, upload your church bulletin, option to have custom banner at top of pages and unlimited customer service.

Churches

"Faithwebsites is an integral part of our church communications process. I can't imagine our church without it! Thanks for everything!"
-Matthews Presbyterian Church - Matthews, NC

"Zion Baptist Church has been a client of Faithwebsites since May 2005. We like the ease of the website. It is very easy for those that are not computer savvy to access and be able to work the site. The support from Jeremy and Mike has always been excellent-just an email away. They are very quick to respond to our questions. They are also very flexible with payment plans to fit every budget. We hope to continue our relationship for many years to come."
-Zion Baptist Church - Chillicothe, OH

"Faithwebsites is a great ministry tool for our church and easy for many people to use. The guys there have been incredibly helpful and continue to make enhancements that make our site even better. A great product and great service!"
-Hillside Church - Parker, CO