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Every feature a church needs, side by side.
Flipbook companies charge more for each feature, and none of them were made for church. Here is what each one includes, from its own pricing page.
Prices checked November 3, 2026. Rows marked Church are features made for church guides.
What a church pays for a year
Issuu$2,256
FlippingBook$2,240
Flipsnack$1,020
Publuu$588
FlipHTML5$299
Heyzine$228
The Shelf$99
| Feature | The Shelf | FlipsnackTheir pricing page | FlippingBookTheir pricing page | IssuuTheir pricing page | PubluuTheir pricing page | HeyzineTheir pricing page | FlipHTML5Their pricing page | A PDF on your website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price of the plan a church needs: own address, logo, private books, bookshelf | $99/yr, every feature | Business, $1,020/yr | Advanced, $2,240/yr | Unlimited, $188/mo (no own web address listed) | Professional, $49/mo | Premium, $228/yr | Platinum, $299/yr | Free |
| Every Bible verse opens right on the page | Included | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| This week's sermon video on that week's pages | Included | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| Your pastor's sermon clips matched to each topic | Included | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered |
| Staff shelf that opens with a church email | Included | Not offered | Email access on Advanced | Not offered | Not offered | Not offered | Email code access | Not offered |
| Notes readers can save and download | Staff notes, saved to Word | Not listed | Included | Not listed | Private notes | Not listed | Included | Not offered |
| Your own web address | Included | Business plan | Advanced plan | Not listed | Optimum plan | Premium plan | Platinum plan | Your website |
| Your logo, their branding removed | Included | Pro plan | Optimal plan | Unlimited plan | Optimum plan | Standard plan | Pro plan | Included |
| Password or private books | Included | Pro plan | Advanced plan | Private links | Optimum plan | Included | Listed | Not offered |
| Videos inside the book | Included | Pro plan | Optimal plan | Starter plan | Included | Not listed | Platinum plan | Not offered |
| A bookshelf of all your guides | Included | Not listed | Optimal plan | Not listed | Professional plan | Premium plan | Included | Not offered |
| Search inside every book | Included | Not listed | Included | Included | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Depends on the reader |
| Reader stats | Included | Pro plan | Included | Starter plan | Optimum plan | Professional plan | Included | Not offered |
| People who can manage it | Unlimited | 1, or 5 on Business | 1, or 5 on Team | 1, or 3 on Teams | Not listed | 1 to 20 by plan | 1 to 10 by plan | n/a |
| No ads, no other publishers' books | Included | Included | Included | Unlimited plan | Included | Included | Pro plan | Included |
One company at a time
- Where do these prices come from?
- Each company's own pricing page, read on November 3, 2026. Every column links to that page so you can check it yourself. Prices change, so look before you decide.
- What does "Not listed" mean?
- The company's pricing page doesn't say whether the feature is included. We'd rather say that than guess.
- What's different about The Shelf?
- It's the only one built for church guides: Bible references open the passage, each week shows its sermon, and your own sermon clips are matched to each topic.