Icon Systems

Name

Icon Systems

Legal name

Icon Systems, Inc.

Website

https://iconcmo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Moorhead

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Subscription: Annual or monthly subscription-based pricing for cloud-based church management software (IconCMO). Includes all modules (communication, membership, donations, accounting, payroll, etc.) with no per-user fees. Unlimited users included even at the same time.
2. Text Messaging (SMS): Text messaging service at $40/month for up to 2,000 text messages, suitable for churches with 250-500 households.
3. Professional Services - Bookkeeping: Nonprofit bookkeeping and accounting services offered to churches, including payroll processing, journal entry management, and direct deposit services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Icon Systems sells IconCMO, a web-based, all-in-one church management software that consolidates membership management, donations (including text-to-give and e-giving), FASB 117-compliant fund accounting, payroll, mass email/text communication, event registration, child check-in, attendance tracking, and a self-service member portal. The platform is delivered as a cloud subscription with automatic upgrades, nightly backups, unlimited concurrent users, and IRS-compliant reporting for religious organizations ranging from small churches to multi-site denominational offices.

Product overview

Icon Systems offers IconCMO, a comprehensive all-in-one cloud-based church management software (ChMS) that combines multiple modules including membership management, donations (with text-to-give and e-giving), fund accounting (FASB 117 compliant), payroll, mass communication (email and text), event registration, child check-in, and an online member portal. The platform is designed as a web-based solution with automatic upgrades and supports multi-site church organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IconCMO: Cloud-based church management software offering features including membership management, donations, text to give, event registration, check-in, accounting, payroll, mass communication, and member portal access.

Products and services

• IconCMO Church Management Software Comprehensive cloud-based church management software (ChMS) providing all-in-one capabilities for membership, donations, accounting, payroll, communication, event registration, and check-in for religious organizations of all sizes, from church plants to denominational offices.
• IconCMO Member Portal Self-service web portal for church members to update family profiles, view donation history, print donation statements, and access the church directory, reducing administrative workload on church staff.
• IconCMO Accounting (Fund Accounting) FASB 117-compliant nonprofit fund accounting software for churches, supporting multiple funds, chart of accounts, financial reporting, and IRS-compliant donor statements.
• IconCMO Donations Donation tracking and processing module supporting text-to-give, e-giving, and online donations, with IRS-compliant donor statements and integration to the accounting system.
• IconCMO Payroll Church-focused payroll processing that follows fund-accounting rules and ties directly to the IconCMO accounting system for unified payroll and general ledger reporting.
• IconCMO Text Messaging (SMS) Mass SMS/text messaging add-on for church communications, marketed at $40/month for 2,000 messages and positioned for faster open rates than email.
• IconCMO Event Registration & Check-In Event registration and child check-in system for managing church events, classes, and children's ministry programs within the IconCMO platform.
• IconCMO Non-Profit Bookkeeping & Accounting Services Outsourced nonprofit bookkeeping and accounting services for churches, including payroll processing, journal entry management, and direct deposit, delivered alongside the IconCMO software platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• Text messaging achieves 98% open rate compared to 20% for email, with 95% of texts read in 90 seconds.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Vanco Payment SolutionscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2009Icon Systems has partnered with Vanco Services since October 2009 for payment processing integration. The integration allows IconCMO to import donations received through online donations, Give by Text, and EFT transactions and post them seamlessly to donor records. Vanco is PCI Level 1 Compliant and works with over 15,000 organizations nationwide.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Subsplash: Mobile-first church engagement platform combining giving, app, media, and management; competes with IconCMO particularly on the mobile experience and digital engagement.
• Breeze: Church management software targeted at small and mid-sized churches with membership, donations, events, and check-in; competes head-to-head with IconCMO in the small-church segment.
• Planning Center: Cloud-based church management platform offering membership, check-in, giving, groups, and service planning; directly competes with IconCMO for small-to-mid-sized churches with strong mobile and product-led growth.
• Shelby Systems: Established church management software vendor offering Shelby NEXT and related products for membership, accounting, and giving — direct competition in the legacy church-software segment.
• Tithe.ly: Church giving and engagement platform with online/text giving, church management, and a mobile app; directly overlaps with IconCMO's donation and communication modules.
• FellowshipOne: Church management database and giving platform serving mid-market and larger churches; directly overlaps IconCMO on membership, donations, and check-in.
• Pushpay: End-to-end church engagement and giving platform with strong mobile giving and church management capabilities after its acquisition of Church Community Builder; competes across mid-to-large churches.
• ACS Technologies / Realm: Long-standing provider of church and school management software (Realm) for mid-to-large congregations; competes in the same vertical with overlapping membership, giving, and accounting modules.

Emerging players

• Aplos: Cloud accounting and donor management software built specifically for nonprofits and churches; partial overlap with IconCMO's FASB-compliant accounting and donation tracking.
• Servant Keeper: Church membership and contribution management software for small-to-mid-sized congregations; competes in the same small-church niche where IconCMO is strongest.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/iconcmo
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@IconSystemsInc92
• Facebookfacebook.com/iconcmo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iconsystemsinc
• Instagraminstagram.com/iconsystemsinc

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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