CDM+

What CDM+ does

CDM+ is a church and nonprofit management software platform developed and operated by Suran Systems, Inc., a privately held US corporation founded in 2000. The platform serves thousands of faith-based organizations across 25+ denominations, including evangelical, mainline Protestant, Catholic, and independent churches, as well as general nonprofit organizations via the CDM+ Essentials sub-brand. CDM+ has built its offering through 25+ years of continuous development, establishing a specialized suite for church and nonprofit administration.

The platform consists of three integrated components sharing a common cloud database with real-time synchronization: CDM+ Desktop (full-featured desktop application for staff), CDM+ Mobile (iOS/Android app for staff and leaders), and CDM+ Engage (web portal for members and guests). Core modules include Membership & Attendance, Contributions, Fund Accounting, Payroll (with clergy-specific settings such as housing allowance tracking and Box 14), Event Registration, Facilities Manager, Check-In/Check-Out, Sales Orders, and a Regional edition for denominational offices. Specialized capabilities include clergy payroll tax exemption handling, nonprofit fund accounting, automated Church of God Treasurer Report submission, and online giving with Fee Assist donor pass-through. Infrastructure is hosted across five facilities, the majority SOC-2 Type II certified, with geographic optimization for North American clients and shared cloud providers for overseas deployments.

Name

CDM+

Legal name

Suran Systems, Inc.

Website

https://cdmplus.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CDM+ is a cloud-based church management software platform developed by Suran Systems, Inc. since 2000, serving thousands of faith-based and nonprofit organizations across 25+ denominations. It offers integrated membership, contributions, fund accounting, payroll, and event management via desktop, mobile, and web at $25-$175/month.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lexington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription SaaS - Core Plans: Monthly subscription revenue from tiered pricing plans (Grow, Choice, Complete) ranging from $50-$175/month. Revenue recognized monthly with annual billing options available. Plan upgrades drive expansion revenue.
2. Subscription SaaS - Essentials: Entry-level subscription at $25/month for nonprofit fundraising and donor management. Designed as land-and-expand product to convert customers to full CDM+ suite.
3. Transaction Fees - Electronic Payments: Transaction-based fees on electronic payments: $0.30 + 2.9% for Visa/MasterCard/Discover, $0.30 + 3.5% for American Express, $0.30 + 0.8% for eCheck/ACH. Fee Assist option allows organizations to pass fees to donors.
4. Data Migration Services: Free data migration for new subscriptions with 12-month commitment. Conversion fees apply for early cancellation or complex migrations, providing ancillary revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CDM+ is an integrated cloud-based church management software suite that enables nonprofit and faith-based organizations to manage membership, attendance, contributions, fund accounting, payroll, event registration, facilities, and check-in/check-out from a single database. The product spans three synchronized platforms — a Desktop staff application, an iOS/Android Mobile app, and a member-facing Engage web portal — and is offered via tiered monthly subscriptions starting at $25/month.

Product overview

CDM+ is an integrated software platform built on a cloud services solution by Suran Systems, Inc. The product suite consists of three main platforms: CDM+ Desktop (desktop application for staff), CDM+ Mobile (companion app for iOS/Android), and CDM+ Engage (online portal for members). These platforms share a common cloud database with instant data synchronization. The core modules include Membership & Attendance, Contributions, Fund Accounting, Payroll, Event Registration, Facilities Manager, Check-In/Check-Out, Sales Orders, and Regional editions for denomination-specific reporting. CDM+ Engage extends the platform with Online Directory, Online Giving, Online Registration, Online Billing, and Online Payroll modules. CDM+ Essentials ($25/month) serves as an entry-level sub-brand for smaller nonprofits, while Church of God Edition provides specialized configuration for that denomination. Pricing tiers (Grow $50/mo, Choice $50-150/mo, Complete $175/mo) offer varying levels of access to programs and record limits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CDM+ Desktop
• CDM+ Mobile

Quantifiable outcome

• Online gifts automatically post to general ledger and giver accounts without manual entry, then deposit directly to bank account
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NuveicoreTechnology or IntegrationNuvei provides integrated merchant account services for electronic payments processing across CDM+ Engage. Partnership enables competitive transaction fees ($0.30 + 2.9% Visa/MC/Discover) with fraud detection and routine audits. No cancellation fees or additional monthly fees. Tight integration tracks payment lifecycle from initial transaction to ledger posting.
• Aatrix SoftwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationBundled Aatrix software enables electronic filing of 1099-NEC/MISC/INT and 1096 forms directly from CDM+ Payroll and Accounting. Partnership provides streamlined year-end tax reporting for churches and nonprofits, reducing manual compliance burden.
• Suran Systems, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationSuran Systems develops and maintains the CDM+ software platform and cloud infrastructure. Owns and manages servers for North American clients in enterprise-grade co-located hosting facilities. SOC-2 certified hosting with 24/7 security, redundant backups, and geographic optimization across 5 hosting facilities.
• Hilton HotelsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEmbassy Suites by Hilton Charleston serves as the conference hotel for the Annual CDM+ Users Conference. Conference room block rate of $145/night with complimentary breakfast and lunch buffet. Conference attendees receive preferred hotel pricing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Tithe.ly: Tithe.ly provides mobile giving, church engagement, and management software specifically designed for churches and faith-based organizations. It directly competes with CDM+ Engage's online giving and member engagement modules with a comparable transaction-based revenue model.
• Subsplash: Subsplash is an all-in-one engagement platform for churches offering mobile apps, giving, messaging, media, and management tools. It competes directly with CDM+ in the integrated church engagement and management space with strong mobile-first positioning.
• Aplos Software: Aplos provides cloud-based accounting, donor management, and fundraising software specifically built for nonprofits and faith-based organizations. It directly overlaps with CDM+ Essentials and Fund Accounting modules for the nonprofit customer segment.
• Pushpay: Pushpay is a leading church engagement and giving platform serving faith-based organizations with mobile giving, church management, and congregant engagement tools. It directly competes with CDM+ in the church management software market with overlapping capabilities in online giving and member engagement.
• ChurchTrac: ChurchTrac is affordable church management software offering membership, giving, accounting, and check-in features targeted at small and mid-sized churches. It competes directly with CDM+ in the same SMB-to-mid-market faith-based segment with similar pricing positioning.
• Breeze ChMS: Breeze is a church management system focused on small to mid-sized churches, offering membership, giving, events, and volunteer management. It is a direct peer to CDM+ with comparable feature set and similar target customer profile in the faith-based vertical.
• Icon Systems (IconCMO): IconCMO by Icon Systems is church management software offering membership, contributions, accounting, and reporting features for churches and faith-based organizations. It serves a comparable customer base to CDM+ with similar functional scope.
• Planning Center: Planning Center offers a suite of church management software (People, Giving, Check-Ins, Registrations, Services, Groups) for churches of all sizes. It is a direct competitor to CDM+ with similar feature breadth, multi-module architecture, and faith-based customer focus.
• Realm (ACS Technologies): Realm by ACS Technologies is a cloud-based church management software for membership, giving, groups, and events. It is a direct peer to CDM+ serving similar faith-based customers with overlapping core functionality and comparable target market.

Broad incumbents

• QuickBooks (Intuit): QuickBooks is the dominant horizontal small business accounting platform. While not purpose-built for churches, it competes with CDM+ Fund Accounting and Payroll modules at the broader SMB level and represents the generic alternative that some faith-based organizations default to before choosing a specialized solution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cdmplussoftware
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SuranSystems
• Facebookfacebook.com/cdmplus.software
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/suran
• Instagraminstagram.com/cdmplussoftware

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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 →

Frequently asked questions about CDM+