Compare · Head to head
GiftWell vs Pastor Center spiritual gifts test
Pastor Center sells churches a 112-question test (74 gift items across 24 gifts plus 38 DISC items) that reports a person's "top five gifts" with Scripture and a DISC breakdown, from $49.99 a month, with AI matching and Planning Center on higher tiers. GiftWell is free for 50 people, ten minutes long, shows bands with the margin drawn, and keeps AI away from members. Which fits your church.
Checked 20 October 2026. Prices and features are from Pastor Center's own pages on that date. Where a page does not mention something, this says so rather than guessing.
At a glance
As of 20 October 2026, from each vendor's own pages. Pastor Center shows monthly prices; annual prices are not shown on the page we read.
| Pastor Center | GiftWell | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Basic from $49.99/mo; Advanced $79.99/mo; Premium $99.99/mo; 7-day trial | free for 50 people; $100/yr for 150; $500/yr for 500; custom above |
| Priced on | flat | people assessed; leaders free |
| The test | 112 questions: 74 gift items across 24 gifts plus 38 DISC items | about 60 behaviour statements, 9 gifts, about 10 minutes, no account |
| How a result is shown | "top five gifts" with Scripture references, plus a DISC breakdown | bands with a ±2 margin drawn, Romans 12 order, never ranked |
| Gift list | turn gifts on or off; edit definitions | fixed nine on Free and Small; builder and imports on Growing |
| For the team | dashboard; AI matching on Advanced | follow-up list with statuses, words and consent; serving teams; placements with a 90-day check; weekly digest |
| Planning Center | Premium tier | every plan |
| AI | AI matching on Advanced | never scores; optional staff-only brief on the church's own key |
The test itself
Pastor Center's test is long by design: 24 gifts with about three items each, plus a full DISC section, and a church can switch off gifts it does not teach (the sign gifts, for instance) and rewrite definitions. A church that wants personality and gifts in one report, in its own words, gets that here.
GiftWell measures nine gifts with five statements each, about 60 in all, in about ten minutes on a phone with no account. The statements describe what has happened in the past year rather than self-image. Five statements per gift gives each a score out of 25, which is enough to tell gifts apart; three items per gift, as Pastor Center's 74 items across 24 gifts works out to, gives less.
How results are shown
Pastor Center reports a "top five gifts". GiftWell shows bands: every gift within three points of the highest is in the lead band, the next gift within two points is "at the edge", and inside a band gifts sit in Romans 12 order so no ranking can be recovered. A gift score from a few items is honest to about two points either way, so GiftWell does not print a fifth place. The research is on why we ask what we ask.
What the team gets after
Pastor Center gives a dashboard on every tier, AI matching on Advanced, and Planning Center on Premium.
GiftWell's follow-up list, serving teams, placements with a 90-day check, weekly digest, Planning Center sync and export are on every plan including the free one. AI never scores anyone; a church may add its own key for a staff-only brief.
Price
Pastor Center starts at $49.99 a month, which is about $600 a year, and reaches $99.99 a month for Planning Center. GiftWell is free for 50 people, $100 a year for 150 and $500 a year for 500, with Planning Center and leaders included. Pastor Center's page shows monthly prices only; if an annual rate exists it was not on the page we read.
Who should choose Pastor Center
- A church that wants a 24-gift list it can edit, with the sign gifts switchable.
- A church that wants DISC in the same report.
- A church that wants AI matching.
- A church that wants a 7-day trial of a paid tier before deciding.
Who should choose GiftWell
- A church that wants a ten-minute phone test people finish.
- A church that wants results as bands with the margin drawn, never a "top five".
- A church that wants Planning Center and a follow-up list on its first plan.
- A church that wants AI kept away from scoring and from members.
- A church of 50 or fewer that wants to start free with no card.
Questions people ask
How much does Pastor Center cost compared with GiftWell?
Pastor Center shows $49.99, $79.99 and $99.99 a month, which is roughly $600 to $1,200 a year. GiftWell is free for 50 people, $100 a year for 150 and $500 a year for 500. As of October 2026.
Which test is shorter?
GiftWell, at about 60 statements and about ten minutes. Pastor Center's is 112 questions, 38 of them DISC.
Does GiftWell let a church turn gifts off or rewrite definitions?
On the Free and Small plans the nine gifts are fixed so every result means the same thing. The Growing plan adds a builder for a church's own statements and imports SHAPE and homegrown results. Pastor Center lets a church toggle gifts and edit definitions on its paid plans.
Does GiftWell include Planning Center on the free plan?
Yes. GiftWell matches people by email and writes gift band names, Ephesians 4 leanings and quick picks to fields you choose on every plan. Pastor Center lists Planning Center on its Premium tier.
See the result for yourself
Ten minutes on your phone, then the pastor's view of your own result in a demo church. If it fits, your first 50 people are free and there is no card to enter.
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