Clearstream

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Overview

About Clearstream

Clearstream is an SMS marketing software, which helps churches of all sizes communicate with members in real-time and automate follow-ups with first-time guests. Managers can utilize custom fields to share personalized messages, notify relevant personnel about last-minute changes in schedules and send emergency alerts. It allows administrators to track incoming/outgoing messages, texts received per second, opt-ins or opt-outs and more to gain insight into messaging analytics. Teams can create sub-accounts under the master account to maintain hierarchies and sync information across multiple departments. Additionally, Clearstream enables professionals to organize contacts into specific groups, generate reports to analyze account activities and share service reminders with concerned authorities. Clearstream lets businesses integrate the system with several third-party applications such as Planning Center, Slack, Bitly, Zapier, Mailchimp and Rock RMS. Pricing is based on monthly subscriptions and support is offered via FAQs, guides and other online measures.

Clearstream Screenshots

Clearstream Features

Features of Clearstream
2-Way Messaging
Campaign Planning
Campaign Scheduling
Communication Management
Contact Management
Engagement Tracking
Message Personalization
Mobile Coupons
Reporting/Analytics
Scheduled Messaging

Clearstream Integrations

Planning Center logo
Planning Center
Mailchimp logo
Mailchimp
ChMS logo
ChMS
Meta for Business logo
Meta for Business
Twitter/X logo
Twitter/X
Slack logo
Slack

Customer Reviews

See why people love Clearstream

5 Star
70%
4 Star
30%
3 Star
0%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
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Ryan N.

Ryan N.

Verified User

Non-Profit Organization Management · 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months
Dec 22, 2025

Great Customer Service

Clearstream is meeting a need that makes things simple for users. So far they have been one of the best companies to work with, and when I needed some extra time they were right there to say no problem we can extend your trial and they did it twice.

What they liked
  • Very easy and very simple to set up
  • Customer service is the absolute best
  • They were very responsive and some of the fastest customer service I've ever received
Room for improvement
  • The App
  • while yes it is simple there are features inside the website that could be brought over to the app
  • Once such beenfit is being able to attach notes easier to the texts
Switched From

Gloo was a nightmare. They were constantly broken.

Why they chose it

"Other options were just too expensive and for churches we need better options."

Bryan L.

Verified User

Religious Institutions · 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months
Dec 22, 2025

Clearstream has helped us grow our engagement!!

Its been really great - we are a startup church and we worked with someone from the team to get our account set up and have been rocking it from that moment!

What they liked

Its really user friendly - we love that multiple team members can be monitoring incoming texts and that we are able to personalize our outgoing text

Room for improvement

Well of course we'd love it if it was free ;) Honestly its the only thing that might make it better for us at this point is the ability to have a free account up to a certain number of credits

Why they chose it

"we liked the interface and the customer service was super helpful to set up our startup account."

Brennan W.

Verified User

Non-Profit Organization Management · 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years
Dec 22, 2025

Simple, good integrations

Non-Profit Organization Management

What they liked
  • We use this software because it integrates with our church management software, Planning Center Online
  • It is proficiently easy to use with our database, especially with communication to recurring lists of people
Room for improvement
  • Cost is high, but not necessarily higher than similar companies
  • Some aspects of the integration could be simplified from a user experience

Audrey S.

Verified User

Religious Institutions · 11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months
Dec 22, 2025

Review from Wolfforth Methodist Church

In general it has been good so far. I wish a few kinks were worked out, and maybe that is on our user end. We like having a personal account phone number and for multiple people to be able to send texts.

What they liked
  • The integration with planning center is really great
  • It helps us for our multiple ministries to be able to text each of their respective groups
Room for improvement
  • I wish the integration was a little smoother in the sense of being able to edit the messages from the Planning Center side
  • As it is now, each person who schedules texts has to be able to login to clearstream to edit or change their messages
  • The number of characters per credit also is very low, it costs us a lot to send messages compared to the system we came from
Switched From

We are moving our whole church management system to planning center and we needed a texting option

Why they chose it

"It was easier to set up and offered 2 way texting"

Zach M.

Verified User

Religious Institutions · 11-50 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months
Dec 22, 2025

Lawndale Baptist Review

Fantastic. You guys are awesome. I have recommended your service to many already and will continue to do so!

What they liked
  • Clearstream is a simple, reliable and effective texting communication tool for nonprofits and churches
  • Would highly recommend
Room for improvement
  • The app still needs some work
  • It would be very helpful to be able to add subscribers from the app rather than having to go to the website
Switched From

Remind stopped being nearly as effective

Tim H.

Verified User

Non-Profit Organization Management · 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years
May 28, 2026

Clearstrem Review

Our experience with Clearstream has been excellent. We enjoy the option to schedule future communications with the platform.

What they liked

It is an excellent text communication and planning tool option for church management and follow-up tools

Room for improvement
  • We do not currently experience any real cons with the platform
  • Sometimes it is hard to make sure the lists are updating accurately

Jason S.

Verified User

Religious Institutions · 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months
May 28, 2026

New to Clear Stream and loving it

So far it's great, and we are excited to see how it helps us as we grow. We believe this will help us get out guests connected quickly.

What they liked

This is helping us connect with New Guests and identifying them in an easy non-intrusive way

Room for improvement
  • Not sure yet, I need some more time using it
  • We are using this as part of our guest service assimilation
  • So PC integration is great, but maybe being able to access it through PC would be helpful

Verified Professional

Non-Profit Organization Management · 2-10 employees

Used monthly for less than 6 months
May 28, 2026

5 Star Review (Seriously)

Overall, I have been impressed with Clearstream. They are very flexible in adjusting things to your needs and work with you and your timeline. The pricing is fair and definitely worth it for all the things you can do through Clearstream.

What they liked
  • Clearstream has great customer service
  • They respond promptly and are super helpful
  • You can ask a question and get a response within 5 minutes
  • Overall, the platform is easy to use and offers a wide range of capabilities
Room for improvement
  • The only con would be that you have to enter an EIN number to do a free trial
  • It would have been nice to be able to see things and run trials before entering that info

Molly F.

Verified User

Religious Institutions · 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months
May 28, 2026

We have loved using Clearstream!

Overall the experience with Clearstream has been really great. From customer service to the product itself has been very worthwhile.

What they liked
  • I love how user friendly the dashboard is
  • Everything has been very easy to understand and use on a daily basis
  • We just ordered Tap Tags and are very excited to get these stuck to the chairs in our sanctuary space
Room for improvement
  • Nothing, so far everything has been great
  • If I had to say something, it would probably be the time it takes to receive the Tap Tags
  • 5-7 weeks isn't ideal, but it's not a big deal

Brian H.

Verified User

Religious Institutions · 2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months
May 28, 2026

Good for the price, but not for everyone

It fulfills its promises, and the one-month trial was great because it allowed me to try out the product before buying. I’ve been able to connect with the students better, especially first-timers, since I don’t have to share my personal phone number, which also protects my privacy.

What they liked
  • I like that I can text the students in mass but have individual conversations when they text back
  • Simple interface that works with PCO
Room for improvement
  • I want a cheaper tier
  • 1200 credits per month is a lot
  • 600 credits per month for 10 dollars would be ideal for me

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