Aplos is fund accounting software built specifically for churches and nonprofits that need to track restricted money without forcing a general business tool to fit. More than 65,000 nonprofit and church professionals trust it for fund accounting, budgeting, and reporting so they can stay on mission.^1
It keeps restricted and unrestricted funds separate, tracks tithes, offerings, and designated gifts, and produces audit-ready reports for pastors, treasurers, and boards.^2 Donation management, online giving, payables, bank reconciliation, payroll, and optional bookkeeping services sit in the same cloud product.^1 Advanced accounting adds reporting by fund, program, campaign, department, or location, automated allocations, and oversight of multiple entities from one system.^3
Aplos is now Velora Fund Accounting, the accounting piece of the Velora suite launched on August 20, 2025, alongside Keela for donor management and Raisely for fundraising.^4 Donations from Raisely sync into Aplos for fund tracking and reconciliation, and donor activity in Keela stays in sync for compliant reporting.^1 Mission Assistant in Aplos is an AI-powered chat that answers questions from your financial reports, and its Bill Entry turns invoices into bills.^5 Velora's Mission Assistant also offers guided workflows for board materials, donation reconciliation, and Form 990-EZ preparation.^6 Aplos is subscription-based with a free trial; see the pricing page for current plans.^7
Aplos started in 2009 after founder Tim Goetz, a CPA who served as executive pastor of his church, could not find simple, affordable fund accounting software for that church.^8 On the Two Guys Talkin' Fresno podcast he put the aim plainly: "I wanted to build a easy to use fund accounting product for the nonprofit space."^9 Anush Vinod leads Velora as CEO, and Meera Patel serves as its COO and CRO.^10
"I only need to spend a couple of hours a month on our financials. Running reports for our meetings and taxes is a breeze." - Susan F., Managing Director at State Street^1
"It's a dynamic, simplistic accounting software that I feel fits the church's needs, but also our mission." - Pastor Warren Curry, Life Changers Church^2
Notable:
- Purpose-built fund accounting, not a retrofit of general business accounting.^2
- Bookkeeping services from specialists who enter and categorize transactions and prepare monthly statements and tax documents.^1
- A connected suite: fundraising in Raisely and donor records in Keela flow into the same accounting record.^1
