AlumnIQ serves higher education and Planning Center focuses on churches, but both charge fees that reduce your fundraising impact. Zeffy gives you donor management, event ticketing, and fundraising tools with zero fees — so every donation stays with your mission whether you're engaging alumni or congregation members.
Zeffy is trusted by 50,000+ nonprofits

Alumn IQ VS Planning Center
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AlumnIQ takes 3% plus donor cover fees, and Planning Center charges card fees plus $15 monthly. Zeffy charges zero fees, so every dollar goes to your cause.
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AlumnIQ lacks auctions, raffles, and ticketing. Planning Center requires separate software for events and stores. Zeffy handles everything in one platform.
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AlumnIQ and Planning Center limit support by plan tier and business hours. Zeffy provides unlimited support to help you succeed, not upsell you.
Zeffy is 100% free with zero platform fees, while AlumnIQ charges 3% fees and Planning Center adds $15 monthly per product. You get complete donor management, online donations, event ticketing, auctions, and peer-to-peer campaigns in one platform.
Both competitors have major gaps. AlumnIQ lacks payment processing and fundraising tools. Planning Center charges fees and doesn't include auctions, raffles, or ticketing. Zeffy provides everything nonprofits need at zero cost.
Zeffy offers 100% free donor management with zero platform fees, while AlumnIQ charges 3% fees that donors must cover. You get complete CRM tools, online donations, and event ticketing all in one platform without monthly costs eating into your budget.
Planning Center charges card fees plus $15 monthly per product and lacks auction, raffle, and peer-to-peer tools. Zeffy provides all fundraising features at zero cost, letting donors optionally leave voluntary contributions to support our platform.
Yes. Both competitors have gaps in payment processing, event ticketing, and comprehensive fundraising tools. Zeffy combines donor management, online donations, auctions, raffles, ticketing, and peer-to-peer campaigns in one free platform.
Zeffy is the fundraising platform that cuts out the fees, clears up your tech mess, and puts your cause first — so your team, even if you're a small team wearing many hats or a one-person show, can focus on what really matters.
No platform fees. No processing fees. No catch. We know it sounds too good to be true, but it's not. Every penny goes straight to your mission, while competitors take 2-3% off every donation.

Stop bouncing between MailChimp, Eventbrite, and all those spreadsheets. Now you can handle donations, ticket sales, memberships, raffles, and all your donor info in one spot.
Built for teams like yours — whether you're volunteer-led or have limited staff. Set up donation forms, sell tickets, and launch campaigns without needing a tech wizard. It's super easy, and you'll be up and running in minutes.


From QR codes on flyers to Tap-to-Pay on a phone, Zeffy makes it easy to accept donations on the go. Mobile-optimized and offline-ready, so no donor slips through the cracks.
Centralize supporter relationships, automate thank-you messages, and preserve institutional knowledge when board members rotate out.

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As a startup nonprofit with only two members, and no funding (yet) we’d need something with low (or no) fees. Zeffy was a dream come true.
Masey, Loose Ends.
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