Beacon helps charities manage donors while Planning Center focuses on church operations, but both charge fees that reduce your fundraising impact. Zeffy gives you donor management, donation forms, event ticketing, and email tools with zero fees so every dollar raised stays with your mission.
Zeffy is trusted by 50,000+ nonprofits

Beacon VS Planning Center
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Beacon and Planning Center charge £30-45/month plus card fees. Zeffy gives you donation forms, donor tracking, and email follow-ups with zero platform fees.
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Unlike Beacon and Planning Center that require separate payment processors, Zeffy handles donations and donor data together so you spend less time juggling systems.
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While Beacon and Planning Center limit features by plan tier, Zeffy gives every nonprofit full donor management tools funded by voluntary donor contributions.
Zeffy gives you complete donor management plus payment processing at zero cost. While Beacon charges £30/month plus card fees on every donation, Zeffy handles everything from donor tracking to online giving forms without monthly fees or transaction costs.
Planning Center focuses on church operations with limited donation tools and charges $15/month per product plus card fees. Zeffy provides dedicated fundraising features including online forms, event ticketing, and peer-to-peer campaigns at no cost to your organization.
Yes. Zeffy combines donor management, payment processing, event ticketing, and online stores in one platform. Instead of paying for separate tools and managing multiple systems, you get everything integrated without monthly fees or transaction costs.
Zeffy gives you complete donor management with built-in payment processing at zero cost. Beacon charges £30/month plus card fees, while Planning Center costs $15/month per product plus transaction fees. You get donor tracking, automated receipts, and giving forms without any monthly bills.
Beacon and Planning Center charge monthly fees because they need to cover their operational costs. Zeffy operates differently - donors have the option to leave a voluntary contribution, letting us offer full donor management and fundraising tools completely free to nonprofits.
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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