Beacon and Tessitura help you track donors and manage relationships, but they charge fees that reduce your fundraising impact. Zeffy gives you donor management plus donation forms, event ticketing, and email tools — all with zero fees so every dollar stays with your mission.
Zeffy is trusted by 50,000+ nonprofits


Beacon VS Tessitura
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Beacon charges £30/month plus card fees, and Tessitura costs $8,000+ monthly. Zeffy charges zero fees, so donors have the option to leave a voluntary contribution.
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Beacon and Tessitura require separate tools for auctions and raffles. Zeffy includes everything you need to run events, sell tickets, and manage donors in one place.
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Beacon limits support by plan tier, and Tessitura charges setup costs for help. Zeffy provides unlimited support to every organization at no extra charge.
Beacon charges £30 monthly plus card fees on every donation, while Tessitura costs $8,000+ per month. Zeffy provides complete donor management - contact tracking, donation history, and detailed reporting - with zero platform fees.
Unlike Tessitura's complex arts-focused system, Zeffy offers donor management built for all nonprofits. Track supporters, manage campaigns, and process donations without monthly fees or expensive setup costs.
Beacon charges £30/month plus card fees on every donation, eating into your fundraising budget. Zeffy offers complete donor management with zero platform fees - donors can leave voluntary contributions to support our platform, but 100% of donations go to your cause.
Tessitura costs $8,000+ monthly and focuses on arts venues with complex ticketing needs. Zeffy provides comprehensive fundraising tools - donations, events, memberships, and peer-to-peer campaigns - at zero cost, perfect for nonprofits of all sizes.
Yes, and more affordably. While Beacon lacks payment processing and Tessitura requires expensive integrations, Zeffy includes donation processing, event ticketing, online stores, auctions, and donor management - all with zero platform fees.
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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