How is Zeffy free?
How is Zeffy free?
Zeffy relies entirely on optional contributions from donors. At the payment confirmation step - we ask donors to leave an optional contribution to Zeffy.
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A zero-fee, 100% free alternative to square for your nonprofit.

Leave square fees behind! Zeffy provides nonprofits with a fee-free platform for seamless and cost-effective payment processing.

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100% free forever.

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100% free!

2.6% + $0.10 for card-present transactions, 2.9% + $0.30 for online transactions, and 3.5% + $0.15 for manually keyed-in transactions; no platform or monthly fees

Solutions
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Donations
Ticketing
Donor Management
... And more

  • Donation forms
  • In-person donations
  • Basic donor management features
  • eCommerce/online store
  • Integrations via Zapier
Support
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4.9/5

4.4/5

Why choose Zeffy over square

Why choose Zeffy over square

With square

Step 3

Receive 100% of the money.

You will receive the entirety of your funds in your weekly payout. We never charged a cent to nonprofits, and we never will.

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Solutions

Collect payments in one click.

Share your form online with your supporters and let them use their favorite payment method.

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support

A top rated support team at your service.

Your impact is our measure of success. We believe that free and unlimited support is essential to successful fundraising.

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Pricing

You receive 100% of the money raised.

Unlike {COMPETITOR}, Zeffy doesn’t charge any transaction or credit card fees, and we never will. You can make every penny count!

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With square

Based on X calculation regarding Z, at a XYZ ratio.

Solutions

Collect payments in one click.

Share your form online with your supporters and let them use their favorite payment method.

Start your nonprofit
Sign up for free

Support

A top rated support team at your service.

Your impact is our measure of success. We believe that free and unlimited support is essential to successful fundraising.

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Sign up for free

square

Pricing
No Processing fees

2.6% + $0.10 for card-present transactions, 2.9% + $0.30 for online transactions, and 3.5% + $0.15 for manually keyed-in transactions; no platform or monthly fees

No platform fees

No platform fees

No monthly fees

No monthly fees

Value for money

4.9/5

4.5/5

Solutions
Donations
Ticketing
Raffles
eCommerce
Peer-to-peer
Auction
Memberships
Donor management
Payment processing
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All credit card payments
ACH payments
Tap to Pay App
Apple Pay &
Google Pay
Ease of use

4.8/5

4.7/5

Support features
Free and 
unlimited support
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Live Online, Webinars, Documentation, Videos, Email/Help Desk, Phone Support, Knowledge Base, FAQs/Forum, Chat

Calls / Office hours
Live chat
Email
Help center
Webinars
Quality of support

4.9/5

4.4/5

Frequently Asked Questions

Zeffy makes money exclusively from optional tips from your donors

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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.

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50,000 nonprofits fundraise with Zeffy

Zeffy has been supporting nonprofits for the last 7 years. Providing 100% free and user friendly fundraising tools.

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A zero-fee, 100% free alternative to square for your nonprofit.

Did you know there’s a zero-fee alternative to square out there? See why Nonprofits chose Zeffy over square for our zero-fee policy, the simplicity of our platform, and the quality of our customer support.

Tired of Square's fees? Zeffy provides a no-cost payment solution with zero platform fees and outstanding customer support.

Pricing
Processing
fees
No processing fees.We cover 100% of the fees (even credit card transaction fees)
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  • 2.9% + $0.30 per online transaction
  • 2.6% + $0.10 per card-present transaction
  • 3.5% + $0.15 per manually keyed-in transaction
Platform
fees
No platform fees. Ever. Learn how and why we are 100% free and always will be.
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No platform fees
Monthly fees
No monthly fees. Zeffy is 100% free and always will be
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No monthly fees
Value for
money
4.9/5
4.5/5
Software Capabilities
Features
  • Donation forms (Free!)
  • In-person donations (Free!)
  • Peer-to-peer campaigns (Free!)
  • Event ticketing (Free!)
  • Online auctions (Free!)
  • Memberships (Free!)
  • Donor management (Free!)
  • Online raffles (Free!)
  • eCommerce/online store (Free!)
  • Integrations via Zapier (Free!)
  • Donation forms
  • In-person donations
  • Basic donor management features
  • eCommerce/online store
  • Integrations via Zapier
In person
payments
  • No card reader required - Only your iPhone!
  • Accepts all payment types.
  • Always 100% free.

Square provides a credit card reader that works with their Point of Sale app, allowing nonprofits to accept donations and payments on-site.

  • 2.6% + $0.10 per transaction
Ease of use
4.7/5
Accessing funds
Receive payments in under 7 days
Form sharing
  • Embed your form to your website in 2 simple clicks
  • Offer forms in English, French and Spanish
Donor
management
  • All-time transaction and tax receipts
  • Contact information
  • Add tags, notes, and comments to your donors' profiles
  • Communicate with the right donors at the right time
Square offers basic donor management features, including sorting donors into groups and sending targeted emails.
Tax receipts
Automated tax receipts are sent to your donors right away
Square does not issue tax-compliant receipts.
Form
customization
  • Entirely customizable donation forms
  • Add questions for your donors
  • Add your brand assets
  • Customize donation amounts and specify what they will be used for
  • Offer forms in English, French and Spanish
Support & Webinar
Support
Unlimited support with a team of nonprofit experts

Square's support is not tailored to the needs of nonprofits.

Training &
Support
  • Unlimited customer support
  • Live chat support
  • Email support
  • Help center
  • Weekly office hours
  • Punctual fundraising webinars
  • 100% Free.

Live Online, Webinars, Documentation, Videos, Email/Help Desk, Phone Support, Knowledge Base, FAQs/Forum, Chat

Quality of
support
4.9/5
4.4/5
Likelihood to
recommend
98.9% of Zeffy's customers would recommend it to other nonprofits
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Fees
0% processing fees

0% platform fees

0% monthly fees
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2.6% + $0.10 for card-present transactions, 2.9% + $0.30 for online transactions, and 3.5% + $0.15 for manually keyed-in transactions; no platform or monthly fees

Calculate how much you can save with Zeffy

$10,000
will be deposited into your bank account
On
Square
$9,710 or less
will be deposited into your bank account
Every other fundraising platform charges 3%-10% in platform and credit card fees. Zeffy covers these fees for your nonprofit.
$20,000
will be deposited into your bank account
On
Square
$19,420 or less
will be deposited into your bank account
Every other fundraising platform charges 3%-10% in platform and credit card fees. Zeffy covers these fees for your nonprofit.
$50,000
will be deposited into your bank account
On
Square
$48,550 or less
will be deposited into your bank account
Every other fundraising platform charges 3%-10% in platform and credit card fees. Zeffy covers these fees for your nonprofit.
$100,000
will be deposited into your bank account
On
Square
$97,100 or less
will be deposited into your bank account
Every other fundraising platform charges 3%-10% in platform and credit card fees. Zeffy covers these fees for your nonprofit.

They chose Zeffy over Square

They chose Zeffy over Square
"Zeffy was a no-brainer because of their no-fee policy. The fees from other fundraising platforms were holding us back from fully supporting our mission."
Zeffy allows us to manage all our fundraising needs from one software. Tax receipts are automatically sent and our donors' information is securely stored. The platform is easy to use and the support is very kind, and free! We are part of the same team, working together to reach our goal.
Niki F. - Fund Development Manager, Rainbow Society of Alberta
Marie-Cécile V. - Executive Director, Zileos.org