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 wildapricot for your nonprofit.

Leave wildapricot 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!

2.9% + $0.30 processing fee per transaction via Wild Apricot Payments; Subscription plans range from $60/month to $720/month; No platform fees apply
Solutions
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Donations
Ticketing
Donor Management
... And more

Membership management, Website building, Payment processing, Event registration, Online payments, Donor management
Support
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4.9/5

4.4/5

Why choose Zeffy over wildapricot

Why choose Zeffy over wildapricot

With wildapricot

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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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 wildapricot

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.

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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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wildapricot

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No Processing fees
2.9% + $0.30 processing fee per transaction via Wild Apricot Payments; Subscription plans range from $60/month to $720/month; No platform fees apply
No platform fees

No platform fees

No monthly fees

Starting at $60/month, up to $720/month depending on conctact count.

Value for money

4.9/5

4.4/5

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

4.3/5

Support features
Free and 
unlimited support
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Videos, Documentation, Webinars, Knowledge Base, Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Phone Support
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 wildapricot for your nonprofit.

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

Ditch Wild Apricot's transaction fees! Zeffy lets nonprofits enjoy 100% of donations with exceptional support.

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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 transaction via Wild Apricot Payments; 20% if you opt to use a third party payment system like Stripe or PayPal
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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Starting at $60/month, up to $720/month depending on conctact count.
Value for
money
4.9/5
4.4/5
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!)
Membership management, Website building, Payment processing, Event registration, Online payments, Donor management
In person
payments
  • No card reader required - Only your iPhone!
  • Accepts all payment types.
  • Always 100% free.
Does not offer in-person payment solutions
Ease of use
4.3/5
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
Tax receipts
Automated tax receipts are sent to your donors right away
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
Training &
Support
  • Unlimited customer support
  • Live chat support
  • Email support
  • Help center
  • Weekly office hours
  • Punctual fundraising webinars
  • 100% Free.
Videos, Documentation, Webinars, Knowledge Base, Chat, Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Phone Support
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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2.9% + $0.30 processing fee per transaction via Wild Apricot Payments; Subscription plans range from $60/month to $720/month; No platform fees apply

Calculate how much you can save with Zeffy

$10,000
will be deposited into your bank account
On
Wildapricot
$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
Wildapricot
$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
Wildapricot
$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
Wildapricot
$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 Wildapricot

"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."
The costs were too high for our small non-profit organization. (Switched from Wild Apricot)
Niki F. - Fund Development Manager, Rainbow Society of Alberta
Lara S.