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Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT vs Zeffy: Pricing, Fees and CRM
Raiser's Edge NXT is a CRM priced by quote, with a fee on online gifts and processing on top. Zeffy is free, with its CRM, ticketing, auctions, raffles and a store built in.
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Zeffy VS Blackbaud
Pricing
Zeffy:
$
0.
Blackbaud: 
N/A.
Priced by quote, plus fees on online gifts.
Processing fees
Blackbaud:
2.99% + $0.30.
per card gift, paid by your nonprofit unless the donor or Blackbaud covers it.
Platform fees
Zeffy:
$
0.
Zeffy never takes a cut. You keep 100% of every donation.
Blackbaud:
1.5%.
on online gifts made through Raiser's Edge NXT forms.
Monthly fees
Zeffy:
$
0/month.
No subscriptions, no paywalls. Every org, big or small, gets full access for free.
Blackbaud:
N/A.
Subscription priced by quote.
Other fees
Zeffy:
$
0.
We've never charged a single cent to nonprofits and we never will.
Blackbaud:
A payment enablement fee, amount not published.
Value for money
Blackbaud:
What it means
Zeffy:
Zeffy has no quote to request: no subscription, no fee on online gifts and no processing, at any size.
Blackbaud:
Raiser's Edge NXT is priced by quote, takes 1.5% on online gifts, and adds card processing.
Sources
Zeffy:
Blackbaud:
Pricing · Processing and forms fees · Complete Cover · Payment enablement fee · Capterra
Donor CRM
Zeffy:
A free CRM built into your fundraising. Every gift lands on the donor record.
Blackbaud: 
Raiser's Edge NXT is a full fundraising CRM with AI, sold by quote.
Donor database
Zeffy: 
Donations, tickets, memberships and shop orders build your donor database on their own. Unlimited contacts.
Blackbaud:
One record per supporter with giving history, engagement and relationships.
Notes & reminders
Zeffy:
A timeline of gifts, emails and notes per contact, with reminders and a daily email of follow-ups due.
Blackbaud:
Pipeline stages from first contact to stewardship, with AI-drafted donor summaries and next steps.
Segments & lists
Zeffy:
Filter by giving, campaign or any custom property, and save it as an auto-updating list.
Blackbaud:
Segments and conditions that trigger outreach.
Newsletters
Zeffy:
Drag-and-drop builder and AI drafts, with open, click and donation reporting. Unlimited sends, no fees.
Blackbaud:
Email built into the CRM.
Automations
Zeffy:
A welcome series for new subscribers that stops once they give or go monthly. Campaign reminders and receipts send on their own.
Blackbaud:
Workflow Designer builds multi-step email and outreach sequences.
Reporting
Zeffy:
Live dashboards for recurring donors, plus the AI Data Assistant: ask in plain words, get charts back.
Blackbaud:
Dashboards by program, reporting by campaign, fund and channel, and AI that flags changes in giving.
Tax receipts
Zeffy:
Auto-generated, resendable, and attributed to the right fund.
Blackbaud:
Receipting with templates and series.
Integrations
Zeffy:
QuickBooks sync, Zapier, and a public API with webhooks, all free. Import contacts straight from Mailchimp.
Blackbaud:
SKY APIs, Power Automate, Blackbaud Marketplace apps, and Financial Edge NXT for accounting.
Price
Zeffy:
$0. No per-contact or per-user fees, ever.
Blackbaud:
Part of the Raiser's Edge NXT subscription, priced by quote.
What it means
Zeffy:
Zeffy's CRM covers donor records, segments, emails and AI reporting for free, without an implementation project or a quote.
Blackbaud:
Raiser's Edge NXT is a deep CRM for major gifts and planned giving, built to scale to "an institution raising billions", sold by quote.
All-in-one fundraising
Zeffy:
4.8/5.
Ease of use on Capterra. Every way to raise money in one place, all free.
Blackbaud:
3.9/5.
Ease of use on Capterra. Donations, events and memberships in the CRM; auctions, ticketing pages and a store through partners.
Donations
Zeffy:
Donation forms and pages with recurring giving, pledges, fund choice and automatic tax receipts. No fees.
Blackbaud:
Online donation forms with recurring upsell, a Donor Portal and QR codes, at 1.5% per online gift.
Ticketing
Zeffy:
Sell tickets and run registrations. Every buyer lands in your donor CRM. No fees.
Blackbaud:
Event registration on Raiser's Edge NXT forms, at 1.5%. Ticketing pages through partner solutions.
Peer-to-Peer Fundraising
Zeffy:
Personal and team pages with live leaderboards. Every donor they bring in becomes your contact.
Blackbaud:
A separate Blackbaud product: TeamRaiser or JustGiving.
Auctions
Zeffy:
Silent auctions with outbid alerts for bidders. No platform fee, no per-item fee.
Blackbaud:
Through partner solutions.
Raffles
Zeffy:
Numbered digital tickets sent automatically, bundles and 50/50 thermometers. No fee on any ticket.
Blackbaud:
Raffles are not publicly mentioned.
Online Store
Zeffy:
Sell merch with sizes and stock counts, with pick-up or shipping. Keep every dollar.
Blackbaud:
Merchandise sales through partner solutions.
Memberships
Zeffy:
Sign-up forms, automatic renewals and reminders, and digital cards in Apple and Google Wallet. No fees on dues.
Blackbaud:
Membership programs with upgrades, renewals and drops, built in.
What it means
Zeffy:
Zeffy runs peer-to-peer, auctions, raffles and a store itself, with no second product or partner to buy.
Blackbaud:
Raiser's Edge NXT covers donations, events and memberships. Peer-to-peer is another Blackbaud product; auctions and a store go through partners.
Sources
Zeffy:
Donations · Ticketing · Peer-to-peer · Auctions · Raffles · Store · Memberships
Blackbaud:
Raiser's Edge NXT · Partner solutions · TeamRaiser · JustGiving
Payment Methods
Zeffy:
Cards, wallets, ACH, DAFs and Tap to Pay. No fees, no processor to set up.
Blackbaud:
Cards, wallets, PayPal, Venmo and ACH through Blackbaud's processor. Processing on every payment.
Credit Card Payments
Zeffy:
Accept all major credit cards with zero processing fees. Zeffy covers the cost, so you keep 100% of every donation.
Blackbaud:
2.99% + $0.30, or 3.5% + $0.30 for American Express.
Apple Pay & Google Pay
Zeffy:
One-tap donations and tickets with Apple Pay & Google Pay. No fees, just smooth mobile checkouts.
Blackbaud:
Apple Pay and Google Pay, plus PayPal (2.9% + $0.30) and Venmo.
ACH / Bank Transfers
Zeffy:
Accept bank transfers with zero fees. Full donation amounts go straight to your mission.
Blackbaud:
1% + $0.30, capped at $5, plus $5 per returned payment.
Donor-Advised Funds (DAF)
Zeffy:
Accept donor-advised fund gifts of $1,000 or more, for US charities, with no fees.
Blackbaud:
DAF gifts are not publicly mentioned.
Countries & currencies
Zeffy:
For nonprofits in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia and Germany, paid in their local currency.
Blackbaud:
Payments in US, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand dollars, pounds and euros.
Tap to Pay App
Zeffy:
Anyone on your team can take payments from their phone. No card reader, no fees, no friction.
Blackbaud:
Tap to Pay on iPhone and Android with Blackbaud MobilePay Terminal, at 2.99% + $0.45.
What it means
Zeffy:
Zeffy charges no card processing and no payment enablement fee: cards, wallets, ACH and DAF gifts are all free.
Blackbaud:
Blackbaud accepts the main ways to pay, with card processing on each.
Sources
Zeffy:
Blackbaud:
Support
Zeffy:
4.9/5.
Customer service on Capterra, from 464 reviews. Email, chat and calls on request, free for every nonprofit.
Blackbaud:
4.1/5.
Customer service on Capterra. Weekday support by chat, with a 24/7 knowledgebase.
Help Center
Zeffy:
500+ help articles and step-by-step guides, all free, all the time.
Blackbaud:
A 24/7 Knowledgebase with an AI chatbot.
Email Support
Zeffy:
Email us anytime. Answers within 2 to 6 business hours.
Blackbaud:
Chat and an online case portal, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET.
Phone Support
Zeffy:
Calls on request. Reach out by email or chat first and we'll set one up.
Blackbaud:
Phone support is not publicly mentioned.
Onboarding
Zeffy:
No training required, and we're here by email or chat if you need us.
Blackbaud:
Implementation and training are typically part of the quote. More training through Blackbaud Learn subscriptions.
Community
Zeffy:
Join thousands of nonprofits sharing tips, templates, and best practices.
Blackbaud:
Blackbaud Community forums.
What it means
Zeffy:
Zeffy support needs no training subscription: email and chat within 2 to 6 business hours, and calls on request.
Blackbaud:
Blackbaud support runs on weekdays by chat and case portal, with training through subscriptions. Phone support is not publicly mentioned.
Zeffy is 100% free, always.
Keep more of every dollar, with every tool in one place
💯
Keep every dollar donors give you
Raiser's Edge NXT takes 1.5% on online gifts, plus card processing. With Zeffy, your nonprofit receives 100% of every gift, whether donors leave a voluntary contribution or not.
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A free CRM, no quote needed
Raiser's Edge NXT is a CRM sold by quote. Zeffy's CRM is built in and free, with newsletters, automations and unlimited contacts.
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Every way to raise money, in one place
With Blackbaud, peer-to-peer is another product and auctions or a store go through partners. Zeffy runs them all in one free platform.
How much does Blackbaud cost?
Blackbaud does not publish its prices. Raiser's Edge NXT is priced by quote, based on your size, number of users, modules and services. On top of the subscription, Blackbaud publishes these fees:
- A 1.5% fee on online gifts, memberships and event registrations made through Raiser's Edge NXT forms.
- Card processing: 2.99% + $0.30 per gift, 3.5% + $0.30 for American Express, paid by your nonprofit unless the donor or Blackbaud covers it.
- ACH: 1% + $0.30, capped at $5.
- A payment enablement fee, charged monthly and invoiced yearly. The amount is not published.
With Zeffy, there is no subscription, no platform fee and no processing fee: see how Zeffy is free. Source: blackbaud.com, October 2026.
What is the difference between Blackbaud and Zeffy?
Zeffy is a fundraising platform with a donor CRM built in, free with no quote: donations, tickets, peer-to-peer, auctions, raffles, a store and memberships, with no fee on online gifts and no processing. Blackbaud's Raiser's Edge NXT is a fundraising CRM sold by quote, built for major gifts, planned giving and large teams. It takes 1.5% on online gifts and charges processing, and peer-to-peer, auctions and a store need other Blackbaud products or partners.
Should we choose Blackbaud or Zeffy?
Choose Zeffy if you want a donor CRM and every fundraising tool live today, free, without a quote, an implementation project or a fee on online gifts.
Choose Blackbaud if you run a large major gifts or planned giving program, want AI prospect research, or already use Financial Edge NXT for accounting. Expect a subscription priced by quote, implementation and training before you go live, and fees on online gifts.
Is Blackbaud a CRM?
Yes. Raiser's Edge NXT is Blackbaud's fundraising CRM, with donor records, AI, email, events and memberships, sold by quote. Zeffy also includes a donor CRM, built in and free: every donation, ticket and membership lands on the donor's record, ready to segment, email and automate, with unlimited contacts.
Who pays the card processing fees on Blackbaud?
It depends on the option your nonprofit picks for each form:
- Organization pays: your nonprofit pays 2.99% + $0.30 per card gift.
- Donor cover: the donor is asked to add 3.5% + $0.30. If they say no, your nonprofit pays.
- Complete Cover: the donor is asked for an optional contribution to Blackbaud. If they say no, Blackbaud pays. This only applies to online gifts under $3,000.
In every case, the subscription, the 1.5% fee on online gifts and the payment enablement fee stay with your nonprofit. With Zeffy, the donor's optional contribution covers everything: no subscription, no platform fee and no processing fee, on every gift.
Blackbaud has many products. Which one does this page compare?
This page compares Zeffy with Raiser's Edge NXT, Blackbaud's main fundraising CRM. Blackbaud also sells eTapestry, a donor database for smaller nonprofits (see Zeffy vs eTapestry), Online Express for donation forms, TeamRaiser and JustGiving for peer-to-peer, and Altru for museums, zoos and aquariums.
Is Zeffy only for small nonprofits?
No. Zeffy's CRM and fundraising tools are the same for every nonprofit, free at any volume. There is no quote, no implementation project and no fee that grows with your donations, whatever your size.
How long does it take to get started with Raiser's Edge NXT or Zeffy?
Blackbaud's quote typically includes implementation and training. On G2, Raiser's Edge NXT reviewers report an average of 3 months to go live and 16 months to see a return on their investment. Zeffy reviewers report an average of 1 month to go live, and about half were live in under a day, with no implementation or training needed. View the full G2 compare report (reviews as of August 2026).
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We were ready to sell tickets in less than 30 minutes. The reporting capabilities were better than some other paid-for sites.
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