Ticket Tailor Charges Per Ticket. Zeffy Charges Nothing.
Plus donations with Gift Aid, memberships, auctions, and donor CRM—all included free. No juggling tools.
Zeffy is trusted by 100,000+ nonprofits
Zeffy VS Ticket Tailor
Zeffy is 100% free, always.
Run your fundraising event and your year-round fundraising in one place
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Your event is just one part of your fundraising year
Ticket Tailor sells tickets — Zeffy helps you run donations with Gift Aid, memberships, auctions, and peer-to-peer campaigns from one place, so you're not juggling tools.
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Keep every penny of every ticket sold, with no platform fee
Ticket Tailor charges a flat fee per paid ticket (£0.60 pay-as-you-go, down to £0.22 with prepaid credits, plus VAT) on top of card processing. Zeffy is 100% free for charities. No platform fee, no transaction fee, no card fee. Ever.
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Get started in minutes, not months
Zeffy's built for small teams who need to launch fast. No setup fees, no training required — just create your event page and start selling tickets today.
Frequently asked questions
How quickly can I start selling tickets with Zeffy?
You can launch your event page and start selling tickets in minutes. No setup fees, no contracts, no training required. Just create your event and share the link with your supporters.
How is Zeffy different from Ticket Tailor?
Ticket Tailor focuses on selling event tickets. Zeffy is built for charities to manage ticketing, donations with Gift Aid, memberships, auctions, and peer-to-peer campaigns in one place. No platform fee, no transaction fee, no card fee. Ever.
Does Zeffy charge fees for selling event tickets?
No. Zeffy charges no platform, transaction or card fee on ticket sales. Ticket Tailor charges a flat fee per paid ticket plus card processing. With Zeffy, you keep 100% of ticket revenue to fund your cause.
How much does Ticket Tailor charge per ticket?
Ticket Tailor charges a flat fee per paid ticket: £0.60 on pay-as-you-go, falling to £0.22 with prepaid credits, plus VAT. Payment processing (Stripe, PayPal or Square) is charged separately on top. Free events are free for up to 5,000 tickets a year, and low-priced tickets get 50% off the fee.
Is there a free ticketing platform for charities?
Yes. Zeffy offers completely free event ticketing for charities with no per-ticket fee, no processing fee, and no monthly subscription. You keep 100% of every ticket sale.
What's the best Ticket Tailor alternative for charities?
For charities, Zeffy is a strong alternative because it removes all ticketing fees and includes donor management, donation forms with Gift Aid, and fundraising tools in one platform. Ticket Tailor focuses only on ticketing and still charges a per-ticket fee on paid events.
Does Ticket Tailor support Gift Aid?
Yes. Ticket Tailor supports Gift Aid on donations and doesn't add its own fee to donations. Zeffy also supports Gift Aid — and unlike Ticket Tailor, it includes a full fundraising suite alongside ticketing, all completely free.
Can I use Zeffy for more than just event ticketing?
Yes. Zeffy supports year-round fundraising including donation forms with Gift Aid, membership management, online auctions, raffles, and peer-to-peer campaigns so you can run your entire charity from one platform.
Does Zeffy integrate ticketing with donor management?
Yes. Zeffy automatically tracks ticket buyers in your donor database, sends thank-you emails, and lets you follow up with attendees for future fundraising. Ticket Tailor doesn't include built-in donor management, though it integrates with Mailchimp and HubSpot.
How is Zeffy free for charities?
Zeffy is completely free for charities: no platform fee, no transaction fee, no card fee, ever. This model has helped 100,000+ organisations raise billions without losing a penny to platform fees.
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Zeffy was built for nonprofits like yours
focus on what matters
Built for small teams with big missions.
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.
ZERO-FEE
Keep 100% of every dollar.
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.
ALL-IN-ONE PLatform
Ditch the tech mess.
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.
plug-and-play
Get going, fast.
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.
mobile-first
Fundraise from every device, anywhere.
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.
No turnover
Never lose a donor to volunteer transition.
Centralize supporter relationships, automate thank-you messages, and preserve institutional knowledge when board members rotate out.
100,000+ nonprofits trust Zeffy — and keep their fees at $0.
For 7+ years, Zeffy has supported nonprofits with free, user-friendly fundraising tools.
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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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Zero-fee fundraising in action — nonprofit stories worth sharing.
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