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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What is the best alternative to Donorbox for your nonprofit organization?

Donorbox used to be free for nonprofit organizations raising less than $1,000 per month, but this is no longer the case. See why nonprofits chose Zeffy over Donorbox for our zero-fee policy.

Fees
0% fees, always.
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Platform fees starting at 1.5% per transaction + an additional payment processing fee
Monthly
fees
  • No monthly fees
  • No subscription fees
  • No subscription fees for Donorbox first tier features
  • Premium package starting at $400/month
Processing
fees
Zeffy uses Stripe to securely process all payments. We cover all of the processing fees for you.
  • Stripe - 2.2% + 30¢ per transaction
  • Bank transfer / ACH - 0.8% ($5 maximum)
  • PayPal / Venmo - 1.99% + 49¢
Donor
login
Zeffy offers a donor dashboard, where donors can access their donation history
Likelihood to
recommend
98.8% of Zeffy's customers would recommend it to other nonprofits
88.8% of Donorbox's customers would recommend it to other nonprofits
Value for
money
Rated 4.7 / 5 stars on Capterra for value for money
Ease-of-use
Rated 4.7 / 5 stars on Capterra for ease-of-use
Fees
0% transaction fees
0% platform fees
0% monthly fees
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Events - 2.95%
Memberships - 2.95%
Crowdfunding - 1.5%
Peer-to-Peer - 1.5% main campaign fee + 2.95% for your supporters’ campaigns
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+ Processing fees
+ Subscription fees for premium users
0% fees, always.
Learn how >
Platform fees starting at 1.5% per transaction + an additional payment processing fee
  • No monthly fees
  • No subscription fees
  • No subscription fees for Donorbox first tier features
  • Premium package starting at $400/month
Zeffy uses Stripe to securely process all payments. We cover all of the processing fees for you
  • Stripe - 2.2% + 30¢ per transaction
  • Bank transfer / ACH - 0.8% ($5 maximum)
  • PayPal / Venmo - 1.99% + 49¢
Zeffy offers a donor dashboard, where donors can access their donation history
98.8% of Zeffy's customers would recommend it to other NPOs
88.8% of Donorbox's customers would recommend it to other NPOs
Rated 4.7 / 5 stars on Capterra for value for money
Rated 4.7 / 5 stars on Capterra for ease-of-use
0% transaction fees
0% platform fees
0% monthly fees
Learn how >
Events - 2.95%
Memberships - 2.95%
Crowdfunding - 1.5%
Peer-to-Peer - 1.5% main campaign fee + 2.95% for your supporters’ campaigns

+ Processing fees
+ Subscription fees for premium users
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Calculate how much you can save with Zeffy

If you fundraise
$10,000
$20,000
$50,000
$100,000
$10,000
will be deposited into your bank account
On every other platform,
$9,705 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 Donorbox,
$19,410
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 Donorbox,
$48,525
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 Donorbox,
$97,050
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 DonorBox
"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."
- Niki F. - Fund Development Manager, Rainbow Society of Alberta

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