Why Choose Zeffy Over Donorbox for Nonprofits? | Zeffy
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Zeffy VS. donorbox

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

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

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100% free forever.

donorbox

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100% free!

  • 2.9% + $0.30 per donation for card payments; 0.8% for ACH payments (capped at $5)
  • No platform fees if tips are enabled, otherwise 1%-5% platform fees depending on form type
  • Monthly fees vary depending on plan chosen
Solutions
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Donations
Ticketing
Raffles
Memberships
Donor Management
... And more

Donations, Ticketing, Memberships, Donor Management

Donation forms

Peer-to-peer campaigns

Event ticketing

Memberships

Donor management

Integrations ($/month)

Support
Learn more

4.9/5

4.8/5

Why choose Zeffy over donorbox

Why choose Zeffy over donorbox

9.5K

With donorbox

Estimated processing, platform, and monthly fees for 200 donations of $50

Pricing

Receive 100% of the money.

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

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ticketing

Everything Donorbox does and more at no cost.

Sell tickets online and communicate with participants. Easily manage check-ins and sales at the door. Always 100% free.

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Solutions

Zeffy is built for fundraising, not just payments.

Trusted by 50,000 nonprofits, Zeffy covers all your fundraising needs for free—donations, events, raffles, auctions, peer-to-peer campaigns, online stores, memberships, and more!

Everything Donorbox does and more at no cost.

Collect donations, host events, raffles, auctions, peer-to-peer campaigns, online shops, sell memberships, and more! All our tools are 100% free.

Zeffy is built for fundraising, not just ticketing.

Zeffy is designed for nonprofits, we cover all your needs for free. From regular donations to events, raffles, auctions, peer-to-peer campaigns, online shops, memberships, and more!

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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 Donorbox, 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 donorbox

Estimated processing, platform, and monthly fees for 200 donations of $50

Ticketing

Everything Donorbox does and more at no cost.

Sell tickets online and communicate with participants. Easily manage check-ins and sales at the door. Always 100% free.

Start your nonprofit
Sign up for free

Solutions

Zeffy is built for fundraising, not just payments.

Trusted by 50,000 nonprofits, Zeffy covers all your fundraising needs for free—donations, events, raffles, auctions, peer-to-peer campaigns, online stores, memberships, and more!

Everything Donorbox does and more at no cost.

Collect donations, host events, raffles, auctions, peer-to-peer campaigns, online shops, sell memberships, and more! All our tools are 100% free.

Zeffy is built for fundraising, not just ticketing.

Zeffy is designed for nonprofits, we cover all your needs for free. From regular donations to events, raffles, auctions, peer-to-peer campaigns, online shops, memberships, and more!

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.

Start your nonprofit
Sign up for free

Solutions

Zeffy is built for fundraising, not just payments.

Trusted by 50,000 nonprofits, Zeffy covers all your fundraising needs for free—donations, events, raffles, auctions, peer-to-peer campaigns, online stores, memberships, and more!

Everything Donorbox does and more at no cost.

Collect donations, host events, raffles, auctions, peer-to-peer campaigns, online shops, sell memberships, and more! All our tools are 100% free.

Zeffy is built for fundraising, not just ticketing.

Zeffy is designed for nonprofits, we cover all your needs for free. From regular donations to events, raffles, auctions, peer-to-peer campaigns, online shops, memberships, and more!

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.

Sign up for free

donorbox

Pricing
Processing fees

$

0

  • Stripe: 2.2% + $0.30 per transaction
  • PayPal: 1.99% + $0.49 per transaction
  • ACH/Bank transfer: 0.8% ($5 maximum)

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Platform fees

$

0

1.75% platform fees. 2.95% platform fees for event ticketing, membership payments and P2P campaigns. Reduced fees for pro and premium plans.

Monthly fees

$

0

Donorbox offers 3 subscription plan: Standard $0/month | Pro $139/month | Premium custom pricing

Value for money

4.9/5

4.7/5
Solutions
Donations
Ticketing
Raffles
eCommerce
Peer-to-peer
Auction
Memberships
Donor management
Payment processing
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Donorbox LiveTM Kiosk

$50/mo - first device

$15/mo - additional tablets

Card reader device sold separately

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
Unlimited support
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(Free)

Webinar, Chat, Phone

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

4.9/5

4.8/5

Frequently Asked Questions about Donorbox

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.

Masey, Loose Ends.

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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.

“We were incurring a ton of fees for our past fundraising platform and Zeffy has helped us receive so much more of our donations.”
Amy R
Rebuilding Together Metro Chicago
Zeffy has been invaluable in helping me track our donors, sales, events, and revenue in one spot. The coolest thing about Zeffy is it really is free!
Debra B
Glory to Glory Women's Mentoring Ministry
Everything about Zeffy suits us starting with (of course, NO fees) but also the ease of use and customer experience as well as their client support!!
Carmen M
DIVINA World Foundation
Zeffy is very easy to use and ensures that every dollar quickly gets into our account.. A huge help to our work!
Nathan C
Jiwa International
Zeffy is very simple, allows for a lot of customization and seamlessly integrates into our website. The fact that all of this is free is still wild to me.
Ryan S
Jesters Theatre: Youth Unlimited
We couldn't believe there was a free payment platform for our Girl Scout group. Zeffy took ZERO fees from us, which is huge when you run on very small amounts of money.
Jennifer H
GSCB Troop 144
We were ready to sell tickets in less than 30 minutes. The reporting capabilities were better than some other paid-for sites.
Mark B
Theta Mu Lambda Charitable Foundation
Since using Zeffy, our conversion rate of donations has skyrocketed. It's an easy platform to use. Plus customer support has always been responsive and helpful!
Stevie C
We Are HER

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

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

Say goodbye to Donorbox fees! Zeffy empowers nonprofits with zero platform fees and excellent support, making fundraising effortless and cost-effective.

Pricing
Processing
fees
No processing fees.We cover 100% of the fees (even credit card transaction fees)
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  • Stripe: 2.2% + $0.30 per transaction
  • PayPal: 1.99% + $0.49 per transaction
  • ACH/Bank transfer: 0.8% ($5 maximum)

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Platform
fees
No platform fees. Ever. Learn how and why we are 100% free and always will be.
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1.75% platform fees. 2.95% platform fees for event ticketing, membership payments and P2P campaigns. Reduced fees for pro and premium plans.
Monthly fees
No monthly fees. Zeffy is 100% free and always will be
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Donorbox offers 3 subscription plan: Standard $0/month | Pro $139/month | Premium custom pricing
Value for
money
4.9/5
4.7/5
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!)

Donation forms

Peer-to-peer campaigns

Event ticketing

Memberships

Donor management

Integrations ($/month)

In person
payments
  • No card reader required - Only your iPhone!
  • Accepts all payment types.
  • Always 100% free.

Donorbox LiveTM Kiosk

$50/mo - first device

$15/mo - additional tablets

Card reader device sold separately

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
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.

Webinar, Chat, Phone

Quality of
support
4.9/5
4.8/5
Likelihood to
recommend
98.9% of Zeffy's customers would recommend it to other nonprofits
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Fees
0% processing fees
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0% platform fees
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0% monthly fees
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  • 2.9% + $0.30 per donation for card payments; 0.8% for ACH payments (capped at $5)
  • No platform fees if tips are enabled, otherwise 1%-5% platform fees depending on form type
  • Monthly fees vary depending on plan chosen

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
Donorbox
$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
Donorbox
$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
Donorbox
$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
Donorbox
$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 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."
Donorbox had transaction fees which reduced the net amount received from donations.
Niki F. - Fund Development Manager, Rainbow Society of Alberta
John D.

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