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

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

Pricing

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 for card payments
0.8% (with a $25.00 cap) for ACH payments

Platform
fees

No platform fees. Ever. Learn how and why we are 100% free and always will be.

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Up to 5% when donors opt to cover fees Ex: If donors covers up to 8%, 5% goes to Funraise the rest (3%) goes to the organization to cover processing fees

Value for
money

4.9/5

4.5/5

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!)

Donation Forms (Paid)
Peer-to-peer campaigns (Paid)
Event ticketing (Paid)
Donor management (Paid)
Integrations (Paid)
Auctions (Paid)

In person
payments

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

Stripe card reader available (Stripe’s charges apply)
Tap-to-pay - Not available

Ease of use

4.5/5

Support & Webinar

Training &
Support

Unlimited customer support
Live chat support
Email support
Help center
Weekly office hours
Punctual fundraising webinars
100% Free.

Help Center
Live Chat Support
Email Support
Knowledge Base
Podcasts

Quality of
support

4.9/5

4.8/5

Likelihood to
recommend

98.9% of Zeffy's customers would recommend it to other nonprofits

N/A

Reminder

Fees

0% processing fees
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0% platform fees
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0% monthly fees

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Processing Fees

2.9% + $0.30 per transaction for card payments

0.8% (with a $25.00 cap) for ACH payments

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Platform Fees

Up to 5% when donors opt to cover fees

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Funraise offers a free plan, but it's fairly limited compared to their paid options. The free tier includes basic tools for creating donation forms. However, each transaction on the free plan has a 3.5% platform fee plus standard payment processing costs.

Nonprofits must upgrade to a paid plan, which starts at higher rates and also carries additional charges, to unlock more fundraising features like text engagement, CRM integrations, or custom reporting.

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Funraise offers three subscription plans: Light, Standard, and Premium, but pricing details are not publicly disclosed.

Funraise's transaction costs include:

Credit/Debit Cards and Digital Wallets: 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction, with an additional 1% for currency conversions and 1.5% for international transactions.

ACH (eChecks): 0.8% fee, capped at $25 per transaction.

Other Methods (like PayPal, crypto): Additional processing fees apply based on the provider's own rates.

Donors have the option to cover these fees. In this case, Funraise may apply an additional platform fee of up to 5%, ensuring your organisation retains the remainder.