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Spec score 8.1 #19 of 48 in Nonprofit Fundraising Software

What it is

Zeffy is a fundraising and donor-management platform for nonprofits, available on Android, iOS, and the web. It brings donation forms and recurring gifts together with event ticketing, peer-to-peer campaigns, memberships, auctions, raffles, eCommerce, donor management, and in-person payments. Nonprofits pay no platform, transaction, or credit-card fees; optional donor tips fund the service. Ticketing includes multiple ticket types, capacity limits, attendee questions, QR-code check-in, free registration, and pay-what-you-can tickets. The mobile app accepts cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay on iPhone and Android without a physical reader. Zeffy connects to more than 1,000 tools through native integrations, Zapier, viaSocket, QuickBooks, a public API, and webhooks. Stripe manages payments, and Zeffy says it does not store or process card information. Access is limited to eligible nonprofits and registered charities in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, or Germany that have an organization bank account; personal fundraising is not supported. The Free plan is free.

Spec sheet

What it does
Zeffy is an all-in-one fundraising and donor-management platform for nonprofit organizations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zeffy.com
Purpose
Zeffy is a free fundraising and donor-management platform built exclusively for nonprofits.Read 1 Oct 2026 · zeffy.com
Integrations
Zeffy connects with more than 1,000 tools through native integrations, Zapier, viaSocket, QuickBooks, a public API, and webhooks.Read 1 Oct 2026 · zeffy.com
Security
Payment processing runs through Stripe and is described by Zeffy as PCI compliant.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zeffy.com
Support
Zeffy offers a weekly live demo hosted by its support team, a prerecorded demo, and a searchable knowledge base.Read 1 Oct 2026 · support.zeffy.com
Headquarters
Montréal, Quebec, CanadaRead 23 Sep 2026 · zeffy.com
Founded
G2 lists Zeffy's founding year as 2017.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Account-closure risk
Terms allow Zeffy, after account closure, to issue a final payout or refund processed transactions and potentially refuse the final payout.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.zeffy.com
API access
The public API provides read access to payments, contacts and campaigns, including transaction details, donor history and campaign totals.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.zeffy.com
API administration
Only organization administrators can generate API keys from Settings and Integrations.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.zeffy.com
Auctions
Auction campaigns list items with images and descriptions, send outbid alerts and automatically collect winning bids.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zeffy.com
Automation integrations
Zapier connects Zeffy to more than 1,000 web tools and databases, while viaSocket provides another no-code route.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.zeffy.com
Company facts
LinkedIn lists Zeffy as a privately held Montreal software company with 51–200 employees.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Data security
Zeffy encrypts data with SSL or TLS and stores donor information on Amazon RDS servers in Canada.Read 1 Oct 2026 · support.zeffy.com
Documentation
The help center documents campaign setup, reporting, CRM, finance, integrations, API usage, legal topics and Tap to Pay troubleshooting.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.zeffy.com
Donations
Donation forms support branded customization, one-time and recurring gifts, and automatic tax receipts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zeffy.com
Donor CRM
The CRM keeps one supporter record containing giving history, attendance, memberships, purchases, email engagement, notes and tags.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zeffy.com
Eligibility
Organizations must be nonprofits or registered charities in the United States, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia or Germany and have an organization bank account.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.zeffy.com
Event ticketing
Ticketing supports multiple ticket types, capacity limits, custom attendee questions, QR-code check-in, free registration, and pay-what-you-can tickets.Read 1 Oct 2026 · zeffy.com
Fee model
Zeffy says it covers transaction and card fees and funds the service through optional donor contributions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zeffy.com
Funding
Crunchbase lists Zeffy as a private seed-stage company with Ring Capital among its investors, while Zeffy reported a CAD 3.7 million seed round in its 2022 rebrand announcement.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zeffy.com
Fundraising tools
The platform includes donation forms, event ticketing, peer-to-peer campaigns, memberships, auctions, raffles, eCommerce, donor management, and in-person payments.Read 1 Oct 2026 · zeffy.com
Independent payout complaint
A Reddit nonprofit poster described funds being held for nearly two months, account closure and refunds instead of payout.Read 15 Oct 2026 · reddit.com
Independent support complaint
Another Reddit nonprofit poster reported multi-day support delays, missed transfers and donations ultimately returned to donors.Read 15 Oct 2026 · reddit.com
Legal entity
Zeffy's user terms identify 9355-0861 Québec Inc. as the Canadian entity doing business as Zeffy.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.zeffy.com
Limit: CRM and email depth
G2's review summary says some users want further development of the email and CRM features.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Limit: iOS reliability
App Store reviewers report frequent logouts, missing campaigns, login problems, card-reader configuration failures and occasional shutdowns at events.Read 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Limit: tips and delayed funds
Trustpilot's review summary mentions complaints about unexpected donor tips, verification blocks, delayed releases and withheld campaign payments.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Memberships
Memberships include tiered pricing, renewal options, emailed membership cards and member email engagement.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zeffy.com
Not for individuals
Zeffy says personal or individual fundraising is not supported; the platform is built for organizations.Read 1 Oct 2026 · support.zeffy.com
Notable news
On April 20, 2022, Simplyk announced its rebrand to Zeffy and expansion into the United States.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zeffy.com
Online store
The store feature supports product photos, variants, discounts and inventory limits.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zeffy.com
Payment methods
Zeffy accepts cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay and certain bank-transfer methods, with payment currency determined by the nonprofit account country.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.zeffy.com
Payment processing
Payments are managed by Stripe, which Zeffy states is PCI Service Provider Level 1 certified, and Zeffy does not store or process credit-card information.Read 1 Oct 2026 · support.zeffy.com
Payout limitation
Payouts cannot be triggered manually and payments undergo a typical one-to-three-business-day anti-fraud review.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.zeffy.com
Payout schedules
Eligible accounts may receive next-day payouts; weekly Monday payouts are the default and monthly payouts arrive on the first Monday.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.zeffy.com
Peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer campaigns give supporters customizable fundraising pages, leaderboards and progress thermometers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zeffy.com
Praise: ease and value
G2 reviewers repeatedly praise Zeffy's intuitive setup, broad campaign choices and zero-fee model.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Praise: support
GetApp reviewers commonly describe support as fast, friendly and knowledgeable, sometimes responding within hours or the same day.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Privacy compliance
Zeffy states that its practices comply with GDPR, UK GDPR, PIPEDA, Quebec privacy law, CCPA/CPRA, and certain U.S. state privacy laws.Read 1 Oct 2026 · support.zeffy.com
QuickBooks integration
QuickBooks Online synchronization sends future Zeffy payouts one way, broken down by campaign or fund, and does not sync past payouts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · support.zeffy.com
Raffles
Raffle campaigns support prize pools, ticket bundles, numbered tickets and winner drawing workflows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zeffy.com
Rating on Apple App Store
2.9 out of 5 from 48 ratingsRead 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
Rating on G2
4.9 out of 5 from 2,608 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on GetApp
4.8 out of 5 from 498 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Rating on Google Play
3.9 out of 5 from 25 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · play.google.com
Rating on Trustpilot
4.7 out of 5 from 567 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Scale
Zeffy says more than 100,000 nonprofits use it and have raised over $2 billion through the platform.Read 1 Oct 2026 · zeffy.com
Tap to Pay
The mobile point-of-sale app accepts in-person payments and QR-code scans using a smartphone without a separate terminal.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zeffy.com
Ticketing
Event tools provide customizable ticket types, attendee questions, emailed e-tickets and check-in management.Read 15 Oct 2026 · zeffy.com

Plans and prices

Free Free Donation forms and recurring gifts · Event ticketing and fundraising · Peer-to-peer campaigns · Donor CRM and management · Email and newsletter tools · Tap to Pay in-person payments Read 19 Sep 2026 · zeffy.com
100% free plan Free never nonprofits · no platform, transaction or card fees · available in supported countries Read 15 Oct 2026 · zeffy.com
Free plan Free always all features · no platform, transaction, or credit-card fees · nonprofits only Read 1 Oct 2026 · zeffy.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • No platform, transaction, or credit-card fees for nonprofits
  • Donation, ticketing, membership, and auction tools
  • Tap to Pay works without a physical reader
  • Connects with more than 1,000 tools

Limits

  • Only eligible nonprofits and registered charities can use it
  • Requires an organization bank account
  • Personal fundraising is not supported

Who it suits

Zeffy suits nonprofits and registered charities in its eligible countries that want fundraising and donor-management tools without platform, transaction, or credit-card fees. It does not support individual fundraising.

Verdict

Zeffy combines a broad set of nonprofit fundraising tools with a no-fee model funded by optional donor tips. Its country and organization eligibility rules rule it out for individual fundraisers and organizations outside the listed countries.

Where Specifiction places it

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