# Zeffy — Free fundraising platform for nonprofits with event ticketing, auctions and a built-in donor CRM.

> Source: Box Office Fees — https://boxofficefees.com/zeffy (structured, researched, re-verified)

Zeffy is a fundraising platform for registered nonprofits that sells event tickets alongside donations, auctions, raffles, memberships and an online store, all feeding a built-in donor CRM. It is funded by optional contributions donors may add at checkout.

**Best for:** Registered nonprofits running galas, fundraisers and member events on a zero budget

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://www.zeffy.com/ |
| Category | Nonprofit and fundraiser ticketing, Free for organizers, Nonprofits |
| API | Partly |
| Open source | No |
| Price | Free |
| Price checked | 27 October 2026 |

Screenshot of Zeffy: https://boxofficefees.com/img/1920/screenshots/zeffy.webp, captured 27 October 2026

**What we checked**

- Pages last read: 27 October 2026
- Price on its site: Free plan (From its pricing page)

## Zeffy price and terms

**Terms**

- Free plan: Yes — Every feature is free with no time limit, for nonprofits and registered charities in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia and Germany that have a bank account in the organization's name. Donor Mail (printed letters, US only) costs $1 per letter and is the only priced feature.
- Sign up without sales: Yes

## For AI agents

- API: Partly

Read on https://support.zeffy.com/what-is-zeffy-t8qzy, 27 October 2026.

## What we checked on Zeffy

### What the fees come to

**Fees on 200 tickets at $25** · Yes — On 200 tickets at $25 the organizer keeps the full $5,000: Zeffy charges no platform, ticket or card processing fee, and buyers pay only the ticket price plus any optional contribution they choose to add to Zeffy.

> There is no platform fee, no transaction fee, no credit card processing fee and no subscription. Payouts to your bank account are free too.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/what-is-zeffy-t8qzy · What Is Zeffy?, opening section on pricing, checked 27 October 2026

**Fees on 50 tickets at $25** · Yes — A 50-ticket event at $25 costs the same as a large one, nothing: fees do not scale because Zeffy bills no per-ticket or percentage fee at any volume, and every feature is included free.

> There is no platform fee, no transaction fee, no credit card processing fee and no subscription. Payouts to your bank account are free too.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/what-is-zeffy-t8qzy · What Is Zeffy?, opening section on pricing, checked 27 October 2026

**The fee per ticket** · No — There is no percentage, fixed per-ticket amount or cap to report, because Zeffy deducts nothing from a paid ticket; its revenue comes only from the optional contribution a buyer may add at checkout.

> Unlike other fundraising platforms, Zeffy covers all processing fees and charges no platform fee.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/zeffy-really-is-free-no-fees-no-catch-4zjir · How voluntary contributions work section, checked 27 October 2026

**Card processing** · Yes — Stripe processes the cards and Zeffy absorbs the processing cost rather than passing a rate to the organizer or adding it to the buyer's total, so no percentage is published.

> Zeffy uses the Stripe payment platform to provide Organizations with a Payment Account, some functions of which are integrated into the Platform.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/terms-and-conditions-of-use-users-poi4t · Section II Integration of Third Party Platforms, checked 27 October 2026

**All-in price at checkout** · Yes — The ticket price the buyer first sees is what the organizer receives; the only later additions are the optional Zeffy contribution and, where the organizer enables it, a sales tax line.

> you receive 100% of every donation, ticket or purchase, whether the donor contributes or not
> — https://support.zeffy.com/what-is-zeffy-t8qzy · How is Zeffy free? section, checked 27 October 2026

**Free events** · Yes — Free events cost nothing: you create a $0 ticket rate, free tickets can sit beside paid rates on the same form, and no bank account is needed if you take no payments.

> To create a $0 ticket, you must enter "0" in the price section when creating your event ticket.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/host-a-free-event-and-create-free-tickets-to-an-event-hbgud · Create a $0 / free ticket section, checked 27 October 2026

**Fees on refunds** · Partly — Refunds return the full amount because no platform fee was taken, but the buyer's optional contribution to Zeffy is not refunded automatically; the donor must request it from their confirmation email.

> The optional contribution made to Zeffy is not automatically refunded when you refund a donor’s payment.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/issue-refunds-and-manage-cancellations-sfeqf · Voluntary contributions to Zeffy section, checked 27 October 2026

**Nonprofit rates** · Yes — The whole platform is nonprofit-only and free: eligibility is limited to nonprofits and registered charities in six countries, and there is no cheaper or dearer tier to choose between.

> Be a non-profit or registered charity in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, or Germany
> — https://support.zeffy.com/is-my-organization-eligible-to-use-zeffy-8m24r · Who can use Zeffy? requirements list, checked 27 October 2026

**Plans and subscriptions** · No — There is no monthly or yearly plan to buy and nothing is gated behind one, so a plan cannot change your fees; the single exception is Donor Mail at $1 per printed letter.

> There is no platform fee, no transaction fee, no credit card processing fee and no subscription. Payouts to your bank account are free too.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/what-is-zeffy-t8qzy · What Is Zeffy?, opening section on pricing, checked 27 October 2026

**Donations and tips** · Yes — Buyers can add a donation to any event form through the Add-ons section, and Zeffy's checkout also asks them, twice, whether they want to leave an optional contribution to Zeffy itself.

> We mention the voluntary contribution twice on our forms—once when donors begin filling out the form, and again at the payment confirmation step.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/zeffy-really-is-free-no-fees-no-catch-4zjir · How voluntary contributions work section, checked 27 October 2026

**Sales tax on tickets** · Partly — adds a tax line you set: you enter the rate and tax ID per ticket, Zeffy calculates and collects it at checkout and reports it, but only for US and Canadian organizations.

> Tax at checkout is available only to organizations in the US and Canada.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/add-taxes-to-ticket-price-store-items-or-auction-items-epdqq · Add taxes to ticket price, store items, or auction items, intro paragraph, checked 27 October 2026

### Getting paid

**When you get the money** · Yes — Money is deposited to your own bank account on a schedule, not held until after the event: weekly by default, monthly or next-day if eligible, after a 1-3 day fraud review, and payouts are free.

> Weekly: Payouts are sent every Monday (this is the default payout schedule for Zeffy accounts)
> — https://support.zeffy.com/zeffy-payouts-schedules-amounts-and-reports-ajuec · How often can I receive my payouts? list, checked 27 October 2026

**Disputed charges** · Yes — Zeffy files the evidence for you, but if the bank rules for the buyer who disputed the charge, the organization loses the funds; no fee for this is named anywhere in the dispute article.

> If the dispute is resolved in the donor's favor, marked as "Dispute lost," the donor will keep their refund.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/disputes-and-chargebacks-y63dc · When will I know if the dispute is resolved? section, checked 27 October 2026

**Your buyers’ details** · Yes — You get buyer and attendee details, can export the guest list to Excel or PDF with their answers, and can email all or a filtered subset of guests from Zeffy's own tool.

> Send an email to all or a subset of your guests
> — https://support.zeffy.com/access-and-download-your-campaign-guest-list-with-answers-to-questions-04ck6 · What is the guest list? capability list, checked 27 October 2026

### Selling the tickets

**Ticket types and discounts** · Yes — Multiple ticket rates, scheduled early-bird pricing, group bundles, pay-what-you-can and members-only rates are all built in, plus percentage or dollar discount codes with usage limits.

> Schedule ticket rates with a start and end sale date, for example to offer early bird pricing
> — https://support.zeffy.com/an-overview-of-zeffys-event-feature-j6ymd · Included Features list, checked 27 October 2026

**Reserved seating** · Partly — There is no interactive seating map: Zeffy's own instruction is to upload a seating chart image, add a ticket rate per row and use capped single-select questions so each seat can only be taken once.

> To integrate a seating chart or floor plan to your Zeffy form, we recommend adding your seating chart to your form description and then allow guests to select their seat using custom questions.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/adding-a-seating-chart-to-your-event-go5x8 · Adding a seating chart to your event, opening paragraph, checked 27 October 2026

**Questions at checkout** · Yes — You can ask your own questions either once per order or once per attendee, restrict a question to chosen ticket rates, mark it required and cap how often an answer can be picked.

> Add questions in the "Per attendee" section to collect information from each attendee, or in the "Buyer only" section to collect information once per purchase
> — https://support.zeffy.com/configuring-an-event-campaign-on-zeffy-rd9ar · Step 7) Collect Buyer and Guest Information, checked 27 October 2026

**Registration forms and waivers** · Partly — Custom fields of several response types are standard, but there is no waiver feature: Zeffy tells you to paste the waiver text into a required checkbox question or attach it to the thank-you email.

> While Zeffy doesn't have a specific function to add a waiver to your forms, we offer two different types of workarounds!
> — https://support.zeffy.com/how-to-add-a-waiver-to-your-form-l0v94 · How to Add a Waiver to Your Form, opening line, checked 27 October 2026

**Timed entry** · Yes — Multi-date events let buyers pick a date and time slot first, and you cap sales per slot with a total per date plus a per-rate limit for each occurrence.

> The "Total number of tickets per date" is where you indicate the total number of tickets that can be sold per date.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/setting-up-an-event-with-multiple-dates-and-times-h4jnl · Understanding ticket availabilities and quantities for multi-date events, checked 27 October 2026

**Waitlist** · No — Zeffy states plainly that there is no waitlist feature; the documented workaround is a free ticket type named Waitlist, whose registrants then receive your normal event emails.

> Zeffy doesn't have a built-in waitlist feature for events.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/add-a-waitlist-to-your-event-iu3b4 · Add a waitlist to your event, opening line, checked 27 October 2026

**Online events** · Yes — Online and hybrid events are supported alongside in-person ones, with attendee information collected and e-tickets emailed; the joining details are carried in the e-ticket and confirmation email you customize.

> Sell tickets for in-person, online or hybrid events, collect attendee information, send e-tickets and scan them at the door.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/what-is-zeffy-t8qzy · What can I do with Zeffy? - Event ticketing bullet, checked 27 October 2026

**Sell on your own website** · Yes — An HTML snippet puts the campaign on your own page so buyers complete the purchase without leaving it, though embedded forms drop your description, images and logo.

> Embedding a Zeffy campaign on your website lets visitors donate, register for events, purchase memberships, buy tickets, or support your organization directly from your site without leaving the page.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/how-to-embed-your-zeffy-campaign-on-your-website-km0gv · How to embed your Zeffy campaign on your website, opening paragraph, checked 27 October 2026

**Website builders** · Yes — native plugin or app for WordPress and Wix, plus step-by-step embed guides for Squarespace, Shopify, Weebly, GoDaddy and any builder with a custom HTML block.

> For your website, Zeffy offers a WordPress plugin, campaign embeds, and tracking integrations like Google Analytics.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/integrating-zeffy-with-other-softwares-74zts · Integrating Zeffy with other softwares, opening paragraph, checked 27 October 2026

**Add-ons** · Partly — The only add-on on an event form is an extra donation; merchandise is sold through a separate online store campaign rather than added to a ticket order.

> In the Add-ons section of the form editor, turn the additional donation option on or off.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/configuring-an-event-campaign-on-zeffy-rd9ar · Step 8) Additional donations, checked 27 October 2026

**Recurring events** · Partly — One form can carry a daily, weekly or monthly recurrence or sporadic extra dates, but every occurrence shares the same rates and details; per-date ticket variations are not possible.

> The information for each date and time added is exactly the same across all occurrences - it isn't possible to have ticket variations across dates or different information for different dates.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/setting-up-an-event-with-multiple-dates-and-times-h4jnl · Configure an event form with multiple occurrences, tip box, checked 27 October 2026

**Refunds and transfers by buyers** · No — Buyers cannot refund themselves or hand a ticket to someone else: purchases are final by default and the organizer performs refunds, cancellations and date transfers from the dashboard.

> Unless a nonprofit specifies otherwise in its payment form, Zeffy treats all purchases made through the Platform as final.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/terms-and-conditions-of-use-users-poi4t · Section III Finality of Payments and Refund Policy, checked 27 October 2026

### At the door

**Check-in app** · Yes — Scanning is free and needs no hardware: any phone camera opens the ticket's QR link, or the Zeffy Tap to Pay app checks it in directly, and unlimited volunteers can share the check-in manager link.

> You can scan with any smartphone camera or QR scanning app, or with the lightning check-in manager in the Zeffy Tap to Pay app.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/checking-in-guests-the-day-of-your-event-scan-their-e-ticket-or-check-them-in-manually-using-the-check-in-manager-kpd21 · Scan e-ticket QR codes section, checked 27 October 2026

**Door sales** · Yes — The Tap to Pay app turns a phone into a card reader with no terminal and no fee, and cash can be logged in the same app, though auctions, memberships and recurring gifts are excluded.

> Zeffy's Tap to Pay app acts as a point of sale (POS) on your phone without the need for a physical terminal.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/app-setting-up-zeffy-tap-to-pay-ac2zt · App: Setting Up Zeffy Tap to Pay, opening paragraph, checked 27 October 2026

**Apple Wallet** · Yes — Buyers who open their confirmation email on a phone can save the e-ticket straight into Apple Wallet, so no printed ticket or PDF is needed at the door.

> When donors open their confirmation email on their mobile device they will be able to add their tickets to their Apple Wallet or Google Wallet.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/how-are-e-tickets-generated-on-zeffy-l54s1 · How can my donors save their e-tickets? section, checked 27 October 2026

**Google Wallet** · Yes — Google Wallet is offered on the same path as Apple Wallet, from the confirmation email on a mobile device; on desktop the ticket saves as a PDF instead.

> When donors open their confirmation email on their mobile device they will be able to add their tickets to their Apple Wallet or Google Wallet.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/how-are-e-tickets-generated-on-zeffy-l54s1 · How can my donors save their e-tickets? section, checked 27 October 2026

### Finding buyers

**Listed where buyers browse** · No — Zeffy runs no ticket marketplace and does not promote your event, so no commission can apply; discovery is yours to drive through your link, QR code or your own Zeffy organization page.

> Your campaign is not actively promoted by Zeffy before you share the link, so supporters should not be able to find it unless they have the direct URL.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/understanding-campaign-visibility-and-privacy-38obv · Can people find my campaign before I share it? section, checked 27 October 2026

**Email to buyers** · Yes — Past buyers land in the built-in CRM and can be emailed from Zeffy with templates, scheduling and open and click tracking, including a filtered subset of one event's guest list.

> Send emails and newsletters to your contacts from Zeffy, with templates, scheduling, and open and click tracking.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/what-is-zeffy-t8qzy · A free donor CRM, built in - Email and newsletters bullet, checked 27 October 2026

**Ad tracking** · Partly — A Meta Pixel cannot be placed on a Zeffy form; you must ask support to redirect buyers to your own thank-you page where your pixel fires, and Google Analytics is US accounts only.

> You cannot directly add a Meta Pixel (Facebook Pixel) to Zeffy forms.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/use-meta-pixel-with-zeffy-campaigns-7domo · Use Meta Pixel with Zeffy campaigns, opening line, checked 27 October 2026

**Promoter links** · Partly — Peer-to-peer campaigns give supporters and teams their own pages, links and a public leaderboard, but that machinery is for donations; paid registration links to one ticket form and sells one ticket at a time.

> Fundraisers are ranked on a public leaderboard by amount raised, and donors can be publicly recognized (or opt to remain anonymous).
> — https://support.zeffy.com/set-up-a-peer-to-peer-campaign-i4ipz · What Is a Peer-to-Peer Campaign? section, checked 27 October 2026

### What it connects to and where it is sold

**Works with** · Yes — QuickBooks Online syncs directly, Zapier and viaSocket cover no-code automations to tools like Mailchimp, Salesforce and Google Sheets, and webhooks plus the API handle anything custom.

> Zeffy connects to other tools in four ways: QuickBooks for direct accounting sync, Zapier or viaSocket for no-code automations, the Zeffy API and webhooks for custom integrations
> — https://support.zeffy.com/integrating-zeffy-with-other-softwares-74zts · Integrating Zeffy with other softwares, opening paragraph, checked 27 October 2026

**API** · Partly — A documented REST API with webhooks exists, but it is read-only across payments, contacts and campaigns, and only the single account admin can generate a key.

> The Zeffy API gives you read access to three core areas of your account
> — https://support.zeffy.com/get-started-with-the-zeffy-api-yourg · What can you do with the API? section, checked 27 October 2026

**United States** · Yes — If you have a US Zeffy account, all payments will be processed in USD (United States Dollars).

> If you have a US Zeffy account, all payments will be processed in USD (United States Dollars).
> — https://support.zeffy.com/supported-countries-and-currencies-on-zeffy-q0d8l · What countries and currencies are supported? - Credit Card payments list, checked 27 October 2026

### Starting and getting help

**Free to start** · Yes — You can sell tickets without paying Zeffy anything at all: every feature is free, Zeffy absorbs the card fees, and payouts to your bank cost nothing.

> There is no platform fee, no transaction fee, no credit card processing fee and no subscription. Payouts to your bank account are free too.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/what-is-zeffy-t8qzy · What Is Zeffy?, opening section on pricing, checked 27 October 2026

**Sign up without a sales call** · Yes — You sign up and publish the same day with no sales call: a campaign goes live as soon as you finish creating it, and a weekly demo is optional rather than required.

> When you finish creating a campaign on Zeffy, it is automatically published and live.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/understanding-campaign-visibility-and-privacy-38obv · Campaigns are live when created section, checked 27 October 2026

**Contract** · Yes — There is no contract term, exclusivity or subscription to leave: the agreement lasts only as long as you use the service and either side may end it whenever they choose.

> Subject to any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, either party may suspend or terminate the Agreement and the Services at any time.
> — https://support.zeffy.com/terms-and-conditions-of-use-users-poi4t · Section XIII Termination, checked 27 October 2026

**Support on event day** · Partly — Email, live chat and a toll-free phone line are all published, with a stated reply within one business day by email and a few hours on chat, but no business hours are given on this page.

> By email, phone, or chat, we're here to answer all of your questions so that you can maximize your resources.
> — https://docs.zeffy.com/org/questions-frequentes/contact · Contact page, opening line, checked 27 October 2026

## Zeffy alternatives

- [Race Entry](https://boxofficefees.com/raceentry) · Free plan: Free race management software paid for by one per-registration fee that already covers card processing.
- [GoFundMe Pro](https://boxofficefees.com/gofundme-pro) · Price on request: Nonprofit fundraising platform with event ticketing, registration and Live Events, sold by quote.
- [Eventbrite](https://boxofficefees.com/eventbrite) · Free plan, then $69 a month: Ticketing platform with a buyer-discovery marketplace and optional fee transfer.
- [TicketSpice](https://boxofficefees.com/ticketspice) · From $0.99 per ticket: Flat 99¢-per-ticket ticketing for events and attractions, with in-house payments and a box office app.
- [Ticket Tailor](https://boxofficefees.com/ticket-tailor) · Free plan, then £0.60 (about $0.80) per ticket: Flat per-ticket fee ticketing paid into your own Stripe, PayPal or Square account.
- [RSVPify](https://boxofficefees.com/rsvpify) · Free plan, then $0.90 per ticket: Registration, ticketing, guest management, seating, and QR-code check-in in one platform.
- [RunSignup](https://boxofficefees.com/runsignup) · Free plan: Free endurance-event registration platform billed only through per-transaction processing fees.
- [Humanitix](https://boxofficefees.com/humanitix) · Free plan, then $1.29 per paid ticket: Nonprofit ticketing: 5% + $1.29 a paid ticket, card processing included, profits to charity.
- [Auctria](https://boxofficefees.com/auctria) · Free plan, then $375 a year: Fundraising event and auction platform with admission tickets, bidding and an event website, sold as an annual license.

8 of the 9 publish a price.

[All 9 alternatives](https://boxofficefees.com/zeffy/alternatives/)

## Sources and changes

Last changed 27 October 2026

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- https://support.zeffy.com/what-is-zeffy-t8qzy, read 27 October 2026
- https://support.zeffy.com/terms-and-conditions-of-use-users-poi4t, read 27 October 2026
- https://support.zeffy.com/configuring-an-event-campaign-on-zeffy-rd9ar, read 27 October 2026
- https://support.zeffy.com/how-are-e-tickets-generated-on-zeffy-l54s1, read 27 October 2026
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