DONATION vs Zeffy

Clearstream

Tithely Church Management

ChurchTrac

Send mass texts and emails, have two-way conversations, follow up with workflows, and create text-to-join keywords, QR codes, and more.


Breeze is a cloud-based church management software designed to assist small & mid-sized churches in managing events, donations, follow-ups, volunteers, and more.

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ChurchTrac is a church management software with features for membership management, donation tracking, accounting, reporting and attendance management

DONATION is used by small to mid-sized churches and charities to track their donors and donations and issue receipts. With over 5,000 registered users in the USA and Canada (and fully compliant with the complex Canada Revenue Agency receipting requirements)

Contribution Tracking

Customizable Reports

Donation Management

Donation Tracking

Donor Management

Membership Management

Online Giving

Pledge Management

DONATION

Windows

Planning Center

Subsplash

WildApricot

ChurchStaq

Standard

Online Version

Finance Administrator

We only stopped using it because we got very large and needed to interface with Planning Center.

Envelope secretary

We get a monthly remittance from head office and all 95 donations are added seamlessly with one command.

The modification of the existing templates for receipts and letters requires a little getting used to, but is not really a major hindrance

Executive Director

Finance Manager

Maybe just add some auto formatting in the Postal Code and Phone number fields but not a big deal.

It has all the reporting features I need and comes with outstanding customer support.

Every feature it offers is reliable, updates are smooth.

I have already recommended Donation to another non-profit, which they  ultimately transitioned to.

Pastor/president 

Secretary/Treasurer

This software is so easy to use making recording and reporting tithes and offerings so quick and accurate!  

Owner

I use this program for all of my non-profit clients.

Secretary

The DONATION software is reliable, does the job it was designed for, with ease.

Bugs and Issues

Reporting

Ease of Use

Non-Profit Use

Computer Compatibility

Tax Reporting

Receipt and Tax Management

Quarterly Statements

Updates

Setup

Freelancers

Small Business

Most reviewers indicate that DONATION offers excellent value for money, highlighting its affordability, low cost, and generous licensing compared to other programs. They find the software cost-effective, especially for small organizations, and appreciate that it delivers necessary features without being expensive. Users say the pricing is a major benefit, making it accessible and practical for their needs. Some reviewers find that, while inexpensive, DONATION still provides robust functionality. They report that other programs often cost more and require costly upgrades, whereas DONATION remains budget-friendly and effective.

Software4Nonprofits

Givebutter

Givebutter combines all-in-one fundraising software, 0% fees, and built-in rewards—so you can raise more, pay less, and multiply your impact with 2.5% APY on every dollar you raise.

Donorbox

Donorbox is an embeddable, localized donation form / plugin for websites, designed to encourage recurring donations with fast, multi-step checkout

DonorPerfect

DonorPerfect helps nonprofits of every size streamline fundraising and centralize donor data in one flexible, all-in-one platform.
A CRM that empowers teams to collaborate, stay organized, and make data-driven decisions from anywhere, so your mission keeps moving forward.

Fundraising Chair

The only challenge we’ve run into is the limited flexibility around team member access levels.

Chief Warden

Communications are terrific, with a live human response usually within an hour or two. And any suggestions I have made to improve the experience have been accepted quickly and sent to the creative department.

Fundraising Coordinator

Their friendly, professional team have been extremely helpful throughout our implementation and use of the software, from integration with our CRM to updates and responses to questions and issues.

Zeffy is the first and only zero-free fundraising platform. Sell tickets for your fundraising events, create donation and peer-to-peer campaigns, and manage donors and even memberships from an intuitive all-inclusive fundraising platform.

Access Controls/Permissions

Accounting Integration

ACH Payment Processing

Activity Dashboard

Activity Tracking

Ad hoc Reporting

Alerts/Notifications

Attendance Management

Auction Management

Campaign Analytics

Campaign Management

Campaign Planning

Communication Management

Contact Management

Credit Card Processing

Customizable Branding

Customizable Fields

Customizable Forms

Customizable Templates

Dashboard

Data Import/Export

Dues Management

Electronic Payments

Email Management

Email Marketing

Email Reminders

Email Templates

Event Management

Event Scheduling

Event Ticketing

Forms Management

For Nonprofits

Fundraising Management

Goal Setting/Tracking

Member Database

Mobile Access

Mobile Giving

Online Forms

Payment Processing

Personalization

Real-Time Analytics

Real-Time Reporting

Receipt Management

Recurring Giving

Recurring/Subscription Billing

Registration Management

Reporting/Analytics

Reporting & Statistics

Social Media Integration

Summary Reports

Third-Party Integrations

Volunteer Management

By industry, Zeffy reviewers are most commonly professionals in non-profit organization management (32%). The most frequent use case for Zeffy cited by reviewers is nonprofit (71% of reviewers).

Users and use cases

Most reviewers indicate Zeffy offers exceptional value for money due to its fee-free model, and they appreciate the substantial savings. Some reviewers feel donors find the optional fee process confusing, leading to occasional complaints.

Value for money

Zeffy is a fundraising tool offering key features such as online giving, donation tracking, credit card processing, and forms management, among others.

Zeffy

Web-based

Linux

Chromebook

GoFundMe

Cheddar Up

GiveWP

Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT

Bonterra EveryAction

GoFundMe Pro

Tithe.ly

HelloAsso 

Bonterra Network for Good

Pushpay

Bloomerang

Neon CRM

Free

I can manage my donors, receive donations, create and schedule my newsletters and fundraising campaigns which can be correctly targeted, and now we're getting to sell event tickets as well!

Officer

In 2026, our non-profit wanted to move forward where on-line payments and ticket sales could be collected and tracked for annual membership dues as well as for paid and/or free ticketed events.   

It has allowed us to collect monies, which are automatically deposited into our linked financial institution relieving our Directors/Officers of this responsibility.

President

We used it for event registration, peer-to-peer campaigns, and donations. If you’re skeptical about their business model, we can tell you there are no catches or loopholes on the financial side — they took zero percent of our fundraising income.

For example, sensitive financial data can be restricted by user profile 2) On-line payments are securely processed through the STRIPE platform and 3) You don't need to have a computer background to use Zeffy.    

New donations/sales are reported as they occur, a summary of new transactions is provided weekly along with all transactions to date, and a deposit notice is also provided weekly.

Zeffy’s flexibility makes it adaptable for a wide range of events and fundraisers, which has been a big plus for our team. While we would love to see more customizable options for team member access levels, the overall value and impact of the platform have been outstanding.

Manager

At the moment, Zeffy lacks some of the refinements and tools that bespoke email platforms, event organisers and online stores can offer.  

Event Planner

Love alllllll the amazing settings for hosting an event and selling tickets- whole tables, early bird tickets/tickets with different release dates, etc.

It gives us the flexibility to run campaigns, sell tickets, and manage fundraising all in one place without sacrificing transparency.

Treasurer

Having automatic emails generated for Thank You's and tax receipts is a super time-saver.    And all this is done while saving my non-profit money from credit card fees.   

I do sometimes find it hard to figure out where a feature is, or how to properly use it. But we are a 100% volunteer based organization so if I were a professional I feel like I might have more knowledge or time to better understand some of the more advanced features and take advantage of them.

Treasurer, Fundraising Chair, Board Member

A game changer for our little volunteer-run nonprofit, with managed a email list, suggestions about how to write emails, and did I say no credit card processing fees?

The email creation element is still a bit crude and clunky and site navigation can be counter-intuitive (to me at least).

The forms are simple to set-up, the connection with our bank was flawless, payouts happen weekly without any issue, and I can easily integrate the payment forms into our Squarespace-based website.

We are using this for our PTA and the reports get a bit complicated when we are asking for student's names and their teacher.

Field Director

How much customization you can do on the front side (on what the customer sees).

Founder

We also now have a database of attendees from our event and can easily keep in touch for future events.

Vice President

Its directed more towards general fundraising and less on managing a membership database and fundraising through a membership organization.

Digital Marketing And Efficiency

I also wish I could set up email confirmations at either the organizational level or at the team level so that emails are no longer managed at the individual form level.

The onboarding process is simple, and we already have funds being deposited into our account from the fundraising campaign we created.

Volunteer

My only issue is that if your customers don't read correctly, they accidently pay the fee or complain that there is a fee.

The platform is also very easy to use, both for our organization and for supporters, with simple setup, customizable event and donation pages, and clear reporting.

There have just been a few small things like wishing on the donation form we could put in more than 4 preset amounts.

Zeffy tried to think of all the things you would encounter using their software for events: like redundant emails, managing emails, testing emails etc.  

Rector

I'm only typing this because the review requires me to type 100 charcters.

Board member

It provided LOTS of feedback about your sales, your ticket purchasers and more.

The few times I did need help I was able to get that from the help center and even then someone from Zeffy followed up with an email to make sure I got everything I needed.  

I wish there were more customizable options to choose exactly what data team members can view or edit.

Also since we only have one event a year, the card processing on my phone had to be relearned.

I also am confused by getting one email (not sure how) and then getting a second different email that the user manually types in....?

The templates for fundraising ideas, adding photos.

We were collecting dues in $30 increments.  

It was easy to set up campaign elements, and customer support was quick with the one or two hiccups we had.

We continue to use Zeffy for our memberships, donations, engaging sponsors, volunteer management and fishing derbies.  

The platform is easy to use, effective for meeting our fundraising goals, and a huge benefit in saving on fees—allowing more funds to directly support our school.

Board Chair

Customer service is responsive and excellent! Whenever a problem arises, and that's rare, the customer service team is available and responds quickly and expertly.

Assistant to the President and Vice-President

Each time I have had questions or needed help building a form or event, I have been able to speak with a knowledgeable individual.

I also really like the tax exempt forms which are automatically created when our supporters donate.

Other platforms like Give Butter deduct Stripe transaction fees or allow the donor to cover those.

Vice-President

The fee structure which ensures our non-profit receives 100% of the proceeds from registrations and donations is terrific.

There's not much bad to report. When I try to do an email campaign I still don't know how to get all of our donors on it, especially the ones that didn't come through Zeffy.

DONATION vs Zeffy Comparison (2026)

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