The Zeffy Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Zeffy in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Zeffy
The Insider’s Guide
Free event ticketing and fundraising for nonprofits
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among event ticketing platforms, read from Zeffy’s own pages.
Made by Zeffy, Inc. · checked Oct 18, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Zeffy’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Zeffy’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 18, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
3.2
GPA, above 10 of the 11 other event ticketing platforms we grade
Zeffy is a fundraising platform for nonprofits that covers event ticketing alongside donations, raffles, auctions, memberships and an online store, with a donor database underneath. Nonprofits pay nothing, not even card processing: Zeffy is funded by optional tips that buyers and donors can add at checkout. Tickets come with custom questions, QR check-in and a Tap to Pay phone app for sales at the door.
To get you started, here are 8 things to know about Zeffy, taken from its own pages and our grades.
Galas get raffles, auctions and donations in the same place.
- 1
Best for nonprofits that want to keep every dollar
Zeffy is ticketing for nonprofits that costs the nonprofit nothing at all, not even card fees.
- 2
It is free
Zeffy has no paid plan at all. Every feature is free for nonprofits, with no platform, ticket or card processing fees. Zeffy is paid by optional tips that buyers can add at checkout or decline.
- 3
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android.
- 4
Event ticket forms
Branded ticket forms with several ticket types and dates, group and members-only rates, capacity and per-buyer limits, pay-what-you-can and free registration.
- 5
Check-in and Tap to Pay
Scan e-tickets or check in whole orders in the Zeffy app, share a web check-in page with volunteers, and take card payments at the door on an iPhone or Android phone.
- 6
Add-ons and receipts
Sell apparel, meals or parking in the same form, redeem add-ons with a QR coupon, and send tax receipts that separate a ticket's deductible portion.
- 7
A 3.2 GPA, above 10 of 11
That is against the other event ticketing platforms we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 8
Keep it
Zeffy is free, so making your own would save you nothing.
Zeffy at a glance
- Pricing
- Free
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Zeffy, Inc.
- Category
- Event Ticketing
- Our grade
- 3.2 GPA, very good
The report card
Best for nonprofits that want to keep every dollar
Zeffy is ticketing for nonprofits that costs the nonprofit nothing at all, not even card fees. A $40 ticket pays out $40, because Zeffy lives on optional tips that buyers can add or decline at checkout. Galas get raffles, auctions and donations in the same place. The catch: it's only for nonprofits, and only in five countries.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | A | Nothing for the nonprofit: no platform, ticket or card fees, so 200 tickets at $20 pays out the full $4,000. Buyers are asked for an optional tip to Zeffy and can set it to zero. Free and substantial, which is an A, though only nonprofits can have it. |
| Free plan and trial | A | One free plan with every feature on it, and no cap a nonprofit would hit. The tip at checkout is the buyer's choice, not yours. |
| Features | B | Ticket forms with group and members-only rates, add-ons, tax receipts, QR check-in and Tap to Pay at the door, with donations, raffles, auctions and a donor database alongside. No reserved seating on record, but selling, the door and payouts are covered. |
| Ease of use | C | No App Store rating on record. You build ticket forms with types, dates and limits, and volunteers can check people in on the app or a shared web page. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iPhone and Android, with Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal. No API or app integrations on record and no desktop app, and it serves nonprofits only in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland and Australia. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Zeffy is for
- Great if you're a nonprofit and want the whole ticket price to reach you
- Good for galas that mix tickets with raffles, auctions and donations
- Handy when volunteers run the door from their own phones
Who it is not for
- Not for you if you're a business or anything other than a nonprofit
- Skip it if you'd rather your buyers weren't asked for a tip at checkout
- Too light for seated theatre shows, with no seating charts on record
Good to know
Good for
- Nonprofits, schools and charities running galas, concerts or walks
- Groups that want to keep the full ticket price
- Fundraisers that combine tickets, auctions, raffles and donations
Worth knowing
- Zeffy is only for nonprofits, and serves organizations in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland and Australia.
- Checkout asks every buyer for an optional contribution to Zeffy, which is how the service is paid for; buyers can set it to zero.
- Sales tax on tickets can be charged only by organizations in the US or Canada.
- Ticket money reaches the nonprofit in a weekly payout from Zeffy, with no card fees taken out.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
Free
No paid plan at all
Zeffy is free to use.
Buyers are asked for an optional tip to Zeffy and can set it to zero.
Free
$0
One plan with every feature. No fees for the nonprofit; buyers are asked for an optional tip to Zeffy, and a $40 ticket pays out $40 either way.
The free plan
Every feature is free for nonprofits, with no platform, ticket or card processing fees. Zeffy is paid by optional tips that buyers can add at checkout or decline.
Read from zeffy.com on Oct 18, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
3
Places it runs: Web, iOS and Android
Free event ticketing and fundraising for nonprofits. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: forms, email campaigns, ticketing.
No reserved seating on record, but selling, the door and payouts are covered.
- Event ticket forms
- Branded ticket forms with several ticket types and dates, group and members-only rates, capacity and per-buyer limits, pay-what-you-can and free registration.
- Check-in and Tap to Pay
- Scan e-tickets or check in whole orders in the Zeffy app, share a web check-in page with volunteers, and take card payments at the door on an iPhone or Android phone.
- Add-ons and receipts
- Sell apparel, meals or parking in the same form, redeem add-ons with a QR coupon, and send tax receipts that separate a ticket's deductible portion.
- Fundraising beyond tickets
- Donation forms, raffles, silent auctions, memberships, peer-to-peer campaigns and an online store, all reporting into one dashboard.
- Donor CRM and email
- Every ticket buyer becomes a donor record with full giving history; send reminders, thank-you emails and free newsletters to attendee lists.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
- Apple Pay
- Google Pay
- PayPal
Zeffy is made by Zeffy, Inc.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
10/11
Other event ticketing platforms it is graded above
Zeffy's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 10 of the 11 other event ticketing platforms we grade, and level with 1.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 10 of 11) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Zeffy has no paid plan.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 12 event ticketing platforms we grade, cut by the letter each got. Zeffy’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 10 of 11
- AFree plan and trialAbove 5 of 11
- BFeaturesAbove 4 of 11
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 11
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 11
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 10 event ticketing platforms. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Zeffy is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
Zeffy is free, so making your own would save you nothing.
And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.2 is higher than 10 of the 11 other event ticketing platforms we grade.
What you could make
- Forms: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Newsletters sent to thousands of people that still reach the inbox.
- Selling tickets and checking them at the door.
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Zeffy’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Humanitix, Ticket Tailor, Eventbrite, TicketSpice and Eventzilla
The 5 tools Zeffy is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.0GPA
Humanitix
Free
Event ticketing run as a charity that gives its profits away.
- Zeffy also covers forms.
- Humanitix also covers reports.
- 3.0GPA
Ticket Tailor
Free
Event ticketing for a flat fee per ticket, with prepaid credits.
- Zeffy also covers forms.
- Ticket Tailor also covers reports.
- 3.0GPA
Eventbrite
Free plan · from $15/mo
Ticketing and event marketplace, with fees usually paid by buyers.
- Zeffy also covers forms.
- Eventbrite also covers reports.
- 2.6GPA
TicketSpice
Free
Ticketing for events and attractions at a flat 99¢ per ticket.
- Zeffy also covers forms.
- TicketSpice also covers reports and sMS marketing.
- 2.6GPA
Eventzilla
Free plan · from $200/mo
Registration and ticketing for conferences, training and fundraisers.
- Only Zeffy lists iOS and Android apps.
- Zeffy also covers forms.
- Eventzilla also covers reports.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Zeffy free?
Yes. Zeffy is free to use.
How much does Zeffy cost?
Zeffy lists one plan. Free: $0.
What platforms does Zeffy work on?
Zeffy is available on Web, iOS and Android.
Does Zeffy have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Zeffy is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Zeffy have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Zeffy is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Zeffy open source?
Zeffy is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
What does Zeffy integrate with?
Zeffy's listing names Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Zeffy?
Zeffy is made by Zeffy, Inc.
What are the alternatives to Zeffy?
The closest alternatives to Zeffy in our directory are Humanitix, Ticket Tailor, Eventbrite, TicketSpice and Eventzilla.
How does Zeffy compare with other event ticketing platforms?
Zeffy's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 10 of the 11 other event ticketing platforms we grade, and level with 1.
Is Zeffy good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Zeffy A for value for money. Zeffy has no paid plan.
Could I make my own version of Zeffy?
Zeffy is free, so making your own would save you nothing. And it is not the kind of software a weekend replaces.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Zeffy’s own pages on Oct 18, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 18, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Zeffy's own pages on 18 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Zeffy, Inc. Prices change, so check zeffy.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
2,281
Tools graded, in 73 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
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tools graded
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categories
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price changes on record
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apps priced in 12 countries
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- Zeffy, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/zeffy
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- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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