# StartSomeGood vs Zeffy

## What the data says.

Paying by Credit card, Zeffy delivers about £7.90 more of every £100 donated than StartSomeGood (£100.00 vs £92.10). On the headline numbers, StartSomeGood and Zeffy are closely matched — the better pick comes down to Credit card availability, language coverage, and where your donors are.

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | StartSomeGood | Zeffy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | £92.10 | £100.00 |
| Platform fee | 5% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.9% + £0.00 | 0% + £0.00 |
| Trustpilot | — (0) | 4.5 (441) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | 59 | 91 |
| Country coverage | 23 | 4 |
| Data residency | — | CA |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 1 | 4 |

## Choose StartSomeGood if

> Nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers running social-impact crowdfunding campaigns who want a flexible 'tipping point' funding model rather than strict all-or-nothing.

- Mission-focused platform dedicated to nonprofits, social entrepreneurs, and changemakers.
- Success-based 5% platform fee charged only if a campaign reaches its goal.
- Flexible 'tipping point' model releases funds once a minimum is reached, not strict all-or-nothing.
- Option to pass platform and processing fees to donors or absorb them.


## Choose Zeffy if

> Nonprofits and charitable organisations in the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia that want donation forms, event ticketing, auctions, and donor management together in one tool without per-tool software costs.

- Combines donation forms, event ticketing, raffles, auctions, peer-to-peer campaigns, memberships, and donor management in one platform.
- Accepts credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and ACH bank transfers.
- Used by more than 100,000 nonprofit organisations across North America.
- Available in English and French, suiting both US and Canadian (including Québec) organisations.