# Give Lively vs Zeffy

## Side-by-side.

| Metric | Give Lively | Zeffy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Recipient gets | $97.50 | C$100.00 |
| Platform fee | 0% | 0% |
| Payment processing fee | 2.2% + $0.30 | 0% + C$0.00 |
| Trustpilot | 3.3 (1) | 4.5 (441) |
| Domain Rating (by Ahrefs — https://ahrefs.com/) | — | — |
| Country coverage | 1 | 4 |
| Data residency | US | CA |
| Languages | 0 | 2 |
| Payment methods supported | 6 | 4 |

## Choose Give Lively if

> US 501(c)(3) nonprofits seeking a fully underwritten, no-cost fundraising toolkit - campaign pages, text-to-donate, peer-to-peer, and events - backed by philanthropist founders rather than platform charges.

- Underwritten by philanthropist founders, so member nonprofits are not charged for the software.
- Full toolkit: campaign pages, donation widgets, text-to-donate, peer-to-peer, team fundraising, and events.
- Donors can opt to cover processing, helping organizations keep the full gift.
- Rapid disbursement with no holding period.


## 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.