OneCause vs Zeffy

Discover why OneCause is the top choice to engage supporters, raise more, and grow your impact.

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Why Nonprofits Choose OneCause
over Zeffy

OneCause stands out with unmatched features and benefits to streamline and elevate your fundraising efforts.
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Robust Auction Capabilities

Zeffy’s auction features lack the essential tools for nonprofit success. Missing capabilities include: options for buy now or max bids, the ability to rescind a bid, sales tax management, auction countdowns, and more.

OneCause has offered the best value in nonprofit auctions since 2008. Our solutions simplify every step, from procuring items and building auction packages to exceed your fundraising goals!

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Seamless Ticketing & Event Management

Zeffy’s ticketing and event management system lacks the flexibility needed for nonprofits. Missing features include: assigning custom numbers to tickets, editing guest names on tickets, the ability to view and re-scan previously registered tickets, and more.

OneCause creates an exceptional event experience for you and your supporters. Remove the headaches of ticketing and table management with a comprehensive set of user-friendly tools.

Flexibility & Configurability

Zeffy offers little customization across its offering. This leaves nonprofits with limited options for unique branding, donor communication, and ticketing.

OneCause offers more flexibility when it comes to ticketing, registration, and branding tailored to meet the unique needs of your nonprofit. We understand the complexities of online and event campaigns and build our software to make fundraising easy.

Easy Payments & Processing

Zeffy falls short in providing the seamless payments experience that nonprofits need. Without the ability to invoice sponsors and offer a complete digital wallet, nonprofits and their supporters are likely to find a better experience elsewhere.

OneCause offers payment processing that streamlines fundraising for nonprofits. Our commitment to frictionless giving helps convert more donations, secure more sponsorships, and save you valuable time and effort in the process.

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OneCause vs. Zeffy Feature Differences

OneCause
Zeffy

Platform

Singular Platform Experience
Included
Included
Configurable Event & Campaign Sites
Included
limited
AI-driven Features
Included
Not Included

Auctions

Auction Categories
Included
Not Included
Outbid Notifications
Included
Not Included
Buy Now & Max Bids
Included
Not Included
Rescind Bids
Included
Not Included
Text-to-Bid
Included
Not Included

Event Management

Merge Attendees
Included
Not Included
Flexible Ticketing (types & options, edit guest name, linked to sponsorships)
Included
limited
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Giving

Donate to Vote
Included
Not Included
Text2Give Campaigns
Included
Not Included
Configurable Donation Forms
Included
limited

Payments

Digital Wallet & ACH
Included
limited
Invoicing
Included
Not Included
Sales Tax
Included
Not Included

Subscription

“Pay as You Go” Subscription (with cap)
Included
Not Included

OneCause

Platform

  • Singular Platform Experience
  • Configurable Event & Campaign Sites
  • AI-driven Features

Auctions

  • Auction Categories
  • Outbid Notifications
  • Buy Now & Max Bids
  • Rescind Bids
  • Text-to-Bid

Event Management

  • Merge Attendees
  • Flexible Ticketing (types & options, edit guest name, linked to sponsorships)
Take a tour today to learn how OneCause can support you

Giving

  • Donate to Vote
  • Text2Give Campaigns
  • Configurable Donation Forms

Payments

  • Digital Wallet & ACH
  • Invoicing
  • Sales Tax

Subscription

  • “Pay as You Go” Subscription (with cap)

Zeffy

Platform

  • Singular Platform Experience
  • Configurable Event & Campaign Sites (limited)

Auctions

Event Management

  • Flexible Ticketing (types & options, edit guest name, linked to sponsorships) (limited)
Take a tour today to learn how OneCause can support you

Giving

  • Configurable Donation Forms (limited)

Payments

  • Digital Wallet & ACH (limited)

Subscription

FAQs

Great question! If you think about it, every business is paid one way or another for their services – it helps keep the lights on! With Zeffy, this means awkwardly subjecting your supporters to expensive tips (sometimes 15% or more) beyond what they’ve already donated.

Or it means you, the nonprofit, are subjected to fees that exceed the investment you would have in partnering with OneCause. Either way, “free” makes for a less than stellar experience, which will cost you donors and dollars over time.

Zeffy suggests that all of their features are free to your nonprofit because of the tips they receive from your donors. Sometimes the suggested tips from Zeffy exceed 15%, which can seriously sour your guest experience.

Beyond this, the problem is that more of your donors, like most Americans, believe we’ve crossed a line with tipping. When 66% have a negative view on tipping, 32% are annoyed by pre-entered tip screens, and 30% believe that tipping is getting out of control – it might be time to rethink “free.”

If you wish to ask your donors for a few extra dollars to cover fees, OneCause can help you with that. Our helpful research guides you in how to ask donors to “cover costs” so they leave your event feeling like the hero!

Actually, it’s quite easy to get up and running with OneCause and begin experiencing fundraising success right from the start! We work with nonprofits each month empowering them to reach more supporters and raise more in no time.

Yes! OneCause is built with flexibility to inspire fundraisers’ creativity. With unlimited campaigns available in our annual subscription, our software can power any campaign that you dream up. Not to mention, you’ll be armed to drive giving with product learning resources and the OneCause team at your back.

Our solutions supports nonprofit organizations of all sizes. Our team works with you to determine the best fit.

With OneCause, you’ll find one of several packages to best fit your needs. If an upfront subscription cost concerns you, no problem! We offer one of the industry’s most competitive “Pay as You Go” plans, complete with a cap, so you know exactly what your total investment is as you partner with us.

Request a demo today to get in touch with a OneCause pro that can answer all your questions! If you’re not quite ready, head to our plans pages for all feature related information.

What are our Customers Saying?

Working with OneCause is one of the best decisions we have made. The suite of services from online donation pages to event management tools sync with our fundraising goals so well.
Jenna C.
Director of Communications
I've used many systems to create and host an online auction, and OneCause is by far the best user interface that allows for an excellent bidder experience. I've even had other board members share that they would never host an event with another software!
Denise H.
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Not only did the AI item description generator save us time, but it was so creative and helped make item descriptions much more appealing. Whether attendees bid on silent auctions items or previewed the live auction, [it] helps provide an exceptional guest experience.
Lauren P. & Amie F.
Path2Freedom
If you can imagine all the features that you could possibly need to run pretty much any type of event that is exactly what this software offers. Hands down the best fundraising software!
Rhonda H.
Event Manager
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