CrowdCreate vs Zeffy
Zeffy is genuinely free — 0% platform fee — funded by an optional tip it asks your donors to add on top of their gift. CrowdCreate is a flat $20 a month and never prompts your supporters for a tip. Both put effectively all of the donation toward you; the difference is where the page lives and who gets asked to fund the platform.
| At a glance | CrowdCreate | Zeffy |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee | $20 flat | $0 |
| Cut of each donation | 0% — none | 0% (tip-funded) |
| Cost grows as you raise more | No — always $20 | Depends on plan / model |
Stripe's standard processing fee (2.9% + 30¢ per payment) applies on most platforms, including CrowdCreate. This compares cost structure only — see below for where Zeffy fits and where CrowdCreate fits.
Where Zeffy is the better choice
Zeffy charges no platform fee and ships a full nonprofit toolkit — forms, receipts, events. If you're a registered nonprofit who wants a genuinely free, full-featured platform and you're comfortable with Zeffy hosting it and prompting your donors to tip Zeffy, it's a strong, truly-$0 choice that costs less than $20 a month. We'd rather you know that up front.
Where CrowdCreate wins
CrowdCreate runs the donation on your own site and your own Stripe, and it never asks your supporters to add a tip on top of their gift. You trade the $20 a month for no donor-facing tip prompt and full ownership of the page and the Stripe relationship, instead of a hosted profile on Zeffy's domain.
The math
Zeffy's platform cut is 0%, so the slider shows it cheaper than $20 — honestly. What it can't show is that Zeffy funds that 0% by prompting your donors to tip the platform, and that the page lives on Zeffy rather than your own site.
Zeffy's free tier takes nothing here — on pure platform cut, it's cheaper than our $20.
Stripe's standard fee (2.9% + 30¢ per pledge) applies on every platform here, including CrowdCreate. We add nothing on top.
See the full fee breakdown for your own numbers with the donation fee calculator.
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$20/mo flat
One price, no percentage. We never take a cut of what your donors give.
Cancel anytime
30-day refund if it's not a fit. Your donor data lives in your own Stripe.
Common questions
Is $20/mo worth it vs a free or percentage option?
At low volume, a free tier or a percentage cut can genuinely cost you less — we won't pretend otherwise. The flat $20 wins as donations scale, and it keeps everything on your own site instead of a third-party profile page.
Whose Stripe gets the money?
Yours. Donations land in your own Stripe account directly — CrowdCreate never holds or routes the funds.
Can I cancel?
Yes, anytime, with a 30-day refund if it's not a fit. Your donor data stays in your Stripe.
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