Handbid vs Zeffy: Pricing, Fees and Auction Tools Compared

Handbid is a gala auction platform with a license priced by quote and card processing on every payment. Zeffy is free, with silent auctions, tickets, raffles, sweepstakes and a donor CRM in one account.

Zeffy is trusted by 100,000+ nonprofits

Handbid

Zeffy

G2 ratings

Zeffy

4.9/5

3,463 reviews

Handbid

4.7/5

218 reviews

Ease of Setup

95%

564 responses

89%

146 responses

Ease of Use

95%

1,054 responses

91%

160 responses

Ease of Admin

96%

428 responses

92%

117 responses

Likelihood to Recommend

98%

1,278 responses

93%

212 responses

Online Donation Portal

96%

447 responses

89%

40 responses

Campaign Management

93%

411 responses

88%

36 responses

Donor Profiles

89%

342 responses

80%

34 responses

Zeffy VS Handbid

Zeffy VS Handbid: What nonprofits should know before choosing.

Handbid

<div class="comparetable"><div class="div-block-440"><div id="pricing" class="tablerow is-header"><div class="column1 is-header"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f8c44be5e84b3fa1ec188e_pricing.svg" alt=""/><div class="comparecategorytitle">Pricing</div></div><div class="column2 is-header"><div class="stack"><p class="rich-text_table is-header">$</p><p class="rich-text_table is-header big-text">0</p></div><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt="Decorative" class="icon-1rem align-top"/><p class="rich-text_table is-header">Completely free. Always.<a href="https://www.zeffy.com/home/free-online-fundraising-platform" target="_blank" class="rich-text_table is-header">But how? →</a></p></div></div><div class="column3 is-header"><div class="rich-text_table is-header"><div class="stack"><p class="rich-text_table is-header big-text">N/A</p></div><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f88305e139b495704e4273_Close.svg" alt=""/><p class="rich-text_table is-header">A license priced by quote, plus 3.5% + $0.30 per card payment.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">On a $100 donation</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="stack"><p class="rich-text_table">$</p><p class="rich-text_table big-text">100</p></div><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt="Decorative" class="icon-1rem align-top"/><p class="table_text">Your nonprofit keeps all $100.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="rich-text_table w-richtext" style="width:100%"><p class="rich-text_table big-text">$96.20</p><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f88305e139b495704e4273_Close.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">kept by card, unless the donor covers the fee.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Processing fees</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="stack"><p class="rich-text_table">$</p><p class="rich-text_table big-text">0</p></div><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt="Decorative" class="icon-1rem align-top"/><p class="table_text">$0 in credit card and transaction fees. Zeffy covers these.<a href="https://www.zeffy.com/home/free-online-fundraising-platform" target="_blank" class="table_text">How? →</a></p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="rich-text_table w-richtext" style="width:100%"><p class="rich-text_table big-text">3.5%</p><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f88305e139b495704e4273_Close.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">per card, plus $0.30 (Amex 3.95% + $0.30). ACH 1.5%.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Platform fees</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="stack"><p class="rich-text_table">$</p><p class="rich-text_table big-text">0</p></div><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt="Decorative" class="icon-1rem align-top"/><p class="table_text">Zeffy never takes a cut. You keep 100% of every donation.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="rich-text_table w-richtext" style="width:100%"><p class="rich-text_table big-text">$0</p><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">No percentage of funds raised, no per-ticket fee.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">License</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="stack"><p class="rich-text_table">$</p><p class="rich-text_table big-text">0/month</p></div><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt="Decorative" class="icon-1rem align-top"/><p class="table_text">No subscriptions, no paywalls. Every org, big or small, gets full access for free.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="rich-text_table w-richtext" style="width:100%"><p class="rich-text_table big-text">N/A</p><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f88305e139b495704e4273_Close.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">Priced by quote, by term (typically a year). Renews automatically.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Other fees</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="stack"><p class="rich-text_table">$</p><p class="rich-text_table big-text">0</p></div><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt="Decorative" class="icon-1rem align-top"/><p class="table_text">We've never charged a single cent to nonprofits and we never will.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f88305e139b495704e4273_Close.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">$100 settlement fee if Handbid processes instead of your own Stripe account. Onsite staff is quoted.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text"><strong>What it means</strong></div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><p class="table_text"><strong>Zeffy asks for no license, no card fee and no settlement fee, so each bid, ticket and gift reaches your bank account in full.</strong></p></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><p class="table_text"><strong>Handbid takes no cut of what you raise. It sells a license by quote, and card processing applies to each payment unless the guest covers it.</strong></p></div></div><div class="tablerow endrow"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Sources</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><p class="table_text" style="font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;opacity:0.75"><a href="https://www.zeffy.com/home/free-online-fundraising-platform" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">How Zeffy is free</a></p></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><p class="table_text" style="font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;opacity:0.75"><a href="https://www.handbid.com/pricing" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Pricing</a> · <a href="https://www.handbid.com/llm-info" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Facts for AI</a> · <a href="https://help.handbid.com/the-handbid-payment-system-and-receiving-funds/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Settlement</a></p></div></div></div></div>

<div class="comparetable"><div class="div-block-440"><div id="features" class="tablerow is-header"><div class="column1 is-header"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f8d5b26894c6e329782874_Features.svg" alt=""><div class="comparecategorytitle">Auctions & events</div></div><div class="column2 is-header"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt="Decorative" class="icon-1rem align-top"><p class="rich-text_table is-header">Timed silent auctions, raffles, sweepstakes, tickets and check-in, at no cost. No live auctioneer mode.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-header"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="rich-text_table is-header">Built for event night: live and silent auctions, paddle raise, native apps and one checkout.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Silent & online auctions</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">Silent auctions on a timer, online or in the room, with photos, categories and sales tax per item.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">Silent, live, hybrid, sealed and timed auctions.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Live auction & paddle raise</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f88305e139b495704e4273_Close.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">No live auctioneer mode or paddle raise. Winners of a live lot can pay by donation form or Tap to Pay.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">Live auctions and paddle raises on the same bidder account.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Bidding without an app</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">Guests scan a QR code and bid in their phone's browser. No account to create.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">Guests can bid from a mobile browser.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Native bidding app</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f88305e139b495704e4273_Close.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">No bidding app to download.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">Native iOS and Android apps.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Max bid & anti-sniping</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">Auto-bid up to a ceiling. A bid in the last 3 minutes extends that item.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">Max bids and anti-sniping extended bidding.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Buy It Now</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f88305e139b495704e4273_Close.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">Not offered. Fixed-price items sell through a store form.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">A Buy Now price on any item.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Outbid alerts</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">Outbid alerts and closing reminders by email. Texts are rolling out in the US.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">Outbid and winning alerts by push notification or text.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Raffles</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">Where your state allows raffles: numbered tickets emailed to each buyer, with bundles. Your nonprofit stays responsible for its raffle rules.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f88305e139b495704e4273_Close.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">Not offered: its help center cites state raffle laws. Drawing tickets can be sold as for-sale items.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Sweepstakes</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">A drawing with a free way to enter, in every US state. Zeffy writes the official rules from your campaign.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f88305e139b495704e4273_Close.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">Sweepstakes are not publicly mentioned.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Tickets & check-in</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">Ticket types, group tickets for tables, and QR check-in in the app. No per-ticket fee.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">Ticketing, guest lists and QR check-in. No per-ticket fee.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Text-to-give</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f88305e139b495704e4273_Close.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">No text-to-give keyword.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">Guests text a keyword to give, up to 7,500 texts a year.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text"><strong>What it means</strong></div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><p class="table_text"><strong>Zeffy covers the silent auction, a raffle or a sweepstakes, and the door for free, and each bidder joins your donor CRM. A live auctioneer night needs another tool.</strong></p></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><p class="table_text"><strong>Handbid is built for the gala room: live lots, paddle raise, native apps and one checkout. It does not run raffles.</strong></p></div></div><div class="tablerow endrow"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Sources</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><p class="table_text" style="font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;opacity:0.75"><a href="https://www.zeffy.com/home/auction" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Auctions</a> · <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/home/online-raffle-nonprofit" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Raffles</a> · <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/blog/sweepstakes-vs-raffle" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Sweepstakes</a> · <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/home/ticketing-system-fundraising-events" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Ticketing</a></p></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><p class="table_text" style="font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;opacity:0.75"><a href="https://www.handbid.com/features/more-features" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Features</a> · <a href="https://www.handbid.com/llm-info" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Facts for AI</a> · <a href="https://help.handbid.com/running-raffles-in-a-handbid-event-disallowed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Raffles</a> · <a href="https://help.handbid.com/handbid-alerts-push-notifications-vs-sms/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Alerts</a> · <a href="https://help.handbid.com/text-2-give/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Text-to-give</a></p></div></div></div></div>

<div class="comparetable"><div class="div-block-440"><div id="features" class="tablerow is-header"><div class="column1 is-header"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f8d5b26894c6e329782874_Features.svg" alt=""><div class="comparecategorytitle">All-in-one fundraising</div></div><div class="column2 is-header"><div class="stack"><p class="rich-text_table is-header big-text">4.8/5</p></div><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt="Decorative" class="icon-1rem align-top"><p class="rich-text_table is-header">Ease of use on Capterra. Year-round fundraising and the donor CRM in one free account.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-header"><div class="rich-text_table is-header"><div class="stack"><p class="rich-text_table is-header big-text">4.6/5</p></div><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="rich-text_table is-header">Ease of use on Capterra. Giving around the event; donor records go to a separate CRM.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Donations</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">One-time and monthly gifts, pledges and fund choice, with automatic tax receipts.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">Donations, appeal items and recurring gifts.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Peer-to-peer</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">Personal and team pages with leaderboards, open all year.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">Peer-to-peer pages with teams and leaderboards.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Memberships</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">Membership tiers, automatic renewals and digital cards.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f88305e139b495704e4273_Close.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">Memberships are not publicly mentioned.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Online store</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">Merch with sizes, stock counts and pick-up or shipping.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f88305e139b495704e4273_Close.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">For-sale items at events. A standalone store is not publicly mentioned.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Donor CRM</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">Built in and free: every bid, ticket and gift lands on the donor's record.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f88305e139b495704e4273_Close.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">A contact list across events, synced to Salesforce NPSP, Bloomerang, DonorPerfect, Kindful or Salsa Engage.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Newsletters</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">Email any saved list, with opens, clicks and gifts tracked.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f88305e139b495704e4273_Close.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">Push and text broadcasts. Email newsletters are not publicly mentioned.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text"><strong>What it means</strong></div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><p class="table_text"><strong>Zeffy keeps the auction and the rest of your year in one account: donations, memberships, a store, newsletters and the CRM, all free.</strong></p></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><p class="table_text"><strong>Handbid covers giving around the event, peer-to-peer and recurring gifts included. Donor history lives in a separate CRM you keep in sync.</strong></p></div></div><div class="tablerow endrow"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Sources</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><p class="table_text" style="font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;opacity:0.75"><a href="https://www.zeffy.com/home/online-donation-platform-nonprofits" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Donations</a> · <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/home/product-peer-to-peer-campaign" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Peer-to-peer</a> · <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/home/membership-application-form-nonprofits-associations" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Memberships</a> · <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/home/online-store-for-nonprofits" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Store</a> · <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/home/donor-management" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Donor CRM</a> · <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/home/newsletter-emailing" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Emails</a> · <a href="https://www.capterra.com/p/220131/Zeffy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Capterra</a></p></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><p class="table_text" style="font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;opacity:0.75"><a href="https://www.handbid.com/features/peer-to-peer" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Peer-to-peer</a> · <a href="https://help.handbid.com/how-to-make-recurring-donations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Recurring donations</a> · <a href="https://help.handbid.com/managing-contacts-in-handbid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Contacts</a> · <a href="https://www.handbid.com/integrations" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Integrations</a> · <a href="https://www.capterra.com/p/134456/Handbid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Capterra</a></p></div></div></div></div>

<div class="comparetable"><div class="div-block-440"><div id="payments" class="tablerow is-header"><div class="column1 is-header"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f8de3026f5d3875f3329a3_BigIcons.svg" alt=""><div class="comparecategorytitle">Payment Methods</div></div><div class="column2 is-header"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="rich-text_table is-header">Every way to pay at the gala and online, with no fee on any of them.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-header"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f88305e139b495704e4273_Close.svg" alt=""/><p class="rich-text_table is-header">Cards, wallets, ACH and DAFs through Stripe, at Handbid's own processing rates.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Cards</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">No processing fee. Winners' cards are charged automatically at close.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">3.5% + $0.30 (Amex 3.95% + $0.30), paid in-app or online when the auction closes.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Apple Pay & Google Pay</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">On forms and tickets; rolling out on auctions.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">Apple Pay, Google Pay and Link checkout.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">ACH / bank transfer</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">Free in the US on forms and tickets. Not on auctions.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">ACH at 1.5%, no per-transaction fee.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Donor-advised funds</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">US gifts of $1,000 or more, with no fees.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">DAF gifts through Chariot.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">In person</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">Tap to Pay on iPhone or Android, no reader. Cash logged in the same app.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">Tap to Pay on iPhone and Android, Stripe readers, and cash or check at point of sale.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Payouts</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">To your bank every Monday or monthly, with no payout fee.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">On your own Stripe schedule. If Handbid processes: 2 to 3 weeks after settlement, plus $100.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text"><strong>What it means</strong></div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><p class="table_text"><strong>Zeffy charges no processing fee on a bid, a ticket or a gift, and pays out to your bank on a set schedule at no cost.</strong></p></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><p class="table_text"><strong>Handbid accepts the main ways to pay, at 3.5% + $0.30 per card unless the guest covers it. Payout speed depends on whose Stripe account you use.</strong></p></div></div><div class="tablerow endrow"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Sources</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><p class="table_text" style="font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;opacity:0.75"><a href="https://www.zeffy.com/feature/payment-processing" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Payment processing</a> · <a href="https://www.zeffy.com/home/tap-to-pay" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Tap to Pay</a></p></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><p class="table_text" style="font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;opacity:0.75"><a href="https://www.handbid.com/pricing" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Pricing</a> · <a href="https://www.handbid.com/features/more-features" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Features</a> · <a href="https://www.handbid.com/stripe" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Stripe</a> · <a href="https://help.handbid.com/stripe-terminals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Tap to Pay</a> · <a href="https://help.handbid.com/connect-your-handbid-account-to-stripe/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Own Stripe account</a></p></div></div></div></div>

<div class="comparetable"><div class="div-block-440"><div id="support" class="tablerow is-header"><div class="column1 is-header"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f8c44be5e84b3fa1ec188e_support.svg" alt=""><div class="comparecategorytitle">Support</div></div><div class="column2 is-header"><div class="stack"><p class="rich-text_table is-header big-text">4.9/5</p></div><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt="Decorative" class="icon-1rem align-top"><p class="rich-text_table is-header">Customer service on Capterra. Chat, email and calls on request, free for every nonprofit.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-header"><div class="rich-text_table is-header"><div class="stack"><p class="rich-text_table is-header big-text">4.7/5</p></div><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="rich-text_table is-header">Customer service on Capterra. Weekday chat and email, and a hotline on event day.</p></div></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Help center</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">500+ help articles and guides.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">Knowledge base, and a monthly Handbid 101 session on Zoom.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Chat</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">Starts with an AI assistant, which hands over to a person when needed.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">Live chat, 8 am to 5 pm Mountain Time, Monday to Friday.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Email</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">Answered within 2 to 6 business hours.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">service@handbid.com, answered within 24 hours.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Phone</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/686433f81dd99f7d4de5259b_Check.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">No phone line. A call is set up on request by email or chat.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/688244e8c87679558de97ca0_check.svg" alt=""/><p class="table_text">A live person on the phone during your event, in every license. No everyday phone line published.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Onsite staff</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><div class="table_icon-text-content"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/68f88305e139b495704e4273_Close.svg" alt=""><p class="table_text">No onsite staff.</p></div></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><div class="table_icon-text-content" style="justify-content:flex-start;text-align:left;width:100%"><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/60af7f6d21134db12548f5b9/6847fc3744e2f936942fe4bf_warning-icon.svg" alt="" width="16" height="16"/><p class="table_text">Staff in the room, as a line item in the quote.</p></div></div></div><div class="tablerow is-white"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text"><strong>What it means</strong></div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><p class="table_text"><strong>Zeffy support costs nothing at any size: chat, email within 2 to 6 business hours, and a call when you ask for one.</strong></p></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><p class="table_text"><strong>Handbid backs event night with a phone hotline and offers onsite staff for a fee. Everyday help is chat and email on weekdays.</strong></p></div></div><div class="tablerow endrow"><div class="column1 is-compare"><div class="left-column_text">Sources</div></div><div class="column2 is-compare is-green"><p class="table_text" style="font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;opacity:0.75"><a href="https://www.zeffy.com/home/contact" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Contact</a> · <a href="https://www.capterra.com/p/220131/Zeffy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Capterra</a></p></div><div class="column3 is-compare"><p class="table_text" style="font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;opacity:0.75"><a href="https://help.handbid.com/contact-handbid-support/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Contact support</a> · <a href="https://help.handbid.com/the-handbid-emergency-hotline/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Event hotline</a> · <a href="https://www.handbid.com/pricing" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Pricing</a> · <a href="https://www.capterra.com/p/134456/Handbid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="display:inline;color:inherit;text-decoration:underline">Capterra</a></p></div></div></div></div>

Zeffy is 100% free, always.

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How is Zeffy free?

Why Zeffy over Handbid?

Why Zeffy over Zeffy and Handbid?

One free account for auction night and every month after

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One night, or the whole year

Handbid runs the gala night. Zeffy runs your silent auction too, for free, then keeps going with donations, memberships, a store and newsletters, on the same donor records.

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Nothing to quote or renew

Handbid's license is priced by quote and renews automatically. Zeffy has no license, no card fee and no settlement fee, so what you raise reaches your account in full.

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When the room needs an auctioneer

Handbid runs live auctions, paddle raises and native bidding apps, with onsite staff on request. Zeffy has none of these today. For a silent auction, a raffle and a ticketed night, Zeffy does the job at no cost.

Questions nonprofits ask when choosing between Zeffy and Handbid

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between Handbid and Zeffy?

Zeffy is a free, all-in-one fundraising platform with a donor CRM built in. It runs silent auctions, raffles and ticketed events next to donations, peer-to-peer, memberships and a store, and charges your nonprofit neither a platform fee nor a processing fee. Handbid is an event and auction platform for galas: ticketing, live and silent auctions, paddle raises, check-in and payments, with native bidding apps. It sells a license by quote, typically for a year, and charges card processing on each payment. Donor records go to a separate CRM.

How much does Handbid cost?

Handbid does not publish a license price. It quotes after a short conversation:

License: priced by quote, by term (typically a year), and it covers the events in that term. It renews automatically unless you give written notice before the renewal date.
No percentage of funds raised and no per-ticket fee.
Card processing, through Stripe: 3.5% + $0.30 for Visa, Mastercard and Discover, 3.95% + $0.30 for Amex, 1.5% for ACH. Your nonprofit pays it unless the guest covers the fee at checkout.
A $100 settlement fee if Handbid processes payments instead of your own Stripe account.
Onsite staff, if you want it: a line in the quote.

On a $100 card donation, your nonprofit keeps $96.20 when the guest does not cover the fee. Zeffy needs no license and takes no fee on bids, tickets or gifts, so the same $100 reaches you in full: see how Zeffy is free. Source: handbid.com, October 2026.

Can Zeffy handle mobile bidding for a gala silent auction?

Yes, for the silent auction. Each guest opens the auction from a QR code in their phone's browser and bids without downloading anything. Auto-bid, anti-sniping in the closing minutes, sales tax per item, and outbid alerts and closing reminders by email are built in, and winning cards are charged at close. Your tickets, raffle and check-in sit in the same free account. Zeffy has no live auctioneer mode, paddle raise or Buy It Now: a winning bidder on a live lot can settle up with a donation form or Tap to Pay. See Zeffy auctions.

Can I run a raffle with Handbid?

Not as a built-in raffle. Handbid's help center says state raffle laws are too complex to manage on its do-it-yourself platform. It suggests selling drawing tickets as for-sale items, after you check your state's rules and consult an attorney.

On Zeffy, raffles are free where your state allows them. Zeffy also offers sweepstakes in every US state: a drawing with a free way to enter, and official rules written from your campaign details. Your nonprofit stays responsible for its state's rules. See sweepstakes vs raffles.

What does Handbid offer that Zeffy doesn't?

Handbid runs live auctions and paddle raises on the same bidder account as the silent auction, with native iOS and Android bidding apps, Buy Now prices and sealed bids. It also offers text-to-give with a keyword, a live person on the phone during your event, and onsite staff priced in the quote. Zeffy does not offer a live auctioneer mode, a paddle raise, Buy It Now, a bidding app or text-to-give today.

Does Handbid support peer-to-peer fundraising and donations outside the auction?

Yes. Handbid offers peer-to-peer pages with teams and leaderboards, crowdfunding, donations with recurring gifts, and text-to-give. Recurring gifts need your own Stripe account connected. Memberships, a standalone store and email newsletters are not publicly mentioned, and Handbid does not offer raffles. On Zeffy, peer-to-peer, recurring gifts, memberships, a store, raffles and sweepstakes are all free, in the account that runs your auction.

Do we need a separate donor CRM with Handbid?

Usually, yes. Handbid keeps a contact list of everyone who registered, bid, donated or bought across your events. It syncs contacts and transactions to Salesforce NPSP, Bloomerang, DonorPerfect, Kindful or Salsa Engage, or exports them by CSV. A full donor CRM inside Handbid is not publicly mentioned, so donor history usually lives in a second tool you pay for and keep in sync.

Zeffy's donor CRM is built in and free. Every bid, ticket, gift and membership shows up on that donor's profile, next to notes, reminders and saved lists you can email. New subscribers get an automatic welcome series. Ask the AI Data Assistant about your donors in plain words, and it answers with figures and charts.

Is Zeffy really free?

Yes. Zeffy charges your nonprofit nothing: no license to sign, no platform fee and no card fee, at the auction or anywhere else. At checkout, donors can choose to give Zeffy a contribution on top, and your gift is never reduced by it. See how Zeffy is free.

What is the difference between Handbid and Zeffy?

How much does Handbid cost?

Handbid does not publish a license price. It quotes after a short conversation:

License: priced by quote, by term (typically a year), and it covers the events in that term. It renews automatically unless you give written notice before the renewal date.
No percentage of funds raised and no per-ticket fee.
Card processing, through Stripe: 3.5% + $0.30 for Visa, Mastercard and Discover, 3.95% + $0.30 for Amex, 1.5% for ACH. Your nonprofit pays it unless the guest covers the fee at checkout.
A $100 settlement fee if Handbid processes payments instead of your own Stripe account.
Onsite staff, if you want it: a line in the quote.

Can Zeffy handle mobile bidding for a gala silent auction?

Can I run a raffle with Handbid?

What does Handbid offer that Zeffy doesn't?

Does Handbid support peer-to-peer fundraising and donations outside the auction?

Do we need a separate donor CRM with Handbid?

Is Zeffy really free?

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