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0% fee crowdfunding for social causes (1) ·
end-to-end encrypted messaging from a nonprofit (1) ·
free tip jar with optional shop (1) ·
personal and charity crowdfunding platform (1) ·
recurring membership funding for creators (1) ·
self-hostable, federated encrypted messaging (Matrix) (1) ·
simple one-off tips and memberships (1) ·
transparent fiscal hosting for unincorporated groups (1) ·
zero-fee fundraising and event platform (1)
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None (1) ·
$0 platform fee -- Zeffy covers card-processing costs itself, funded by an optional
donor tip at checkout (roughly two in three donors tip, per Zeffy) (1) ·
5% platform fee on the free plan (tips, memberships, and product sales); $5/mo Gold
membership removes the platform fee; standard Stripe/PayPal processing applies on top (1) ·
Charity fundraisers: 2.2% + $0.30/donation; personal fundraisers: 2.9% + $0.30/donation
(plus an optional donor tip in both cases) (1) ·
Client and Matrix server software (Synapse/Dendrite/Conduit) are free and open source;
self-host at only your hosting cost, use the free matrix.org homeserver, or buy Element's
hosted plans. (1) ·
Fee is set by whichever Fiscal Host a collective joins (commonly cited range
roughly 4-10%, some hosts free); Open Collective's own platform software is open source and
does not charge separately from the host's fee (1) ·
Free, no ads, no paid tiers. Run by the Signal Foundation, a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit
funded by grants and donations; by charter it cannot be acquired. (1) ·
No platform fee -- 100% of funds raised go to the cause, minus standard payment
processing (1) ·
Platform fee 8-12% of earnings by tier (Lite/Pro/Premium), plus roughly 2.9-5%
payment processing; fee structure was revised in a September 2024 policy overhaul (1)
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None (2) ·
End-to-end encrypted 1:1 and group messaging, plus voice/video calls, built on
the audited Signal Protocol (Double Ratchet + X3DH). ~40M monthly users. Registration
requires a phone number; usernames (added 2024) let you start chats without sharing it. (1) ·
End-to-end encrypted chat on the Matrix open standard. Anyone can run a homeserver
and servers federate like email; Element is the reference client. 115M+ addressable accounts,
with bridges to Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp and others. (1) ·
Free tip-jar platform with the lowest baseline fees of the group -- 0% on
simple one-time tips -- plus optional shop/membership features. No nonprofit registration or
business entity is required to sign up. (1) ·
Low-friction tip jar and membership platform for one-off support or recurring
monthly patronage. No nonprofit registration or business entity is required to sign up. (1) ·
Nonprofit-oriented crowdfunding platform charging no platform fee, explicitly
open to individuals, social enterprises, and unregistered community groups, not just
registered charities. Scale (per Chuffed's own reporting): 50,000+ organizers, 2.5M+
supporters, $275M+ raised to date. (1) ·
Subscription-based membership platform for ongoing monthly support -- better
suited to sustained operational funding than one-off campaigns. No nonprofit registration or
business entity is required to sign up; the org registers and operates like an individual
creator account. (1) ·
Zero-fee fundraising, ticketing, and membership platform for nonprofits. Scale
(per Zeffy's own reporting): 100,000+ nonprofits, $2B+ raised to date. (1)
usage notes:
rejected alternatives:
None (7) ·
Relying on the public matrix.org homeserver reintroduces an
operator/jurisdiction -- self-host to get the benefit. Discord and Slack are centralized and
not end-to-end encrypted. (1) ·
WhatsApp (uses the Signal protocol but is Meta-owned and harvests
metadata) and Telegram (chats are not end-to-end encrypted by default, weaker crypto). (1)
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