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0% fee crowdfunding for social causes (1) · end-to-end encrypted messaging from a nonprofit (1) · event promotion and ticketing platform (1) · free self-hosted accounting software (1) · free tip jar with optional shop (1) · free volunteer-run MediaWiki hosting for any wiki (1) · locally edit wiki files in markdown then deploy (1) · open source CRM built for nonprofits (1) · open source password manager, great LastPass alternative (1) · open-source Slack alternative with omnichannel support (1) · open-source Slack alternative with self-hosted free tier (1) · open-source video conferencing, no account required (1) · open-source VPN from a Swiss non-profit, with a free tier (1) · recurring membership funding for creators (1) · self-hostable, federated encrypted messaging (Matrix) (1) · simple one-off tips and memberships (1) · zero-fee fundraising and event platform (1)

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None (3) · $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) · 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) · Commercial/Government/Defense tiers are custom-priced (free self-hosted Community edition available) (1) · Free events are always free. Paid tickets: ~3.7%+$1.79/ticket plus 2.9% payment processing, no fee cap. Pro email tiers $15-100/mo (nonprofits get 50% off after verification). (1) · Free on the public instance (meet.jit.si) or self-hosted at no licensing cost (Apache 2.0); managed hosting via 8x8 JaaS from $0.35/monthly active user, or $99+/mo (1) · Free tier covers unlimited passwords/devices for individuals; Teams $4/user/mo, Enterprise $6/user/mo (open-source server, self-hosting available) (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) · Genuinely free tier (unlimited data, no ads, one device, 5 countries). Paid plans add more countries, up to 10 devices, and streaming/P2P; often bundled with Proton Mail/Drive/Pass. (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) · Professional $10/user/mo; Enterprise custom pricing (self-hosted free tier available) (1) · Self-hosted is free (single user/accountant); Cloud-hosted plans $12-218/mo (1) · Software is free; self-host on existing infra, or managed CiviCRM hosting from roughly $10-100/mo depending on tier (1)

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None · '''Not recommended.''' Cloud video conferencing with breakout rooms, webinars, and cloud recording. Included here for comparison against [[Proton Meet]] and [[Jitsi Meet]], the alternatives we do recommend. · '''Not recommended.''' Cloud-based team messaging platform with channels, threads, and integrations. Free tier limits message history to 90 days and caps integrations at 10. Included here for comparison against [[Mattermost]] and [[Rocket.Chat]], the two self-hosted alternatives we do recommend. · '''Not recommended.''' Docs, Sheets, Slides, Gmail, and Drive with real-time collaboration and 30GB-5TB of pooled cloud storage depending on tier. Included here for comparison against [[OnlyOffice]] and [[Nextcloud]], the two self-hosted alternatives we do recommend. · Cloud VPS provider offering Linux virtual machines (Droplets) suitable for self-hosting applications. Straightforward pricing, solid documentation, and a large library of community tutorials make it a common choice for technically capable teams standing up their own infrastructure. · Cloud-based project and task management platform for assigning tasks, tracking progress, and coordinating team workflows. · Doikayt's own self-hosted MediaWiki stack: Docker Compose infrastructure plus a markdown-to-wikitext content pipeline for authoring and deploying wiki pages (this wiki is built with it). · 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. · 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. · End-to-end encrypted video meetings from Proton, built on the open MLS (Messaging Layer Security) protocol. Swiss-based and subscription-funded, positioned as a privacy-respecting drop-in replacement for Zoom. · Event listing, promotion, and ticketing -- event pages, RSVP/ticket sales, and email promotion to an audience list. Free to publish and manage free events with no platform fee; fees only apply to paid ticket sales. · 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. · 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. · MIT-licensed, self-hostable team chat with channels, voice/video, and broad integration support. Its omnichannel inbox unifies live chat, email, WhatsApp, and Telegram into one agent queue -- useful if you also want to replace a separate customer-support tool, not just internal chat. · 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. · Nonprofit, volunteer-run wiki hosting platform that provides free MediaWiki instances with a wide range of pre-installed extensions. · Open-source CRM purpose-built for nonprofits and advocacy groups -- donor tracking, campaign management, event registration, and membership -- rather than a generic sales CRM repurposed for fundraising. Integrates as a plugin into WordPress, Drupal, or Joomla. · Open-source password manager: unlimited passwords and devices on the free tier, cross-platform sync, autofill. Officially self-hostable, and the community-run Vaultwarden server is a lightweight alternative implementation for orgs that want to run it themselves. · Open-source video conferencing usable instantly with no account via the free public instance, or self-hosted for full control over data and infrastructure. · Privacy-first WireGuard/OpenVPN provider run from Sweden. No email or personal details at signup -- you get a random account number instead of a username/password. Owned by Mullvad VPN AB (also behind the Mullvad Browser, built with the Tor Project). · Privacy-focused WireGuard/OpenVPN provider operating from Gibraltar under IVPN Limited since 2009. All client apps are open source under GPLv3. Signup requires no personal information -- just the generated account ID. · Self-hostable double-entry accounting: invoicing, online payments, expense tracking, multi-currency, unlimited bank/cash accounts. The free self-hosted tier is limited to one user and one accountant -- fine for a single bookkeeper, not for a team that needs shared access. · Self-hostable, MIT-licensed team chat closely modeled on Slack's channel-based UX -- includes a Slack export/import path to ease migration. Free self-hosted tier runs indefinitely with no per-seat licensing cost; paid tiers add SSO, compliance exports, and HIPAA/FedRAMP-aligned deployment options. · 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. · WireGuard/OpenVPN provider from Geneva, operated by Proton AG and majority-owned by the non-profit Proton Foundation. Founded by scientists who met at CERN; same organisation as Proton Mail. Every client app (Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS) is open source. · Zero-fee fundraising, ticketing, and membership platform for nonprofits. Scale (per Zeffy's own reporting): 100,000+ nonprofits, $2B+ raised to date. · Other

None (10) · Even the self-hosted install requires an API key that calls home to Akaunting's servers to validate your license tier -- worth knowing if full data sovereignty (no external dependency at all) is a hard requirement, since this isn't quite that despite being open source. (1) · Fewer native integrations than Slack out of the box -- most third-party connections go through incoming/outgoing webhooks rather than a marketplace, so budget some setup time. Good fit for teams that want a near drop-in Slack replacement and value Go-based, ops-friendly self-hosting. (1) · Has the most GitHub momentum of the self-hosted Slack alternatives (~45k stars). The free Community edition covers most day-to-day needs; exceeding Starter-plan limits blocks adding new users but does not lock you out of existing data. (1) · Registration: no nonprofit status or business registration required -- sign up and start collecting tips/memberships as an individual or org account. (1) · Registration: no nonprofit status or business registration required to sign up. (1) · See https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Miraheze for an overview of available extensions and account setup. No cost, donation-supported; account required to create a new wiki. (1) · See the repo README for local setup and deployment instructions. (1)

None (14) · Kape's ExpressVPN / CyberGhost / PIA / ZenMate, Hola VPN, and Hotspot Shield / Betternet are rejected on ownership grounds -- see [[:Category:VPN]]. (1) · 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)

Donor & Volunteer CRM (1) · Finance&Accounting (1) · Fund Raising (5) · Outbound Comms (1) · Password Management (1) · Run A Wiki (2) · Secure Messaging (2) · Team Collaboration (2) · Video Conferencing (1) · VPN (1)