See how MemberDrive
stacks up.
We charge 1%. No monthly fees. No donor tip prompts. No surprises. Compare us honestly against the platforms you're evaluating.
Most platforms make pricing complicated.
We make it simple.
Buried tip prompts, monthly subscription tiers, processing fees that compound. MemberDrive charges 1% of donations processed. Simple. Below, we compare MemberDrive to the platforms nonprofits, churches, and schools evaluate most often.
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Zeffy is genuinely free for your org, but donors see a tip prompt at checkout. We charge 1% instead, with no ask made of your donors.
Givebutter is a full-featured platform with a pricing model that depends on whether your donors tip. We keep it simple: 1%, no tips, no monthly fees.
Donorbox charges 2.95%–3.95% plus up to $139/month. MemberDrive charges 1% with no monthly fee — and adds matching gifts and pledges Donorbox doesn't have.
Anedot is popular with churches and schools. So are we — at less than a third of their per-transaction rate, plus features like matching gifts they don't offer.
Fundraise Up is the best AI-optimized donation form in the market. They charge 4% but claim 10–15% revenue lift. For organizations under $500K, MemberDrive's 1% is dramatically cheaper.
Funraise has genuine product depth — CRM, events, auctions — but their free tier is the highest fee in our set at 5% + $0.60/transaction. MemberDrive is 1% flat.
Qgiv (now Bloomerang Fundraising) has gala-grade auctions and strong P2P — but peer-to-peer is a $259/month module. MemberDrive includes it at 1%.
Subsplash is built for churches that need custom apps and multi-platform streaming. If your primary need is fundraising, the comparison looks different.
The Giving Block converts crypto to USD automatically. MemberDrive sends Bitcoin directly to your wallet — non-custodial, on-chain, at 1%.
Tithe.ly is the largest church-specific giving platform in the US. For standard church giving, they're genuinely competitive — but they don't offer matching gifts or Bitcoin.
Feature comparison
Every major feature, side by side. MemberDrive's column is highlighted.
| Feature | MemberDrive | Zeffy | Givebutter | Donorbox | Anedot | Fundraise Up | Funraise | Qgiv | Subsplash | The Giving Block | Tithe.ly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | |||||||||||
| Platform fee | 1% | 0% + donor tips | 0% (tips on) / 3% (tips off) | 2.95%–3.95% | 3.3% | 4% | 5% / 0–5% | 3.95% | 0% | 3.95% | 0% |
| Monthly fee | None | None | None / $29+ (Plus) | $0–$139/mo | None | None | None / $99+ | None / $25+ | None / $300+ | None | None / $72+ |
| Donor tip prompt | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ◐ | ✗ |
| Fundraising Tools | |||||||||||
| Recurring donations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ | ✓ |
| Pledges | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ◐ | ◐ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ◐ |
| Matching gifts | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ◐ | ✗ |
| Peer-to-peer / leaderboards | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ◐ | ◐ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Event ticketing | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| In-person / Tap to Pay | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Donor Experience | |||||||||||
| Donor self-service portal | ✓ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ◐ | ✓ | ✓ | ◐ | ◐ | ✓ |
| Member CRM | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ◐ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Member content / posts | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Email newsletter (double opt-in) | ✓ | ◐ | ◐ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ◐ | ◐ | ✗ | ✗ | ◐ |
| Payments & Infrastructure | |||||||||||
| Credit card payments | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ACH/Bank payments | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bitcoin (non-custodial) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ◐ | ✗ |
| Non-custodial funds | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ◐ |
| No 501(c)(3) required | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ | ◐ | ◐ |
| Family-owned / independent | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Table reflects publicly listed features as of April 2026. We update this periodically.
The simplest pricing in fundraising.
MemberDrive charges 1% of donations processed — nothing until donations come in, no monthly fees, no surprises for your donors. If you're comparing platforms, we'd love to earn your trust.
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FAQ
How is MemberDrive free to start?+
Does MemberDrive hide fees like a donor tip?+
What does the 1% fee actually cover?+
What makes MemberDrive different from Zeffy or Givebutter?+
How is "cover the fees" different from a tip prompt?+
They sound similar but they're fundamentally different asks.
When MemberDrive offers donors the option to cover fees, the question is:"Would you like to cover the processing and platform costs so that 100% of your gift reaches [organization]?" The amount is exact and disclosed. The beneficiary is the cause. The checkbox is opt-in, never pre-selected. A donor who declines pays exactly what they intended to give — nothing more.
Zeffy's tip prompt asks donors to also support Zeffy — the software company — on top of their intended gift. The default tip is pre-selected at a percentage of the donation amount (typically 10–15%). Opting out requires the donor to notice the prompt, click to adjust it, and manually set it to zero. Many donors don't — which is precisely how Zeffy generates revenue.
One is an offer to be generous toward the mission. The other is a charge toward the platform, dressed as optional. We think that's a meaningful difference, especially for organizations that care about the integrity of every donor interaction.
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