Donorbox alternative

Donations with no platform fee.

Donorbox adds a platform fee on top of card processing on every gift. AxeFee lets supporters give by Zelle for $0 — no platform fee, no processing cut — and your nonprofit keep 100% of every dollar.

✓ Free forever for nonprofits ✓ Funds in your bank in minutes ✓ No card reader, no app ✓ Zelle & card accepted

AxeFee vs. Donorbox

Recurring gifts, receipts, and matching — without the platform fee.

DonorboxAxeFee
Platform feeA percentage on top of card processing$0 on Zelle — keep 100%
Card processing~2.9% + 30¢None on Zelle (cards optional via your Stripe)
Recurring giftsYesRecurring invoices & memberships
Tax receiptsYesIRS-ready receipts with your EIN
Employer matchingAdd-onBuilt in
PayoutAfter processingStraight to your bank in minutes
Donorbox charges a platform fee on top of standard card processing at time of writing.

Raise more, keep more

The nonprofit toolkit — donations, dues, events — free on Zelle.

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Recurring giving

Monthly supporters via recurring invoices and memberships.

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Tax-deductible receipts

Automatic IRS-ready acknowledgments with your verified EIN.

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Employer matching

Donors can double their impact through their employer.

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Events & dues

Tickets, memberships, and dues from the same free account.

Automatic reconciliation

Each Zelle gift lands against the right campaign on its own.

Funds in minutes

No processor, no hold, no payout schedule.

No platform fee. No processing cut. Free forever.

AxeFee’s Non-Profit plan is unlimited and free — funded by optional donor tips, not by a percentage of your donations.

Get started free

Simple, honest pricing

No percentage fees on any plan. You keep 100% of what you collect.

Recommended for nonprofits
Non-Profit
$0 / forever
  • Unlimited transactions
  • All form types & event tools
  • Employer matching & donor tips
  • QR check-in & data export
  • Verified Non-Profit badge
Business
$29 / month
  • For non-nonprofit groups
  • 500 transactions included
  • Custom branding & team access
  • No percentage fees, ever
  • Start on the free Starter plan

Common questions

How is this cheaper than Donorbox?

Donations by Zelle carry no platform fee and no card-processing percentage — you keep 100%. Donorbox charges a platform fee on top of card processing on each gift.

Can we take recurring donations?

Yes — set up recurring invoices or memberships so supporters give automatically on a schedule.

Do we get IRS-ready receipts?

Yes — automatic donation receipts with your organization’s verified EIN and the required acknowledgment language.

How do payments get matched automatically?

Every order gets its own reference, and AxeFee automatically matches each incoming Zelle payment to the right order and marks it paid — so you stop reconciling by hand. There’s a quick one-time connection during setup, and after that it just runs.

Keep the platform fee for your mission.

Start a free nonprofit account and take your first $0-fee donation today.