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WildApricot (from $66/mo for 100 contacts) is the better membership system: website builder, member-only pages, mature events and email, a public API and a 60-day trial. Groups that also run programs, rent rooms or schedule volunteer shifts usually need a third option.","2026-08-19",{"title":16,"text":17},"Members, programs, facilities and volunteers at a flat price","Communal prices by members, not contacts: $75/mo to 250 members with donor, volunteer and POS software included, programs +$50/mo, facility booking from +$50/mo. Automatic CRA and IRS tax receipts, Apple and Google Wallet cards, no contract, free migration.",[19,22,25,28,31,34],{"question":20,"answer":21},"Is Zeffy really free compared to WildApricot?","Yes. Zeffy charges the nonprofit no subscription, no platform fee and no processing fee; it covers Stripe costs from an optional tip that donors see at checkout, which Zeffy says roughly 2 in 3 donors pay. WildApricot starts at $66/mo for 100 contacts (about $59/mo with a 1-year prepay) and rises by contact tier, roughly $78/mo at 250 and $147/mo at 500 per third-party listings.",{"question":23,"answer":24},"Does Zeffy have membership management like WildApricot?","Zeffy has membership forms with auto-renewal and free scannable digital membership cards tied to the member record, which covers a lot of small clubs. WildApricot goes further: member levels and bundles, a member directory, member-only website pages, a member app, invoicing and a public API. If your membership program is the core of your organization, WildApricot is the fuller tool.",{"question":26,"answer":27},"Which has the better website builder, WildApricot or Zeffy?","WildApricot. Its drag-and-drop builder, themes, widgets and member-only pages are the center of the product and are included at every tier. Zeffy has no website builder; its forms are embeds or Zeffy-hosted campaign pages. If you already have a website you like, this gap matters less.",{"question":29,"answer":30},"What are the payment fees on WildApricot vs Zeffy?","Zeffy: 0% platform fee and 0% processing fee to the nonprofit. WildApricot: no platform fee when you use its integrated Personify Payments processor (processor rates are not published on the pricing page); using an outside gateway such as Stripe or PayPal triggers a Payment System Servicing Fee of 20% of your subscription price for US and Canadian accounts.",{"question":32,"answer":33},"Can a US nonprofit use Zeffy?","Yes. Zeffy is available to US and Canadian nonprofits only, and its automated tax receipts handle both. Organizations outside those two countries cannot use it and should compare WildApricot with another option.",{"question":35,"answer":36},"What if we also run programs or book rooms?","Neither WildApricot nor Zeffy has facility booking or volunteer shift scheduling; Zeffy handles volunteer signups through its Event form type and recommends other tools for scheduling. 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