Shelf Engine vs Zeffy

Side-by-side comparison of AI visibility scores, market position, and capabilities

Shelf Engine leads in AI visibility (56 vs 26)

Shelf Engine

ChallengerLogistics & Supply Chain

General

Seattle YC W20 AI perishable order automation for Kroger, Walmart, Dollar General (national partnership Jan 2024); $58M total ($41M General Catalyst Series B 2021) quadrupling profit margins and cutting food waste 32% competing with Afresh.

AI VisibilityBeta
Overall Score
C56
Category Rank
#161 of 1167
AI Consensus
51%
Trend
stable
Per Platform
ChatGPT
64
Perplexity
52
Gemini
47

About

Shelf Engine is a Seattle, Washington-based AI-powered grocery order automation platform — backed by Y Combinator (W20) with $58 million in total funding including a $41 million Series B in March 2021 led by General Catalyst with GGV Capital and Foundation Capital — providing grocery retailers with an automated ordering system that uses AI demand forecasting to determine the optimal quantity of perishable products (bakery, produce, deli, prepared foods) to order daily from suppliers, quadrupling retailer profit margins on perishable categories while reducing food waste by up to 32%. Founded in 2015 and serving leading grocers including Kroger and Walmart at thousands of locations, Shelf Engine partnered with Dollar General for national expansion in January 2024, demonstrating the platform's applicability beyond traditional grocery into dollar and convenience store perishable programs.

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Zeffy

EmergingNonprofit Tech

Zero-Fee Fundraising

Montreal zero-fee nonprofit fundraising platform with $1B+ processed; 100% donation pass-through via optional donor tips competing with Donorbox and Classy for nonprofit fundraising technology adoption.

AI VisibilityBeta
Overall Score
D26
Category Rank
#1 of 1
AI Consensus
68%
Trend
stable
Per Platform
ChatGPT
19
Perplexity
26
Gemini
17

About

Zeffy is a Montreal-based fundraising platform for nonprofit organizations that charges zero platform fees on donations — asking donors to optionally contribute a tip to cover Zeffy's operating costs rather than deducting fees from each donation, ensuring 100% of every donated dollar reaches the nonprofit cause. Founded in 2019 by Thibaut Davoult and Nicolas Lafleur, Zeffy has processed $1+ billion in nonprofit donations and provides a comprehensive suite including online donation forms, event ticketing, peer-to-peer fundraising campaigns, recurring donation management, and membership management — giving nonprofits a full fundraising platform at genuinely zero cost.

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AI Visibility Head-to-Head

56
Overall Score
26
#161
Category Rank
#1
51
AI Consensus
68
stable
Trend
stable
64
ChatGPT
19
52
Perplexity
26
47
Gemini
17
61
Claude
29
66
Grok
18

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