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Best Charity Auction Software in 2026

Charity auction tools can help organizations run fundraising events with different bidding formats. Compared on live, online, and silent auction support, the entries let you assess which event types are covered. Mobile bidding and payment processing provide additional points to consider for collecting bids and payments, while event reporting can inform how you track activity. Free-plan availability and paid-from pricing help frame the cost comparison. Auctria, BiddingOwl, and 32auctions are among the options shown; BetterWorld and Event.Gives are also listed. Consider how your event will take place and which bidding, payment, and reporting capabilities fit the way you plan to manage it.

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    32auctions

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    32auctions combines bidding, notifications, checkout, payment connections, and reporting for fundraising auctions. Its free tier has item and image limits, while higher tiers are priced per auction.

    7.6 Free plan Visit site
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    Auctria

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Auctria covers multiple fundraising formats, event websites, payment recording, and reporting. Review the income, bidder, team, and texting limits when choosing a plan.

    7.5 Free plan · paid from $375/yr Visit site
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    BiddingOwl

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    BiddingOwl covers multiple auction formats and fundraising activities, with event management and several payment methods.

    7.4 Free plan Visit site
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    GalaBid

    Free plan AndroidiPhoneWeb

    GalaBid combines several fundraising formats and supports browser-based participant access. Its free plan uses optional tips, while the listed paid options avoid tip prompts and revenue sharing.

    7.2 Free plan Visit site
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    BetterWorld

    Free plan Web

    BetterWorld brings fundraising campaigns, donor management, and payment options together in a web platform.

    7.1 Free plan · paid from $1,550/yr Visit site
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    CharityAuctionsToday

    Free plan Web

    Nonprofits, schools, and PTOs seeking auction and event tools in one web workspace should consider CharityAuctionsToday.

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    Event.Gives

    Free plan Web

    Event.Gives combines fundraising event formats with ticketing, bidding, checkout, and donation features. Review the listed transaction and platform fees alongside the plan costs when considering it.

    6.9 Free plan Visit site
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    iBid

    Free plan Web

    iBid covers auction management, remote bidding, guest updates, and checkout for charitable fundraising auctions. Its free plan has listed processing fees of 3.5% plus $1, which bidders can cover.

    6.8 Free plan Visit site
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    RallyUp

    Free plan AndroidWeb

    RallyUp offers a broad set of campaign formats, with a free option that has no platform fee.

    6.8 Free plan Visit site
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    Snowball Fundraising

    Free plan APIWeb

    Snowball Fundraising combines auction support with mobile bidding, payments, and reporting. Compare the one-campaign Essential plan with the New Nonprofit Special’s annual cost and listed fees.

    6.6 Free plan Visit site
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    BidPal

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Choose BidPal if your nonprofit needs mobile bidding and event operations for in-person, virtual, or hybrid auctions.

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    ReadySetAuction

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneMac+2

    Choose ReadySetAuction if your nonprofit needs auction administration alongside event operations, printed materials, or browser-based bidding.

    5.9 From $1,099/yr · 15-day trial Visit site
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    BetterUnite Memberships

    Paid APIWeb

    BetterUnite Memberships combines dues administration with member self-service and shared CRM records.

    5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
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    GiveSmart

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    GiveSmart brings fundraising campaigns, auctions, events, and donor management into one platform. Organizations should compare its two pricing models and request pricing before choosing a plan.

    5.7 Pricing on request Visit site
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    SchoolAuction.net

    Free trial AndroidiPhoneWeb

    SchoolAuction.net covers auctions, campaigns, and event fundraising, with mobile bidding and tools for hybrid events.

    5.7 From $79 Visit site
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    AuctionSnap

    Paid Web

    AuctionSnap covers auction setup, mobile bidding, notifications, checkout, and transaction export for nonprofit events.

    5.6 From $500/yr Visit site
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    Handbid

    Paid AndroidAPIiPhone+1

    Handbid covers varied auction formats, event fundraising workflows, bidding, and integrations.

    5.6 Pricing on request Visit site
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    BiddingForGood

    Paid Web

    Choose BiddingForGood if your school or nonprofit needs tools for auctions across virtual and in-person formats, along with event support and payment processing.

    5.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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    ClickBid

    Paid APIWeb

    ClickBid covers the main operational pieces of nonprofit fundraising events, from bidding and tickets to donations and reporting.

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    Greater Giving

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Greater Giving brings event management, online giving, bidding, and reporting together for nonprofit and school fundraisers.

    5.5 Pricing on request Visit site
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    Kanonu Events

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose Kanonu Events if your nonprofit needs fundraising, ticketing, check-in, and event operations in one service.

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    GiveBid

    Paid AndroidiPhoneWeb

    Choose GiveBid if your organization needs auction setup, bidder participation, live event scanning, and checkout in one service.

    5.3 Pricing on request Visit site
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    PaddleUp

    Paid APIiPhoneWeb

    Choose PaddleUp if your school or nonprofit needs fundraising campaigns alongside auctions, ticketing, and payment tools.

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    momoGood

    Paid APIWeb

    momoGood brings donor messaging and fundraising events together, with auction tools, integrations, and messaging AI.

    5.2 Pricing on request Visit site
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    OneCause

    Paid Web

    Pick OneCause if your organization needs web-based event and online fundraising with peer-to-peer tools and multiple giving options.

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