Text2Bid - 2026 Pricing, Features, Reviews & Alternatives

Text2Bid is virtual bidding technology that allows nonprofit organizations to raise money for in-room or virtual events. The system allows management of the entire event through a web-based dashboard, which includes managing start/finish times, colors, and options.

Text2Bid allows guests to see all bids, wish list items, donations, and purchases on one screen. The single-touch navigation allows ease of use for your guests, allowing them to quickly access information about the auction. The color-coded screens are intuitive and professional, allowing you to showcase your event and items for sale in a fun and memorable way. The mobile manager lets guests register guests', bid on their behalf, reverse bids, edit bidders, edit open/closing times and view real-time data with user-friendly graphs. For patrons with phones, the platform provides bidding kiosks to help place bids. The combination of bidders with phones and those without phones helps bring in more money. To make bidding simple, the guests can AutoBid from their cell phone or tablet. When the guests are ready to make a bid, the bidder is presented with a list of available bid steps, taking the decision-making out what to bid and when. Text messages notify when bids are increased and alerts are sent to let users know when the auction ends. Additional features include live preview, raffle management, built-in reporting, reverse bids, and more.