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Overview

Make it fun and easy for people to get involved. Run campaigns designed to acquire new donors from social media and gather new supporters. From live to virtual campaigns give supporters compelling reasons to stay involved. Offer a variety of activities, contests and real-time progress and feedback.

BiddingOwl is nonprofit auction and fundraising software for silent, live, online and hybrid auctions. Manage mobile bidding, ticketing, donations, Fund-A-Need, paddle raises and payments, with Stripe and PayPal integrations and Stripe-integrated credit card vaulting.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

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Pricing

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  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

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Free

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.7

388

5

4

3

2

1

274

101

8

3

2

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
88%
would recommend this app

4.8

132

5

4

3

2

1

100

32

0

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
95%
would recommend this app

Pros

“The platform is user-friendly, both for our team and our bidders, and the online auction and mobile bidding features have noticeably increased our event revenue.”
BV

Belinda V.

Chief Development Officer

“I love the simplicity of the mobile bidding site, the ability to pull reports a variety of different ways, and the ease of use for guests. And I truly appreciate everyone at the customer service center.”
AS

Alicia S.

Development Assistant

“We had a little glitch during our event where images were not formatted correctly which covered some valuable information for our bidders.”
IH

Ilana H.

Director of Fundraising and Special Events

Pros

“This is my 6th time using BiddingOwl and I can’t say enough about how much I appreciate the ease-of-use to setup and manage an online auction, and the responsive support team behind BiddingOwl.”
LH

Lynne H.

Art Director

“BiddingOwl support is a phone call or email away and you can expect efficient, courteous responses to any question, big or small.”
LH

Lynne H.

Art Director

“It's easy to use and manage your auction, there are no fees up front, and you only pay for the online auction totals (NOT ticket sales or general donations) so that really helps your fundraising.”
LN

LA N.

Volunteer, Chair of Silent Auction Committee

Cons

“It often takes 24+ hours to receive a response on a Help Desk ticket; seems it should be more immediate or offer a chat option.”
DH

Dawn H.

Events and Communication Manager

“People did not like that they had to enter a phone number and email address just to look at the Silent Auction on One Cause.”
HO

Heather O.

Events Coordinator

“Unfortunately it doesn't integrate into our CRM directly (Blackbaud/Raiser's Edge) but using Omatic is not a problem.”
ED

Emily D.

Director of Philanthropy, Events and Partnerships

Cons

“We had some users that had difficulty finding our auction on their mobile phone, finding that a search for BiddingOwl came up with legacy.biddingowl site instead of the new version that included our auction.”
LL

Lauren L.

Administrative Coordinator

“New version lost features the old version had and while the new interface looks better it doesn't necessarily perform better in some areas. ”
CK

Cherie K.

Secretary

“Some of the instructions are a bit hard to understand-ie at the top of Item Management.”
BE

BARBARA E.

VOLUNTEER

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  • Last review5 months ago
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  • Last review5 months ago

Key features

  • Total features85
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Absentee Bidding
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendee Management
  • Auction Listings
  • Auction Management
  • Auction Type
  • Automation
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Bid Alerts
  • Bid Confirmation
  • Bid Management
  • Bidder Profiles
  • Bidding Window
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Buy Now Option
  • CRM
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Planning
  • Catalog Management
  • Committee Management
  • Communication Management
  • Contact Management
  • Contribution Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Discount Management
  • Donation Tracking
  • Donor Management
  • Donor Profiles
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Templates
  • Event Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • Event Ticketing
  • Event Tracking
  • For Nonprofits
  • For Virtual Events
  • Fundraising
  • Fundraising Management
  • Gamification
  • Generative AI
  • Gift Matching Management
  • Historical Trend Analysis
  • Image Library
  • Inventory Management
  • Live Auction
  • Membership Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile Bidding
  • Mobile Capabilities
  • Mobile Giving
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Online Auction
  • Online Bidding
  • Online Donation Portal
  • Online Forms
  • Online Giving
  • Payment Processing
  • Personalization
  • Proxy Bidding
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring Giving
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Registration Management
  • Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Room Block Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Silent Auction
  • Social Marketing
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Promotion
  • Sorting
  • Sponsorship Management
  • Summary Reports
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Ticketing
  • User Dashboard
  • Volunteer Management
  • Watch List
  • Website Management
  • Total features72
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Absentee Bidding
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Attendance Management
  • Attendee Management
  • Auction Listings
  • Auction Management
  • Auction Type
  • Automation
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Bid Alerts
  • Bid Confirmation
  • Bid Management
  • Bidder Profiles
  • Bidding Window
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Buy Now Option
  • CRM
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Campaign Planning
  • Catalog Management
  • Committee Management
  • Communication Management
  • Contact Management
  • Contribution Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Discount Management
  • Donation Tracking
  • Donor Management
  • Donor Profiles
  • Drag & Drop
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Templates
  • Event Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • Event Ticketing
  • Event Tracking
  • For Nonprofits
  • For Virtual Events
  • Fundraising
  • Fundraising Management
  • Gamification
  • Generative AI
  • Gift Matching Management
  • Historical Trend Analysis
  • Image Library
  • Inventory Management
  • Live Auction
  • Membership Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile Bidding
  • Mobile Capabilities
  • Mobile Giving
  • Multi-Channel Communication
  • Online Auction
  • Online Bidding
  • Online Donation Portal
  • Online Forms
  • Online Giving
  • Payment Processing
  • Personalization
  • Proxy Bidding
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring Giving
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Registration Management
  • Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Room Block Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Silent Auction
  • Social Marketing
  • Social Media Integration
  • Social Promotion
  • Sorting
  • Sponsorship Management
  • Summary Reports
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Ticketing
  • User Dashboard
  • Volunteer Management
  • Watch List
  • Website Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations15
  • Bonterra Network for Good
  • Delphi AI
  • DonorDock
  • Double the Donation
  • Google Pay
  • Little Green Light
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • PayPal Payments
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud
  • Stripe Payments
  • TechnoMile Contracts Suite
  • Venmo
  • Zapier
  • iDonate
  • Total integrations2
  • Bonterra Network for Good
  • Delphi AI
  • DonorDock
  • Double the Donation
  • Google Pay
  • Little Green Light
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • PayPal Payments
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud
  • Stripe Payments
  • TechnoMile Contracts Suite
  • Venmo
  • Zapier
  • iDonate