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BiddingOwl.com vs BetterWorld Comparison (2026)

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Overview

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.

BetterWorld is an intuitive, cloud-based online auction platform that helps nonprofits and charities raise more money with less effort, all for free. Our platform provides an intuitive, easy-to-use, 100% free platform with mobile bidding and silent auction capabilities.

  • 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

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

Free

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

Starting from

Free

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

User reviews

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

4.6

57

5

4

3

2

1

46

6

1

2

2

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
89%
would recommend this app

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

Pros

“I can create events, sell tickets, track sales, and collect donor information for future events!”
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Gretchen M.

President

“Also, there is no way to add on mailing costs to the final bill without sending out a separate invoices to the winning bidders. ”
RA

Rickie A.

Fundraising

“I wanted to do a fundraiser that was technology driven to reach more donors and make it easy for all to donate and ask others to give on their behalf.”
RM

Rebecca M.

Director

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

“It can be tedious to edit all of your items, for example if you want to renumber them.”
IA

Isabel A.

Program Director

Cons

“Some of our guests have had trouble signing up for events if they’re using their phone.”
SM

Stacey M.

President

“We simply cannot afford auction platforms that charge a sizable flat fee.”
JD

Jim D.

Executive Director

“This took too much time and delay so we just eat the shipping costs.”
RA

Rickie A.

Fundraising

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review4 months ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review7 months ago

Key features

  • Total features72
  • API
  • Absentee Bidding
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Alumni Management
  • Attendee Management
  • Auction Listings
  • Auction Management
  • Auction Type
  • Audience Engagement
  • Automation
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Bid Alerts
  • Bid Confirmation
  • Bid Management
  • Bidder Profiles
  • Bidding Window
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Buy Now Option
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Committee Management
  • Communication Management
  • Contact Management
  • Contribution Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Donation Tracking
  • Donor Management
  • Donor Profiles
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Reminders
  • Event Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • Event Ticketing
  • Event Tracking
  • For Nonprofits
  • Forms Management
  • Fundraising
  • Fundraising Management
  • Generative AI
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • Image Library
  • Inventory Management
  • Live Auction
  • Live Streaming
  • Member Database
  • 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
  • Online Registration
  • Payment Processing
  • Personalization
  • Proxy Bidding
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring Giving
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Registration Management
  • Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Search/Filter
  • Shipping Management
  • Silent Auction
  • Social Media Integration
  • Sorting
  • Summary Reports
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Ticketing
  • User Dashboard
  • Volunteer Management
  • Watch List
  • Website Management
  • Total features69
  • API
  • Absentee Bidding
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad hoc Reporting
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Alumni Management
  • Attendee Management
  • Auction Listings
  • Auction Management
  • Auction Type
  • Audience Engagement
  • Automation
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Bid Alerts
  • Bid Confirmation
  • Bid Management
  • Bidder Profiles
  • Bidding Window
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Buy Now Option
  • Campaign Analytics
  • Campaign Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Committee Management
  • Communication Management
  • Contact Management
  • Contribution Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Forms
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customization
  • Dashboard
  • Data Import/Export
  • Donation Tracking
  • Donor Management
  • Donor Profiles
  • Electronic Payments
  • Email Management
  • Email Reminders
  • Event Management
  • Event Scheduling
  • Event Ticketing
  • Event Tracking
  • For Nonprofits
  • Forms Management
  • Fundraising
  • Fundraising Management
  • Generative AI
  • Goal Setting/Tracking
  • Image Library
  • Inventory Management
  • Live Auction
  • Live Streaming
  • Member Database
  • 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
  • Online Registration
  • Payment Processing
  • Personalization
  • Proxy Bidding
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring Giving
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Registration Management
  • Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Search/Filter
  • Shipping Management
  • Silent Auction
  • Social Media Integration
  • Sorting
  • Summary Reports
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Ticketing
  • User Dashboard
  • Volunteer Management
  • Watch List
  • Website Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations2
  • PayPal
  • Salesforce Platform
  • Stripe
  • Zapier
  • Total integrations2
  • PayPal
  • Salesforce Platform
  • Stripe
  • Zapier

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