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Handbid is an auction management solution that caters to any individual or organization wishing to run online auctions for any purpose. Suitable for businesses, public administrations, galleries, or non-profit groups, auction managers can list products and services all from a web-based control panel. Tickets can then be sold to participants or invites sent to encourage auction registrations, giving bidders access via web and native mobile apps. The system is supported by dedicated companion apps for both iOS and Android devices, serving an optimized UI and bid submission features to any location.
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Value for money
4.8
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792
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Sahil V.
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Computer Software, 501-1,000 employees
Used weekly for less than 6 months
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So far i have used so many bidding apps but this is the best one among them.I am using this app from past few months you can bid from anywhere across the globe in this app.Its very convenient for the sellers or auction organisers as well.They can invite bunch of people to their auctions without doing any physical work and the user interface of this app is very attractive yet simple.
I haven't come across any serious issue so far but there should be a feature to invite those bidders which were active in our previous auctions.
Gaelan T.
Hospitality,
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I did a demo with all of the top auction software on the market and Handbid was by far the best interface (easy to look at) and well worth the investment. It was very easy and fun to put my silent auction items in the system. Guests and volunteers were blown away by how nice everything looked on their phones and iPads. We had almost the same items as the auction last year (with about 25 extra) and...
beautiful design
not being able to have a live stream of the current highest bidder, with item and price. This is something that BidPal software does.
Anonymous Reviewer
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Education Management, 1-10 employees
Used daily for 6-12 months
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Not pleasant and lots of wasted man hours. Our event manager spent at least a week's worth of time resolving issues and logging support tickets. Having used various auction software programs in my 15 years of working in the non profit world, I've never experienced the challenges and headaches as we did with Handbid. I believe many technology issues are often user error but when over 25% of your guests cannot seamlessly access the Handbid system there has to be some responsibility taken by Handbid to help reach a resolution.
We purchased this software because it supported both auctions/events and peer-to-peer fundraising. Handbid's support team was very responsive and helpful.
We experienced a lot of technical challenges with the software, including; 25% of our guests had challenges of logging in, accessing their tickets, editing guests. Display sheets won't print if you have HTML in your descriptions but the tutorial does not tell you this. Our point person after the sales process averaged 7 days to reply to an email and did not provide a phone # as another way to contact....
Donna C.
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Habitat Susquehanna was first non-profit in Harford County, MD to try mobile bidding at its annual event. It was exciting for everyone (some were a little reticent, but those who ventured into the future LOVED it), we raised more money on our Silent Auction than ever before, and will use it for the 3rd year in 2017. Our second auction had a higher participation level including people who followed the auction online but did not attend the event. Uploading info took only as long as the size of the auction and back office help was responsive and helpful. I DO recommend having a Handbid rep at your event; it's worth it! Any snags were dealt with quickly and efficiently and a good time was had by all.
The software had a learning curve, for sure, but once you get the hang of it, it's very easy to follow. The 'bugs' from our first year were improved for our second year, and I am sure that this year will be our easiest yet. From the perspective of the guests, it was like playing a videogame at an event except it was acceptable to be staring at your phone!
The phone version requires guests to realize where/when to swipe in order to see the details of an auction item.
Josh G.
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The entire process was seamless: from check-in, silent auction, live auction, paddle raise, wine pull and check-out. All I heard all night from our guests was, "Check-in was a breeze" and "this app is cool". If I had to find one thing about the app that I might change is to be able to assign a cork number to an actual person (maybe there is a way to do this already), but I have 10 bottles that I need to get the respective owner and I have no idea who they belong to. At the end of the day it doesn't matter really, but that would be a nicety. Also, my event planner friend that helped us out that night commented about how nice the layout was and how easy to use the it was compared to others she had used before.
I liked the customizations that you could tweak. We didn't use this feature, but I really like the handbid TV option as well which allows your audience to see a live updated dashboard into what is going on during the night.
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Q. What type of pricing plans does Handbid offer?
Handbid has the following pricing plans:
Starting from: $792.00/year
Pricing model: Subscription
Free Trial: Available
Q. Who are the typical users of Handbid?
Handbid has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Large Enterprises, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Public Administrations, Small Business
Q. What languages does Handbid support?
Handbid supports the following languages:
Chinese (Simplified), English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish
Q. Does Handbid support mobile devices?
Handbid supports the following devices:
Android, iPad, iPhone
Q. Does Handbid offer an API?
Yes, Handbid has an API available for use.
Q. What other apps does Handbid integrate with?
Handbid integrates with the following applications:
Kindful, Zapier, Bloomerang, Salsa Engage
Q. What level of support does Handbid offer?
Handbid offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Chat, FAQs/Forum, 24/7 (Live rep), Phone Support, Knowledge Base