--- description: Review of GalaBid Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: GalaBid | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice GB --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Auction Software](/directory/4461/auction/software) > [GalaBid](/software/278653/galabid) # GalaBid Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/278653/galabid Page: 1 / 3\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/278653/galabid?page=2) > GalaBid is a cloud-based fundraising solution that helps fundraisers streamline bidding, donation tracking and auction management operations. It enables participants to bid on live or silent auctions, attend online events, purchase tickets, process payments and track event progress through the leaderboard. GalaBid provides a host of features such as event broadcasting, absentee bidding, remote access, automated notifications, online payments and event analytics. The application allows users to conduct live Q\&A sessions, manage campaigns and interact with other members, coordinators and participants. GalaBid lets administrators collect donations from attendees, manage volunteers, track current contributions through the donation screen and share tax receipts with donors via text or email. Pricing is available on request and support is extended via phone, email and other online measures. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 49 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 49 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: CrowdComms - **Founded**: 2011 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Contact GalaBId for pricing details. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Chromebook (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - Absentee Bidding - Activity Dashboard - Alerts/Notifications - Attendance Management - Auction Management - Bid Management - Billing & Invoicing - Buy Now Option - CRM - Campaign Management - Contribution Tracking - Credit Card Processing - Customisable Branding - Dashboard - Donor Management - Electronic Payments - Email Management - Event Management - Event Scheduling - Event Ticketing ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Auction Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4461/auction/software) ## Related Categories - [Auction Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4461/auction/software) - [Fundraising Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/1543/online-fundraising-platforms/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[HelloFund](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/247688/hellofund) — 4.8/5 (92 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Excellent Platform" — 5.0/5 > **Darren** | *9 October 2020* | Entertainment | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Very easy to use, and easy for the end user to navigate > > **Cons**: Nothing - - it really is simple to use and just works\!\!\!\! > > From start to finish \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] and the team made our journey extremely pleasant, and were extremely helpful and helped us raise a significant sum of money for our charity this year. ----- ### "Galabid" — 5.0/5 > **Kiri** | *6 November 2020* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Very easy to use Great video tutorials when you need help Easy to set up Great functionality and ability to incorporate Live and Silent Auction items > > **Cons**: It is expensive. Our event is a Gala Dinner to raise funds for the young people we support, and the Galabid bill is always the biggest bill for us. I am able to get discounts and free donations for everything else. > > \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] is amazing and always really helpful. We love using Galabid each year for our Gala Dinner. The guests really enjoy using it and it is a very simple piece of software to use. ----- ### "Galabid Review" — 4.0/5 > **Nia** | *5 July 2021* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: - We really liked how easy it was to use as a guest/user. Viewing the photos and description was straightforward and aesthetically pleasing\! - I like the fact you could have both buy it now and auction items. This is the first time we had someone buy one of the high-priced buy it now items\! - Really great to be able to copy and paste things from previous years. This was a huge time saver and help\!\! - In the training, \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] was kind and helpful. I found the template 'item descriptions' helpful to know what to put in the descriptions - I liked that you could have a backend for staff and a separate backend for volunteers, as well as guest view - I liked the amount of features e.g. raffles, fundraising scale, etc. Despite not using them this time round. > > **Cons**: - The training could of been more focused to what we wanted as an organization/event. We spent a lot of time covering 'set up', but we would have preferred to duplicate our previous set up and spend more time learning about notifications and alerts. A lot of the training was not applicable to what we wanted to do at the event. However, was good to learn about functionality, we had too short of a time frame\! - At the end of the night, every total for how much raised was different, with no clear reason to why. This made it very confusing to tell the guests how much we raised and consequently we gave the wrong information about $ raised at the end of the night. In the end we had to manually work this out - For some reason, this time round, everyone who signed up were required to enter bank details. This put off a lot of guests as they deemed it too much information or too much hard work when they didn't 'plan' on buying anything. If this was easier (bank details on checkout), we are certain we could of raised more money/sold more 'buy it now' items. - Could of had clearer information on having a silent auction and live auction integrated. This was quite difficult to understand and was not set up until the event start time. > > Overall, we had a good experience. We managed to raise a lot of money through the silent auction, enjoyed working with \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\], and found the platform was aesthetically pleasing and worked well\! We also found it exceptionally helpful to be able to copy and paste from previous years\! However, our experience could of been improved if training was more specific to our needs and the platform did not require payment details on set up. Overall, however, it was good and helped us raise more than we expected\! Hooray\! ----- ### "New user - very happy and would use it again\!" — 5.0/5 > **Caitlin Cunningham** | *1 December 2025* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to navigate and set-up. Platform looked great from a user perspective. Had multiple options set-up for raising money on the night - live auction, silent auction, raffle and donations. > > **Cons**: As we didn't budget for full assistance setting up and it was my first timing using the platform, I did miss some items that should have been done before the event, but nothing critical and I'm aware of how those should be set for the next event that requires a platform like this. The auction closed early on the night (could have been a timezone problem as we were in a different state), so would make it a manual close next time to avoid any potential error. > > Great product, easy to use and helpful customer service. Very quick to help when I had a question and the Live Chat on the platform meant there was always someone around to help. I was nervous on the night being a first time user, but it went smoothly. Great investment for a slick charity auction\! ----- ### "Great way to have an auction\!\!" — 5.0/5 > **Kitty** | *9 November 2025* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The customer service is so helpful no matter what time of the day. Like how it sends out invoices and can send out reminders. Easy for me to set up auction and for people to use. > > **Cons**: I don't know of any cons I would list. I understand why a small fee has to charged to keep the site free. > > Have used this platform for a silent auction for over 4 years once it was not possible for me to have it in person. It is fun to watch the bidding wars when it is getting ready to close. Tip: I started using reusable bags to put my auction items in if possible. 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