--- description: Review of BiddingOwl.com 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: BiddingOwl.com | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice GB --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Fundraising & Donor Management Software](/directory/417/fundraising-software/software) > [BiddingOwl.com](/software/71815/biddingowl-com) # BiddingOwl.com Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/71815/biddingowl-com Page: 1 / 7\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/71815/biddingowl-com?page=2) > BiddingOwl is a cloud-based auction and fundraising solution designed for hospitals, churches, foundations, universities, animal shelters and more. Key features include donor management, volunteer management, event management, contribution tracking, payment processing and mobile giving. BiddingOwl helps users to plan nonprofit charity auctions, manage their items and solicitors, print bid sheets and catalogs and keep track of various fundraising efforts. Additionally, the solution enables users to create auction websites and customize them as per their business requirements. Additional auction features offered by the solution include a buy-now option, proxy bidding, reserve price, live auction, silent auction and buyer notifications. Services are offered on a subscription basis or for a one-time fee. Support to users is made available via phone and email. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 131 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 131 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: BiddingOwl.com - **Founded**: 2012 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Cover your costs and keep 100% of your raised funds. We offer the option to pass fees to your supporters by adding a Buyer's Premium. This essentially makes the use of our software free for online nonprofit auctions. Our fees are simple: Let's assume you have a fundraising event and want to hold a traditional silent and live auction. You can organize your event, preview items on your BiddingOwl website, print bid sheets, sell tickets, and collect donations. You can also manage your checkout process and collect payments (Stripe or PayPal processing fees may apply). This is a free service, and we do not charge you. So, when do you charge me? The only time we charge you a 5% performance fee is when you actually run an online or mobile auction (fees for pre-bid auctions are based on the pre-bid amount and not the final bid). Let's assume you have an online item that sells for $100. We will charge you $5 based on the winning bid. We only charge you for items that are "bid" online. - **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 - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana and 173 more ## Features - ACH Payment Processing - API - Alerts/Notifications - Auction Management - Bid Management - Billing & Invoicing - Buy Now Option - Catalog Management - Contribution Tracking - Credit Card Processing - Customisable Branding - Customisable Forms - Customizable Fields - Donation Tracking - Donor Management - Electronic Payments - Event Management - Event Ticketing - For Nonprofits - Fundraising Management ## Integrations (2 total) - PayPal - Stripe ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) ## Category - [Fundraising & Donor Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/417/fundraising-software/software) ## Related Categories - [Fundraising & Donor Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/417/fundraising-software/software) - [Donation Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/418/crm-software/software) - [Fundraising Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/1543/online-fundraising-platforms/software) - [Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/3561/peer-to-peer-fundraising/software) - [Auction Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4461/auction/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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The site is user-friendly provides concise direction for setup. Every time I've called in for support, I've spoken with the same representative (Hi, \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\]), which has given me a nice sense of continuity through this endeavor. The fact that the pricing is the lowest in the industry is such a great bonus\! > > **Cons**: I experienced an issue with the payment integration with PayPal, that I wish Bidding Owl could have resolved on my behalf. Instead, I spent several hours, over the course of multiple days, working through it. After all was finished, I was pleased with the outcome, but it was definitely a flustering experience. ----- ### "A life saver in the middle of a pandemic\!" — 4.0/5 > **Jessi** | *8 June 2020* | Primary/Secondary Education | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Our school has had silent auctions in the past, but never an online one. When the Covid19 pandemic sent everyone into quarantine our school scrambled to find an alternative spring auction we had already started planning. Bidding Owl’s software made it so easy to set up, edit, and promote before the auction started. While our 3 day auction took place we received a lot of feedback from our school’s families on how easy they felt it was use and how professional everything looked. Post auction we have made more money than any of other other auctions in the past and the checkout process has been simple and straightforward. I can’t wait to do another one\! > > **Cons**: I wish that it would show the opening bid before users had to click on the item to see its details. It would also be nice to have the option of more than 3 photos on some items. > > We will definitely be using Bidding Owl again and recommending it to other non profits in similar situations like us. Now that we know how wonderful online auctions are we’ll never go back to paper\! ----- ### "Great Experience with Bidding Owl. 2nd year user." — 5.0/5 > **Jacqueline** | *27 March 2019* | Fund-Raising | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to Use, wonderful customer service, Very professional look to the site. > > **Cons**: Nothing bad to say. We had a great experience. > > Wonderful\! ----- ### "A win-win for auction hosts and bidders\!" — 4.0/5 > **Lynne** | *9 October 2020* | Design | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Loved the ability to test it out, then convert it into my live online auction event. Easy setup with knowledgeable, responsive support when questions arose. Bidders can view items larger to see details and receive an email or text message if outbid. > > **Cons**: I look forward to the new release coming soon. Hoping for more customization of fonts, colors and backgrounds. Also the ability to change the title of “Fund-a-Need and More” non-biddable items, easily reorder them, and see an improved user-friendly interface for checkout. > > Very positive\! BiddingOwl.com is a solid auction platform with a dedicated support team behind it. ----- ### "Parity Productions Review of Bidding Owl" — 5.0/5 > **Caitlin** | *21 October 2020* | Performing Arts | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: We were able to customize the schedule \& pricing of auction items to meet our specific needs. We had access to live customer service via email, phone and even got on a Zoom call for a walkthrough. We were able to direct people to the site easily via social media and our e-newsletter marketing. Set-up \& management was relatively easy and we were able to track progress on items in real time and easily manage items. > > **Cons**: That our users had to register separately for the site in order to bid. > > Overall, our experience with BiddingOwl.com was positive and met our needs for this particular event. ----- Page: 1 / 7\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/71815/biddingowl-com?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/71815/biddingowl-com) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data