BiddingOwl

BiddingOwl is ranked #2 of 31 in auction software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Android, iOS, Web. There is a free plan.

BiddingOwl plans and pricing

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Traditional silent/live auction and related services Free This is a free service, and we do not charge you. Applies to event setup, item previews, printed bid sheets, ticket sales, donations, and checkout; payment processor fees may apply biddingowl.com · 30 Sept 2026

Online/mobile auction $5 once 5% performance fee on winning online/mobile bids; pre-bid fees are based on the pre-bid amount. Only charged when an item receives a winning online/mobile bid biddingowl.com · 30 Sept 2026

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Payment processing: Yes

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BiddingOwl

Purpose: BiddingOwl provides online auction and fundraising tools for nonprofits, schools, charities, and other organizations.
Auction formats: The platform supports online, mobile, silent, live, and offline auctions.
Fundraising features: Standard features include donations, admission and raffle tickets, Fund-a-Need, and paddle raises without separate paid add-ons.
Bidding: Bidders can save items to a watchlist and set a maximum proxy bid for automated bidding.
Notifications: Bidders and supporters can receive SMS and email notifications about outbids, wins, and event updates.
Payments: BiddingOwl integrates with Stripe and PayPal and also supports cash or check payments recorded by manually marking invoices paid.
Security: The payment integrations page says Stripe and PayPal use SSL encryption and are PCI compliant.
Data and event management: Organizers can import auction items from CSV, export item data, manage events, duplicate events, and retain their data.
Multiple organizations: One login account can manage multiple organizations and work on different auctions simultaneously.
Support: BiddingOwl offers phone and email support during weekday office hours and 24/7 critical emergency phone support.
Training: The company offers personal training sessions that customers can schedule by phone or email.
Infrastructure: BiddingOwl says its auction platform is powered by AWS and built to handle high volumes of bidding activity.
Founded: 2012
Headquarters: Gaylord, Michigan, United States
Price from: Free

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Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Auction Software in 2026#2 of 31
Best Charity Auction Software in 2026#1 of 25

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biddingowl.com/en-us/about· checked 30 Sept 2026
biddingowl.com/en-us/features· checked 30 Sept 2026
biddingowl.com/en-us/payments_stripe_paypal· checked 30 Sept 2026
biddingowl.com/en-us/customer-service· checked 30 Sept 2026
biddingowl.com· checked 23 Sept 2026
biddingowl.com/en-us/pricing· checked 30 Sept 2026