--- description: Learn more about BiddingOwl.com price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in Ireland. Read verified software reviews and discover tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: BiddingOwl.com Pricing, Cost & Reviews - Capterra Ireland 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Fundraising Software](/directory/20047/fundraising/software) > [BiddingOwl.com](/software/130932/biddingowl-com) # BiddingOwl.com Canonical: https://www.capterra.ie/software/130932/biddingowl-com Page: 1 / 7\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ie/software/130932/biddingowl-com?page=2) > The only cost effective solution for non-profit fundraising auctions. All the Features - All the Support - One simple Price - 5% flat > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 131 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses BiddingOwl.com? BiddingOwl is the perfect fit for non-profits and individuals to run their fundraising auction. Customers include PTOs, PTAs, Hospitals, Churches, Foundations, Universities, Animal Shelters, and more. ## 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 - Bid Management - Billing & Invoicing - Buy Now Option - Donor Management - Event Management - Fundraising Management - Membership Management - Mobile Access - Mobile Giving - Online Auction - Online Bidding - Payment Processing - Reporting & Statistics - Volunteer Management ## Integrations (2 total) - PayPal - Stripe ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) ## Category - [Fundraising Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/20047/fundraising/software) ## Related Categories - [Fundraising Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/20047/fundraising/software) - [Auction Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/30528/auction/software) - [Donation Management Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/30548/donation-management/software) - [Charity Software](https://www.capterra.ie/directory/30805/nonprofit/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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That would make fulfillment easier. > > We had a lot of help transitioning from the older Bidding Owl site, making our current auction excellent, and every exchange with customer service was quick, professional, and positive. ----- ### "Bidding Owl Helped Make Our Auction A Huge Success" — 5.0/5 > **Jennifer** | *20 September 2024* | Nonprofit Organisation Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The website is very intuitive. It was easy to load auction items, use AI when necessary to write engaging descriptions, easy to edit and add photos, etc. etc. All my auction needs were met and the display is very attractive. > > **Cons**: Some of our bidders weren't sure that their bids went through. I think there should be a confirmation of initial registration and bids, rather than only when a person has been outbid. > > It's been wonderful. I couldn't imagine running a successful auction of our size (over 100 items) without it. And it's been great that the team has been so responsive to our questions either via email or phone. ----- ### "Victoria Gardens" — 5.0/5 > **Laura** | *10 March 2026* | Fund-Raising | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: We are a group of long retired women and my old IT roll got me the job of running our silent auction. Implementing and using Bidding Owl was unbelievably easy and the software managed our auction process flawlessly. I would recommend this option for any organization or company without a second thought. > > **Cons**: Really dislike PayPal as an option, went with Stripe and worked out fine. PayPal has had data leaks too many times to count. > > Ease of use for both manager and bidders for a very low tech community was amazing. Additionally using QR codes on an item by item basis really helped. ----- ### "Best AUCTION site" — 5.0/5 > **Renee** | *5 November 2024* | Nonprofit Organisation Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It’s very easy to navigate. And plenty of phone support when needed. > > **Cons**: Can’t think of anything. I’m computer challenged and I felt very supported. > > Excellent, on computer challenged and I felt supported using this program for our online auction ----- ### "2024 Kayak for the Warriors Auction" — 4.0/5 > **Donna** | *31 May 2024* | Civic & Social Organization | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: We were first drawn to biddingowl because there are no annual fees. We are a charity organization looking to maximize the monies being donated to our cause. The fee structure of 5% of the high bids is in-line with other competitive auction processing. > > **Cons**: There were a few changes made in the new biddingowl that we were not originally happy with. We contacted their support and appreciated the quick response. Some things they were able to help us with right away, other are being slotted as future release enhancements. We appreciate that they listened and took our opinions into account > > Overall our experience with biddingowl is positive. We have been able to increase our auction revenue without locking into an annual fee, as we only hold one event per year. The support has been timely and efficient. The payment processor was easy enough to just have members of our team jump in and help accept payments at our event. It helps with tracking of our items throughout our auction acquisition process and facilitates easy reconciliation of payments . ----- Page: 1 / 7\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ie/software/130932/biddingowl-com?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ie/software/130932/biddingowl-com) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | ----- ## Structured Data