ReadySetAuction 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

ReadySetAuction

4.5

(18)

Pricing

Starting at $1,099.00 per year

About ReadySetAuction

ReadySetAuction is a cloud-based bidding management software designed for small and midsize nonprofits. It offers donation management, guest management, event websites, mobile bidding, cashiering and payment processing within a suite.

ReadySetAuction features donation management, which allows users to select items for bidding, list them on the bidding portal and track in-kind gifts, consignments, sponsorships and cash donations. The product also allows users to design mobile-responsive bidding sites using built-in templates. ReadySetAuction supports three different types of bidding: standard, max bidding and immediate purchasing.

The seating management feature lets users track and sell tickets for bidding events. The software updates ticket availability in real time, which can help avoid overbooking. Users can also track the status of tickets sold using the dashboard.

Pricing is per year. Support is offered through an online portal.

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ReadySetAuction Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $1,099.00 per year

Free Trial

Free Version

Essentials

$1,099.00

flat rate, per year

Plan includes:

Auction Prep
Cashiering
Event Wrap up and Continuity of Data for Next Auction
Support and Training

Select

$1,499.00

flat rate, per year

Plan includes:

Auction Prep
Cashiering
Event Wrap up and Continuity of Data for Next Auction
Hosted Auction Website
Online Ticket and Sponsorship Sales
Self-Checkout
Showcase Leaderboard
Support and Training

Complete

$1,999.00

flat rate, per year

Plan includes:

Auction Prep
Cashiering
Event Wrap up and Continuity of Data for Next Auction
Hosted Auction Website
Online and Mobile Bidding
Online Ticket and Sponsorship Sales
Self-Checkout
Showcase Leaderboard
Support and Training

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ReadySetAuction Features

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Absentee Bidding
Alerts/Notifications
Billing & Invoicing
Buy Now Option
Event Management
Inventory Management
Live Auction
Payment Processing
Proxy Bidding
Silent Auction
Watch List
More features of ReadySetAuction
Attendance Management
Bid Management
Credit Card Processing
Customizable Branding
Donor Management
Event Scheduling
Event Ticketing
Membership Management
Mobile Access
Mobile Alerts
Online Auction
Online Bidding
Receipt Management
Reporting & Statistics
Website Management

ReadySetAuction Integrations

PayPal

DonorPerfect

ReadySetAuction User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.5

Ratings Breakdown

56%

39%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.3

Value for money

4.7

Customer support

4.9

Functionality

4.3

Janine Z.

Verified reviewer

201-500 employees

Used other for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed November 2017

Mind blowing

Saved us time and money!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Just about EVERYTHING! My company switched from Greater Giving to ReadySetAuction this year for our Fall Festival and Silent Auction and what a difference did it make. RSA saved me so much time this year, all I had to do was put the correct information in and the software did everything else for me (no more days of having to type the same information 3 different times in 3 different places). This software is EXTREMELY user friendly, their customer service is top notch and the price is right. Another benefit for me was it's compatible with DonorPerfect! I would highly recommend this to anyone!

Cons:

I really have no BIG complaints about this software. My only hiccup was that you can't have 2 packages with the same name (for instance, we do a silent auction of gift certificates and if you have 2 gift certificates for the same place and same amount but you want to separate them, you have to change the name of the second one slightly, even if that means just putting an extra space).

Vendor Response

Hi Janie, Thank you so much for the awesome testimonial! Our product manager submitted your suggestion for improvement to our Suggest & Vote, where clients submit their ideas and vote on those that are most important to them. Every release of ReadySetAuction has included at least one client suggestion, so we truly are listening to your feedback.

Replied November 2017

Dina R.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

11-50 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2020

Made going "Virtual" easy!

I love Ready, Set, Auction and have not only recommended it to many people but have also had many people who participated in my events ask me about it. I highly recommend the telephone customer service with the package. I honestly think that should just be added into the cost and included, because you can save yourself hours of stress and frustration with one quick call. Their phone customer service is very good. One thing I like most about RSA is that they are very responsive and if you have an idea or a request for a change, they are very likely to listen and actually change it! That is rare. Much better than the systems I used to run events at much larger organizations. Money well spent. We eliminated the need to do a live auction AND a silent auction by putting all our big ticket items in a mobile auction!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

This product is easy to use from a auction standpoint and made having a mobile auction very easy! I have used it once in a Live event experience (with a mobile auction) and once in a 100% virtual event environment. Great turnkey process for a mobile auction!

Cons:

It is a little difficult on the Patrons to have them have to sign in and make a password every year. Many people ended up getting confused and making a duplicate profile with a different email. A link to the original profile for those that exist already with a "forgot password" option might be more streamlined.

Reasons for choosing ReadySetAuction

Best all around product for everything I needed, event management with donor base info, online website, ability to put sponsors logo's on website, online sponsor options, online tickets and most of all Mobile Auction with flexibility on how long the auction can stay open.

Reasons for switching to ReadySetAuction

That system was much more complicated than necessary and did not include a Mobile Auction possibility.

Teresa W.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

11-50 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed August 2025

Good to use if you already use DonorPerfect

Our org doesn't use RSA for auctions since we don't have them. Instead, we purchase the software as a service for the schools in the district to use for their fundraising.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The software is comprehensive and has lots of features. The integration with DonorPerfect cuts down on manual data entry. The chat support feature in the platform is very convenient though.

Cons:

The interface is very untuitive and not user-friendly for first time users. There's a steep learning curve for those setting up events for the first time. Refunds and adjustments are a hassle to do.

Robin H.

Verified reviewer

Primary/ Secondary Education

11-50 employees

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2023

Good software for simple events- not great for complex needs

Overall, I like the product. I feel like it does what I need as far as event auctions go. Unfortunately my organization decided to go with a different product that "does more" for their events. The biggest thing they were looking for is ways for guests to check-in online before the event and ensure that a card is saved on file.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I like the simplicity to get the auction page set up and running. I like that once users have logged in, they can fairly easily access the auction without issue. The structure of the website is set up in a way that makes sense to find the sections/data that we need.

Cons:

While I like the simplicity, there are some things that are too basic; like the design and features available. Setting up the pictures in the auction requires a URL to post the picture instead of just having it ready to upload. Many of our guests have had major issues trying to log back into their account during the events. While I recognize that it is mostly an individual user error, we have many elderly guests who get very frustrated quickly and it can make them avoid the auction altogether if they experience issues. We have also had credit cards not get saved to accounts, and then high bidders failed to pay for their winnings.

Reasons for switching to ReadySetAuction

I'm not sure, it was done before I joined the organization.

tracie R.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

11-50 employees

Used other for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed December 2020

So Easy!

Easy to understand and use.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

We are new to Ready, Set, Auction. We signed up and then had to have our auction the same week, and a holiday week at that. It was so easy to set up and use, when I did have a question the response was fast and helpful. Loved it. Almost excited to have another auction.

Cons:

too new to know but so far everything was great!

Reasons for choosing ReadySetAuction

Reasons for switching to ReadySetAuction

We switched from eTap to Donor Perfect, this was part of the package.

Verified

Reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

201-500 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2023

Essential to our auction

Overall it's been great. We regularly recommend that others in our organization use the service - that being said, we have to be prepared to teach them how to use all the bells and whistles in there before the event can begin.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The ease of setting up an event, and not having to worry too much about it during the event cannot be beat. We primarily use this for silent (online) auctions and featuring our live auction packages. We have tried to use the checking-in/out features in the past, and they work fine, however our operation was not ready for such a responsibility at that event. The on-call support for RSA really was able to help us out in that instance. They are really spectacular.

Cons:

There's a lot of stuff to set up for a simple auction, just in general. RSA can do a lot of stuff, and if you're really only setting up an online auction with no CRM connection it might be more than you need. There is a little bit of a learning curve to understanding where to put everything and how to organize the system. I wish there were more options for personalization with the website too. Maybe not something on RSA, but when we first incorporated the service we had a good amount of user error when attendees were trying to setup accounts. They'd end up with many accounts. We've been able to train our audiences on how to do things the correct way, but it's a little challenging the first time - especially for older individuals.

Sherry G.

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed October 2017

After learning the software, it made managing our fundraiser extremely easier.

Made the entire organization of the event run smoother. Ease in reconciliation, integrity of guest information, totally painless check-out and closing out the event.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Guests registering online so that their contact information was entered by them. The receipt feature of the system is fantastic! They could send us notes on any dietary restrictions, request a specific table, etc. The management of the credit card transactions at check-in and especially at check-out was terrific! I was able to wrap up our event in less than a half day when typically it took several days to close-out. We received many compliments from our guests on the ease of check-out. Also liked the process for tracking donations and having the ability to package them into one single package with the automatic fair market value calculated. I was ready to step down (mostly because of the hectic check-out and reconciliation process) from my chair responsibilities after managing five previous Galas manually. I researched and found ReadySetAuction and said that I'd give it another year. I have to say, it almost made it fun. It certainly reduced my stress level!

Cons:

I didn't like the fact that guests had to set-up an RSA account before they could even browse our event website. It would be nice if a guest could visit the website and make purchases without setting up an account if you're not going to use the mobile/online bidding feature. I don't know if this would limit the ability to store credit card information. If so, the requirement is worth it. I would also like to see more flexibility in the email communications to guests. It would be nice to be able to split payments at check-out rather than requiring that all purchases or total amount be charged to a single credit card. Many guests like to split a package or pay a portion by check and a portion by credit card. I would also like to have the ability to split a package between guests (eg. Trip for 8; be able to split it among four bidders rather than 1). Lastly, there is no way to issue a refund in RSA. Note with regard to SafeSave: When I inquired about the fees I was not told about the extra processing fees charged above the initial % per transaction and .30 processing fee. There is actually a .30 fee every time a guest saves a card in addition to the initial .30 transaction fee. For example: Bob purchases a ticket on line with a cc. +.30, Bob registers his credit card at the event (no purchase) +.30, Bob decides to use a different credit card at check out, +.30, etc., etc. This does increase the total credit card fees and should be disclosed.

Sarah T.

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2018

Organized data and payments give donors / bidders confidence and give staff sanity. Worth the $.

ReadySetAuction has enabled us to raise money for significant growth projects at our school.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

ReadySetAuction allowed me to lead a team of excellent high school students to complete our auction checkout very quickly, after only a couple of short training meetings (1 hr or less). Data entry also went very quickly and with minimal errors, thanks to good software design. ReadySetAuction allows many people to share the load of data entry, check in and checkout. It is not 100% foolproof but has good safeguards. It has all the features I needed to manage and present our auction data and take payments. The instant email receipts are my favorite feature, because they are useful and look professional to our guests. This system is very well designed and has been tested over years with many customers. We have had no serious problems in 3 years of use... no lost data or payments. Thankful for reliability! For 3 years we used the Complete plan (paper bid sheets, self checkout option), and it has gone so well that we are hoping to upgrade to mobile bidding next year!

Cons:

Event website design themes are limited and look a little dated. (Yet it's functional and we can't make it too ugly either, which I appreciate!) Guests must create an account before purchasing tickets or even seeing ticket price options. We finally realized we need to put prices into the main text of our event website to shrink this barrier. Both of these problems were true for us this year, but could be fixed before next year... a great thing about a web application!

Vendor Response

Hi, Sarah, Thank you for taking the time to write a detailed review, and I've passed your information onto the Product Manager for ReadySetAuction, Evan. He replied: "Please let Sarah know that it is on the development road map for this year to eliminate the barriers noted regarding creating an account before purchasing tickets and about displaying ticket prices." We're very happy that you have used RSA to save organization time and to generate more revenue at auctions, accurately, confidently and securely. We agree that a short training session with all staff prior to the event is a key to success. Thank you for your feedback! ~Susan Manager, Client Relations

Replied May 2018

Verified

Reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

2-10 employees

Used other for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed October 2018

Highly recommend ReadySetAuction

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

This is my 11th year using ReadySetAuction - I love it! I'm able to integrate past events into the current one which allows me to not have to re-enter repeat guests every year! Customer service is great - they take your suggestions for improvement seriously and have implemented many of my suggestions. And the price is right - you don't pay a %age of your revenue!

Cons:

There really is nothing I dislike. When I make suggestions, they are taken very seriously!

Dave C.

Verified reviewer

Non-Profit Organization Management

2-10 employees

Used other for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed April 2019

Ready Set Auction

Great customer support and ease of use with 3rd party event planners

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Functionality and customer support. Now integrated with Donor Perfect so reports should be more detailed and flow more easily

Cons:

Registration process for guests/invitees is just a bit cumbersome, but not bad

Vendor Response

Dave, Thank you for the awesome review.! Glad to hear you are benefitting from all the functions in the software. Ready Set Auction makes it easy to Record RSVPs of your guests, assign them to tables and track their meal selections. It also helps track all donations from the event and integrates with DonorPerfect making it easy to get the data from the auction into DonorPerfect. The post auctions reports are great for reviewing the success of the event. As you mentioned any questions you have the RSA support team is always happy to help! :) Regards, Ellen Molon, Client Relations Specialist

Replied April 2019

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