--- title: "SchoolAuction.net Software Reviews, Demo & Pricing - 2026" description: "Review of SchoolAuction.net Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs." source_url: "https://www.softwareadvice.com/auction/schoolauction-profile/" page_type: "product" language: "en" --- [Home](https://www.softwareadvice.com/) / [Auction Software](https://www.softwareadvice.com/auction/) / SchoolAuction.net Software Advice offers objective insights based on verified user reviews and independent product and market research. When our advisors match you to a software provider, we may earn a referral fee. Overview [Reviews](https://www.softwareadvice.com/auction/schoolauction-profile/reviews/)[Alternatives](https://www.softwareadvice.com/auction/schoolauction-profile/alternatives/) # SchoolAuction.net Review From $79-$2,000/one time Free trial 4 plans Wondering if SchoolAuction.net is right for your organization? Our Auction Software selection experts can help you in 15 minutes or less. On this page - Overview - User Interface - Popular Alternatives - Pricing and Plans - Features - Integrations - User Reviews - Popular Comparisons ## Overview SchoolAuction.net 4.7 [(236)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/auction/schoolauction-profile/reviews/) Pricing Starting at $79.00 usage based one time ### About SchoolAuction.net Schoolauction.net is a cloud-based auction management solution for nonprofits, charities, schools, clubs and congregations. Key features include donor management, event management, item listings, ticket management, online auctions, check in and check out at auctions. Schoolauction.net provides users with multiple options for conducting auctions including online bidding, paper bid sheets, live auction and mobile bidding. Users can check in and out of auctions using mobile devices. Users can register themselves online for auctions, purchase tickets and sponsorships and select their meal and seating preferences. The solution provides options for printing bid sheets, catalogs and gift certificates. Schoolauction.net is available in an annual-subscription pricing option. It is also accessible on mobile devices. Support is offered via phone, online case submission, email, video tutorials and dedicated account managers. Wondering if SchoolAuction.net is right for your organization? Our Auction Software selection experts can help you in 15 minutes or less. ## SchoolAuction.net User Interface ## Popular SchoolAuction.net Alternatives Main Product SchoolAuction.net 4.7 [(236)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/auction/schoolauction-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.53Ease of use - 4.62Value for money - 4.83Customer support - 4.47Functionality Pricing Starting at $79.00 one time Get Price Alternative Product [WinningBidder.com](https://www.softwareadvice.com/auction/travelpledge-profile/) 4.8 [(133)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/auction/travelpledge-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.74Ease of use - 4.85Value for money - 4.84Customer support - 4.67Functionality Pricing Available upon request Get Price Alternative Product [Auctria](https://www.softwareadvice.com/nonprofit/auctria-profile/) 4.8 [(540)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/nonprofit/auctria-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.50Ease of use - 4.82Value for money - 4.77Customer support - 4.62Functionality Pricing Starting at $375.00 per year Get Price Alternative Product [Givebutter](https://www.softwareadvice.com/nonprofit/givebutter-profile/) 4.8 [(872)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/nonprofit/givebutter-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.73Ease of use - 4.82Value for money - 4.74Customer support - 4.49Functionality Pricing Available upon request Get Price Alternative Product [OneCause](https://www.softwareadvice.com/nonprofit/bidpal-profile/) 4.7 [(388)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/nonprofit/bidpal-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.43Ease of use - 4.48Value for money - 4.75Customer support - 4.41Functionality Pricing Available upon request Get Price Alternative Product [HelloFund](https://www.softwareadvice.com/nonprofit/hellofund-profile/) 4.8 [(93)](https://www.softwareadvice.com/nonprofit/hellofund-profile/reviews/) Ratings Breakdown - 4.83Ease of use - 4.87Value for money - 4.99Customer support - 4.59Functionality Pricing Starting at $1495.00 per year Get Price ## SchoolAuction.net Pricing and Plans Starting price: $79.00 one time Free Trial Free Version Acorn $79.00 usage based, one time Plan includes: - Traditonal bidding - Online bidding - Mobile bidding - Unlimited Admins and Bidders - Online Ticket Sales - Advance Check-In - Self Check-Out - Integrated Credit-Card Processing - Sponsorships - Recurring Donations Read More Essentials $1,000.00 flat rate, per year Plan includes: - Traditional and/or Online Bidding - Unlimited Admins and Bidders - Online Ticket Sales - Advance Check-In - Self Check-Out - Integrated Credit-Card Processing - In Person Gala Auction - Golf Tournaments - Point of Sale - Gala Auctions with online pre-bidding Plus $1,500.00 flat rate, per year Plan includes: - Mobile Bidding Toolkit - Text-To-Give - Support For –Thons - Online Stores - Golf Tournaments - Annual Campaigns - and More - Recurring Donations - Sponsorships - Integrated Credit-Card Processing – either our processor or yours - Self Check-Out - Advance Check-In - Unlimited Admins and Bidders - Traditional, Online, and/or Mobile Bidding Read More Professional $2,000.00 flat rate, per year Plan includes: - Advance Check-In - Gala Auctions with mobile/smartphone bidding - Gala Auctions with online pre-bidding - Point of Sale - Golf Tournaments - In Person Gala Auction - Premium Support - Onboarding and Training Webinars - Virtual Live Auctions w/low-latency livestreaming – chat - and support for remote and in-person bidd - Mobile Bidding Toolkit Read More Confused about pricing? 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Get a personalized pricing breakdown tailored to your specific needs—no guesswork, no generic estimates. ## SchoolAuction.net Features - Popular features found in Auction 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 SchoolAuction.net Attendance Management Bid Management Campaign Management Catalog Management Credit Card Processing Customizable Branding Donor Management Electronic Payments Event Ticketing Event Tracking Image Library Membership Management Mobile Access Mobile Alerts Online Auction Online Bidding Real-Time Monitoring Real-Time Notifications Receipt Management Registration Management Reporting & Statistics Reverse Bidding Search/Filter Social Media Integration Website Management ## SchoolAuction.net Integrations authorize.net Integration rated undefined from -1 review NMI Payments Integration rated undefined from -1 review PayTrace Integration rated undefined from -1 review Billhighway Integration rated undefined from -1 review ## SchoolAuction.net User Reviews ## SchoolAuction.net customer ratings - Overall rating: 4.7/5 - Total reviews: 236 ### Rating distribution - 5 stars: 176 reviews (75%) - 4 stars: 53 reviews (22%) - 3 stars: 5 reviews (2%) - 2 stars: 1 reviews (0%) - 1 star: 1 reviews (0%) ### Secondary ratings - Ease of use: 4.5/5 - Value for money: 4.6/5 - Customer support: 4.8/5 - Functionality: 4.5/5 --- ### Highly Recommend - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Amanda H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years - Reviewed: November 2021 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered Working with SchoolAuction.net was been a wonderful experience. I would highly recommend them to someone looking to do an auction. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros I love how customizable this software is for adapting to your needs! I also think the customer service is top notch! #### Cons I wish that we could make the notification emails more aesthetically pleasing and add more content. Right now the notification emails are very basic. --- ### Easy to use during the event - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Trent G. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Fund-Raising - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used other for less than 12 months - Reviewed: July 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. Those of us tasked with entering items and organizing were done so far ahead of schedule compared to prior years, that we had to go back and correct issues that arose later. Next time, we’ll just be patient. A good problem. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Mobile/Tablet compatible, SaaS Intuitive, very little training for volunteers. Very easy to integrate credit card processing connection. Help videos to show volunteers. Extensive text-based help database as well. Multiple users at once; admin can set permissions. Option for online auction. #### Cons Some signage/descriptions signage was only available in one export size/orientation and it wasn’t our desired size. Can’t add new user while in the screen to add new item. Must switch menus. Indicator for volunteer at check-out to pull certificate needs to be larger and/or a pop-up should be utilized. Managing seats at gala tables; doesn’t indicate well when particular table hits capacity. No option to suppress unavailable physical bidder paddle numbers (when using existing paddles). Silent auction tab sheet doesn’t continue to a second page for more entries. No place to include other expenses from event so we can build complete picture of our success. #### Reasons for choosing SchoolAuction.net We selected what would be easiest to use during the event. #### Reasons for switching to SchoolAuction.net Load-speed of site, mobile-friendly, easier to export reports, reliance on volunteer who built homegrown system. #### Vendor response Thanks, Trent! We're delighted that your job was faster and easier - and that you are going to keep us on our toes by pushing for more improvements. We love the constructive, detailed feedback! Replied July 2019 --- ### School Auction Review - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Carabeth R. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. We solved our school auction with this software, I loved it because we mostly use volunteers to staff the event and it was very easy to have people with no previous experience with the software use it that evening with ease. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros School Auction is a great platform! We started using it for our annual auction and it was a game-changer for our school. It's super easy to use and set up. #### Cons I feel like the website that you can create for your event could be a little more robust. You can change the colors but the layout options are limited. #### Reasons for choosing SchoolAuction.net It is an online program so I could work from anywhere, our previous program was on a server, so with out the server you could not use it. #### Reasons for switching to SchoolAuction.net Our previous software was very hard to use and teach to new volunteers. It was always hard to settle the evening and run reports. --- ### Worth the learning curve! Switched from software we had been using for the past 20+. - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Renata S. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Primary/ Secondary Education - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used other for less than 12 months - Reviewed: July 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. We really enjoyed using schoolauction.net and will continue to do so for our school gala/auction event. In fact, we were so pleased that we are looking at how we might be able to use it for other events as well. There was a learning curve, especially for those team members who aren't especially tech-savvy , but the majority found it very easy to use and were thrilled that we made the switch! #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Easy to import info from previous software. Intuitive and generally very user-friendly. Good for those who can self-educate - lots of video tutorials and a comprehensive help center. Very quick customer service response through email. #### Cons Some team members struggled with the lack of phone support. We had an issue specific to our gala-style event, and thus I would not recommend this software for an organization whose priority is finding a seamless way to handle guests with regards to tickets, tables, table captains, and comped tickets. We were able to find workarounds but it got a bit confusing and we weren't able to use the reports and analytics that would have otherwise been very helpful. #### Reasons for switching to SchoolAuction.net We were looking for a modern option that would be easy for both our team members and guests to use. #### Vendor response Thanks, Renata! We appreciate the feedback, and... we're working on it! Replied July 2019 --- ### SA.net user since 2014! So easy to use for our school fundraising that I started using it for work. - Overall rating: 4/5 - Reviewer: Melanie B. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Music - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used other for more than 2 years - Reviewed: July 2019 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. I'm entering into my seventh year using SchoolAuction.net, and I continue to recommend it to others. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros It's incredibly easy to train volunteers, capture all of the info that I want from users and guests, and process guests quickly on event night. #### Cons It's often slow on weekday afternoons, hard in the weeks leading up to events. It's a bit of a long and clunky URL. #### Reasons for switching to SchoolAuction.net At the time, Bluesky didn't offer online auction functionality, so we switched for that feature specifically. But it was so much more user friendly that we never went back, even though Bluesky was cheaper and eventually added online auctions. #### Vendor response Thanks, Melanie! Reach out next time - we've got tricks to make it easier to drive people to your site than publishing the URL... Roger Replied July 2019 --- ### Easy to use auction software - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Nicole W. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Non-Profit Organization Management - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used other for less than 2 years - Reviewed: September 2020 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. The software makes it possible to get every fundraising dollar and clearly organize guests for the event. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 4/5 #### Pros Excellent help features on every page. Easy to contact support team if needs arise. I also appreciate the helpful bidding sheets that print directly from the software. #### Cons The software requires the administrator to process credit cards individually after the auction has closed, which takes quite a lot of time. #### Reasons for choosing SchoolAuction.net Online database as opposed to Maestro's computer-specific software. Schoolauction.net is also very reasonably priced! --- ### User Friendly, Easy for First Time Users, Self-Explanatory - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: wendy d. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Company size: 51-200 employees - Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years - Reviewed: February 2018 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. We have used this software for years now. Myself, the last two. It is easy enough to teach the least computer literate person to use. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros It is so comprehensive-- everything from setting up your event, selling tickets, vaulting credit card info to make for a faster checkout, logging all your items... it's all there! And after the event, there is a good system of reports that let you see how well certain items or categories did, which ones earned the most, who your big spenders were-- everything! We liked the software so much that we've also used it for selling tickets to other school events-- you can set up multiple events in the software and just use what parts of it you need for each event. It really is that easy! #### Cons Because so many not for profit organizations use this software, I wish that it could be paid for on a sliding scale; depending on what's it's used for, the people that it may be used for, etc. --- ### Multi-features and videos to show how to use them! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Research - Company size: 2-10 employees - Product usage: Used daily for free trial - Reviewed: July 2022 - Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you. #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Some of the features are striking! The voting contest feature got my interest since this software mainly provides online donations or online stores; this software improved in that issue. Also, for almost everything site provides videos to teach how to use the software. #### Cons I think it is a bit expensive, yearly it is starting from $1000 up to $3000. #### Vendor response Hi, Thanks for checking out our free trial and taking the time to leave a review. I'm glad you see the value in the different features we offer (for gala, online and hybrid events) and that you found our support section to be helpful! I wanted to let you know in terms of plans and pricing - we just rolled out a new plan that's just $79/event, the Acorn plan. You can read more about it here: https://www.schoolauction.net/pricing/ and see if it would be a good fit for your group. Hope this helps! Replied July 2022 --- ### Perfectly easy, user-friendly auction software! - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Verified Reviewer - Verified reviewer: Yes - Company size: 201-500 employees - Product usage: Used other for more than 2 years - Reviewed: October 2017 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 5/5 - Value for money: 5/5 - Customer support: 5/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Easy to use, little to no complaints from our users. We can make the pages look the way we want, to fit our brand. Very customizable. Love the pre-event check-in and post even check out! Fundraising success! #### Cons We have found it a bit hard to make the online auction part look the way we want it to, but we still love it for live auction and fund-a-need! --- ### a good way to satr - Overall rating: 5/5 - Reviewer: Alexa H. - Verified reviewer: Yes - Industry: Education Management - Company size: 11-50 employees - Product usage: Used weekly for free trial - Reviewed: February 2023 - Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered #### Ratings breakdown - Ease of use: 4/5 - Value for money: 4/5 - Customer support: 4/5 - Functionality: 5/5 #### Pros Its a great way to introdusse yoursel in the auction world #### Cons much people didint know about this software, and sometimes they thing are school related #### Vendor response Hi Alexa, Thanks for checking out our software and leaving us a review. We're glad you found it easy to use and we hope you come back for your next event or fundraiser! 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