SchoolAuction.net

RATING:

4.7

(232)

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 o...

SchoolAuction.net Pricing

Starting price: 

$1,000.00 per year

Free trial: 

Available

Free version: 

Not Available

Donor management

SchoolAuction.net Reviews

Overall Rating

4.7

Ratings Breakdown

Secondary Ratings

Ease-of-use

4.5

Customer Support

5

Value for money

4.5

Functionality

4.5

Most Helpful Reviews for SchoolAuction.net

1 - 5 of 232 Reviews

wendy

Verified reviewer

51-200 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed February 2018

User Friendly, Easy for First Time Users, Self-Explanatory

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.

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.

Nicole

Non-Profit Organization Management, 2-10 employees

Used less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

4

Reviewed September 2020

Easy to use auction software

The software makes it possible to get every fundraising dollar and clearly organize guests for the event.

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.

Reason for choosing SchoolAuction.net

Online database as opposed to Maestro's computer-specific software. Schoolauction.net is also very reasonably priced!

Amelia

Education Management, 51-200 employees

Used monthly for more than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

3

EASE OF USE

3

VALUE FOR MONEY

2

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

3

FUNCTIONALITY

2

Reviewed June 2021

Just okay!

It's not a bad platform but the user interface needs some work.

PROS

we used it last year so it made sense to use it again

CONS

The virtual interface doesn't allow for customizations that were crucial to our fundraising success

Vendor Response

Hi Amelia, Thanks for taking the time to leave this review. We've made a lot of upgrades to our Virtual Live Auction feature in the last year, so we hope you'll give us another chance with your next event. Feel free to email me at vanessa@northworld.com if you'd like a demo of how the Virtual feature works now, or want to learn about other new features we've added to our software, like Text-to-Give or Fundraising Campaigns. We absolutely want to help your organization's events and fundraisers be as successful as possible.

Replied April 2022

Carabeth

Education Management, 51-200 employees

Used monthly for less than 2 years

Review Source: Capterra
This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed February 2020

School Auction Review

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.

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.

Reason 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.

Richard

Non-Profit Organization Management, 2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 6 months

Review Source: Capterra
This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

OVERALL RATING:

5

EASE OF USE

5

VALUE FOR MONEY

5

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

5

FUNCTIONALITY

5

Reviewed April 2021

SchoolAuction.net Review

We went with SchoolAuction.net because we needed to have an online event to accommodate covid concerns. Our desire was to have the people decide whether they would attend and bid on their phones or bid from home. Unfortunately, we had an outbreak in our organization and had to go totally online. Because of the design of the software, that was a seamless transition. We originally went with SchoolAuction.net as a one time use because of covid. The program convinced us to stick with it regardless of what next year brings.

PROS

This software was obviously designed by someone who has done auctions extensively. Every time I had a specific need, I found that they had already thought of that. Often times, to make a program work for your situation, you need to come up with some workarounds. That was never necessary with SchoolAuction.net. They had already anticipated the need. Support is within an hour at the most. They gave me a phone number to use the night of the auction, but we never needed it. It worked better than expected.

CONS

The ONLY thing that would have made the night easier has to do with proxy bidding. We had some people who don't use email or do anything on the internet. They have always been good supporters, so we wanted to provide them a way to participate. It was easy to print a catalog for them. Proxy bidding was easy to use. What I would like considered is to provide a way to sign them up so an assistant could bid from the catalog for them rather than the proxy method. It's so much easier to see your bids in the catalog. Also with proxy bidding the screen keeps resetting so you have to keep going back into their account. I know an issue is that the credit card companies want a valid email, but these people pay with check anyways so that wouldn't be a problem.

Reason for choosing SchoolAuction.net

Price was an initial selling feature as they had anticipated the needs during this covid season and put together an introductory package. Another selling feature was the meeting with Roger. It was like he knew every need we had and had designed the software for us. The primary reason for the decision, however, was because it was so obvious that the designer was very familiar with all kinds of auctions and had personal experience with them. Many products include an auction module as part of a software suite. SchoolAuction.net really focuses in on the auction which makes it easier to use and adapt to your needs. I know they have other features, however, and I am looking forward to seeing what other ways we can utilize the software.