Auctria vs Snowball Fundraising

Auctria9.0Visit Snowball Fundraising8.9Visit

Higher score Auctria #3 in Charity Auction Software 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Auctria

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Snowball Fundraising #4 in Charity Auction Software 8.9/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Snowball

• Auctria fits best

  Organizations wanting apps and full event tools

• Snowball Fundraising fits best

  Fundraising teams needing auctions plus donations

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Side by side

Feature	Auctria 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Snowball Fundraising 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.9
Ranking	#3 in Charity Auction Software	#4 in Charity Auction Software
Best for	Organizations wanting apps and full event tools	Fundraising teams needing auctions plus donations
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$399/yr
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs	Email, Tickets, Docs
Integrations	2 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Auctria 6/6 · Snowball Fundraising 6/6
Live auction support	✓	✓
Silent auction support	✓	✓
Online auction support	✓	✓
Mobile bidding	✓	✓
Payment processing	✓	✓
Event reporting	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	Supports live, silent, online, and mobile auction formats Combines tickets, donations, raffles, payments, and reporting Offers web, iOS, and Android participation options	Supports silent, live, and online auctions with mobile bidding. Combines donation pages, recurring giving, ticketing, and check-in. Connects with QuickBooks, Mailchimp, Google tools, and Zapier.
Cons	Payment processing requires Stripe or Authorize.Net Connected payment accounts add processor fees Annual paid plans are priced in USD or CAD plus HST	Both listed plans use annual billing. The New Nonprofit Special is a promotional offer. The $399 plan includes $99 bucket fees per $25,000 raised.
Our verdict	Auctria is cloud-based fundraising auction and event management software for organizations running charity auctions and fundraising events. It covers live auctions with final-bid recording and paddle raises, silent auctions with paper bid… Read the review →	Snowball Fundraising is an online platform for nonprofits, churches, and schools that need more than auction management alone. Its fundraising toolkit includes donation pages, recurring giving, text-to-give, Text-to-Bid, silent auctions,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Auctria — where it wins

  • Supports live, silent, online, and mobile auction formats
  • Combines tickets, donations, raffles, payments, and reporting
  • Offers web, iOS, and Android participation options

  Where it doesn't

  • Payment processing requires Stripe or Authorize.Net
  • Connected payment accounts add processor fees
  • Annual paid plans are priced in USD or CAD plus HST

• Snowball Fundraising — where it wins

  • Supports silent, live, and online auctions with mobile bidding.
  • Combines donation pages, recurring giving, ticketing, and check-in.
  • Connects with QuickBooks, Mailchimp, Google tools, and Zapier.

  Where it doesn't

  • Both listed plans use annual billing.
  • The New Nonprofit Special is a promotional offer.
  • The $399 plan includes $99 bucket fees per $25,000 raised.

• Auctria9.0/10 · Free plan

  Auctria brings live, silent, online, and mobile auctions into one event platform.

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• Snowball Fundraising8.9/10 · Free plan

  A broad fundraising platform combining auctions, donations, events, and supporter management.

  Visit SnowballFull verdict →