Event.Gives vs Snowball Fundraising

Event.Gives9.2Visit Snowball Fundraising8.9Visit

Higher score Event.Gives #2 in Charity Auction Software 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Event.Gives

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

• Event.Gives fits best

  Free auction and fundraising events

• Snowball Fundraising fits best

  Fundraising teams needing auctions plus donations

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Side by side

Feature	Event.Gives 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Snowball Fundraising 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.9
Ranking	#2 in Charity Auction Software	#4 in Charity Auction Software
Best for	Free auction and fundraising events	Fundraising teams needing auctions plus donations
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan	$399/yr
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Live chat, Docs	Email, Tickets, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, PCI DSS	PCI DSS
Integrations	4 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Event.Gives 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 auctions Includes ticketing, check-in, reporting, and mobile checkout Integrates with Raiser's Edge NXT, Stripe, Zoom, and Twilio	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	Platform and payment-processing fees apply Web platform only Best suited to event-based fundraising workflows	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	Event.Gives is a web-based fundraising event platform for nonprofit organizations, schools, and other event organizers. It brings live auction management, silent auction item management, online and mobile bidding, ticketing, attendee… 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

• Event.Gives — where it wins

  • Supports live, silent, online, and mobile auctions
  • Includes ticketing, check-in, reporting, and mobile checkout
  • Integrates with Raiser's Edge NXT, Stripe, Zoom, and Twilio

  Where it doesn't

  • Platform and payment-processing fees apply
  • Web platform only
  • Best suited to event-based fundraising workflows

• 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.

• Event.Gives9.2/10 · Free plan

  A free web platform covering auctions, bidding, ticketing, donations, and event payments.

  Visit Event.GivesFull verdict →
• Snowball Fundraising8.9/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit SnowballFull verdict →