Snowball Fundraising vs Handbid

Snowball Fundraising8.9Visit Handbid8.8Visit

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

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Handbid #5 in Charity Auction Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request ✓ 6 of 6 features Visit Handbid

• Snowball Fundraising fits best

  Fundraising teams needing auctions plus donations

• Handbid fits best

  Organizations needing native mobile bidding apps

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Side by side

Feature	Snowball Fundraising 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Handbid 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	8.8
Ranking	#4 in Charity Auction Software	#5 in Charity Auction Software
Best for	Fundraising teams needing auctions plus donations	Organizations needing native mobile bidding apps
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$399/yr	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Tickets, Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Docs
Compliance	PCI DSS	PCI DSS, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	5 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Snowball Fundraising 6/6 · Handbid 6/6
Live auction support	✓	✓
Silent auction support	✓	✓
Online auction support	✓	✓
Mobile bidding	✓	✓
Payment processing	✓	✓
Event reporting	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	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.	Supports live, silent, hybrid, sealed, timed, and other auction formats Native iOS and Android bidding plus mobile-browser access Combines ticketing, check-in, payments, checkout, and reporting
Cons	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.	Pricing is quote-based rather than published by plan There is no free trial Payment processing rates vary by card network and ACH
Our verdict	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 →	Handbid is an auction and event platform for nonprofits, enterprise foundations, professional sports teams, and other organizations running fundraising events. It brings ticketing, registration, QR check-in, auctions, mobile bidding,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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.

• Handbid — where it wins

  • Supports live, silent, hybrid, sealed, timed, and other auction formats
  • Native iOS and Android bidding plus mobile-browser access
  • Combines ticketing, check-in, payments, checkout, and reporting

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is quote-based rather than published by plan
  • There is no free trial
  • Payment processing rates vary by card network and ACH

• Snowball Fundraising8.9/10 · Free plan

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

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• Handbid8.8/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad nonprofit auction platform with native mobile bidding and event operations tools.

  Visit HandbidFull verdict →