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Handbid

Mobile bidding and auction platform with a live person on the phone at your event.

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Solid optionWell-known mobile bidding for auctions, but quote-only and fairly high payment fees.

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Price

Quote only

Nonprofit offer

None found

Available in

🌍Anywhere

Suits

Small · Medium · Large

Great for

Charities running annual galas or auctions who want hands-on event support
Organisations that want to avoid a percentage fee on what they raise
No percentage of funds raised
Support during the event is included
Supports many auction formats

Watch out for

Small events wanting free software
Organisations outside the US (not confirmed)
Prices are quoted
Payment fees are fairly high unless donors or bidders cover them
Country coverage was not stated

Problems it solves

“We run a gala with a silent auction and need it online”“I need guests to bid on their phones”“Checkout at the end of our auction is chaos”“I need someone on the phone when our event is live”“I need to take paddle raise pledges and donations at the event”

About Handbid+

Handbid is an auction platform for galas and charity events that supports silent, live, online, hybrid and sealed-bid formats with mobile bidding, ticketing and text-to-give. Licences are priced by term, event count and support level, with no percentage of funds raised, and a live person is on the phone during your event.

Pricing: Custom, term-based licence pricing depending on number of events, support level and onsite staff; Handbid says it does not charge a percentage of funds raised. Card processing is separate: Visa/Mastercard/Discover 3.5% + US$0.30, American Express 3.95% + US$0.30, ACH 1.5% flat. A checkout prompt lets bidders cover card fees.

Key features+

Silent, live, online, hybrid and sealed-bid auctionsMobile bidding and tap-to-pay registrationText-to-giveWhite-label brandingReal-time reportingLive phone support during events

Works with (2)+

StripeCRM and API integrations

Data & privacy+

Not stated on the pages reviewed.

How sure are we?+

Partly confirmed on the vendor's pages; some details from reputable secondary sources. Prices and nonprofit programs change often, so check with Handbid before you commit. Rankings on Nonprofit Tools are never for sale.

Sources · last checked 2026-10-02