Pick the Plan That Fits Your Budget
Run your online auction with the same plans shown on our home page. Start free or prepay to save.
Starter Auction
Pay As You Raise
Best for first-time or small events raising under $25,000
$0 Upfront
8% of funds raised
Run your first auction with zero risk. Pay only after you raise money.
Pro Auction
Prepay & Save
Best for repeat events or galas raising $25,000+
$499 Setup
3% of funds raised
Lock in the lowest rate for bigger events. One flat fee, then our lowest percentage.
What will this cost us?
| Auction size | Starter AuctionPay As You Raise | Pro AuctionPrepay & Save |
|---|---|---|
| $10,000 raised | $800 | $799 |
| $25,000 raised | $2,000 | $1,249 |
| $50,000 raised | $4,000 | $1,999 |
Platform fees only. Based on Starter Auction at 8% vs. Pro Auction at $499 setup plus 3%.
What nonprofits actually see with CharityAuctions
- Small school raised $18,450 on their first-ever online auction. 31x ROI.
- Church gala moved from paper bid sheets to mobile bidding, raised $62,000, cut checkout lines to zero.
- Animal rescue used Pay As You Raise with $0 upfront and raised $28,000 at their first auction.
- Arts nonprofit beat last year's total by 47% and cut committee setup time in half.
- Community nonprofit raised $47,000 in one night and went live in under an hour.
- Regional food bank raised $86,000 in one night, up 43% from the year before.
Same platform. Same support. Just pick the plan that fits your event.
Custom Pricing for Live Events
Built for galas, school auctions, church dinners, and hospital fundraisers. Get a quote matched to your event.
Live event pricing
Custom quote for your event
Pricing fits your event size, tools, and support needs. You only pay for what you use.
What you get
- Ticket sales. multiple tiers, quantity controls, custom questions per ticket type
- Attendee management. table assignments, bidder numbers, QR check-in
- Paddle raise / Fund-a-Need. live pledge levels with projector display
- Live auction management. auctioneer console with real-time bid entry
- Projector display. branded live leaderboard for your venue screens
- Automated checkout. winners pay from their phone at close, no lines
- Event balance tracking. real-time revenue dashboard for your event night
- Risk-free items. consignment packages with no upfront cost
- White-glove setup. we build and configure your event for your venue, program, and flow
- No contracts.
- Cancel anytime before your event.
- If you don't run your event, you don't pay.
15-minute call. No pressure, just numbers and options.
Trusted by events like yours
- Children's hospital gala raised $142,000 with mobile bidding and silent auction.
- School dinner auction cut checkout lines to 0 minutes with our tap-to-pay setup.
- Animal rescue grew paddle raise by 28% year-over-year after switching to CharityAuctions.