# Pearl Bids Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about Pearl Bids Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Auction products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/134210/Pearl-Bids --- # Pearl Bids Software Review 2026: Features, Reviews, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Pearl Bids ## What is Pearl Bids? With its email like interface, Pearl Bids silent auction manager is easy to use. The program will track your silent auction donations and attendees and allow you to quickly and easily print attractive flyers, bid sheets, and reports. You can add an unlimited number of items, contacts, and attendees all for no additional fee. With the optional add-on bidding license, creating invoices and totaling your auction is a snap. Pearl Bids starts at $19.99. Online & downloadable available. ## What is Pearl Bids used for? [Auction](https://www.capterra.com/auction-software/) Overall rating Based on 7 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Starting price $19.99 Per User, One Time Free trial not available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... 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[4.8 (126)](https://www.capterra.com/p/241165/TravelPledge/reviews/) Starting Price $19.99 Per User, One Time Starting Price Contact vendor Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.7 (7) Ease Of Use 4.8 (126) Value For Money 4.7 (3) Value For Money 4.8 (117) Customer Service 4.7 (6) Customer Service 4.8 (110) ## Pearl Bids alternatives [4.7 (379)](https://www.capterra.com/p/145329/Fundraising-Software/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 97% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.7 (21)](https://www.capterra.com/p/184014/iRostrum/reviews/) Starting price $400.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 95% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.4 (97)](https://www.capterra.com/p/127257/Event-Software/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 86% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.7 (236)](https://www.capterra.com/p/106652/SchoolAuction-net/reviews/) Starting price $79.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 97% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/134210/Pearl-Bids/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Alerts/Notifications Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges Bid Management Share bid details, archive bids, and create bid requests to assist in bid solicitation and quote comparison Billing & Invoicing Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers Buy Now Option In addition to the traditional bidding process in an auction, add the option for bidders to buy the item immediately Donor Management Track and maintain donor relationships throughout various stages/activities including contact information and previous outreach Image Library Store and manage images Pearl Bids 10 features Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges Share bid details, archive bids, and create bid requests to assist in bid solicitation and quote comparison Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers In addition to the traditional bidding process in an auction, add the option for bidders to buy the item immediately Track and maintain donor relationships throughout various stages/activities including contact information and previous outreach Store and manage images Track and manage inventory levels to maintain proper supply Database of members to track personal information of individuals and families Accept, record, and reconcile financial transactions An auction in which bidders write down their bids on a sheet of paper Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 4.0 (3) 4.0 Based on 3 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.7 (3) Basic $19.99 Per User,One Time Value for money 4.7 (3) 4.7 Based on 3 reviews Connect with a Capterra advisor for a free 15-minute consultation Get a personalized software list aligned to your business needs with guidance from our expert advisors. Our team has helped 1 million+ businesses like yours find options that fit their needs. ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 4.7 (6) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 4.7 (6) 4.7 Based on 6 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.6 Based on 7 reviews Filter by rating 5(5) 4(1) 3(1) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent RUTH W. Web Developer Computer & Network Security ### "I thought auctioning online was a dumb idea until i found this software now i can do business......." 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 3.0 3.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 June 5, 2018 Using the software enabled me and my organization to reach more people. Pros One thing I loved most is that you can add an unlimited number of items to auction; contacts and attendees for no additional fee. It has an interface that looks like email so it's easy to use. Also it has this add-on bidding license which makes creating invoices and totaling your auctions an extremely east task. Cons The software served my purpose well except for the part where i was not able to email those attending my auctions,that feature would be really nice if added. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor June 7, 2018 Thank you for your feedback. We are working on a new updated version which is set to release later this summer or in early fall. Your recommendation is a great one, and, we are actually including the ability to easily send emails to all contacts, whether attendees or donors. If you have any further recommendations or features that you would like to see added, please let us know! cameron@oakgrounds.com AK Anita K. Treasurer Non-Profit Organization Management ### "There is a low learning curve and easy to use and begin setting up your fund raiser" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 0.0 0.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 July 29, 2017 Organizes and tracks incoming donations and ties them to the business or individual that donated the item. Pros I can see an ongoing list of the donations and who has donated. The ability to export the information is a tremendous help as I was able to then produce print-outs and additional reports based on our needs. Cons I need to be able to create a couple of customized fields such as who in our organization was assigned to request the donation. Was not able to figure out how to export that information if it was entered into the "Notes" section. We also group items together to form a "basket". My work-around was to utilize the tables function. We do both Silent Auction and Raffles at our fund raisers, so had to come up with a naming convention to distinguish between the two types of donations. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor June 7, 2018 Thank you for your comments. Your "cons" will be taken into consideration as we work on our upcoming new version. We hope that you will consider using our program again. If you are get stuck, please let us know as we are always happy to help. MB Matthew B. Volunteer Events Services ### "Whenever I call them, they answer the phone and answer my questions!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 June 16, 2017 Makes my life easier.... Pros The company is only 40 miles away so it's easy for me to get support. It is extremely easy to use and everyone loves it. Cons The bidding license could be better explained and the limitations the software has without it. But that's about it. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor June 7, 2018 Thank you for the great review! We are so glad we could make your life easier. As we work on the next release, we will take your recommendations into consideration. RH Roger H. Managing Director ### "Excellent tool for small-company auctions" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 0.0 0.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 October 21, 2015 Theater Schmeater is a small (50-seat) theater in Seattle. We have used an annual auction as a cornerstone of our fundraising efforts. For many years, we did things manually. It was time consuming (obviously) and led to lines and impatience when it was time to "check out." We used Pearl Bids for the first time last year, and just completed our second auction using this tool. It has allowed us to do much preparation in advance. It's greatest benefit, though, was night of the event. Entering winning bids is quick and easy. By rearranging our schedule and doing our short entertainment skit after "raise the paddle" (instructions to do RTP are among the FAQs on the Pearl Bids site) we had all receipts printed and ready by the time people were ready to leave. The bidding license is valid for one year. We weren't paying attention and our license expired shortly before our event. Our first renewal did not go smoothly due to operator error (i.e., mine). Customer support was prompt, helpful, and friendly, and our event came off without a hitch. Pearl Bids is inexpensive, flexible, and easy to use. I highly recommend it for organizations holding an auction that do not want to pay big $$ for other packages. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor June 13, 2017 Roger - It is great to see that you are continuing to use Pearl Bids year after year and taking advantage of the Pearl Bids ability to be used with an unlimited number of auctions. Thanks for buying Pearl Bids! JM Jessica M. ### "Great Easy to use Product - and a few comments on running auction" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 0.0 0.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 September 10, 2015 I ran a silent auction of about 60 items for a weekend group of about 150 attendees. Since was my first, i putting some extra detail on how we did it below.. Software worked fine, though i might like a few more customization options. Well worth the low cost. Ran it with one person, and a few occasional assistants at setup/take down/help with data entry. Bid forms looked very professional, lots commented on how smoothly it ran. I got as much info as i could entered before auction, and printed bid sheets on carbon copy paper \[you print on both sheets, but penned ink bids go through\] If sheet close to filled with bids, i made another set, putting last bidder name/number first on the next sheet. Having computer/printer with you and lots of pens very useful, extra ink, and carbon and regular paper. Was also asset that not everything went out at one time, people kept coming back to see what was new. We had random badge numbers printed on back of attendee badges so didnt need bidder registration process. At end of auction, we wrote winning badge number in corner, picked up white sheets.. and yellow copy stayed with item.. The white copies went to the store, sorted in winning badge number order. When bidder paid, store gave them white copy. They brought to the auction, we keep white copy and they kept yellow copy and got item. Labor day weekend event, ended auction on Sunday 130pm, allowed plenty of time for all to pay for and pick up items before left on monday.. raised nearly 4000 dollar for our cause. Donations all submitted by attendees, things of spiritual/special value.. notified them in advance to send me details of donations, and bring donation to event. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor September 15, 2015 Jessica, Thanks for the review and the feedback. We love hearing from our customers and appreciate all feedback. We'll take back the comments and use them to help us with improvements to our next revision. I am sure readers will find you experience to be very helpful. Cameron EC Eliza C. ### "Simple to use, with great looking results" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 0.0 0.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 October 2, 2014 The program was super easy to use. Our tables looked great with the Pearl Bids generated bid sheets, and I am sure that many items received extra bids, because the information was so clear and attractive. Being able to generate email receipts and getting to have the info readily available for our next auction was definitely a strong plus too! Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. TD Trixie D. ### "Really helped make our Silent Auction a Success" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 0.0 0.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 May 22, 2014 We've used this innovative software to manage our largest event of the year for three years now, our annual Green Fling for the Marin School of Environmental Leadership. We loved being able to add a picture of the auction item into the interface. Being able to add and manage many events was a real plus. Tech support is excellent too. Sure beats the many years of managing school events in Excel!! Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Independent research methodology Capterra's researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. 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