# ReadySetAuction Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about ReadySetAuction Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Auction products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/196653/ReadySetAuction --- # ReadySetAuction Software Review 2026: Features, 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)[Integrations](#integrations)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) ReadySetAuction ## What is ReadySetAuction? Unlike other products, ReadySetAuction is designed to allow nonprofit staff and volunteers to run their events themselves. This dramatically lowers the cost, making fundraising events affordable for virtually every nonprofit. ReadySetAuction was an early innovator in developing fully web-based solutions that handle all the major tasks for running a successful event including tracking attendees, donations of goods and services, catalogs, sponsorships, guest seating, mobile bidding, and check-out ## What is ReadySetAuction used for? [Auction](https://www.capterra.com/auction-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 19 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive \- Neutral \- Negative \- Starting price $1099 Flat Rate, Per Year 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 $1099 Flat Rate, Per Year Starting Price Contact vendor Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 4.3 (19) Ease Of Use 4.8 (126) Value For Money 4.6 (17) Value For Money 4.8 (117) Customer Service 4.9 (18) Customer Service 4.8 (110) ## ReadySetAuction 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/196653/ReadySetAuction/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Bid Management 4.0 (4) 100.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Share bid details, archive bids, and create bid requests to assist in bid solicitation and quote comparison Online Bidding 3.5 (4) 100.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Allows for auction participants and potential buyers to bid for items virtually from anywhere Website Management 3.5 (4) 75.00% of 4 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Built-in website builder or integration with third-party site Billing & Invoicing 4.0 (3) 100.00% of 3 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Create, manage, and send invoices or bills to customers Online Auction 4.5 (2) 150.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Host, facilitate and manage a virtual auction online in which participants and members can buy, sell or bid items Reporting & Statistics 3.0 (2) 100.00% of 2 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns ReadySetAuction 25 features A tool that allows bidders to bid on an upcoming auction item prior to the beginning of the auction Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges Manage attendance for classes, shifts, meetings, or events 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 Accept and process credit card transactions Add customized logos and colors to align with company branding Track and maintain donor relationships throughout various stages/activities including contact information and previous outreach Plan an event's time and location Manage tickets for specific events Track and manage inventory levels to maintain proper supply An auction that takes place in real time in front of a group of bidders Database of members to track personal information of individuals and families Access software remotely via mobile devices Notifications via mobile devices Host, facilitate and manage a virtual auction online in which participants and members can buy, sell or bid items Allows for auction participants and potential buyers to bid for items virtually from anywhere Accept, record, and reconcile financial transactions Automated bidding process where a bidder sets a maximum bid amount and the system bids on their behalf until that maximum is reached Upload, track, and submit receipts in a central database Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns An auction in which bidders write down their bids on a sheet of paper View and track activity related to an individual, transaction, etc. Built-in website builder or integration with third-party site Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 4.3 (19) 4.3 Based on 19 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 4.6 (17) Free Version [View pricing plan details](https://www.capterra.com/p/196653/ReadySetAuction/pricing/) Essentials $1,099 Flat Rate,Per Year It includes: - Auction Prep - Cashiering - Event Wrap up and Continuity of Data for Next Auction - Support and Training Select $1,499 Flat Rate,Per Year It includes: - Auction Prep - Cashiering - Event Wrap up and Continuity of Data for Next Auction - Hosted Auction Website - Online Ticket and Sponsorship Sales - Self-Checkout - Showcase Leaderboard - Support and Training Complete $1,999 Flat Rate,Per Year It includes: - Auction Prep - Cashiering - Event Wrap up and Continuity of Data for Next Auction - Hosted Auction Website - Online and Mobile Bidding - Online Ticket and Sponsorship Sales - Self-Checkout - Showcase Leaderboard - Support and Training Value for money 4.6 (17) 4.6 Based on 17 reviews ## Integrations [ PayPal](https://www.capterra.com/p/207944/PayPal/)[ DonorPerfect](https://www.capterra.com/p/2698/DonorPerfect-Fundraising-Software/) 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 4.9 (18) 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 4.9 (18) 4.9 Based on 18 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 4.5 Based on 19 reviews Filter by rating 5(10) 4(8) 3(1) 2(0) 1(0) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent JG Jaclyn G. Director of Advancement Higher Education ### "RSA can work for your event, just have patience!" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 8/10 March 27, 2026 Overall it was good - chat support was fantastic. Our guest survey showed most of our guests had no issue with the website the night of the event or making purchases prior to the event. We will most likely use again. Pros Value for the money - being included in the DonorPerfect contract is fantastic. The website was fairly easy to use and set up. Cons The limitations were around organizing the information. My team was told more than once 'that's just what we can do'. It would be helpful if there were more options for uploading into DonorPerfect. The uploads were easy, having to go through and change all the entries because we were only allowed to select a couple of solicitation codes took a day to do between 2 people. Switched from [OneCause](https://www.capterra.com/p/145329/Fundraising-Software/) We switched because of the cost and could not import into DonorPerfect. 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. TW Teresa W. Senior Development Associate Non-Profit Organization Management ### "Good to use if you already use DonorPerfect" 3.0 Overall Rating 3.0 3.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 6/10 August 20, 2025 Our org doesn't use RSA for auctions since we don't have them. Instead, we purchase the software as a service for the schools in the district to use for their fundraising. Pros The software is comprehensive and has lots of features. The integration with DonorPerfect cuts down on manual data entry. The chat support feature in the platform is very convenient though. Cons The interface is very untuitive and not user-friendly for first time users. There's a steep learning curve for those setting up events for the first time. Refunds and adjustments are a hassle to do. 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. RH Robin H. Development and Marketing Assistant Primary/Secondary Education ### "Good software for simple events- not great for complex needs" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 7/10 October 26, 2023 Overall, I like the product. I feel like it does what I need as far as event auctions go. Unfortunately my organization decided to go with a different product that "does more" for their events. The biggest thing they were looking for is ways for guests to check-in online before the event and ensure that a card is saved on file. Pros I like the simplicity to get the auction page set up and running. I like that once users have logged in, they can fairly easily access the auction without issue. The structure of the website is set up in a way that makes sense to find the sections/data that we need. Cons While I like the simplicity, there are some things that are too basic; like the design and features available. Setting up the pictures in the auction requires a URL to post the picture instead of just having it ready to upload. Many of our guests have had major issues trying to log back into their account during the events. While I recognize that it is mostly an individual user error, we have many elderly guests who get very frustrated quickly and it can make them avoid the auction altogether if they experience issues. We have also had credit cards not get saved to accounts, and then high bidders failed to pay for their winnings. Switched from [Greater Giving](https://www.capterra.com/p/127257/Event-Software/) I'm not sure, it was done before I joined the organization. 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. AU Anonymous User Associated Director of Development Non-Profit Organization Management ### "Essential to our auction" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 September 12, 2023 Overall it's been great. We regularly recommend that others in our organization use the service - that being said, we have to be prepared to teach them how to use all the bells and whistles in there before the event can begin. Pros The ease of setting up an event, and not having to worry too much about it during the event cannot be beat. We primarily use this for silent (online) auctions and featuring our live auction packages. We have tried to use the checking-in/out features in the past, and they work fine, however our operation was not ready for such a responsibility at that event. The on-call support for RSA really was able to help us out in that instance. They are really spectacular. Cons There's a lot of stuff to set up for a simple auction, just in general. RSA can do a lot of stuff, and if you're really only setting up an online auction with no CRM connection it might be more than you need. There is a little bit of a learning curve to understanding where to put everything and how to organize the system. I wish there were more options for personalization with the website too. Maybe not something on RSA, but when we first incorporated the service we had a good amount of user error when attendees were trying to setup accounts. They'd end up with many accounts. We've been able to train our audiences on how to do things the correct way, but it's a little challenging the first time - especially for older individuals. 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. RL Rebecca L. Fund Development Admin. Assistant Education Management ### "So much better than my previous software" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 4.0 4.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 4.0 4.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 March 25, 2021 Pros I love how easy it is to run reports on bidders, packages, ticket sales, and more. Cons My only complaint is that there is not an easy way to see which package a donation has been placed in. Since we held a relatively small event, it wasn't a huge problem, but it was mildly annoying. Switched from [Greater Giving](https://www.capterra.com/p/127257/Event-Software/) 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. TR tracie R. Development Coordinator Non-Profit Organization Management ### "So Easy!" 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 10/10 December 4, 2020 Easy to understand and use. Pros We are new to Ready, Set, Auction. We signed up and then had to have our auction the same week, and a holiday week at that. It was so easy to set up and use, when I did have a question the response was fast and helpful. Loved it. Almost excited to have another auction. Cons too new to know but so far everything was great! Switched from [OneCause](https://www.capterra.com/p/145329/Fundraising-Software/) We switched from eTap to Donor Perfect, this was part of the package. Reasons for choosing ReadySetAuction na 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. MG Michelle G. Membership Development Coordinator Environmental Services ### "Great Software for online actions" 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 10/10 November 4, 2020 The benefits of this software are wonderful. We are excited to use more of the features of this software going forward over the next 6 months. The users shared their experiences with us and said it was very user friendly to use. Pros The product is easy to use. There are many great features to this software; the text notification that the bidder has been outbid on an item. Also, after the auction had ended the ease of sending out invoices and receipts were awesome. We were able to close the online auction on a Thursday evening and we had all payments in by Monday morning. In the past, this process took much longer. We also enjoyed having a donation only for those who didn't win an auction item but still wanted to give. Cons One of the features we miss from our old online auction is the advance arrow to the next item when you are in the description view of the item. The only downside is having events overlapping, but the company was able to come up with solutions for our needs. Switched from [32auctions](https://www.capterra.com/p/173097/32auctions/) It transfers data to Donor Perfect. Reasons for choosing ReadySetAuction It was built into our Donor Perfect contact and it was one best add ons. 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. KW Kristin W. Development Director Non-Profit Organization Management ### "First Online Silent Auction a Success" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 November 4, 2020 The help desk was wonderful to work with as we quickly set things up and then closed. We plan to use it again and again for upcoming events. With the aid of RSA, we look forward to being able to have a great online silent auction as part of our 35th anniversary in 2021! Pros The ease of checking out winning bids when the auction closed was wonderful. This is the first time we've had a completely virtual annual fundraiser including the silent auction. Thanking and receipting the donors and bidders after the event was very easy as well. Cons I wish a bidder could go through the catalog without having to back out of each item. Click through page to page would be a good feature. 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. MB Mary B. Director of Development Non-Profit Organization Management ### "Virtual Auction Success" 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 10/10 September 24, 2020 This was our first experience with an online/virtual auction platform. We were definitely pleased with the overall experience and will be using it again. Pros It was easy for my team to enter in kind donations and package them into appropriate auction packages. The site was fairly intuitive and easy to use. Cons Can really only hold one auction/event at a time. Because we have switched many of our events to a virtual format, it would have been nice to be able to accept donations for the next event while one event was still open. 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. DR Dina R. Director of Development Non-Profit Organization Management ### "Made going "Virtual" easy!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 4.0 4.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 August 5, 2020 I love Ready, Set, Auction and have not only recommended it to many people but have also had many people who participated in my events ask me about it. I highly recommend the telephone customer service with the package. I honestly think that should just be added into the cost and included, because you can save yourself hours of stress and frustration with one quick call. Their phone customer service is very good. One thing I like most about RSA is that they are very responsive and if you have an idea or a request for a change, they are very likely to listen and actually change it! That is rare. Much better than the systems I used to run events at much larger organizations. Money well spent. We eliminated the need to do a live auction AND a silent auction by putting all our big ticket items in a mobile auction! Pros This product is easy to use from a auction standpoint and made having a mobile auction very easy! I have used it once in a Live event experience (with a mobile auction) and once in a 100% virtual event environment. Great turnkey process for a mobile auction! Cons It is a little difficult on the Patrons to have them have to sign in and make a password every year. Many people ended up getting confused and making a duplicate profile with a different email. A link to the original profile for those that exist already with a "forgot password" option might be more streamlined. Switched from [Greater Giving](https://www.capterra.com/p/127257/Event-Software/) That system was much more complicated than necessary and did not include a Mobile Auction possibility. Alternatives considered [Handbid](https://www.capterra.com/p/134456/Handbid/) [Greater Giving](https://www.capterra.com/p/127257/Event-Software/) [Maestro PMS](https://www.capterra.com/p/2437/Maestro-PMS/) Reasons for choosing ReadySetAuction Best all around product for everything I needed, event management with donor base info, online website, ability to put sponsors logo's on website, online sponsor options, online tickets and most of all Mobile Auction with flexibility on how long the auction can stay open. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. 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