SchoolAuction.net
SchoolAuction.net is web-based fundraising software for schools and nonprofits running auctions, events, donations, ticketing, sponsorships, and campaigns.
What SchoolAuction.net is
SchoolAuction.net is web-based fundraising software for schools and nonprofits running auctions, events, donations, ticketing, sponsorships, and campaigns. It supports live, silent, and online auctions, with smartphone bidding and email or text outbid notifications. A virtual feature combines livestream video, chat, and bidding for in-person and remote participants. Campaign templates cover crowdfunding, annual giving, online stores, event tickets, memberships, and pledge-athons. Fundraising tools include Text-to-Give, recurring donations, sponsorship packages, and voting contests where each vote is a donation. Guests can review carts and check out by smartphone with Self Check-Out. Data, reports, and records can be downloaded as CSV files.
Good
- Live, silent, and online auction support
- Smartphone bidding with outbid alerts
- Virtual livestream, chat, and bidding
- Campaign templates for multiple fundraising types
- CSV export for data and reports
Watch out
- No free plan
- Plans include transaction or performance fees
- Access periods and site limits vary
- Some plans require US tax identification
Who it suits
It suits schools and nonprofits organizing fundraising events, auctions, campaigns, tickets, and donations. Organizations should match their needs to the listed event-site, campaign-page, and support limits.
Verdict
SchoolAuction.net covers auction and broader campaign fundraising, including mobile bidding and hybrid events. Its paid plans differ in access duration, site quantity, fees, and support, so organizations should review the listed option that fits their event model.
Plans and prices
From SchoolAuction.net's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Acorn (Non-Profit) | $79, paid once | 3% +$0.30 per transaction · 1 event site with 6 months of access · 1 campaign page · Acorn available to US organizations with a business or non-profit tax-id · $79/event |
| Acorn | $79, paid once | 1 event site · 6 months access · 3% performance fee · 3% card rate · $79/event nonprofit; $199/event corporate |
| Acorn (Corporate) | $199, paid once | 3% Performance Fee · 1 event site with 6 months of access · 1 campaign page · Acorn available to US organizations with a business or non-profit tax-id · $199/event |
| Essentials (Non-Profit) | $1,000 a year | 3% +$0.30 per transaction · No Performance Fee · 3 event sites with 1 year of access · 3 campaign pages · Essentials available to US organizations with a business or non-profit tax-id · $1000/year |
| Essentials | $1,000 a year | 3 event sites · 1 year access · no performance fee · 3% card rate · $1,000/year nonprofit; $2,000/year corporate |
| Plus | $1,500 a year | Unlimited event sites · mobile bidding · peer-to-peer · athons · text-to-give · talent contests · own processor option · $1,500/year nonprofit; $2,500/year corporate |
| Plus (Non-Profit) | $1,500 a year | Your Choice · No Performance Fee · Unlimited event sites with 1 year of access · Unlimited campaign pages · Use existing credit card processor · $1500/year |
| Professional (Non-Profit) | $2,000 a year | Your Choice · No Performance Fee · Unlimited event sites with 1 year of access · Unlimited campaign pages · Virtual live auctions and hybrid tools · Personal webinars and phone support · $2000/year |
| Professional | $2,000 a year | Unlimited event sites · virtual live auctions · hybrid bidding · webinars · phone support · $2,000/year nonprofit; $3,000/year corporate |
| Essentials (Corporate) | $2,000 a year | No Performance Fee · 3 event sites with 1 year of access · 3 campaign pages · $2000/year |
| Plus (Corporate) | $2,500 a year | Your Choice · No Performance Fee · Unlimited event sites with 1 year of access · Unlimited campaign pages · Use existing credit card processor · $2500/year |
| Professional (Corporate) | $3,000 a year | Your Choice · No Performance Fee · Unlimited event sites with 1 year of access · Unlimited campaign pages · Virtual live auctions and hybrid tools · Personal webinars and phone support · $3000/year |
The facts
Each one read from SchoolAuction.net's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Acorn access limitation
- Acorn users have restricted features, support and transaction processing until card setup is approved.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Acorn fee limitation
- Acorn carries a 3% platform fee on purchases and monetary donations in addition to the starting event fee.checked 15 Oct 2026
- API and SDKs
- The reviewed public product pages document CSV exports and payment gateways but do not provide a public API or SDK.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Auction formats
- The platform supports silent, live, online, mobile, virtual and hybrid auctions from one event site.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Availability limitation
- Terms disclaim guarantees that the website or service will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure or continuously available.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Bidding
- Bidders can bid from smartphones and receive outbid notifications by email or text.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Bidding tools
- Available bidding modes include bid sheets, paddles, online bidding, pre-bidding, blind bidding, proxy bids, mobile bidding and virtual bidding.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Campaign page limits
- Acorn includes one campaign page, Essentials three, and Plus and Professional unlimited campaign pages.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Campaigns
- Campaign templates support crowdfunding, annual giving, online stores, event tickets, memberships, and pledge-athons.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Checkout
- Guests can review their cart and check out with a smartphone using Self Check-Out.checked 7 Oct 2026
- CRM integration limit
- The vendor says there are no direct donor-database or CRM integrations; CSV export is the supported handoff method.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Data retention and export
- Event sites remain accessible while a subscription is active, and data, reports, and records can be downloaded as CSV files.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The feature matrix lists comprehensive illustrated online help documentation as a support capability.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Donations
- Organizations can collect one-time and recurring donations and monitor campaign progress in real time.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Event websites
- Each fundraiser can have a branded event website with configurable templates, themes, colors, images and instructions.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Hybrid events
- Its virtual feature combines livestream video, chat, and bidding on one screen for in-person and remote participants.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The service is used by nonprofits as well as schools, and Acorn and Essentials are available to US organizations with a business or nonprofit tax ID.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Limit: email and search
- A G2 reviewer requested richer donor-email customization and better bidder-side catalog search.checked 15 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- SchoolAuction.net is a service of Northworld LLC, based in Portland, Oregon, and says it has served the community since 2004.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Company history
- The company says its original developers created the service after organizing school auctions and that it has served the community since 2004.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company legal identity
- SchoolAuction.net is a service of Northworld LLC.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Company profile
- LinkedIn lists SchoolAuction.net as privately held, headquartered in Portland, Oregon, with 2–10 employees and a 2006 founding year.checked 15 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2004checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Portland, Oregon, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
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