There are many online auction sites designed to help nonprofits, each with their own strengths. We know that while you’re shopping for an auction, raffle, or ticket sales provider, you’re doing direct compare and contrast. We also know that it can be difficult to find all the information you want about an auction platform. That’s why we’ve done some of the homework for you.
OneCause is a great platform that provides many helpful fundraising features: but are they the features you need for the price you want? In this article we’ll show you how CharityAuctionsToday stacks up against OneCause, so you can make an informed decision about which to choose for your next event.
CharityAuctionsToday vs. OneCause Features
OneCause and CharityAuctionsToday offer very similar fundraising features and other tools that can help nonprofits. OneCause and CharityAuctionsToday are similar in age and both offer high-touch auction support.
Like CharityAuctionsToday, OneCause offers ticket sales, raffles, and a donation feature in addition to auctions. Their auction features include tools for both live and silent auctions. And they offer paddle raise and leaderboard functionality. Like CharityAuctionsToday they also offer Text-to-Give SMS fundraising functionality.
OneCause also offers a broad range of other tools, like mobile campaigns, fundraising pages, and peer-to-peer fundraising solutions. However, OneCause does not offer every feature at each of its pricing tiers. Moreover, their expansive suite of fundraising tools is reflected in their prices.
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CharityAuctionsToday vs. OneCause Price
OneCause doesn’t list their prices publicly, however G2 reports that their lowest tier starts at $495. But what does that $495 get you?
OneCause’s lowest pricing tier does not include live or silent auction features. Instead, this tier offers online fundraising pages, and mobile fundraising tools like Text-to-Give features. It’s best for one-time campaigns like Giving Tuesday or ongoing fundraising efforts like sending periodic emails and texts.
If you need auction solutions for an event or purely virtual fundraising auction, OneCause’s pricing is not transparent. It might be similar to its basic tier, at $495, or it might be higher, or a percentage of your proceeds.
In contrast, we can tell you that CharityAuctionsToday has two types of plans. These plans’ prices include platform fees, to help us cover the costs of operation, processing fees to cover transactions, and, in the case of our Pre-Paid plan, a subscription fee to make sure we can provide solutions and support you require.
- Our Flex plan will cost you 5% of your total proceeds. If you don’t raise anything, you don’t pay anything.
- Our Pre-Paid plan costs a subscription fee of $297-$1500 and platform fees of 0%-3%
- Both plans charge processing fees of 3% + $0.30 per transaction
We strive to provide auction and fundraising tools affordably, so that small nonprofits can make the most of their fundraising efforts. With a no-upfront-cost plan and a subscription plan that starts low at $297, we feel that we’re the clear choice against OneCause’s more expensive auction solutions. Especially because we provide Text-to-Give at no additional cost.
Personal Touch
OneCause offers phone and email support for each of their pricing plans. CharityAuctionsToday provides comparable support to all of our customers. You can expect an email from your Auction Success Manager as soon as you sign up for our site.
You don’t have to work with your Auction Success Manager closely if you feel confident setting up your auction yourself (they’ll be sending you How To materials). But if you have questions about any feature, your account, or set up, your ASM is available to help.
Just as important, your ASM and our dedicated support team can help you troubleshoot at any point during your event, as well as with checkout and invoicing questions.
“I spoke with Ashley and she was extremely helpful. I love this platform! Everything is very straightforward and user friendly. This is our first auction we’ve done online but we’ll definitely do this again next time we organize an auction. Thanks for all the support!”
– Katie K.
“Working with CharityAuctionsToday has been a great experience. You and your team have been tremendously helpful throughout the process. This platform will definitely be at the top of our list for all future auctions.”
– K. Randall
In Conclusion
If you need OneCause’s broad variety of fundraising solutions, like peer-to-peer tools, then it can be your one-stop shop, especially if you are a larger organization with the need for its many types of tools.
If, however, you’re an SMB nonprofit with a tight budget and a focus on auctions (as well as raffles, ticket sales, donations, paddle raise, and Text-to-Give) CharityAuctionsToday might be a better fit.
You deserve an auction tool that will suit both your needs and your budget. We aim to help nonprofits and charities to raise more with less, expand their reach, and host successful events year after year.
