Silent Auction Pro

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Gestión de eventos de subastas en vivo para organizaciones sin fines de lucro

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Lara
Lara
Calificación general
  • Sector: Hospital y atención sanitaria
  • Software usado A diario durante 1-5 meses
  • Fuente de la reseña

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  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

Excellent Choice

Revisado el 7/10/2017

Helped us run our best auction to date, with virtually no line at checkout, even though we had...

Helped us run our best auction to date, with virtually no line at checkout, even though we had almost doubled our attendees from the prior year.

Puntos a favor

This is terrific software, especially for a smaller nonprofit. What sold the software to us is that when I inquired about it online on a Saturday, I got an immediate phone call from the owner of the company and software developer. This was very typical of all interaction with this company throughout our use of the software - we got immediate responses from support when we had questions, they understand that auctions happen on weekends and support needs to be available then, and when we found a few quirks in the software they were repaired immediately, often by the developer personally. We previously used Greater Giving and BidPal; all three have features that I like and don't like, but overall SilentAuctionPro is by far the best value for the price. The a la carte pricing is a huge benefit for nonprofits like ours that cannot use all features (i.e. online bidding). Overall, from last year to this year (BidPal to SilentAuctionPro), we went from about 100 to 195 attendees, and from our worst checkout ever to our best. The instruction files, help menus, videos, etc were by the far the best of any nonprofit software we have used. We were invoiced after the auction for the software, which could be of great benefit for a nonprofit just starting out with their first auction.

Puntos en contra

I would love to be able to have a website where people can enter their own donations and have them populate as donation items in the system. There were a few quirks like the system not liking quote marks and ampersands. I would like for there to be a bit more explanation on the page about the security of registering your card as many of my guests weren't comfortable doing so at the time of ticket purchase. It would also be great to have more customization options for the ticket sales page. Because of the way we run our auction, I would very much prefer to be able to assign bidder #s to a household rather than to an individual, but this would have been fine if we had noticed it earlier and planned accordingly. I would also like to be able to customize a bit more on the receipts, include ticket descriptions, etc. I would have set up our fixed price items differently than we were advised to as I don't think it was the best option for our auction and was a bit of a hiccup, but in fairness it was something we didn't get to in advance and did on the fly, so it would have been avoidable with a little planning. Although the reports are generally pretty great, I did have to piece together a few to get to what I needed which could be a pain for someone with less Excel experience. Really minor, but because we can't use online bidding, I print our bidsheets on carbonless paper. Would very much prefer that the half sheet option printed as a 2up because I ended up reformatting them in Adob

Mary
Calificación general
  • Sector: Veterinaria
  • Tamaño de la empresa: 11-50 empleados
  • Software usado Mensualmente durante Más de un año
  • Fuente de la reseña

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  • Relación calidad-precio
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  • Asistencia al cliente
  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

Silent Auction Pro User Review

Revisado el 29/10/2021

This was our first year using this software at an in person event. The check out process made...

This was our first year using this software at an in person event. The check out process made package pick up much more efficient and attendee friendly.

Puntos a favor

Silent Auction Pro is very intuitive software. They have thought through the needs of both the organization putting on the event (silent and/or live auction) plus have made it user friendly for the auction bidder. Reports are comprehensive and easily downloaded to use as event wrap up in usable formats. But where they go above and beyond it their customer service. Clients have access to live support during normal business hours during the ramp up to the event plus live support during the event should the need arise to contact them while the event is in progress. Hats off to Silent Auction Pro for their great event product.

Puntos en contra

There are a few features that I believe are being addressed in an update coming at the first of 2022, one of which is the ability to use tablets and the event instead of computers. We look forward to the update.

Alternativas consideradas

OneCause

Razones para cambiar a Silent Auction Pro

Silent Auction Pro had all the features we needed while still being reasonably priced.
Cristina
Calificación general
  • Sector: Deportes
  • Tamaño de la empresa: 11-50 empleados
  • Software usado Mensualmente durante Más de dos años
  • Fuente de la reseña

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  • Facilidad de uso
  • Probabilidad de recomendación 5.0 /10

Used for Annual Auction

Revisado el 24/2/2023

Puntos a favor

It does the job but doesn't exactly WOW me as a user

Puntos en contra

Seemed very basic and run of the mill. Nothing stood out as I had to keep using this.

Respuesta de Silent Auction Pro

Interestingly there is no Cristina P that has used our software since 2019. This is a fake review.

"Cristina" - I'm sending you a copy of my response along with my email address. If you are real, please reach back out to me - if you really used our software and didn't like it I would love to hear more about what it was you didn't like... Jim Donnell - President & Founder.

Kathy
Calificación general
  • Sector: Gestión de organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro
  • Tamaño de la empresa: Trabajador autónomo
  • Software usado Mensualmente durante Más de dos años
  • Fuente de la reseña

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  • Relación calidad-precio
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  • Asistencia al cliente
  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

Silent Auction Pro

Revisado el 19/9/2024

I am extremely satisfied with the Silent Auction Pro product.

I am extremely satisfied with the Silent Auction Pro product.

Puntos a favor

Ease of use of product. Support documents on "how to" use the system and customer support.

Puntos en contra

I can't think of anything. Overall, they have fulfilled our online auction needs.

Respuesta de Silent Auction Pro

Hello Kathy! Thank you for the kind words and continued support over the years! We are glad you find our support system adequate, and happy to answer your call or email anytime you can't find the answer you need. We look forward to helping you with your next event!!

Jessica
Calificación general
  • Sector: Bellas artes
  • Tamaño de la empresa: 2-10 empleados
  • Software usado Semanalmente durante 1-5 meses
  • Fuente de la reseña

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  • Relación calidad-precio
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  • Asistencia al cliente
  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

The Support is Unparalleled

Revisado el 30/6/2020

Puntos a favor

The price point for us was manageable - about half of what the other guys are charging.
So many features we will take years to master them all.
Don't worry - the support people have you back all the way through the process. They are truly on your team and will step you through click by click. SO many ways to get help. video. tutorial. PEOPLE!

Stable - this is not a website that cranks out a storefront... it's a robust database. And it is stable and functional. Not a sexy GIU, but it works when you need it and that is valuable!

It was a really good choice in the time of quarantine to choose SAP.

Puntos en contra

I wish I could have customized the site just a bit - and maybe I could, but we were under time crunch and it was not a priority.

There are SO many features. it is important to follow the Best Practices so you don't get overwhelmed.

Alternativas consideradas

Auctria y GiveSmart

Razones para elegir Silent Auction Pro

The Bidding Owl software was much more inexpensive. But - the night of the event... it went down for 45 minutes in my 4 hour event. I was scarred

Razones para cambiar a Silent Auction Pro

They checked more of my must have features and fell in the right price category for what we expected to earn.
Cathy
Calificación general
  • Sector: Educación primaria/secundaria
  • Tamaño de la empresa: 11-50 empleados
  • Software usado Otro durante 1-5 meses
  • Fuente de la reseña

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  • Relación calidad-precio
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  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

Highly Recommend!

Revisado el 30/5/2019

Previously we have had a more create-as-we-go-along approach to each dinner auction held. We were...

Previously we have had a more create-as-we-go-along approach to each dinner auction held. We were looking for greater portability in auction coordinating. Meaning, we want to be able for someone to walk in the door and be able to understand what was done in previous auctions and be able to carry it forward with little to no difficulty. One of the best things about Silent Auction Pro is the support team and the support videos!

Puntos a favor

The 'back office' support from Silent Auction Pro is amazing. They are quick to respond and very easy to work with. In addition, the videos for how to use the software are very well done and easy to understand!

Puntos en contra

There really wasn't anything that we didn't like about this software.

Alternativas consideradas

SchoolAuction.net

Software anterior

SchoolAuction.net

Razones para cambiar a Silent Auction Pro

We ultimately chose Silent Auction Pro over the other software we reviewed based on our reviewers feedback regarding ease of learning the programs and ease of use. An additional consideration was pricing and the fact that Silent Auction Pro offers a basic package that does not have a percentage of funds raised charged on top of the annual access fee. And compared to other programs the annual fees, in our opinion, are very reasonable.
Tiffany
Calificación general
  • Sector: Administración educativa
  • Tamaño de la empresa: 51-200 empleados
  • Software usado Otro durante Más de dos años
  • Fuente de la reseña

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  • Relación calidad-precio
  • Facilidad de uso
  • Asistencia al cliente
  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

Great Customer Service

Revisado el 25/11/2020

They know what they are doing and have their team is also very knowledgeable. They will also help...

They know what they are doing and have their team is also very knowledgeable. They will also help you with suggestions and ideas to enhance your event!

Puntos a favor

The team at Silent Auction Pro truly wants your event to be successful. They are alaways available by phone or email, and while their website has fabulous tutorials, they are also fabulous in providing you hands on support.

Puntos en contra

I would like to see more analysis reports

Rachel
Calificación general
  • Sector: Administración educativa
  • Tamaño de la empresa: 11-50 empleados
  • Software usado Otro durante 6-12 meses
  • Fuente de la reseña

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  • Relación calidad-precio
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  • Asistencia al cliente
  • Probabilidad de recomendación 8.0 /10

Silent Auction Pro Helped Save Our School!

Revisado el 21/1/2021

When the pandemic affected our yearly auction, we knew there had to be a solution that could fill...

When the pandemic affected our yearly auction, we knew there had to be a solution that could fill the void. Our school relies on the income from that event to keep our school up and running. We loved that Silent Auction Pro was able to help us continue this tradition, while also helping us raise the money that we need. Since our initial event, we have had two more auctions. Each time, the software improves and becomes more user and customer friendly.

Puntos a favor

Hands down, the best thing about using Silent Auction Pro is the customer support. At every small bump in the road, someone was there to help us figure it out.

Puntos en contra

While it's understandable that the software is constantly evolving and improving, I found that the menus were confusing the navigate.

Alternativas consideradas

SchoolAuction.net

Razones para cambiar a Silent Auction Pro

We chose Silent Auction Pro over these alternative products because it gave us the biggest return from sales.
Allison
Calificación general
  • Sector: Deportes
  • Tamaño de la empresa: 201-500 empleados
  • Software usado Mensualmente durante 1-5 meses
  • Fuente de la reseña

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  • Relación calidad-precio
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  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

100% Recommend

Revisado el 1/9/2020

Had the best experience with Silent Auction Pro.. we were under a short time frame due to restrictio...

Had the best experience with Silent Auction Pro.. we were under a short time frame due to restrictions with COVID-19 and getting approval from the administration on an auction software. [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN], our event Coach helped us through the whole process. Even when we had a slight error during the event her and the [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] solved it immediately. Very impressed with their company.

Puntos a favor

Customer Service is amazing
Really, really, easy to use
TONS of reports to pull for any information you would need
Real-time reports on how much money you are making and the return on the value
The registration page and the ability to customize it to our liking was amazing, especially when recognizing sponsors.
The mobile site was awesome and so easy to use
Texts/Emails that came during the event are helpful

Puntos en contra

Can only have one event going at a time
Unable to "edit" thank you letter when going to send out, it pulls straight from the template
The donor v. bidder and confirming identities

Alternativas consideradas

Handbid y Greater Giving

Razones para cambiar a Silent Auction Pro

The administration at my college would not approve Greater Giving. Called Handbid and felt their customer service was sub par and really weren't willing to help work through our questions. Plus their fees seemed very high.
Sharon
Calificación general
  • Sector: Gestión de organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro
  • Tamaño de la empresa: 2-10 empleados
  • Software usado Semanalmente durante 1-5 meses
  • Fuente de la reseña

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  • Relación calidad-precio
  • Facilidad de uso
  • Asistencia al cliente
  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

Amazing Software and Customer Service

Revisado el 26/6/2019

Amazing! Everyone who has been on the phones with us has been fantastic to work with. Including...

Amazing! Everyone who has been on the phones with us has been fantastic to work with. Including the owner. He is completely a part of his team and business and does not hesitate to jump in and support you.

Puntos a favor

What I like most is what all it can do. For this event I only used one little portion, but learned in the post event how great this tool is going to be to use for our big fundraiser.

Puntos en contra

There is a LOT packed into one spot. Learning where everything lives is challenging, but their customer support is, literally, amazing. So really there is not a least.

Alternativas consideradas

OneCause

Razones para cambiar a Silent Auction Pro

Ease of use and customer support. When we were meeting with Silent Auction Pro, we felt like they were willing to come along side us and not just be another sale. This is exactly what has happened. :)
Lisa
Calificación general
  • Sector: Filantropía
  • Tamaño de la empresa: 11-50 empleados
  • Software usado A diario durante Más de dos años
  • Fuente de la reseña

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  • Relación calidad-precio
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  • Asistencia al cliente
  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

Look no further this software is great

Revisado el 8/3/2023

Excellent! We have grown our fundraising auction three fold since instituting Silent Auction Pro....

Excellent! We have grown our fundraising auction three fold since instituting Silent Auction Pro. Much as to do with the ease in which we can sell tickets, process charges, create bid sheets, etc. Everything Silent Auction Pro does well!

Puntos a favor

Above all else, the support you get from Silent Auction Pro is beyond best! The staff is on top of answering inquiries almost as fast as you can send them.....and you get to actually talk to someone, who has English as their first language! Besides that, the software is easy to use. Good help screens and an incredible demo site that you can practice on.

Puntos en contra

Still attached to World Pay for processing, BUT they have recently included their own WorldPay reports which eliminates the need to try to decipher the WorldPay reports!

Respuesta de Silent Auction Pro

Thank you Lisa for the great review! -Jim

Alex
Calificación general
  • Sector: Gestión de organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro
  • Tamaño de la empresa: 2-10 empleados
  • Software usado Semanalmente durante 1-5 meses
  • Fuente de la reseña

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  • Relación calidad-precio
  • Facilidad de uso
  • Asistencia al cliente
  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

Customer Support makes all the difference

Revisado el 24/2/2023

The software is well-thought out and easy to use, but the customer support makes all of the...

The software is well-thought out and easy to use, but the customer support makes all of the difference. Customer support was able to help us during our Saturday night event with any issues or tough situations that came up.

Puntos a favor

The software is well-thought out and easy to use.

Puntos en contra

We did not have any major issues with the software

Sarah
Calificación general
  • Sector: Recaudación de fondos
  • Tamaño de la empresa: 51-200 empleados
  • Software usado A diario durante Más de dos años
  • Fuente de la reseña

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  • Facilidad de uso
  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

This software was a Game Changer for us!

Revisado el 1/4/2022

I can't imagine using another software program. This is a program that can easily taught and...

I can't imagine using another software program. This is a program that can easily taught and transferred among changing administrators of your event (ours is a school/band fundraiser, so our parent teams are different and evolving each year). Since the software is straightforward and user friendly, it makes it easy to recruit and replace team leads (unlike our previous system, which made a potential new team lead say "oh, I couldn't do that! That looks complicated!"). We have appreciated the support from Silent Auction Pro, especially when we first got started with the program. It's been a real blessing to our event!

Puntos a favor

This software has made the planning process so smooth for us. The Bidsheet Pro option has been the best fit for our event. The ability to enter donations/auction items, credit the student bringing in the auction item, and then have an online catalog to share, bidsheets, and an easy checkout process at the click of a button has improved the process for us 10-fold.

Puntos en contra

I do wish there was an option to download the reports into a Google Sheets format. The reports automatically download into Microsoft Office Spreadsheet format, which is the better format for functionality, but as an organization, we appreciate the ability to share documents with Google.

Respuesta de Silent Auction Pro

Thank you Sarah for the great review! Regarding the reports format - they are a CSV format and would think that could easily be imported into Google Sheets... We'll take a look

Ciera
Calificación general
  • Sector: Administración educativa
  • Tamaño de la empresa: 11-50 empleados
  • Software usado A diario durante Más de dos años
  • Fuente de la reseña

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  • Relación calidad-precio
  • Facilidad de uso
  • Asistencia al cliente
  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

Wonderful Product!

Revisado el 20/4/2022

We have increased our profit every year using Silent Auction Pro. The Auction setup is wonderful. I...

We have increased our profit every year using Silent Auction Pro. The Auction setup is wonderful. I cannot imagine using any other product! 10 out of 10!

Puntos a favor

I love the changes that were made this year. The site looks great on mobile use. It was SO easy to get help when needed and Becca made a sheet for me that I needed that saved me SO much time!!!

Puntos en contra

I wasn't a big fan of the seating chart feature. I think it could be helpful for some people but there were just too many variables for us to use it. This wasn't a big deal to us at all.

Katherine
Calificación general
  • Sector: Organización de eventos
  • Tamaño de la empresa: 2-10 empleados
  • Software usado Mensualmente durante Más de un año
  • Fuente de la reseña

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  • Relación calidad-precio
  • Facilidad de uso
  • Asistencia al cliente
  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

Silent Auction Pro is one of the Finest in the field!

Revisado el 15/12/2022

I have worked with many different digital platforms in the nonprofit sector over the course of 10...

I have worked with many different digital platforms in the nonprofit sector over the course of 10 years and I can absolutely say that SAP is my favorite. The platform is fantastic and the customer support is five-star all the way! I'm am relieved to have found a ticketing/bidding/tracking platform/business that actually listens to me and can help me with "sudden issues" so quickly and thoroughly.

Puntos a favor

The ease is creating various tickets, quickly, to match my clients impromptu requests is a bit plus!

Puntos en contra

My biggest issue was with the reports but to be very honest I was rushed into managing the client's event and I didn't have time to explore customizing the reports so I don't think this observation is totally accurate. I will be able to spend more time with reports this time around.

Shelby
Calificación general
  • Sector: Gestión de organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro
  • Tamaño de la empresa: 51-200 empleados
  • Software usado Mensualmente durante Más de dos años
  • Fuente de la reseña

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  • Relación calidad-precio
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  • Asistencia al cliente
  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

I couldn't have done it without Silent Auction Pro!!!

Revisado el 17/11/2021

Puntos a favor

Silent Auction Pro helped manage all aspects of our fundraising event -such aspects include; ticketing, silent auction, live auction, raffle sales, Paddle-Raise etc.
The ability to have guests save their credit card information made the "check-out" process a breeze.
Silent Auction Pro gives detailed reporting for all areas of the event.
Silent Auction Pro's entire customer service team is friendly, knowledgeable and extremely helpful.

Puntos en contra

We had some troubles with getting our guests to log-in to the software ahead of time to add in guests' information or add their credit card information to their account. This is not any fault of the software though.

Jennifer
Calificación general
  • Sector: Gestión de organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro
  • Tamaño de la empresa: 2-10 empleados
  • Software usado Otro durante Más de dos años
  • Fuente de la reseña

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  • Relación calidad-precio
  • Facilidad de uso
  • Asistencia al cliente
  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

Reached our goal - even during COVID-19 - with help of Silent Auction Pro

Revisado el 8/4/2020

Our small non-profit has had a very positive experience with Silent Auction Pro. We have used...

Our small non-profit has had a very positive experience with Silent Auction Pro. We have used Silent Auction Pro for 3 years, 2 years with paper bidding and this year with mobile bidding. This year we were so lucky to have transitioned to mobile bidding. Our auction went on without a hitch, in a virtual environment, during the COVID-19 shut downs. We were able to switch everything to a virtual offering easily and we were still able to exceed our goal of $75,000. We look forward to using this great software in the future.

Puntos a favor

Once you use the software for multiple years it makes it so easy to put in repeat auction items. The software offers so many options and ways to set up communication with bidders, attendees, donors, etc. I love that you can schedule items to go out ahead of time so you don’t need to think about doing them later. Every year new updates make the software better than the year before. The pricing is affordable for non-profits and they offer superior customer service, tech support and a fantastic help section.

Puntos en contra

There is a learning curve, as with any other software package – the more you use it the easier it is. We tended we only have 2 people inputting auction information so that it was consistent. We would love to see a more comprehensive package that allows you to input expenses and see the full picture of the event. I know this is something they are trying to incorporate for the future and once it is available it will be even more fantastic!

Respuesta de Silent Auction Pro

Thank you very much for the review Jennifer! We're hearing quite a few stories about groups switching to virtual events because of COVID-19 and still meeting or exceeding their goals - especially when you consider not having to pay for the venue and all the other expenses that come with it. I'm glad you had a great event! - Jim

Cindy
Calificación general
  • Sector: Gestión de organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro
  • Tamaño de la empresa: 2-10 empleados
  • Software usado A diario durante 1-5 meses
  • Fuente de la reseña

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  • Relación calidad-precio
  • Facilidad de uso
  • Asistencia al cliente
  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

A Software that DEFINITELY Helps you Raise More Money

Revisado el 24/3/2017

This was our first use of this software and we were very satisfied with the results we achieved the...

This was our first use of this software and we were very satisfied with the results we achieved the night of our event. The software is relatively easy to use - the modules are marked but you do need to take you time to make sure you are on the right page. The customer support was fantastic. Every time I had a problem or a question they were there to answer it. They were able to go into my site, analyze my problem and help me solve it.

I did not use the registration part of the software since I purchased it too late to really get the benefit of that part of the program. However, I was able to push my guests to the site to register their credit card prior to our event. On the day of our event as our guests checked in we had a few banks of computers with people manning so that if our guests had difficulties they were there to assist. (I would recommend that for anyone using the program.)

During the event, we were able to showcase our fundraising live as it happened. This aspect definitely helped generate more bidding and involvement of our guests.

Puntos a favor

This was our first use of this software and we were very satisfied with the results we achieved the night of our event. The software is relatively easy to use - the modules are marked but you do need to take you time to make sure you are on the right page. The customer support was fantastic. Every time I had a problem or a question they were there to answer it. They were able to go into my site, analyze my problem and help me solve it.

I did not use the registration part of the software since I purchased it too late to really get the benefit of that part of the program. However, I was able to push my guests to the site to register their credit card prior to our event. On the day of our event as our guests checked in we had a few banks of computers with people manning so that if our guests had difficulties they were there to assist. (I would recommend that for anyone using the program.)

During the event, we were able to showcase our fundraising live as it happened. This aspect definitely helped generate more bidding and involvement of our guests.

Puntos en contra

The modules could be designed to be easier to differentiate.

Fred
Calificación general
  • Sector: Administración educativa
  • Tamaño de la empresa: 11-50 empleados
  • Software usado A diario durante Más de dos años
  • Fuente de la reseña

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  • Relación calidad-precio
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  • Asistencia al cliente
  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

Silent Auction Pro - Easy to use and very powerful

Revisado el 9/11/2021

Great program that I have used 10 plus timers over the last 10 years.

Great program that I have used 10 plus timers over the last 10 years.

Puntos a favor

This software is very straight forward and easy to use whether you are a computer geek or technically challenged.
Customer support is the best you will find. 9 out of 10 you are connected with a live knowledgeable person.

Puntos en contra

Hard to find issues with this software. Has been able to handle about any game or twist to a traditional live auction we could come up with. With over 300 attendees the table assignments gets overwhelming.

Heidi
Calificación general
  • Software usado A diario durante Más de dos años
  • Fuente de la reseña

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  • Relación calidad-precio
  • Facilidad de uso
  • Asistencia al cliente
  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

We have used Silent Auction Pro for the past three years to manage our school auction.

Revisado el 15/4/2018

Puntos a favor

The biggest pro for our organization is the customer support. It's superb. Being a rotating group of volunteers, we don't always have the technical know-how to manage the software right out of the gate each year, but the team at SAP really helps get us there by being available, knowledgeable, and clear with their guidance. Other pros: the functionality is robust, allowing us to do everything we need (set up online, silent, and live components of our auction, plus sell raffle tickets and track a fund-a-need). The platform is well organized and easy to navigate.

Puntos en contra

It does take some time up-front to learn the software and all that it can do. Sometimes we worried that we weren't using it at its full capacity or were taking more steps than necessary to complete a task. However, I think this is particular to our situation, because our group changes every year.

Respuesta de Silent Auction Pro

Thanks Heidi! Hopefully your team takes advantage of the online help and video tutorials we have to help folks come up-to-speed on the system. As always - we're here to help! -Jim

Scott
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Look no further. You have found a terrific solution to your online, silent and live auction...

Revisado el 21/10/2014

This is our fifth year of using Silent Auction Pro for our annual fundraising auction for our...

This is our fifth year of using Silent Auction Pro for our annual fundraising auction for our public schools and we can highly recommend it.

We looked at several competing products before deciding it offered the most-bang-for-the-buck for an Internet-based cloud solution (important for the ability to share access with many users). With only a few weeks to prepare, we were able to import the bidder and donor lists from previous auctions, set up all the new donation and auction items, export all the content for our printed program, run our auction smoothly and efficiently (the check-in and check-out process was MUCH improved from the previous years using spreadsheets), generate all reports needed to review and reconcile the results and easily print thank you letters directly from the software. Our bidders were all very impressed with how much better the auction ran that year and we raised over $41,000.

Our experience was so positive with Silent Auction Pro, that we decided to try to take advantage of almost all of its many features. We added the online bidding and mobile bidding options after again reviewing competing solutions, including those that cost thousands of dollars. With more time to prepare, we had almost 300 items listed for bidding online, complete with pictures and links to donor web sites, and collected bids totaling more than $30,000 before our live event even started! I cannot begin to describe how excited our hardworking volunteers were to literally see the fruits of their labor increasing on their computer screens with larger and larger bid results every day of that online auction.

We also took advantage of the integrated credit card processing feature, which allowed us to easily pre-register bidders and sell tickets online. We even had volunteers using iPads to check people in and enter bid results during the auction. And within minutes of the completion of final bidding at our live auction, I checked the results on my phone's browser and realized we had just raised over $56,000. Wow! THANK YOU SILENT AUCTION PRO! And a special thank you to your tech support for all the emails and phone calls you supported us with throughout the whole process.

Look no further. You have found a terrific solution to your online, silent and live auction headaches. We'll certainly be back again next year!"

Stephen
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  • Sector: Gestión de organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro
  • Tamaño de la empresa: 2-10 empleados
  • Software usado A diario durante 1-5 meses
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  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

Phenomenal Support

Revisado el 15/10/2019

Our primary objectives were to:

1. Streamline the checkout process and make it easier for our...

Our primary objectives were to:

1. Streamline the checkout process and make it easier for our donors.
2. Increase the size of our bids with respect to the Fair Market Value of the items.

We achieved both of these objectives.

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The product is great (and increased our bid-to-FMV ratio), but the support is phenomenal!

In my "day job", I have been a software professional for 30 years. I have never seen the level of support that Silent Auction Pro delivered to us. They were very proactive in reaching out to make suggestions such as "you are now 4 weeks away from your event, so you should be thinking about these things...". They also offered and delivered a live training session at no charge for our personnel. When I called for help with a particular issue they often offered just to take care of the issue for me. That was especially helpful while we were in the middle of our gala/auction!

The software provided all of the functionality that we had hoped for, as well as a number of benefits that we had not imagined.

I highly recommend this as a solution to manage events which include an auction.

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None that I can think of. We did a few things wrong this first time around, but that was because all of us have day jobs and did not spend adequate time to get up to speed and "didn't know what we didn't know". However the support staff did a great job helping us over those snags.

Minette
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  • Sector: Instituciones religiosas
  • Tamaño de la empresa: 2-10 empleados
  • Software usado A diario durante Más de dos años
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  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

Silent Auction Pro Bidsheet Pro

Revisado el 11/4/2019

Silent Auction Pro is easy for anybody to "pick up," which is good since the team running the...

Silent Auction Pro is easy for anybody to "pick up," which is good since the team running the auction has an almost yearly turnaround. Also, the customer support is phenomenal, if and when I do need to talk to someone about features.

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I have been working Silent Auction Pro for many years now for our auction fundraiser. We have a silent and live auction portion and this program works perfectly for all our needs. There are still even more cool features that if we took the time to look through a bit, we could make things run even more smoothly (i.e. notifying winners of their winning bids, creating thank you cards for afterward, etc.)

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It'd be nice if we could change font size on bid sheets - we have an elderly clientele and I know the sheets might be hard to read for them.

Jennifer
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  • Sector: Gestión de organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro
  • Tamaño de la empresa: 51-200 empleados
  • Software usado Semanalmente durante Más de un año
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  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

Excellent overall others

Revisado el 27/2/2021

I believe this company stands high above other software. The customer service is key and you guys...

I believe this company stands high above other software. The customer service is key and you guys have it nailed! Many people already struggle with technology and to learn a whole new software program can be frustrating even for those who know it well. So to have customer service available at any time of the day, and to have your call answered in less than three rings is excellent. I loved that I did not have to wait on hold, be transferred from person to person and I appreciated that anyone we talked to was patient, understanding and above helpful and walked through each problem in detail until it was resolved or answered.

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When we had any questions and called in for help we got ahold of someone immediately...no waiting on hold, transferring to another person. Every person we talked to was helpful, patient and did not mind how long the phone call was in regards to answering all our quetsitons.

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The photos were low resolution, even after I optimized and uploaded them ready for web view. The photos were small so it was difficult to see some of the beautiful donated items. It was difficult to see the arrows to shuffle through multiple photos.

Respuesta de Silent Auction Pro

Hi Jennifer - thank you for your review. I took a look at some of your photos for your donations and they were uploaded smaller than our max size of 1024x768. I'm sure that would have helped. We'll also look at making the arrows a bit more prominent. -Jim

Rachel
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  • Sector: Instituciones religiosas
  • Tamaño de la empresa: 11-50 empleados
  • Software usado A diario durante Más de un año
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  • Probabilidad de recomendación 10.0 /10

Best Customer Service

Revisado el 11/3/2020

Overall, I've been thankful for their ability to to assist me with my event. They call and checkup...

Overall, I've been thankful for their ability to to assist me with my event. They call and checkup on a regular basis to ensure that you feel ready and that they've done their best to prepare you. They also stay on call when your event is happening, just in case.

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The software has features and capabilities that I never knew I needed. Not only does it make the whole thing easier, it helps with every aspect of the event. The best thing ever, is that even if you are confused or lost, they are great at answering the phone and clearly walking you through everything. The more I use it, the less I need help and the more I learn about all the features.

Puntos en contra

It can be confusing at times where things are but the more you use it, the better it gets.