Free Auction Platform Packed With Features To Raise More

Hugely popular with fundraisers since its inception in 2011, GalaBid's auction platform now offers over 100 features free of charge!

Fundraisers love how easy it is to create beautifully branded auctions that can also include raffle and donation items.

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Make bidding engaging and fun for participants

With its easy to use interface, outbid notifications and secure payment options, supporters enjoy a fun and interactive auction experience.

How do I create my online auction site ?

Creating an online auction site is simple with GalaBid. Just sign up for a free account, add your auction items, and connect your campaign to Stripe for secure payments. You can upload your own items, use GalaBid’s sale-or-return catalogue, or combine both for more variety. Once your auction is set up, share your unique link and start receiving bids online or in-person.

GalaBid’s interactive free auction site works on any device, making bidding easy, fun, and accessible for supporters. It’s the simplest way to create an online auction site and raise more for your cause without any technical setup.

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Create an Account on GalaBid's Free Online Auction Platform in Minutes

Setup is lightning fast and free!
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Create your GalaBid account and online auction site in a matter of minutes. GalaBid’s auction platform is also extremely easy to use. Access unrivaled online chat support and a library of how-to auction guides and video tutorials.

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Built to Raise More — From Ballroom to Browser

In-Person Events

Seamless Mobile Bidding

Guests bid directly from their phones—no waiting, no paper, just instant engagement.

Live Leaderboards & Updates

Create excitement with real-time displays and updates during your event.

Integrated Ticketing & Payment

Streamlined guest ticketing and fast, secure checkout make fundraising frictionless.

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Launch in Minutes

Set up beautiful, branded fundraising campaigns quickly—no tech skills needed.

Reach Donors & Bidders Anywhere

Engage supporters worldwide with shareable, mobile-optimized auctions, raffles, and donations.

Real-Time Reporting

Track fundraising activity instantly with easy-to-use analytics tools.

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Helping over 10,000 fundraisers
raise more since 2011

4.9/5 overall
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Raise over $8000

…Our group, the Manangatang Royal Children's Hospital Good Friday Appeal are greatly appreciative of Galabid and their outstanding contribution which saw us raise over $8000.…

Steve Taylor - Australia
Community appeal
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I especially appreciate the checkout function

The website is excellent, with a clean, intuitive interface that is easy to navigate.… I especially appreciate the checkout function, which is straightforward and user-friendly.…

Audrey Chow - Hong Kong
Auction organiser
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I would highly recommend anyone thinking of having an online auction to go with GalaBid

Fantastic experience. I would highly recommend anyone thinking of having an online auction to go with GalaBid. The support and ease of setting up is so great.

Fabian Heaton
Online auction
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Amazing platform that provides you with everything that you need

Amazing platform that provides you with everything that you need. Great support and communication. This is our second year using Galabid and could not recommend it enough.

Evan Tegan
Repeat user
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Five star product

Five star product. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend. We are a sporting club with 500 members and recently used Galabid for our goods and services auction. We were on line prior to the evening auction which was done in the room.

Chris Craig-Neal
Sporting club, 500 members

3 Steps to Setting up an Online Auction on GalaBid

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Setup an account and create the shell of your auction campaign

Add auction items, branding, and connect or setup a Stripe account

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Share your bespoke auction link with potential supports via email and social media

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launch fundraising campaign

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In the past 12 months GalaBid helped fundraisers raise over 40 Million
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Free Auction Platform Optimised for Events

Running an in-person event? GalaBid’s online auction platform has been used for over ten years to facilitate fundraising at events of all sizes around the globe.

Event Guest Assistance

Leverage Volunteer mode on a tablet or any web enabled mobile device. Volunteer mode allows event staff to provide a personal shopper service. They can register potential bidders, place bids on their behalf and even assist with payments. Extremely helpful for non tech savvy bidders!

Auction Platform Leaderboard

Bring your auction to life with GalaBid’s projector screen displays. In-person guests love the new bid pop-ups and the kudos of their name on screen as highest bidder.

Pledge Leaderboard

Most auctions also include donation items alongside bidding items. Bring your call for donations to life as part of a live event via our Pledge Leaderboard. Track progress to your target in real time.

Raffle Leaderboard

Running a raffle as part of your online auction campaign? Build the anticipation with our raffle leaderboard. Display the draw in real time and let the whole room watch the winners’ names appear on screen, prize by prize.

Auctioneer Led Auctions

GalaBid’s online auction platform also cleverly caters for live auctions run in person by an auctioneer. Display the live auction items with or without pre-bidding online and register winning bids and payments for live items.

Speedy Auction Checkout

GalaBid’s Checkout module is optimized for busy event check-out desks. Search by winning bidder name, auction item number, or auction item name to instantly see payment status. Quickly mark all or individual invoice items as dispatched and enjoy a smooth post auction wrap up.

Types of Fundraisers

GalaBid’s extensive auction platform is available to everyone, charities, non profit organizations and individuals alike. The free auction platform is also available for commercial auctions. With or without an associated event, GalaBid’s online auction platform is typically used to raise funds for charities, schools and religious organizations.

What fundraising options can I add to my auction site?

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Frequently Asked Questions About GalaBid’s Online Auction Platform

How much does GalaBid’s online auction platform cost?

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GalaBid’s pricing options vary by country. Where the Free plan is available, there is no platform fee and participants can leave an optional tip to GalaBid at checkout. Paid options are available without tip prompts. Standard payment processing fees apply.. See our pricing options for your location.

Can individuals and businesses use GalaBid, or is it only for charities?

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GalaBid is available to individuals, businesses, charities, schools and community groups. You can run a fundraising or commercial auction with your own branding and auction items.

How do I set up an online auction?

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Create your account, add your branding and upload your items with photos, descriptions and bidding settings. Connect your Stripe account for online payments, then share your auction link by email, social media or QR code.

Can I run an auction entirely online or alongside an event?

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Both. Run an online-only auction or combine online bidding with an in-person event. People can participate from your venue or remotely, using the same auction site.

How do people register and bid?

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Bidders open your auction link, register and bid from any device through their web browser. They can browse items, place bids and receive outbid notifications to help them follow the competition.

What bidding options does GalaBid offer?

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GalaBid supports silent auctions, sealed bids, Buy Now items and pre-bidding for live auctions. You can also enable max bidding, which bids automatically up to a participant’s chosen limit, and extended bidding, which gives bidders time to respond when late bids arrive.

Where does the auction money go?

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Online payments are processed through your own connected Stripe account. GalaBid does not hold your auction proceeds. Stripe pays funds into your linked bank account according to its payout schedule. Learn more about payments and funds safety.

Can winners pay by cash, check or our own card terminal?

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Yes. You can accept payments outside GalaBid and mark the corresponding invoices as paid. This helps your team track outstanding payments and manage item collection.

Can we remove the optional tipping prompt?

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Yes. GalaBid offers paid options without tip prompts at checkout. Available plans and fees depend on your location. See our pricing page for details.

Is help available while we set up and run our auction?

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Yes. Our support team provides help through online chat, and our Help Center includes step-by-step instructions and video tutorials for setting up and running your auction.

Free Online Auction Site

How do we provide our auction platform free of charge? We provide online auctions completely free of charge to fundraisers in return for asking auction item winners to make a contribution to GalaBid when they pay for their auction items.

This contribution is entirely voluntary. Winners can change the amount of their contribution to any amount including zero.

Rest assured, If your winners don’t contribute towards GalaBid’s costs, your campaign will not be charged. Across the tens of thousands of auction campaigns we facilitate every year we receive enough contributions to continue to offer our platform free of charge.

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