# Auctria — Fundraising event and auction platform with admission tickets, bidding and an event website, sold as an annual license.

> Source: Box Office Fees — https://boxofficefees.com/auctria (structured, researched, re-verified)

Auctria is fundraising event software for auctions and galas that sells admission tickets, tables, sponsorships, raffles and donations through an event website it hosts. It is licensed annually by tracked revenue rather than charging a fee per ticket.

**Best for:** Nonprofits and school groups running gala auctions with ticketed admission

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Website | https://www.auctria.com/ |
| Category | Nonprofit and fundraiser ticketing, Lowest fees on 200 tickets, Nonprofits |
| API | Partly |
| Open source | No |
| Price | Free |
| Price checked | 28 October 2026 |

Screenshot of Auctria: https://boxofficefees.com/img/1920/screenshots/auctria.webp, captured 27 October 2026

**What we checked**

- Pages last read: 28 October 2026
- Price on its site: Free plan (From its pricing page)

## Auctria price and terms

**Terms**

- Free plan: Yes — Explorer is free for organizers tracking under $10K per year, capped at 250 guests per event and 3 team members, with a 1% Auctria credit card fee; income over $10K stops accepting bids, donations and purchases.
- Sign up without sales: Yes

## For AI agents

- API: Partly

Pricing page as we captured it: https://boxofficefees.com/img/1920/screenshots/auctria/pricing.webp, captured 27 October 2026

Read on https://www.auctria.com/pricing/, 28 October 2026.

## What we checked on Auctria

### What the fees come to

**Fees on 200 tickets at $25** · Yes — $225 in fees on 200 tickets at $25 on Explorer, all paid by the organizer: each ticket costs the buyer $25 and the organizer keeps $4,775.

> No performance fees ... No -- the only fees are the annual license.
> — https://www.auctria.com/pricing/ · All plans include list; FAQ 'Are there any other hidden fees or commissions?', checked 28 October 2026

**Fees on 50 tickets at $25** · Yes — $56.25 in fees on 50 tickets at $25 on Explorer, all paid by the organizer: each ticket costs the buyer $25 and the organizer keeps $1,193.75.

> No performance fees ... No -- the only fees are the annual license.
> — https://www.auctria.com/pricing/ · All plans include list; FAQ 'Are there any other hidden fees or commissions?', checked 28 October 2026

**The fee per ticket** · Yes — There is no percentage of revenue and no per-ticket surcharge: the cost is a fixed annual license plus a plan-based percentage (1%, 0.5% or 0.25%) on card transactions processed through Auctria's integration.

> No Performance Fees, ever!^^ We don't charge you a percentage of what your event raises; our license fee is a fixed price upfront cost.
> — https://www.auctria.com/pricing/ · FAQ, "Are there any other hidden fees or commissions?", checked 27 October 2026

**Who pays the fees** · Yes — The organizer chooses between three fee-handling modes: pay the card fees yourself out of the ticket price, show buyers an optional checkbox to cover them, or add the surcharge to every card payment automatically.

> Yes, Guests can cover credit card fees. In settings you can make this optional or required.
> — https://www.auctria.com/pricing/ · FAQ, "Can guests cover credit card fees?", checked 27 October 2026

**Card processing** · Yes — You connect your own Stripe or Authorize.net account, and Auctria adds its own integration fee on top of the processor's rate: with Stripe the totals come to $0.30 plus 3.9% on Explorer, 3.4% on Emerald and 3.15% on Diamond per transaction.

> Explorer plan: $0.30 + 3.9% per transaction Emerald plan: $0.30 + 3.4% per transaction Diamond plan: $0.30 + 3.15% per transaction
> — https://academy.auctria.com/credit_cards/processing_fees/ · Total Fees section, checked 28 October 2026

**All-in price at checkout** · Yes — By default the buyer pays exactly the amount owed with no fee added, so the first price is the full price; if you switch to Added mode the fee is built into the total the buyer sees before paying, and in Optional mode it is a checkbox.

> A bidder owing $100 pays exactly $100 ... Bidders don't see any mention of credit card fees
> — https://academy.auctria.com/credit_cards/processing_fees/ · Who Pays the Fees? Option 1: Quiet Mode, checked 28 October 2026

**Free events** · Yes — Auctria charges nothing per ticket, so a free event costs you only your annual license; its own fee is a percentage taken when a card is charged, which means free tickets carry no Auctria fee at all.

> NO per-ticket surcharges from Auctria
> — https://www.auctria.com/features/tickets/ · Ticket Features for a Smooth Guest Experience list, first bullet, checked 28 October 2026

**Fees on refunds** · Partly — Auctria returns its own integration percentage on every refund processed through the platform, but whether Stripe returns its share depends on when the Stripe account was opened, so newer accounts lose roughly 3.2% of the refunded amount.

> Account opened after September 14, 2017: Stripe keeps their fees (you lose that amount on refunds)
> — https://academy.auctria.com/credit_cards/processing_fees/ · Refunding Credit Card Fees, Stripe Refunds, checked 27 October 2026

**Nonprofit rates** · Partly — Auctria's own license price is the same for everyone and nonprofit status is not required to use it; the only nonprofit discount it points to is Stripe's separate 501(c)(3) processing program.

> No, you do not have to be a Non Profit to utilize Auctria.
> — https://www.auctria.com/pricing/ · FAQ, "Do we have to be a Non Profit to use Auctria?", checked 27 October 2026

**Plans and subscriptions** · Yes — Three yearly licenses priced by tracked revenue: free Explorer, Emerald at $375 a year and Diamond at $750 a year, and the higher the plan the lower Auctria's card fee, falling from 1% to 0.5% to 0.25%.

> Emerald $375 per year ... 0.5% Credit Card Fee * ... Diamond $750 per year ... 0.25% Credit Card Fee *
> — https://www.auctria.com/pricing/ · Plan cards, Emerald and Diamond columns, checked 28 October 2026

**Donations and tips** · Yes — Buyers can donate with or without buying a ticket through donation items and paddle raise, the same card fees apply as on any transaction, and the vendor states no tip is taken from donor dollars at checkout.

> with no payout delays, hidden holds, or tips taken from donor dollars
> — https://www.auctria.com/features/payments/ · Payment Collections and Donations, opening paragraph, checked 27 October 2026

**Sales tax on tickets** · Partly — adds a tax line you configure: Auctria calculates up to three sales taxes per category, inclusive or exclusive of the bid, and reports what was collected, but it does not remit anything and the feature needs a paid license.

> The Sales Tax feature is available on paid Auctria licenses.
> — https://academy.auctria.com/items/sales_tax/ · Sales Tax Requires a Paid License callout, checked 27 October 2026

### Getting paid

**When you get the money** · Yes — Money goes straight to the organizer's own Stripe or Authorize.Net account on that processor's normal payout schedule, net of fees, with Auctria stating it holds nothing back until after the event.

> Payments are securely processed and sent promptly to your payment processor, with no payout delays, hidden holds
> — https://www.auctria.com/features/payments/ · Payment Collections and Donations, opening paragraph, checked 27 October 2026

**Your buyers’ details** · Yes — Every ticket sale creates a participant record with the buyer's contact details, and the data can be exported as CSV into the organization's own CRM; Auctria does ask that bulk marketing go through a third-party email tool.

> Yes, you can use the data from Auctria with your CRM, provided you can import a CSV-formatted file or a spreadsheet into your CRM
> — https://academy.auctria.com/questions/faq-reports/crm-import-export/ · Can I Use Auctria With My CRM?, first paragraph, checked 27 October 2026

### Selling the tickets

**Ticket types and discounts** · Yes — Organizers can create unlimited ticket types including VIP, couples, full tables and foursomes, schedule early-bird pricing by visibility window, and discount with percentage or dollar coupon codes entered at checkout.

> Offer various options including individual tickets, couples tickets, full tables, and sponsored tickets to accommodate all types of attendees.
> — https://www.auctria.com/features/tickets/ · Versatile Ticket Sales section, checked 27 October 2026

**Reserved seating** · Partly — Seating is organizer-assigned rather than buyer-picked: tables with a seat count are created in the dashboard and guests are seated from an Assign Seating page, while buyers can only state a seating preference at registration.

> The tables and seating feature set provides in-person events with limited Tables and Seating assignments and management.
> — https://academy.auctria.com/tickets/ticket_management/tables_and_seating/ · Tables And Seating, introduction, checked 27 October 2026

**Questions at checkout** · Yes — Custom questions can be added per order on the contact and checkout form or per ticket on the ticket-holder form, in five field types, each optionally required and stored on the participant record.

> Ticket Holder | Ticket purchase forms, once for each ticket. | The guest's participant record. | Golf handicap
> — https://academy.auctria.com/event/custom_questions/ · Open the Custom Questions Page, tab table, checked 27 October 2026

**Registration forms and waivers** · Yes — Online registration is configurable field by field with custom questions, required address, phone and guest details, meal choices and a terms-of-use agreement whose wording the organizer can extend, though no dedicated e-signature waiver tool is described.

> Additional text for the required terms of use | Text shown alongside the standard terms of use that guests must agree to at checkout or registration.
> — https://academy.auctria.com/participants/registration/ · Online Registration settings table, checked 27 October 2026

**Online events** · Yes — Fully virtual fundraisers are supported with real-time online bidding, and checked-in guests receive an email and text containing a link that signs them straight into the event website.

> Take your live auction event online as part of an virtual auction with Auctria. Engage your bidders in real time through live online bidding.
> — https://www.auctria.com/virtual-live-auction/ · Easy-to-Use Virtual Live Auctions, opening paragraph, checked 27 October 2026

**Add-ons** · Yes — For Sale items let buyers add merchandise, drinks or food tickets at fixed prices alongside their admission, online or recorded in the room on the admin app.

> Sell swag, drinks, and food tickets at fixed prices. Guests can buy online or in person.
> — https://www.auctria.com/features/ · Raffles & Sales card, checked 27 October 2026

**Refunds and transfers by buyers** · Partly — Ticket holders can reassign their own tickets from the e-ticket or the My Account Ticket Hub, but refunds are an organizer action in the dashboard — the buyer has no self-serve refund request.

> Event participants can transfer their own tickets from their E-Ticket, or from their My Account page on the event website.
> — https://academy.auctria.com/tickets/ticket_management/transfer_ticket/ · Participant Ticket Transfer section, checked 27 October 2026

### At the door

**Check-in app** · Yes — The Auctria Admin App scans the QR code on a guest's e-ticket with the phone camera to open their check-in page; the vendor calls the apps optional and does not say whether scanning works without a connection.

> To open the camera, click the Scan QR Code button at the top right next to the search bar. This will use your device's camera and allow you to scan the QR code.
> — https://academy.auctria.com/auctria_admin_app/admin_app_check_in/ · Check-In with QR Code section, checked 27 October 2026

**Door sales** · Yes — Tickets can be sold at the door from the dashboard or the admin app, which acts as a tap-to-pay terminal, and cash or check payments can be recorded manually; no extra Auctria fee applies beyond the plan card percentage.

> Auctria's admin app turns your phone into a Tap-to-Pay terminal
> — https://www.auctria.com/features/payments/ · Streamlined Yet Flexible Payments and Collections list, checked 27 October 2026

**Apple Wallet** · Yes — E-tickets can be saved to Apple Wallet, and guests can also pay with Apple Pay at checkout on their phone.

> Tickets can be added to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet for easy access and convenience.
> — https://www.auctria.com/features/tickets/ · Digital Wallet Integration section, checked 27 October 2026

**Google Wallet** · Yes — The same digital wallet feature covers Google Wallet for storing the e-ticket, with Google Pay available as a payment method at checkout.

> Tickets can be added to Apple Wallet or Google Wallet for easy access and convenience.
> — https://www.auctria.com/features/tickets/ · Digital Wallet Integration section, checked 27 October 2026

### Finding buyers

**Listed where buyers browse** · Yes — Auctria runs a Public Events Page listing current and future events on the platform, and because the vendor charges no percentage of what an event raises, a sale sourced there costs no more than any other.

> To see a listing of current and future events look no further than the Public Events Page
> — https://www.auctria.com/features/event-website/ · Your Event, Perfectly Presented list, checked 27 October 2026

**Email to buyers** · Partly — Custom emails to participants are a paid-plan feature, but the vendor explicitly asks organizers to keep Auctria email transactional and to promote upcoming events through a third-party bulk email service instead.

> Auctria emails are intended for Transactional Emails rather than Marketing Emails.
> — https://academy.auctria.com/communication/transactional_versus_marketing_emails/ · Transactional vs Marketing Emails, opening paragraph, checked 27 October 2026

### What it connects to and where it is sold

**Works with** · Partly — Zapier is supported one way only, as four webhook triggers for participants, items, transactions and sales orders, and CRM transfer is by CSV export; no Mailchimp or accounting connector is documented.

> Zapier app type: Trigger-only webhook integration
> — https://academy.auctria.com/zapier_integration/ · Integration summary block, checked 27 October 2026

**API** · Partly — There are signed outbound webhooks delivered through Svix that other systems can subscribe to, but the vendor states the integration calls no Auctria API, so there is no documented public endpoint to read or write event data.

> The Auctria Zapier integration does not call an Auctria API directly.
> — https://academy.auctria.com/zapier_integration/ · Svix API endpoints section, first paragraph, checked 27 October 2026

### Starting and getting help

**Free to start** · Partly — The Explorer plan is free and sells paid tickets through Stripe, but it caps you at under $10K tracked income a year, 250 guests and 3 team members, and Auctria still takes a 1% fee on every card charge.

> Under $10K Tracked/year Explorer FREE 250 Guests Per Event 3 Team Members 1% Credit Card Fee
> — https://www.auctria.com/pricing/ · Plan cards, Explorer column, checked 28 October 2026

**Sign up without a sales call** · Yes — Anyone can open a free account without a card or a sales call, and there is a public demo dashboard and guest site to browse first; demos and paid setup help are optional extras.

> Get started with a free account for your event, no credit card required!
> — https://www.auctria.com/next-step/ · Try Auctria for free section, checked 27 October 2026

**Contract** · Yes — A license runs 12 months with no auto-renewal and no multi-year commitment; if it lapses the account drops to Explorer limits without losing data, and nothing requires exclusivity between events.

> We will not automatically bill you for each year. Should you choose to use Auctria for the next year you will need to re-enter payment details to renew your license. Auctria does not believe in locking you in for any multi-year obligations.
> — https://www.auctria.com/pricing/ · FAQ, "How does billing work? No Auto-Bill!", checked 27 October 2026

**Support on event day** · Partly — Chat and email support is included on every plan and is prioritized for paid licenses, with the terms promising reasonable efforts to answer within one business day; no phone line and no published support hours.

> the ability to make requests for technical support assistance by email at any time (with reasonable efforts by Auctria.com to respond within one business day)
> — https://www.auctria.com/terms-of-service/ · Payment and Renewal, Support clause, checked 27 October 2026

## Auctria alternatives

- [Race Entry](https://boxofficefees.com/raceentry) · Free plan: Free race management software paid for by one per-registration fee that already covers card processing.
- [GoFundMe Pro](https://boxofficefees.com/gofundme-pro) · Price on request: Nonprofit fundraising platform with event ticketing, registration and Live Events, sold by quote.
- [Eventbrite](https://boxofficefees.com/eventbrite) · Free plan, then $69 a month: Ticketing platform with a buyer-discovery marketplace and optional fee transfer.
- [RunSignup](https://boxofficefees.com/runsignup) · Free plan: Free endurance-event registration platform billed only through per-transaction processing fees.
- [Ticket Tailor](https://boxofficefees.com/ticket-tailor) · Free plan, then £0.60 (about $0.80) per ticket: Flat per-ticket fee ticketing paid into your own Stripe, PayPal or Square account.
- [TicketSpice](https://boxofficefees.com/ticketspice) · From $0.99 per ticket: Flat 99¢-per-ticket ticketing for events and attractions, with in-house payments and a box office app.
- [Givebutter](https://boxofficefees.com/givebutter) · Free plan, then $33.80 a month: Free nonprofit fundraising platform with event ticketing, auctions and a built-in donor CRM.
- [Humanitix](https://boxofficefees.com/humanitix) · Free plan, then $1.29 per paid ticket: Nonprofit ticketing: 5% + $1.29 a paid ticket, card processing included, profits to charity.
- [Zeffy](https://boxofficefees.com/zeffy) · Free plan: Free fundraising platform for nonprofits with event ticketing, auctions and a built-in donor CRM.

8 of the 9 publish a price.

[All 9 alternatives](https://boxofficefees.com/auctria/alternatives/)

## Sources and changes

Last changed 27 October 2026

**Sources** (18)

- https://www.auctria.com/pricing/, read 28 October 2026
- https://academy.auctria.com/credit_cards/processing_fees/, read 28 October 2026
- https://www.auctria.com/features/tickets/, read 28 October 2026
- https://www.auctria.com/features/payments/, read 27 October 2026
- https://academy.auctria.com/zapier_integration/, read 27 October 2026
- https://academy.auctria.com/auctria_admin_app/admin_app_check_in/, read 27 October 2026
- https://academy.auctria.com/communication/transactional_versus_marketing_emails/, read 27 October 2026
- https://academy.auctria.com/event/custom_questions/, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.auctria.com/features/, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.auctria.com/features/event-website/, read 27 October 2026
- https://academy.auctria.com/items/sales_tax/, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.auctria.com/next-step/, read 27 October 2026
- https://academy.auctria.com/participants/registration/, read 27 October 2026
- https://academy.auctria.com/questions/faq-reports/crm-import-export/, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.auctria.com/terms-of-service/, read 27 October 2026
- https://academy.auctria.com/tickets/ticket_management/tables_and_seating/, read 27 October 2026
- https://academy.auctria.com/tickets/ticket_management/transfer_ticket/, read 27 October 2026
- https://www.auctria.com/virtual-live-auction/, read 27 October 2026

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