Host Your Own Online Silent Auction, Fast

Bid Beacon’s online auction platform works on your computer, smartphone, or tablet. Start your first auction in 5 minutes or less!

Funds Raised

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Causes Supported

Fundraising Just Got Easier!

Bid Beacon has integrated with CommuniBee Suite to give fundraisers more tools to succeed!

Increase auction participation

Move your fundraiser online

Import your guest list to send out the invitation, or use your custom link to invite guests through social media or your website

Bid on your favourite items from the comfort and security of your own mobile device

Reach more donors

Promote your sponsors by adding their logos & URL to your auction, shown as a linked banner

Create donation levels to encourage guests to add a monetary donation

Thank item donors with their name, logo & URL within the item setup

Raise more funds

Accept payment directly through the app using Stripe, Square, PayPal, or Stripe Connect.

Guests receive live notifications if they are outbid to encourage more bidding

Transparent pricing with no upfront cost or hidden fees

What our customers say

We have used Bid Beacon for 2 online auctions now and love it. The team is incredibly responsive if you need help and our attendees have an incredible user friendly experience. It removes many administration tasks for managing an auction compared to pen and paper.

— Kendra W.

I have worked with Bid Beacon for two + years. They are fantastic. Their response time is very fast. Whenever I have a question, I send an email and they get back to me almost immediately. They even made a change in their report format when I requested. Their program is easy for me and the bidders to use. And, they continue to improve and add to their offerings. I HIGHLY recommend Bid Beacon to anyone.

— Sue G.

First, the customer service for this app is absolutely 1st class! any questions day or night are answered quickly and professionally. We ran a fantastic event using this App raising $100k from a silent and live auction. The system just works. Easy to setup with auction items and for users to find and download. Easy reporting after the event ensuring all items are collected and paid for. Worth EVERY $!

— Giscard R.

Went to a Silent Auction for the EBA recently and used Bid Beacon for the first time to bid on the items. What a fantastic app! Made the bidding process much easier and fun! And you don't have to constantly go back to the items to check your bid, it's all in the app.

— Gary S.

The customer service is fantastic! They would respond within 2 hours or less whenever I needed help, and they left me no time to be stressed. Also - if you think the price is too good to be true, it’s not. I would highly recommend this app to anyone who is planning a silent auction!

— Ashleigh P.

The app was easy to use and so much fun! It took a lot less time for our volunteers to prepare and set up. No bid sheets!! We were able to receive and manage last minute auction items very easily. My relatives from out of town loved being able to join in the fun. My brother wants to use it for their next silent auction.

— Adele C.

How it works

Start your auction

Start a Demo auction to try it out with your team, or go straight to the real thing! Add auction details, add your auction items, set up payment details, sponsors, and organizational details. If you get stuck, refer to our support pages or reach out to us.

Invite your guests

Import your guest list to the app, share on social media, or to your website and observe the action!

Get Paid

At the end of the auction, guests will be prompted to pay for their winnings. You can track payments, respond to guest messages, and facilitate distribution of items utilizing our easy-to-use admin dashboard.

A few of our clients

About Bid Beacon™

Bid Beacon™ was created when a local charity came to us unsatisfied with their traditional silent auction participation at events. They were looking for a modern silent auction app.

The team at Launch57 created Bid Beacon™ and has since helped thousands of fundraisers raise millions of dollars through our easy to use, self-managed program.

Bid Beacon™ is owned and managed by the team at Launch57, a mobile software development company located in Canada. We are very hands on with the solutions we create and can’t wait to help you raise more at your next fundraiser.

Looking for high-value auction item ideas to help attract more bids? We can help!

Latest resources

A fundraising professional shakes hands with the owner of a local art store after securing a silent auction donation.

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Using Bid Beacon was easy and useful and took you right through the app with... read more no issues.

Melissa McSwain

Only negative is the search by word didn’t work

ken anderson

What a great time bidding. Love that I could see items before hand. Also, loved... read more

Margaret
Nice and easy and safe to use very recommendable. Thank you for making it easy.

Andre Lab

Love this very easy

Suresh Ramlal

I used this system for the first time and it has been so smooth. ... read more

Sara Leger
The auction was really fun!! Awesome items to bid on! Very easy to bid and... read more you always notified if you are outbid.

Kathy Parker

Excellent app to gamify and support our silent auction. This made the auction so much... read more

Marc Haine

So easy!

Susan L Hartman, PLLC - other
Very easy to use

David L

Very fun and easy

Thomas Tymkowicz

First time using this site and found it easy to use! Updates were great and... read more easy payment (Apple Pay supported)

BobCarol Woolsey
Easy to use platform- great fundraising experience

C-L C.

We used this app to auction off several prizes to given at the end of... read more

Larry B

Everything worked very smoothly. Couldn't do it without you.

BC Grasslands
This is the 3rd or 4th time I've used Bid Beacon to either list items... read more

Jeannine Roy

Great auction platform easy to use and very responsive with bid notifications.

Jason Brown

Excellent product, clear and very easy to use.

GARY bender
Easy and clear instructions. Prompt updates on bids!

susan nicoll

Totally fun!

Terry Olsen

This was fun and very well-organized. Lots of work. Well done. Even... read more if I did get out-bid for everything!

Jo Riordan
We have been using it at Sari for several years and it’s easy to use

Arnie Lindquist

The folks serving the food were fabulous and very helpful with the Auction lots of... read more fun with families and friends

james Burgess

Bid Beacon was the easiest online auction service I have ever used. I was able... read more

Kalen Corrie
Super simple and easy to use and navigate!

Geoff spero

great service and easy to use.

Chris Draaistra

Such a fun time!!

Annette Barrios
We have used Bid Beacon for 2 online auctions now and love it. The team... read more

Kendra Wambold

Super user friendly. Quick bids were very handy. New bids refreshed automatically. Won both auctions... read more I wanted

Cindy Fleming (Cindy Fleming)

Very easy to use. Worked quickly and efficiently when bidding. I'm impressed.

John Rose

Host Your Own Online Silent Auction, Fast

Increase Participation

Reach More Donors

Raise More Funds

Fundraising Just Got Easier!

Increase auction participation

Reach more donors

Raise more funds

What our customers say

How it works

Start your auction

Invite your guests

Get Paid

A few of our clients

About Bid Beacon™

Looking for high-value auction item ideas to help attract more bids? We can help!

Latest resources

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