Gala, auction & fundraising-event software
Mobile bidding, auction check-out, event ticketing and paddle raises for charity events (OneCause, GiveSmart, Givebutter).
4 leading companies in gala, auction & fundraising-event software, one segment of donor & member management — Fundraising and donor software for charities, not-for-profits and non-profits — plus members, galas and events.
new market segment · researched 2026-11-14
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Leading gala, auction & fundraising-event software companies
4 companies, with the scale each source states. Scale is the whole company's unless the row says otherwise.
| Company | Where | What they do | Scale |
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| Galafy Featured Same owner as Research Upon. ↗ | Kelowna, Canada | Private membership association and social club platform, by invitation only, with members, chapters and events (curated dinners, galas, golf, heli tours) across BC and Alberta: Banff, Kelowna, Kamloops, Vernon, Penticton, Whistler, Vancouver and the Kootenays. | — |
| OneCause ↗ | Indianapolis, United States since 2008 | Charity auction, mobile bidding, gala ticketing and online fundraising software; acquired by Bonterra on 2025-10-15. | funds raised through platform (cumulative): 8 USD billions (more than) (2026) ↗ |
| Givebutter ↗ | Free-to-use fundraising platform: donation forms, events and ticketing, auctions, peer-to-peer and a built-in donor CRM. | donations powered: 300 USD millions (300M+, period not stated) (2026) ↗ | |
| Momentive Software ↗ | Roll-up of association and nonprofit software: Personify, WildApricot, MemberClicks, YourMembership, NetForum and Nimble AMS, GiveSmart event fundraising, A2Z Events. | customers: 37,000 mission-driven organizations (more than), 30+ countries (2026) ↗ |
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In Canada
- 2026-11Personify, now part of Momentive Software, lists Toronto as one of its four major offices; Keela (founded 2013, donor management) is now part of the Velora suite with Raisely and Aplos. ↗
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The donor & member management market
The whole market this segment sits in.
charitable giving received by US charities (the money these tools help raise) · US617.2
↗USD billions · 2025
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Quick answers
- What is gala, auction & fundraising-event software?
- Mobile bidding, auction check-out, event ticketing and paddle raises for charity events (OneCause, GiveSmart, Givebutter). It is one segment of the donor & member management market.
- Who are the leading gala, auction & fundraising-event software companies?
- Galafy (Canada), OneCause (United States), Givebutter, Momentive Software.
- Which Canadian companies are in gala, auction & fundraising-event software?
- Galafy, Kelowna.
- How big is the donor & member management market?
- For the whole donor & member management market, not this segment alone: charitable giving received by US charities (the money these tools help raise) (US) 617.2 USD billions, 2025 — Giving USA Foundation.