Events.org vs iConnectX

Events.org provides nonprofits with event and fundraising tools, including ticketing, online donations, mobile bidding auctions, raffles, pledges, and donor stewardship. Registration pages support branding, mobile registration, custom questions, group registration, QR check-in, and automated receipts. Donor management includes records, recurring donations, thank-you messages, email campaigns, reminders, and real-time reports. Its iBid service handles auction item solicitation and catalogs, mobile bidding, participant SMS messages, and auction materials. The free plan promotes events on Events.org and partner sites, hosts free events, tracks attendees and registrations, and sends automated thank-you letters and receipts. Paid ticket sales are listed at $1, paid once, billed at 3.5% plus $1 per transaction rather than per ticket; business events are 5% plus $1 per transaction. The nonprofit fundraising suite costs $100 a month per admin user, with 3.5% plus $1 processing per transaction. Events.org is web-based and also lists Android and iOS platforms. Registration pages work on mobile devices without requiring an app download.

iConnectX provides fundraising tools for online auctions, event ticketing, Text-To-Give, and donations. Hosted events can combine a custom private webpage, ticket sales, an online auction, and a virtual platform for up to 1,000 participants. Ticketing supports multiple levels, early-bird pricing, emailed tickets with codes, and purchase reports. Auction features include item watch, auto-bid, and text and email notifications. Donation tools support custom amounts, receipts, reports, and social sharing; Text-To-Give provides a private mobile number for each event. The platform can generate or download files for entering event and donation data into a CRM. Its virtual ticketing option lists Zoom. iConnectX runs on Android, iOS, and the web and is described as fundraising technology for nonprofits and businesses. Hosted Events is listed at free; only transaction fees apply, with credit card fees of 2.29% + $0.15/transaction. Self-serve use excludes support, and support packages cost extra. BYO package listings specify up to 80 auction items per auction or up to 150 tickets per ticketed event.