Auction Experts vs BidPro
Auction Experts
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| Figure | Auction Experts | BidPro |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | €720/mo | $750/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 3 |
| Spec score · Auction Software | 8.2 (#7) | 8.0 (#12) |
| Auction formats | The platform supports timed, live, sealed-bid and Dutch auctions from one back office. | The platform supports live, virtual live and timed auctions. |
| Bidding | The bidding engine supports real-time bids from web, apps and external platforms, proxy bidding and soft-close extensions. | Features include pre-bidding, automatic or absentee bidding, and configurable bid increments that can adjust based on bidding patterns. |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| Hosting | The service runs on Microsoft Azure in the West Europe region, with continuous monitoring and automatic scaling. | BidPro says its platform is hosted on AWS Cloud and advertises guaranteed 99.9% uptime. |
| Product | Auction Experts provides hosted, white-label auction software for auction houses, liquidators, dealers and charities. | BidPro provides a white label online auction platform for auctioneers to create and manage auctions on their own branded websites. |
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Auction Experts
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BidPro
BidPro is a white-label online auction platform for auctioneers who want to run auctions on their own branded websites. It supports live, virtual live and timed auctions, with livestreaming that BidPro describes as having sub-second latency and says can connect to third-party platforms. Its AI cataloguing tool can generate lot titles, descriptions, estimates, opening bids and bid increments from photos. Auctioneers can import catalogues from Excel and match bulk-imported photos to lots using barcodes. Bidders can pre-bid or use automatic and absentee bidding, while increments can be configured to respond to bidding patterns. Auctioneers can require documents at registration and approve bidders before they participate. Marketing options include custom SEO tags and keywords, Google Analytics tags, and contact exports for bulk email or SMS providers. There is a free Bidder plan and a free trial. Pay As You Go is $65, paid once, with a 0.5% to 0.25% commission, excluding VAT; Monthly Contract is $750 a month, excluding VAT. The signup guide says charges depend on subscription type and users set up payment details with BidPro's payment provider.