AuctionMethod vs Online Auction Solutions
AuctionMethod
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| Figure | AuctionMethod | Online Auction Solutions |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $100/mo | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Auction Software | 8.6 (#4) | 7.0 (#27) |
| Headquarters | Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, United States | Maple Plain, MN, USA |
| Integrations | Named integrations and connection options include Mailchimp, GA4, Google Tag Manager, APIs, Avalara, EasyPost, Smarty, and UserWay. | The site lists advertising integrations including Google, Facebook, and Criteo, plus feeds and APIs for directory sites and other systems such as accounting software. |
| Payments | The platform supports Fiserv, Stripe, Authorize.net, and eWay, and payments go into the customer's own merchant account. | Optional credit card processing can support bidder preregistration, requiring a card before bidding, and paying invoices on the site. |
Plans
AuctionMethod
- Growth$100 a month
- Scale$750 a month
- Custom Solutions$1,500 a month
Online Auction Solutions
- Online Auction SolutionsPriced on request
In their own words
AuctionMethod
AuctionMethod is white-label auction software for setting up events and managing lots, consignors, bidders, and sales. It supports timed online, simulcast, blind timed, catalog-only, fixed-price, and perpetual events. Management tools cover cataloging, bidder registration, invoices, taxes, payments, and reports. The Auctioneer Toolbox app for Android and iOS supports item cataloging, photos, and pickup management. Payments can use Fiserv, Stripe, Authorize.net, or eWay, with proceeds going to the customer's own merchant account. Users can export bidder, listing, and report data, upload by CSV, or connect through APIs. Named integrations include Mailchimp, GA4, Google Tag Manager, Avalara, EasyPost, Smarty, and UserWay. Plans include unlimited auctions, bids, lots, items, photos, and admin users. Growth costs $100 a month with a one-time $250 account activation; Scale is $750 a month with a one-time $2500 activation. Custom Solutions starts at $1,500 a month with a one-time $5000 activation. There is a 30-day trial, and subscriptions are month to month and cancelable at any time. The company says it charges no commissions or per-lot, event, or photo fees.
Online Auction Solutions
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