Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Create urgency, increase engagement and boost sales with live product auctions & bidding.
| Auction Today | Auctioneers Plus | |
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Host interactive live auctions to drive engagement and connect with customers in real time.
| Metric | Auction Today | Auctioneers Plus: Live Auction |
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| Rating | 4.9 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 308 | 2 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free trial available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Aug 2022 | Apr 2025 |
Auction Today and Auctioneers Plus: Live Auction are evenly matched on rating (4.9★ vs 5.0★) — the differentiator comes down to pricing fit, feature breadth, and which app's interaction pattern suits your team's workflow.
Pricing entry tiers: Auction Today at Free plan available, Auctioneers Plus: Live Auction at Free trial available. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
Auction Today has the larger user base (308 reviews vs 2), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Auctioneers Plus: Live Auction's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended evaluation path: install both apps' free tiers (where available) and run them in parallel on a small cohort for 7-14 days before committing. The data tables below show the per-feature breakdown — for most merchants the deciding factor will be a single integration or workflow detail that's hard to compare from listing pages alone.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Auction Today audit • Auctioneers Plus: Live Auction audit
| Keyword | Auction Today | Auctioneers Plus |
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| auction | #1 | #14 |
| auctions | #1 | #15 |
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Both Auction Today and Auctioneers Plus: Live Auction offer paid plans only. Auction Today starts at Free plan available; Auctioneers Plus: Live Auction starts at Free trial available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Auction Today (4.9★, 308 reviews) and Auctioneers Plus: Live Auction (5.0★, 2 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
Auctioneers Plus: Live Auction holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Auction Today has the deeper published review base (308 vs 2), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Auction Today typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (308 reviews). Auctioneers Plus: Live Auction typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (2 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Auction Today and Auctioneers Plus: Live Auction both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Auctioneers Plus: Live Auction" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
