Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Create urgency, increase engagement and boost sales with live product auctions & bidding.
| Auction Today | Q | |
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| Metric | Auction Today | Q:Request a Quote & Hide Price |
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| Rating | 4.9 ★ | 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 308 | 105 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free trial available |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 3 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 16 supported |
| Listed since | Aug 2022 | Mar 2021 |
Auction Today and Q:Request a Quote & Hide Price are evenly matched on rating (4.9★ vs 4.9★) — 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, Q:Request a Quote & Hide Price 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 105), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Q:Request a Quote & Hide Price'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 • Q:Request a Quote & Hide Price audit
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| Keyword | Auction Today | Q |
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| pricing quote | #127 | #11 |
| shop | #49 | #54 |
Both Auction Today and Q:Request a Quote & Hide Price offer paid plans only. Auction Today starts at Free plan available; Q:Request a Quote & Hide Price starts at Free trial available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Auction Today (4.9★, 308 reviews) and Q:Request a Quote & Hide Price (4.9★, 105 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating — both sit at 4.9★. Auction Today does carry the larger published review base (308 vs 105). 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 105), 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). Q:Request a Quote & Hide Price typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (105 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 Q:Request a Quote & Hide Price 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 Q:Request a Quote & Hide Price" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
