Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Turn Your Online Store into a Thrilling Live Auction Experience!
| Bid Online Auction | SP Hide Price & Access Control | |
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| Screenshots | images | images |
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Hide prices, lock pages & set wholesale lock rules – built for B2B, wholesale & VIP stores.
| Metric | Bid Online Auction | SP Hide Price & Access Control |
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| Rating | 4.3 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 4 | ★ 66 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 4 tiers | — |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 28 supported | 20 supported |
| Listed since | Jun 2025 | Aug 2025 |
Based on the data on this page, SP Hide Price & Access Control is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 5.0★ vs Bid Online Auction's 4.3★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Bid Online Auction at Free plan available, SP Hide Price & Access Control at Free plan 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.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to SP Hide Price & Access Control; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Bid Online Auction's 4-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than SP Hide Price & Access Control's broader-but-shallower coverage.
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: Bid Online Auction audit • SP Hide Price & Access Control audit
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| Keyword | Bid Online Auction | SP Hide Price & Access Control |
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| auction price bidding | #1 | Not ranked |
| live auction bidding | #1 | Not ranked |
| login to see | Not ranked | #1 |
| access control | Not ranked | #1 |
| accounts and login | Not ranked | #3 |
Both Bid Online Auction and SP Hide Price & Access Control offer paid plans only. Bid Online Auction starts at Free plan available; SP Hide Price & Access Control starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
SP Hide Price & Access Control has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 66 reviews) compared to Bid Online Auction (4.3★ from 4 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
SP Hide Price & Access Control holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.3★). 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. SP Hide Price & Access Control has the deeper published review base (66 vs 4), 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.
Bid Online Auction typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (4 reviews). SP Hide Price & Access Control typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (66 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. Bid Online Auction and SP Hide Price & Access Control 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 Bid Online Auction" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
