Catalot vs HiBid

Both run online auctions for auction companies. The difference is in how you pay and how long the catalog takes. Catalot has no per-bid or card authorization fees, so a busy sale doesn't cost more for being busy, and AI drafts a 500-lot catalog in about 20 minutes instead of roughly 30 hours of typing.

Catalot and HiBid, side by side

	HiBid	Catalot
Subscription	$95 (1 user), $145 (2 to 5 users), $195 (6 to 9 users), $295 (Unlimited users) a month	$79 Starter, $199 Pro, $499 Volume a month; unlimited users
Share of hammer	2%	3% / 2.5% / 2.25%, halving above $15,000 within a sale
Per bid	$0.25 per unique bid, up to $150 an auction	None
Per card authorization	$1 each, up to $50 an auction	None
Cataloging	Typed by hand: roughly 30 hours for a 500-lot sale	Drafted by AI in about 20 minutes for 500 lots; you review

What a month costs

Seller	HiBid	Catalot
Small seller 3.3 sales a month, $1,384 hammer each	about $470	$216 Starter
Typical seller 4 sales a month, $10,000 hammer each	about $1,745	$1,199 Pro
Large seller 13 sales a month, $11,000 hammer each	about $5,700	$3,717 Volume
One big sale One $200,000 sale in a month	about $4,300	$2,887 Pro

Card processing is left out on both sides. HiBid fees: Auction Flex 360 pricing page, September 2026. HiBid monthly totals: Stuart Brothers' 2023 HiBid invoices. Catalot figures are the subscription plus the platform fee on each sale's hammer, calculated the way Catalot bills.

What comes with every Catalot plan

AI cataloging from photos and voice notes, with staff review
Pickup slots booked by buyers, QR check-in and handoff receipts
Shipping in-house, through a partner shipper, or an outside service
Consignor proposals, settlement statements and a consignor portal
Your lots on Catalot's marketplace, with search and saved-search alerts
Unlimited lots, sales and staff

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