Pricing
Unlimited lots and sales on every plan. No per-bid fees and no card authorization fees.
Starter
$79 a month
A sale a month or so
- Unlimited lots and sales
- 3% of hammer
- 500 AI drafts a month
Pro
$199 a month
A sale most weeks
- Unlimited lots and sales
- 2.5% of hammer
- 2,500 AI drafts a month
Volume
$499 a month
Several sales a week
- Unlimited lots and sales
- 2.25% of hammer
- 10,000 AI drafts a month
Enterprise
Let's talk
Multiple auction houses, custom terms
- Unlimited lots and sales
- Fee and AI drafts set by agreement
- Onboarding help for your team
Everything else, stated plainly
| Share of hammer | Starter 3%, Pro 2.5%, Volume 2.25% of each sale's hammer, and half that rate on the part of a sale above $15,000. |
|---|---|
| AI drafts | 500 a month on Starter, 2,500 a month on Pro, 10,000 a month on Volume; then 12¢ a lot. |
| Card processing | Charges go through your own Stripe account, so you pay Stripe's processing fee directly. Catalot adds 0.5% of each charge. Bidders pay nothing extra. |
| Shipping labels | The buyer pays postage plus a 15% label margin (at least $1 a label), which Catalot keeps. You set your own handling fee on top. |
| Per bid, per card authorization | None. |
| Free trial | The first 2 months of your subscription are free, counted from when your first sale closes, while you close at least 2 sales a month. Put a card on file at signup; billing starts in month 3. The share of hammer and processing apply from your first sale. |
| Pay yearly | Prepay a year and get 2 months free: Starter $790, Pro $1,990, Volume $4,990 a year. |
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.
Catalot vs HiBid in more detail
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