Auction Today vs Bidly: Auction and Bidding App
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for Auction Today, Oct 13, 2026 for Bidly.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9/month for Auction Today and $9.99/month for Bidly.
- Bidly lists 6 features Auction Today’s listing doesn’t mention, including Admin alerts, Buttons, Custom links.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Canada
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
FREE
- · 1 Auction
- · Automatic Bids
- · Buyout & Reserve Price
- · Multicurrency Bidding
- · Multilanguage
- · Penny product
STARTER
- · 15 Auctions
- · All in FREE PLAN
- · Auction Summary in Collection Page
- · Automation
- · Create Bulk Auction
- · Dedicated auction collection
Pro
- · All from Starter Plan
- · Bulk auctions
- · Buyer premium support
- · Email notifications & Custom subdomain
- · Integrations
- · Unlimited Auctions
Enterprise
- · API
- · All from Pro Plan
- · Approved Bidders
- · Bulk import auctions from CSV
- · Buyer Deposit
- · Customise email template
Free
- · 1 active auction at a time
- · Core auction workflows
- · Standard Bidly branding
Basic
- · 3 active auctions
- · Core auction workflows
- · Standard Bidly branding
Pro
- · 20 active auctions
- · Core auction workflows
- · Marketplace customization
- · Popcorn bidding
- · Remove Bidly branding
- · Widget customization
Enterprise
- · Core auction workflows
- · Live chat box (for bidders)
- · Marketplace customization
- · Popcorn bidding
- · Remove Bidly branding
- · Unlimited auctions
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureTurn any Shopify product into a professional online auction with Auction Today. Run fully customisable auctions with Proxy Bidding, Reserve Prices, Buy-Now, Popcorn & Penny Auctions, plus add "Make an Offer" button so customers can negotiate prices. Built-in fraud protection keeps bidding safe and serious. Perfect for collectibles, trading cards, art, jewellery, antiques, charity events and limited editions.
Bidly is a live auction app for Shopify that lets merchants sell products through real-time bidding. Merchants can create and manage auctions from an admin dashboard, while customers place bids directly on product pages or a dedicated auction marketplace. Bidly supports anti-snipe bidding, reserve prices, buy-now options, live chat, automated emails, and seamless winner order creation.
- Run auction on your product and variants in multi-currency
- Auction Collection page, Reserve Price, Buy out price, Popcorn Bidding.
- Proxy / Automatic Bidding - enrich bidding experience by allowing max bid value.
- Penny auctions, Multi-language support & fully customisable widgets.
- Real-time bidding with popcorn anti-snipe extension
- Embedded widget on product pages with live bids & timer
- Dedicated customizable auction marketplace page
- Optional live chat per auction to build bidder excitement
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Auction Today |  Bidly |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 653 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | +25 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 54 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 21% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Arts & Entertainment, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Auction Today | Bidly |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 331 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 9 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 6% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Auction Today | Bidly |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9/month(ahead) | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Auction Today | Bidly |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #2(ahead) | #76 |
| Shopify App Charts | #6 in Pricing quotes | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Aug 10, 2022 | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Apex Apps | Human Intelligence Studio Limited |
FAQ
Auction Today and Bidly: common questions
- Is Auction Today or Bidly cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9/month for Auction Today and $9.99/month for Bidly. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Auction Today lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-email responses, Counter offers, Multi-language. Bidly lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Admin alerts, Buttons, Custom links, Email templates. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Nov 8, 2026 for Auction Today, Oct 13, 2026 for Bidly; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Nov 8, 2026 for Auction Today, Oct 13, 2026 for Bidly. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.