Pricing for auction houses that want predictable software costs
We are onboarding our founding auction houses. Your subscription is agreed directly with us, and you keep every hammer price — we never take a commission.
No commission
Every hammer price is yours. We charge a subscription, not a share.
Auctionomy charges a flat software subscription, never a slice of your sales. The buyer's premium you negotiated stays yours, and so does the relationship with the bidder who paid it.
Starter
For single-event houses building a modern online presence
Founding partner pricing
Set with you, around your sale calendar.
- Up to 2 live or timed auctions per month
- 500 published lots included
- Real-time bidder approvals
- Live audio clerking with realtime bidding
- Hands-on migration and onboarding
Pro
For growing auction houses that need more throughput and polish
Founding partner pricing
Set with you, against the sale volume you actually run.
- Unlimited live and timed auctions
- Unlimited lots and bidder seats
- Priority onboarding and support
- Advanced bidder and revenue analytics
- Custom-branded catalog and checkout flows
- CSV lot import and results export
Business
For multi-location operations with custom workflows and reporting
Founding partner pricing
Set with you, across your locations and teams.
- Everything in Pro
- Dedicated launch management
- White-label and custom domain options
- Bespoke integrations and reporting
- A direct line to the people building it
Marketplace vs Auctionomy
Two different ways to pay for online bidding
A marketplace charges a commission on your hammer price, then stacks per-event and per-lot fees on top of it. We charge a flat subscription. That is the whole difference, and it is why a good sale costs you nothing extra here.
Listing on a marketplace
Priced as a share of your sale
- A commission on the hammer price of everything you sell through them
- A fee for each sale event, and often for each lot and each bid
- Card and payment processing charged again on top
- Billed in their currency, which may not be the one you bank in
- The better your sale, the larger the bill
Running it on Auctionomy
Priced as fixed software
- A flat subscription, agreed with you before you start
- No commission on hammer price or buyer's premium, ever
- No per-event, per-lot or per-bid charge
- The same monthly figure whether you sell one lot or a thousand
- Bidders register with you, on your own domain
Sources, and what we are not claiming
We compare the two charging models, not the bill from any one marketplace. Published seller rates vary by category, lot value, sale format and country, and they are revised without notice. A number printed on this page would be stale before you read it. Ask us and we will work through your own figures with you rather than someone else's average. Fee structures above were checked against the marketplaces' own published rate cards in August 2026.
One thing worth weighing honestly: a marketplace sells you demand as well as a channel. A flat subscription only saves you money on the bidders you already own — your repeat buyers, your mailing list, your local reputation. For bidders a marketplace introduced, you would be trading a commission bill for a marketing job. We would rather say that now than after you have moved.
FAQ
Questions teams ask before they switch
Straight answers on pricing, onboarding, migration, and what coming in early actually buys you.
Why is there no price on this page?
Because we are onboarding founding auction houses and agreeing each subscription directly, against the sale volume you actually run. Publishing a number we intend to negotiate anyway would waste your time. Talk to us and you will have a figure the same week.
Do you take a commission on hammer price or buyer's premium?
No. Auctionomy charges a flat platform subscription only. You keep your hammer revenue, buyer's premium, and post-sale proceeds without a platform commission layered on top.
What counts as an auction against a plan limit?
One sale event, from the moment you publish its catalogue to the moment its last lot closes — whether you run it live with a clerk or as a timed online sale. Re-offering unsold lots in a later sale is a new event. Only Starter has a monthly limit at all; Pro and Business do not, so for most houses this never comes up.
Can we change plans later?
Yes, in either direction, from the start of the next billing period. Because your subscription is agreed with us directly rather than picked off a page, moving between plans is a conversation rather than a new contract. Tell us your sale calendar has changed and we will move you.
Is there a setup fee?
Whatever we agree is the whole of it. Onboarding, meaning catalogue migration, bidder communications and launch planning, is part of the founding-partner arrangement. If a one-off setup charge applies to your situation you will hear that figure in the same conversation as the subscription. Nothing reaches an invoice you have not already seen.
What do I get for coming in early?
A direct line to the people building the platform, real influence over what gets built next, and a subscription agreed once and not repriced out from under you. In exchange we ask for honest feedback from a real saleroom.
Can you help us migrate from another platform?
Yes. Every founding partner gets hands-on help with catalogue data, bidder communications, and live-sale launch planning. At this stage we do the migration with you rather than hand you a guide.
When should we choose Business?
Business suits auction houses with multi-location teams, white-label requirements, or integrations that need a tailored rollout plan. It matches the Business tier in checkout, so the plan you discuss is the plan you are billed for.