Abhinath Jadhav · August 4, 2026
Not all "cricket auction software" does the same job. Some are fantasy-style games; others are genuine tools for organizing a real player auction for a real tournament. If you're running an actual league, here's the checklist worth going through before you pick one — and how AuctionBase covers each point.
If a tool needs someone to manually track the current bid and purse balance on the side, it isn't really auction software — it's a shared spreadsheet with extra steps.
The software should stop a team from bidding past its remaining budget — this is the single most common manual-auction error it should eliminate.
Auctioneers call players by name and role; a player pool with photos and categories (batter, bowler, all-rounder, wicketkeeper) speeds up the calling process.
Not everyone should be able to edit purse totals. Look for separate permissions so team owners can only bid, not adjust budgets.
The auctioneer typically runs the session from a laptop; team owners usually join from a phone. Software that only works on one device type creates friction on auction day.
AuctionBase covers all five out of the box — see the full feature list or the plan comparison for team and player limits per tier, or the app overview for how it runs day-to-day. If this is your first time running an auction rather than switching tools, start with the how-to guide instead.
Fantasy-style apps simulate cricket for entertainment and don't involve real teams or real money changing hands. Auction software like AuctionBase manages a real player auction for a real tournament — actual team owners bidding real budgets for actual players who'll play in the league.
Yes — the free Starter tier covers up to 4 teams and 60 players with live auction support and basic player registration, enough to run a real local tournament before deciding whether to upgrade.
Yes, if it's genuinely web-based rather than requiring everyone in one room. AuctionBase runs in any browser, so the auctioneer can run the session from a laptop while team owners follow or bid from their own phones, wherever they are.