Drouot.com vs Augusta Auctions
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drouot.com
Discover and bid on a vast selection of authenticated artworks and collectibles from European auction houses. Participate in live and online-only auctions for furniture, art, jewelry, wines, and more, with options for automatic bidding and shipment coordination.
- Discover vintage furniture, art, jewelry, and wines
- Participate in live and online-only auctions
- Search by category, artist, or keyword
- Set alerts for new lots
- Save lots as favorites
- Place automatic bids
- Estimate delivery and arrange shipment
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On DROUOT.com, discover vintage furniture, antique paintings, fashion accessories, jewelry, fine wines and sculptures. Over 700 European auctioneers present nearly 3 million authenticated and appraised works of art and collectibles each year, accessible to all budgets. Discover surprising and inspiring objects as if you were in the famous Hôtel Drouot in Paris, in an auction room in France or elsewhere in the world. The drouot.com application offers live sales (live broadcasts of physical sales) and online-only sales (entirely dematerialized). 【TO TAKE PART IN AUCTIONS】 Whether you're a collector, occasional buyer or antique dealer: Search for an object by category, artist name, auction house or keyword from early paintings to contemporary art, from design to classic furniture, from lithographs to photographs, from watches to branded jewelry. Register an alert to be notified as soon as a new lot matching your search comes up for sale. Create your account to register for sales and view your alerts and auction history at any time. When registering for sales, additional elements may be requested by the Auction House (ID, credit card imprint). Save lots as favorites for easy follow-up before the sale, and find out the auction result afterwards. Thanks to Live technology, you can experience the thrill of live bidding as if you were in the room, but you can also leave automatic bids to be played for you. If you have a question about a sale or lot, easily contact the auction house whose contact details can be found in the catalog's ""Information"" tab. Estimate delivery costs and organize the shipment of your lots thanks to our partner carriers. 【DROUOT.com is continental Europe's #1 auction marketplace for fine art and collectibles. 】 【ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY CATEGORIES】 Find something among: BEAUX ARTS: Icons, Master paintings, Impressionist and modern paintings, Post-war and contemporary paintings, Posters, Watercolors, Lithographs, Photographs, Street Art, Sculptures, marbles and bronzes FURNITURE AND ART OBJECTS : Chairs, Sofas, Armchairs, Stools, Tables, Bookcases, Buffets and enfilades, Desks, Chests, Consoles and corner units, Beds, Screens, Ceramics, Display items, Mirrors, Rugs, Vases, Lighting fixtures COLLECTIVE OBJECTS: Cameras, Musical instruments, Books and manuscripts, Comics, Autographs, Weapons, hunting and militaria, Toys and models, Numismatics LUXURY & ART OF LIVING : Jewelry and precious stones, Rings, Earrings, Cufflinks, Bracelets, Brooches, Necklaces, Fashion and vintage, Handbags (Chanel, Hermes...), Watches (Rolex, Omega...), Tableware and silverware, Housewares and Flatware, Fine Wines ARTS OF ASIA : Arts of the Far East, India and Japan ARTS OF THE WORLD: Archaeology, Arts of Africa, America and Oceania, Inuit Art, Islamic Art, Judaica, Religions. Our networks : Instagram: @drouot_paris Instagram: @lagazettedrouot Facebook + LinkedIn: Drouot Facebook + LinkedIn: La Gazette Drouot Twitter: @Drouot Twitter: @gazette_drouot TikTok: @drouot_paris Pinterest : @drouot_
Augusta Auctions
This app connects buyers and sellers of rare fashion items and museum deaccessions. It represents institutions and individuals, ensuring textile treasures are marketed globally to serious buyers in the fashion, museum, film, and textile worlds.
- Auctioning museum deaccessions
- Selling rare fashion items
- Global marketing for consignors
- Targeted marketing programs
- Online and in-person bidding
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Augusta Auctions represents museums, historical societies, universities and other institutions bringing to market museum deaccessions and patron donations, with sale proceeds earmarked to benefit their permanent collections. Our company also represents individuals and select estates in the auction of rare fashion items. Consignors, both institutional and individual, are assured that their textile treasures will be treated with respect and will benefit from our targeted marketing programs directed to our customer base around the globe. Serious buyers from the international fashion, museum, film and textile worlds travel each year to New York City, Vermont and Massachusetts to attend our specialty auctions. Consigned lots benefit from lively bidding online or at our various sale venues.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Augusta Auctions at free against Drouot.com's free with in-app purchases. Augusta Auctions also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Drouot.com's advantage is ratings volume (550 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Augusta Auctions holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drouot.com has 550 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Drouot.com ships an update every 6 weeks, Augusta Auctions every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drouot.com | Augusta Auctions |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (550 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 550 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Drouot Si | International Auction Partners, Inc |
Customer experience
Drouot.com
Augusta Auctions
In-app purchases
Drouot.com
No in-app purchases
Augusta Auctions
No in-app purchases
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