Comparison

Equipment Trader vs Surplus Record

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Equipment Trader

This app connects individuals and businesses needing heavy equipment with dealers selling and renting it. It offers a vast selection of classified ads for various types of equipment, facilitating online research and purchasing.

Highlights
  • Connects buyers and sellers of heavy equipment
  • Extensive classified ad listings
  • Search for earthmoving, agricultural, and industrial equipment
  • Find trailers and salvage items
  • Supports dealers and independent owners
  • Online research and purchasing tools
Features
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EquipmentTrader's mission is to bring everyone who needs heavy equipment to the dealers who sell and rent it. We believe in supporting small business and civic needs through robust search capabilities while keeping an eye on an easy Visitor experience. EquipmentTrader is a part of the Trader Interactive family of sites which also include CommercialTruckTrader, CycleTrader, and RVTrader. At EquipmentTrader, you will find the widest selection of classified ads with over 110,000 listings to choose from and dealers nationwide. EquipmentTrader is the leading online classified advertising service bringing equipment buyers and sellers together in one virtual marketplace. We reach over 1 million active equipment buyers a month through our website. We showcase a variety of earthmoving, agricultural, forestry, mining and industrial equipment, as well as trailers and salvage items. EquipmentTrader provides dealers and independent owners alike access to equipment buyers who are interested in researching and purchasing new and used equipment online. EquipmentTrader is part of TraderOnline.com's network of Web sites covering new and used vehicle categories such as boats, trucks, motorcycles, ATVs and aircraft, as well as general merchandise. Our number one goal is to provide the best service possible for our users. As a division of Trader Interactive, EquipmentTrader boasts the very best in technical support, hardware and software to ensure that we are always ready when you need us.

About

Surplus Record

Easily search a vast directory of new and used industrial equipment, including machine tools, pumps, and generators. Connect with dealers to sell your idle assets quickly and reach over 135,000 manufacturers monthly.

Highlights
  • Search large equipment directory
  • Find metalworking and fabricating tools
  • Browse chemical and process equipment
  • List machinery for sale
  • Reach manufacturers and end-users
  • Sell idle assets quickly
  • Get offers within 24 hours
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The Surplus Record app is the easiest and fastest way to search through one of the largest directories of new and used capital equipment, machine tools, machinery, and industrial equipment. With over 90,000 listings, you're guaranteed to find the industrial asset you need; including metalworking and fabricating machine tools, chemical and process equipment, cranes, air compressors, pumps, motors, circuit breakers, generators, transformers, turbines, and much more! Interested in listing your own machinery on Surplus Record to market them to 135,000+ manufacturers and end-users each month? Check out the "Sell With Us" part of the app in the header, there are no commissions and you pay one low monthly fee. If you have just a few idle assets lying around your warehouse or manufacturing floor and want to sell them quickly. You can also use this app to instantly reach out to Surplus Records machinery dealers with the machine you need to sell, and you'll get offers within 24 hours. Click "Wanteds" in the header of the app. (It's Free!)

Screenshots

Equipment Trader4 screens
Surplus Record4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Surplus Record at 100% against Equipment Trader's 23%. Surplus Record also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Equipment Trader's advantage is ratings volume (544 vs 4). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Surplus Record holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Equipment Trader has 544 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 23% of Equipment Trader's written reviews are positive against 100% of Surplus Record's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Equipment Trader versus Surplus Record: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEquipment TraderSurplus Record
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (544 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings544 — better4
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrader Interactive, LLCSurplus Record Inc.

Customer experience

Equipment Trader

All ratings544 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative73.1%

Surplus Record

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Equipment Trader

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App fails/crashes frequently
  • Login issues (password/username not remembered)
  • Search feature not working correctly
  • Limited search results and inability to load more
  • App crashes when trying to load more results
Show 5 more
  • App crashes upon opening and hitting search
  • App not working on specific iOS versions
  • App crashes on iPhone after updates
  • App doesn't display local dealers
  • App crashes when opening

Requested features

3 requests
  • More filters for tractors (e.g., HP range, compact)
  • Improved search functionality
  • Landscape view on iPad

Surplus Record

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Equipment Trader

No in-app purchases

None

Surplus Record

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Equipment Trader free?
Equipment Trader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Surplus Record free?
Surplus Record is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Equipment Trader or Surplus Record?
Surplus Record is rated higher. Equipment Trader averages 4.7 out of 5 from 544 ratings, while Surplus Record averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Equipment Trader or Surplus Record have ads?
Neither Equipment Trader nor Surplus Record shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Equipment Trader or Surplus Record?
Equipment Trader ships an update weekly, and Surplus Record weekly. Most recently, Equipment Trader was updated on September 26, 2026 and Surplus Record on September 14, 2026.

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