How we compare
Modern software for the book trade
Coming from AbeBooks HomeBase, BookHound, BookTrakker, or an ageing Access/Filemaker database? Biblio Catalogue brings your stock, customers, orders and catalogues into one place — in your browser, on any device.
| Feature | Biblio Catalogue | Desktop software (HomeBase, BookHound, BookTrakker) | Spreadsheet / Access database |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runs in any web browser — nothing to install | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Works on phone & tablet | ✓ | — | Limited |
| Automatic backups & updates | ✓ | — | — |
| Full antiquarian cataloguing (place · publisher · date split, edition, condition, keywords) | ✓ | ✓ | Limited |
| Add a book by ISBN or barcode scan — details fill in automatically | ✓ | Limited | — |
| Instant search & filter across all stock | ✓ | ✓ | Limited |
| Condition photographs per book | ✓ | Limited | — |
| Customers & mailing list (with labels) | ✓ | Limited | — |
| Orders & per-customer history | ✓ | Limited | — |
| Printed & PDF catalogue production in your house style | ✓ | — | — |
| A book in several catalogues at once; bulk-add from your stock list | ✓ | Limited | — |
| Smart catalogues that fill themselves from a saved search | ✓ | — | — |
| Import existing data with automatic column-matching | ✓ | Limited | n/a |
| Export to AbeBooks, Biblio, Alibris, CSV & plain text | ✓ | Limited | Limited |
| Multiple staff logins | ✓ | — | — |
| Live business dashboard (stock value, margins, sales) | ✓ | — | — |
| Your data, exportable any time | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pricing | £15/mo 30-day free trial | Desktop licence / subscription | Free, but manual |
The catalogue advantage
Most tools just push listings to marketplaces. Biblio Catalogue also produces a proper print-ready catalogue — your logo, your house style, with or without prices — the way the trade has always worked.
Nothing to install or back up
Legacy software lives on one Windows PC. Biblio Catalogue runs in your browser on any computer or tablet, updates itself, and backs up automatically — your stock is never trapped on one machine.
All-in-one
Stock, customers & mailing, orders, catalogues and a live dashboard in one place — instead of a stock tool here, a mailing list there, and a spreadsheet for sales.
Switching is easy
Coming from HomeBase, BookHound or a desktop database?
Desktop tools like HomeBase and BookHound tie your life's work to a single Windows PC (and BookHound is no longer sold to new users). Export a spreadsheet from your current system and our importer matches the columns for you — it even splits a combined “Place: pub, date” field into three. Prefer us to do it? We’ll migrate your stock for you, free.
Your data stays yours, and you can export it any time.
Comparison reflects our understanding of typical legacy bookselling tools as of 2026; competitor products and features change — check their current details. BookHound and BookTrakker are trademarks of their respective owners.