AutoBidPilot vs Bidswala
AutoBidPilot vs Bidswala: a factual comparison of pricing, trial, how bids are placed and what each tool does, with sources and the date each fact was checked.
Bidswala and AutoBidPilot are both tools for freelancers who bid on Freelancer.com. They take different approaches, and the right one depends on how you want to work. Below is what each one says about itself on its own website.
Side by side
| AutoBidPilot | Bidswala | |
|---|---|---|
| How bids are placed | Either way: start Auto bidding and it finds matching projects, writes a proposal and places the bid for you within the filters you set, or open a project and press Apply Now yourself. | Its help centre says it finds matching projects, writes a proposal and "places the bid for you"; you can also place a bid yourself. |
| Pricing model | Monthly or yearly plans that include bid credits (from $9 a month), or pay per bid with credit packs ($5 for 100, $20 for 500, $35 for 1,000) and no subscription. | Subscription. Its site lists monthly plans from PKR 1,999 (Pakistan) or USD 19.99 (other countries), with 3, 6 and 12-month options. |
| Free start | Searching and AI drafts are free; free credits for new accounts (see pricing). | 3-day free trial, no payment details, with a limited number of AI bids. |
| Refunds | Refund within 14 days on request, through Paddle (refund policy). A refused bid's credit comes back automatically. | Its policy says payments are generally non-refundable, with exceptions such as duplicate payments. |
| Proposal writing | AI draft from the project brief and your profile, five styles, your own templates; you edit before sending. | AI proposals, custom prompts and custom templates. |
| Search filters | Skills, budget, project type, countries, languages, skill match, client details such as payment verified. | Skills, excluded skills and keywords, budget, countries, currency, language and client filters. |
| Other services | None: the product is the bidding tool. | Paid profile audit and a dedicated-teams (outsourcing) service; a referral program. |
| Platform | Freelancer.com | Freelancer.com |
Bidswala facts are taken from its own public website (home page, help centre and refund policy), checked 26 October 2026. We deliberately do not link to it. Prices and features change, so check their current details before you decide. Something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
Pricing, and the risk every automated bidder shares
Both tools can place bids automatically, and both let you place a bid yourself instead. Two things are worth knowing before you connect either one to your Freelancer.com account:
- Freelancer.com's rules. Its User Agreement (section 33, "Access and Interference") says you will not use "any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access the Website" without its written permission, and that covers its API too. This applies to any tool that bids automatically on your behalf, including AutoBidPilot. We tell you this up front rather than leaving you to find out later, and you choose whether to turn auto bidding on for your account. (Read the User Agreement; this is our summary, not legal advice.)
- Your bid allowance. Freelancer.com memberships come with a fixed number of bids per month (about 6 on the Free plan). When bids are scarce, reading each project before you spend one usually pays off, whichever tool you use.
More on this: Freelancer.com auto bidders: what they do and the risks.
Which one fits you?
- AutoBidPilot fits if you want to choose between a plan and paying only for bids actually placed with no monthly fee, and to be able to switch between auto bidding and reviewing every project yourself.
- A subscription auto-bidder may fit if a flat monthly price suits your budget better than paying per bid.
Try it without paying: the free proposal generator and bid price calculator need no account.