WhatBox vs Hot-Label
Both print labels while your live show is running. Hot-Label is live-seller label automation for Whatnot, eBay Live, TikTok Shop LIVE, Palmstreet and Poshmark, sold in tiers. WhatBox does one platform — Whatnot — for $11.99 per month, and puts the packing table on a screen the whole room can read.
| WhatBox | Hot-Label | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $11.99 per month, tax included | Starter $45 per month; Pro $180 per month; Enterprise on request |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card | First 30 days free, with 300 label prints on sign-up |
| Computers per licence | Two, swappable at any time | Not published |
| Platforms | Whatnot | Whatnot, eBay Live, TikTok Shop LIVE, Palmstreet, Poshmark |
| Operating systems | macOS and Windows | macOS and Windows |
| One box per buyer | Yes — a buyer keeps one box all night; later wins print an item label only | Not published |
| Printers | Any thermal printer your computer can already print to | Lists Zebra, Dymo and Arkscan among others |
| TV dashboard for the room | Yes, over your own network | Not published |
| Tablet packing view | Yes, with search, Mark done and Reprint | Not published |
| Runs without the internet | Yes — the licence is checked against a signature held on your machine | Not published |
| Where show data lives | Only on your computer; the licence service never receives a buyer, order or label | Not published |
| End-of-show reconciliation | Yes, against the Whatnot order export, with a failed-job and dropout count | Not published |
| Refunds | 30 days | Not published |
Read from Hot-Label's own pages on 9 September 2026. Where they do not publish something we have left it blank rather than guessed. Prices change — check theirs before you decide.
When Hot-Label is the better choice
You run shows on several platforms, or you need a plan sized for a team or a warehouse — they publish Pro and Enterprise tiers and WhatBox has one plan.
When WhatBox is
Whatnot is where you sell, and you want the cheapest honest price for it. You have helpers, and you would rather they read the next box off a TV than ask you. You care that the show keeps running when the venue wifi does not, and that your buyers and orders never leave your computer.
Try it free for 14 daysNo card. Read the FAQ or see how the printing works.