About XITAD
The orchestration layer setting the standard for enterprise IT Asset Disposition
XITAD grew out of a single observation: enterprise organizations carry unnecessary data risk and leave residual value on the table because IT disposal runs through a fragmented, opaque chain. We are neither a buyer nor a processor, but the orchestration layer that connects your retired IT to a worldwide buyer network and steers data destruction and logistics through a certified process. One interface, one point of contact, one watertight audit trail.
Where IT Asset Disposition traditionally runs through scattered buyers, processors and carriers, XITAD brings those links together under your control. Buyers worldwide bid against one another for your batch, which makes the true market value visible and usually lifts the proceeds. Data destruction is decoupled from the sale, the valuation is indicative until the physical audit, and the costs are clear up front, with no hidden margins.
The broken disposal model
Retired IT usually goes to a single buyer, for a single price, with that same buyer's reporting. What your hardware is truly worth stays a black box, and data leaves the building before the chain of custody is closed. The process is scattered across separate vendors, opaque on price and hard to account for toward compliance and ESG. That is exactly the pattern we set out to break.
XITAD as orchestration layer
XITAD is neither a buyer nor a processor, but the platform that orchestrates the entire chain. We connect your IT decommissioning to a worldwide buyer network and steer logistics and data destruction through a certified process. Intake, valuation, matchmaking, escrow, certificates and reporting come together in one environment under your control. The complexity of separate suppliers disappears; you work with one interface and one point of contact.
Value from a worldwide buyer network
Instead of one bid, XITAD presents your approved batch to buyers worldwide, who place binding bids through the deal room, per line or on the whole batch. Because more buyers bid against each other, the true market value becomes visible and the proceeds are usually higher and closer to that value. You compare the bids side by side and pick the winner yourself with a single click. The up-front valuation is indicative and becomes final after the physical audit.
A certified process for data destruction
For hardware that holds data, we fully decouple data destruction from the sale. Destruction runs through a certified process to the NIST 800-88 standard: from wiping at your own site to sealed transport and a secured processing facility. For every data carrier an erasure certificate and an audit report are recorded, creating a watertight chain of custody from your premises to final destruction. The buyer only comes into play once the data has been wiped and certified.
Transparency as our stance
Our mission is to make the true market value of retired IT visible and the disposal demonstrable. That is why you see the bids side by side and keep control over the deal. In most cases you receive a payout: the residual value of your hardware minus the costs. If a batch has no residual value, you pay only a low, clearly stated fee up front. There is never an opaque intermediary margin.
Frequently asked questions
about XITAD
What exactly is XITAD?
XITAD is an orchestration platform for enterprise IT Asset Disposition. We do not buy or process hardware ourselves; we connect your retired IT to a worldwide buyer network and steer data destruction and logistics through a certified process. Intake, valuation, bidding, escrow and certification come together in one environment under your control.
Why does selling through XITAD usually yield more?
When you sell to one buyer, the price is whatever that party is willing to pay. XITAD presents your batch to buyers worldwide who bid against one another. This makes the true market value visible, so the proceeds are usually higher and closer to that value. You compare the bids and pick the winner yourself.
How does data destruction work?
Data destruction is decoupled from the sale and runs through a certified process to the NIST 800-88 standard: from wiping at your own site to sealed transport and a secured processing facility. For each data carrier the process records an erasure certificate and an audit report, so the chain of custody stays closed. The buyer only comes into play after the certified wipe.
What does it cost, and are there hidden margins?
In most cases you receive a payout: the residual value of your hardware minus the costs. If your batch has no residual value, you pay only a low, clearly stated fee up front. Because everything runs through one platform, the costs stay low and transparent, with no opaque intermediary margin. You see the bids and the true market value, and you decide.
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