Alternatives
MarketCheck alternatives
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Alternatives to MarketCheck for listings and market data, led by Cardog, with what each covers, Canadian coverage, published pricing and free tiers, linked to each vendor's pages.
Cardog is the alternative to MarketCheck built for Canadian inventory. Our listing search is built for Canada: filter on exact refs, specs and equipment, get counts and facets over the same set, read any listing with its full canonical spec, and price a model year from the live market. The same key decodes the VIN and lists its Transport Canada and NHTSA recalls. Other listings and market data APIs are listed below with their published coverage and pricing.
This page is written by Cardog, so read it with that in mind. Every claim about another company links to that company's own public page, and we checked those pages on 2026-10-26. Every Cardog claim is something our API serves today.
Why teams look for an alternative to MarketCheck
From MarketCheck's own pricing page: Basic is $299/mo and Standard $749/mo, each plus data fees at published per-call rates; the free plan is 500 calls a month with a 100-mile radius and a 500-row pagination limit; paid plans paginate to 1,500 rows (pricing). Recalls come from AutoRecalls, listed under Third-Party Integrations (Cars API).
The alternatives at a glance
| Alternative | What it covers | Canada coverage, as the vendor states it | Pricing, as published | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardog | Canadian listing search, counts, facets and detail; model-year market quotes; VIN decode, spec sheets, Transport Canada and NHTSA recalls | Listing search built for Canada; 99.77% of Canadian VINs decode to trim level | Plans from US$30 a month (pricing) | 50 credits a month, no card |
| Auto.dev | VIN decode, US dealer listings, photos; more APIs on paid plans | Listings come from US dealers (Vehicle Listings) | Growth $299 a month, Scale $599 a month, Enterprise custom (pricing) | 1,000 calls a month (pricing) |
| Canadian Black Book | Used and new vehicle values, VIN decoding, retail listing data | Not stated on the API page (API) | Not published (API) | Not stated (API) |
| VinAudit | Market values, plus a VIN decoder with equipment, colours, recalls, warranties and photos | Market values take a country of usa or canada (Market Values) | Self-Service $100/mo plus $0.10/query for the decoder; Enterprise by contact (product page) | Trial, up to 100 queries (product page) |
| Vehicle Databases | Market value, sales and auction history, VIN decode, title check, plates, recalls | Market value covers US vehicles (Market Value) | Pay-as-you-go, monthly and yearly plans; no prices listed (home) | 15 free credits (home) |
Cardog
Cardog is a vehicle data API from a Canadian company, built for Canadian vehicles first.
- Filters that cannot silently miss. Make, model, body style and fuel are refs; an unknown ref returns a 400 that names it, never a fuzzy match or an empty page.
- Spec and equipment filters. Filter listings on canonical specs, and get counts and facets over the same filters.
- A listing with its full spec.
GET /v2/listings/vin/{vin}returns the listing, its variant and the canonical spec in one call. - Canadian by default. Prices with an explicit currency that defaults to CAD, radius in kilometres, and up to 250 rows a page.
- Market quotes.
GET /v2/quotesreturns up to 20 model-year quotes per call, with live count, price quartiles, best price and days on market. See Market data. - The vehicle behind the listing. The same key decodes 99.77% of Canadian VINs to trim, and
GET /v2/vin/{vin}/recallslists Transport Canada and NHTSA campaigns for the VIN's model year, each taggedtcornhtsa. - Simple credits. Each listings request is 1 credit and a quotes request is 5, from one balance.
- Clients and agents. TypeScript and Python SDKs, a remote MCP server at
mcp.cardog.io, and a datedCardog-Versionheader.
The Free plan includes 50 credits a month with no card; paid plans start at US$30 a month.
Auto.dev
Vehicle APIs for the US buying journey, with VIN decode, US dealer listings and photos on the free plan, and payments, taxes and fees and total cost of ownership on paid plans (pricing). Free: 1,000 calls a month; Growth $299 a month; Scale $599 a month (pricing).
Canadian Black Book
Valuation APIs, including a Retail Market Insights API with retail listing data, days on market and market days' supply, covering "4,700+ dealerships and 700,000+ listings", and a Used Car Web API with wholesale, trade-in, retail and private party values (API). Access is through its Developer Portal for Black Book customers; prices are not published (API).
VinAudit
A market values API that takes mileage, condition and a country of usa or canada (Market Values), alongside a VIN decoder priced at $100/mo plus $0.10/query on Self-Service (product page).
Vehicle Databases
A catalogue of APIs including market value, sales history, auction history, VIN decoding and title check (home). Its market value API returns trade-in, private party and dealer retail values for US vehicles (Market Value). No prices are listed; signup includes 15 free credits (home).
Where Cardog fits
Cardog is the listings API for teams whose inventory is Canadian. Search it on exact refs, specs and equipment with filters that never silently miss, read every listing with its full spec, price model years from the live market, and follow the same refs to the VIN decode and its Transport Canada and NHTSA recalls. Start on the Free plan with no card, and move to a paid plan from US$30 a month. The migration guide maps MarketCheck calls to Cardog's.
FAQ
Does Cardog cover Canadian listings? Yes. Cardog's listing search is built for Canada, with prices in CAD by default and a radius in kilometres.
Can I filter Cardog listings on specs and equipment? Yes. Listing search filters on refs and canonical specs, and the facets call counts over the same filters.
What do Cardog's market quotes return?
GET /v2/quotes returns up to 20 model-year quotes per call, each with live count, price quartiles, best price, days on market and an asOf time. See Market data.
How is a Cardog listing search billed? Each listings request is 1 credit. The Free plan includes 50 credits a month with no card. See Pricing.
Does Cardog have an MCP server?
Yes, at mcp.cardog.io, with a tool for searching inventory. See MCP server.
Related
- Cardog vs MarketCheck
- How to migrate from MarketCheck to Cardog
- The best vehicle market data APIs
- How used car prices are measured
Sources
Checked on 2026-10-26:
- MarketCheck, Pricing: https://www.marketcheck.com/pricing
- MarketCheck, Cars API index: https://docs.marketcheck.com/docs/api/cars
- Auto.dev, Pricing: https://www.auto.dev/pricing
- Auto.dev, Vehicle Listings API: https://docs.auto.dev/v2/products/vehicle-listings
- Canadian Black Book, APIs: https://www.canadianblackbook.com/api/
- VinAudit VIN Decoder API product page: https://data.vinaudit.com/vin-decoder-api
- VinAudit Market Values API documentation: https://data.vinaudit.com/docs/api/market/values
- Vehicle Databases home page: https://vehicledatabases.com/
- Vehicle Databases, Vehicle Market Value API: https://vehicledatabases.com/api/vehicle-market-value
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