TCG Automate vs Card Dealer Pro
TCG Automate and Card Dealer Pro side by side on price, free trial, card games, channels and cross-listing, from each company's own website. My Card Wizard is in the last column.
| Compared | TCG Automate | Card Dealer Pro | My Card Wizard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | The Beginner plan costs $10 a month and gives you 500 card scans a month. Source | The Prospect plan costs $9 a month and gives you 500 scans a month. Source | The Beginner plan costs $9 a month and gives you 500 scan credits a month. |
| Free trial | Eligible new users can try the Beginner plan free for 7 days. Source | The Prospect plan starts with a 7-day free trial. Source | The Beginner plan starts with a 14-day free trial. Pro and Ultra charge on the day you pick them. |
| How cards come in | TCG Automate takes images from a phone or a scanner. It also reads files from four card sorting machines. Source | Card Dealer Pro takes scans from an autofeed scanner, a flatbed or a smartphone. Source | You run your cards through a document scanner and add the folder of scans to a batch. The Pro and Ultra plans also import files from 6 card sorters. |
| Cards covered | TCG Automate lists 30 card games, plus sports cards, non-sports cards, comics and sealed product. Source | Card Dealer Pro matches each card against a database of 20 million card records. Source | We read 19 card games, such as Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh! and One Piece. We also read sports and non-sports cards. |
| Where you can list | TCG Automate makes listings for eBay, TCGplayer, Whatnot and Shopify. Source | Card Dealer Pro connects to eBay, CollX, Whatnot and Shopify. It also exports a CSV file of your cards. Source | Every plan lists on eBay and Shopify. Listing on WooCommerce, CardTrader, Mana Pool and Square needs the Pro or Ultra plan. Every plan exports files for Whatnot and TCGplayer. |
| Cross-listing | On the Pro plan and higher, TCG Automate can cross-list a batch to eBay, Shopify, Mana Pool, Walmart and Misprint. Source | Card Dealer Pro can cross-list a card to eBay, Shopify, Whatnot and CollX. Source | Auto Cross-List puts each card on eBay and Shopify in one run, and Auto Sold Sync ends the other listing when it sells. On the Pro and Ultra plans. |
| Where prices come from | TCG Automate shows TCGplayer and eBay market values for each scanned card. Source | Card Dealer Pro prices cards from its own pricing database. Source | Card game prices come from the TCGplayer market price for the same card and finish. |
| Where it runs | TCG Automate has a desktop app that connects a Windows or Mac scanner. Source | Card Dealer Pro has a scanning app for Windows and macOS. Source | My Card Wizard is a web app that runs in your browser. |
We checked these facts on 28 September 2026 on TCG Automate's and Card Dealer Pro's own websites. TCG Automate and Card Dealer Pro are trademarks of their owners, and My Card Wizard is not affiliated with either.
When TCG Automate is the better fit
- You scan so many cards that you need a plan with up to 30,000 card scans a month.
- You list comics or sealed product as well as cards.
- You sell on Walmart or Misprint.
- You list on eBay sites outside the US, because TCG Automate supports 13 eBay sites.
When Card Dealer Pro is the better fit
- You want a Mac or Windows app that crops your scans and adds your branding as you scan.
- You list graded slabs in bulk and want each cert number checked with PSA, SGC, CGC or BGS.
- You sell on CollX or Whatnot and want a direct connection to them.
- You want to add cards from a smartphone as well as a scanner.
When My Card Wizard is the better fit
- You scan with a document scanner and want to work in your browser, with nothing to install.
- You want every card checked against our catalog, and the few we are not sure of marked Error with the reason.
- You want a card marked Error on its first scan to give back its scan credit, up to a monthly limit.
- You want Auto Cross-List to put each card on eBay and Shopify in one run. On the Pro and Ultra plans.
- You want Auto Price Sync to move the price of each live eBay listing when the TCGplayer market moves. On the Ultra plan.
- You want to try it for 14 days on the Beginner plan before you pay.