TCG Automate vs CardUploader
TCG Automate and CardUploader side by side on price, free trial, how cards come in, card games and channels, from each company's own website. My Card Wizard is in the last column.
| Compared | TCG Automate | CardUploader | My Card Wizard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | The Beginner plan costs $10 a month and gives you 500 card scans a month. Source | The Unlimited plan costs $9.99 a month and has no monthly cap on cards, under a fair use policy. Source | The Beginner plan costs $9 a month and gives you 500 scan credits a month. |
| Free trial | New subscribers can try all Pro features free for 7 days, with up to 500 card listings. The trial then renews at the Beginner plan. Source | The free trial lasts 3 days and covers up to 100 ungraded cards. 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 | CardUploader takes phone photos or scanner images. 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 | CardUploader reads Pokémon in English and Japanese, Lorcana, One Piece, Riftbound, Yu-Gi-Oh! and more than 40 other card games. 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 | CardUploader makes export files for eBay, Shopify, Whatnot and TCGplayer, and a basic CSV file. 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. |
| Where prices come from | TCG Automate shows TCGplayer and eBay market values for each scanned card. Source | CardUploader shows market prices from TCGplayer and eBay. Source | Card game prices come from the TCGplayer market price for the same card and finish. |
We checked these facts on 20 October 2026 on TCG Automate's and CardUploader's own websites. TCG Automate and CardUploader 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 CardUploader is the better fit
- You want one flat monthly price with no cap on how many cards you process.
- You want eBay variation listings that group many cards into one listing.
- You want a free tool that prices a whole binder page from one photo.
- You list graded cards by scanning the QR code on each slab.
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.