Use PriceCharting for graded and sports card prices and its longer charts; use TickerMint for daily TCGplayer prices with free history since February 2024, free price alerts, deck costs, cost to complete a set and a binder page scan across 6 card games.
TickerMint vs PriceCharting
We make TickerMint. Where PriceCharting is the better pick, we say so: The best choice for graded cards: free prices for every grade from 7 to PSA 10 plus BGS and CGC 10, built from sales. It also covers sports cards, video games and comics, and its charts reach back to about 2020, further than ours.
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| FEATURE | TickerMint | PriceCharting |
|---|---|---|
| Card games | 6: Pokemon, One Piece, Lorcana, Yu-Gi-Oh, Riftbound, Gundam | Pokemon, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh, One Piece, Lorcana, Riftbound, Digimon, Dragon Ball and more (no Gundam found) |
| Sports cards | No | Yes, plus video games, comics and coins |
| Where prices come from | TCGplayer market price daily, TCGplayer sales by condition, live eBay listings | Sold listings from eBay, its own marketplace and others |
| Price history | Free, daily since Feb 2024 (Pokemon, One Piece, Lorcana; newer games since we started tracking them) | Free monthly charts; card pages go back to about 2020 |
| Graded prices | PSA 10 eBay asking floor next to raw (asks, not sales) | Yes, free: grades 7 to 10 plus BGS 10 and CGC 10, from sales |
| Card scanner | Yes, web and iPhone: 25 scans a day free with an account | Yes (photo or barcode); limits not published |
| Many cards in one photo | 9-card binder page priced from one photo (1 a day free) | Not found |
| Price alerts | Free email when a watched card crosses your price (25 cards free) | Wishlist deal notifications when listed below market |
| Deck costs | Yes: every Pokemon Standard archetype priced card by card | Not found |
| Set completion | Cost to complete every set, plus box or singles | Set checklists on the paid plan |
| Public API | Free for non-commercial use with a link back; commercial from $49/mo; MCP server | On the $49/mo plan; current prices only |
| Platforms | Web, iPhone (no Android yet) | Web, iPhone, Android |
| Price | Free; Premium $7.99/mo or $79/yr; Pro $14.99/mo | Free; Collector $6/mo or $59/yr on the web; $49/mo top plan |
QUESTIONS
What is a good alternative to PriceCharting?
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Use PriceCharting for graded and sports card prices and its longer charts; use TickerMint for daily TCGplayer prices with free history since February 2024, free price alerts, deck costs, cost to complete a set and a binder page scan across 6 card games.
Is PriceCharting or TickerMint better for graded cards?
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PriceCharting. It shows free prices for grades 7 through PSA 10, plus BGS 10 and CGC 10, built from sold listings. TickerMint shows the lowest PSA 10 asking price on eBay next to the raw price, which is an ask, not a sale.
Which has more price history?
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PriceCharting's free card charts go back to about 2020, as monthly points. TickerMint has daily TCGplayer market prices since February 2024 for Pokemon, One Piece and Lorcana, all of it free, so it shows day-to-day moves such as a new set's first weeks.
Does PriceCharting have an API?
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Yes, on its $49 a month plan, and it returns current prices only. TickerMint's API is free for personal and non-commercial use with a link back (commercial use from $49 a month), includes daily history, and has a $19 a month plan for higher limits (https://tickermint.cards/developers).
Which one covers Riftbound and Gundam?
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Both cover Pokemon, One Piece, Lorcana, Yu-Gi-Oh and Riftbound. We found no Gundam Card Game prices on PriceCharting; TickerMint prices every Gundam card. PriceCharting also covers Magic, Digimon, Dragon Ball, sports cards and video games, which TickerMint does not.
SOURCES · CHECKED 2026-09-28
- PriceCharting: Home page (games covered)
- PriceCharting: Riftbound search
- PriceCharting: FAQ (price sources, platforms)
- PriceCharting: Plans and prices
- PriceCharting: API documentation
- PriceCharting: Card page with grades and chart (Base Set Charizard)
- PriceCharting: App Store listing
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