Comparisons
How TCGGraph compares
Every page here includes a section telling you when to use the other tool instead. Some of these are excellent at what they do, and we would rather be useful than oversell.
TCGGraph vs Scryfall
Scryfall LLC · Magic: The Gathering only
Scryfall is the best Magic API there is, and it is free. TCGGraph is what you reach for when your app also needs Pokémon, One Piece or Lorcana behind one key.
TCGGraph vs Pokémon TCG API
pokemontcg.io · Pokémon only
pokemontcg.io goes offline on 1 March 2027. Moving a Pokémon TCG API integration to TCGGraph: ids, fields, queries and prices, checked against both APIs.
TCGGraph vs Scrydex
Scrydex · Pokémon, Magic, Lorcana, One Piece, Gundam, Riftbound
Scrydex is pokemontcg.io's successor. TCGGraph adds Cardmarket prices per language and condition and five games Scrydex does not carry, at the same $29 a month.
TCGGraph vs YGOPRODeck API
YGOPRODeck · Yu-Gi-Oh! only
YGOPRODeck is the free reference Yu-Gi-Oh! API. TCGGraph covers the English TCG card pool plus eight more games, with per-printing prices, GraphQL and webhooks.
TCGGraph vs TCGplayer API
TCGplayer · Marketplace catalog and pricing
The TCGplayer API needs partner approval and models products, not cards. TCGGraph: game-native card data, Cardmarket and TCGplayer prices, self-serve keys.
TCGGraph vs Building it yourself
You, at 2am · Whatever you have time to maintain
What it really costs to scrape and normalise trading card data in-house: the build, the ongoing maintenance, and when doing it yourself is the right call.