Comparisons
How TCGGraph compares
Every page here includes a section telling you when to use the other tool instead. Several of these providers are our upstream data sources and we would rather be useful than oversell.
TCGGraph vs Scryfall
Scryfall LLC · Magic: The Gathering only
Scryfall is the best Magic: The Gathering API there is, and it is free. TCGGraph is what you reach for when your app also needs Pokémon, One Piece or Lorcana behind the same schema and the same key.
TCGGraph vs Pokémon TCG API
pokemontcg.io · Pokémon only
pokemontcg.io is the community standard for Pokémon card data. TCGGraph offers the same Pokémon coverage plus seven more games, normalised prices from five marketplaces and a stricter uptime commitment.
TCGGraph vs YGOPRODeck API
YGOPRODeck · Yu-Gi-Oh! only
YGOPRODeck is the reference Yu-Gi-Oh! card API and it is free. TCGGraph matches its Yu-Gi-Oh! coverage and adds seven more games, GraphQL and legality webhooks behind one key.
TCGGraph vs TCGplayer API
TCGplayer · Marketplace catalog and pricing
The TCGplayer API is a marketplace API: excellent prices, but it requires partner approval and models products rather than cards. TCGGraph gives you game-native card data with prices from five marketplaces and a key you can create yourself.
TCGGraph vs Building it yourself
You, at 2am · Whatever you have time to maintain
An honest look at what it costs to scrape and normalise trading card game data in-house: the initial build, the ongoing maintenance, and when doing it yourself is genuinely the right call.