vsCardForgeCardForge prints a better sticker. VENDR ends the sticker.
CardForge is a fast, well-made way to scan, price and print labels for a show case, with a buy calculator and sales by show. It's built around the sticker — and charges monthly for it. VENDR prices the same case from completed sales, puts it on one QR code, and runs the register free.
At a glance
What it does well
The quickest way to a clean, professional label at a show.
What it costs: CardForge
$69.99 first month with a printer, then $29.99/mo; or $229.99/yr
CardForge, read Oct 30, 2026What it costs: VENDR
$0 a month; 1% on sales rung through VENDR
VENDR Pro adds detailed rules.
Where it differs
Pro is $29.99 a month after a $69.99 first month that includes the printer.
CardForge, read Oct 30, 2026Condition prices are modifiers — NM, LP, MP, HP, DMG — applied to one market price.
CardForge on the App Store, read Oct 30, 2026The workflow is scan, price, print: labels with barcodes and QR codes, reprinted when prices move.
CardForge, read Oct 30, 2026
The same tests on every page
“Not published” means we couldn't find it on their site; tell us and we'll update it.
Free to run the register
VENDR: $0 a month; 1% on sales rung through VENDR
CardForge: $29.99/mo after a $69.99 first month
$0 a month; 1% on sales rung through VENDR$29.99/mo after a $69.99 first monthNo cap on how much you stock
VENDR: No item limit
CardForge: Not published
No item limitNot publishedPrices from completed sales
VENDR: Completed sales only; a listing never decides a price
CardForge: “Current market pricing”; the source isn't named
Completed sales only; a listing never decides a price“Current market pricing”; the source isn't namedPrices updated through the day
VENDR: Every 3 hours for new releases and movers; daily for everything else
CardForge: Not published
Every 3 hours for new releases and movers; daily for everything elseNot publishedEach condition priced from its own sales
VENDR: Near Mint to Damaged, each its own market
CardForge: Modifiers per condition off one price
Near Mint to Damaged, each its own marketModifiers per condition off one priceBuy offers from your own rules
VENDR: Your rules price the stack, cash and trade, one press
CardForge: Buy and trade calculator with your percentages
Your rules price the stack, cash and trade, one pressBuy and trade calculator with your percentagesCost on every card, profit by show
VENDR: Every lot costed; profit by period and by show
CardForge: Sales by show, minus cost and booth fee
Every lot costed; profit by period and by showSales by show, minus cost and booth feeTeam with per-person permissions
VENDR: Invites, roles, permissions per person, activity
CardForge: Not published
Invites, roles, permissions per person, activityNot publishedSell without stickers
VENDR: One QR code per table, priced live — early access
CardForge: Built around printing labels
One QR code per table, priced live — early accessEarly accessBuilt around printing labelsEvents, memberships and a website
VENDR: Events, memberships, marketing and your site — 2027
CardForge: Not published
Events, memberships, marketing and your site — 2027Coming 2027Not published
Why sellers switch to VENDR
- Stop reprinting labels when prices move — they follow your sell rules
- Each condition priced from its own sales, not a modifier
- The register, buying and your books, free
Sources
Prices and plans change. Every figure is dated; if one has moved, the linked source is the truth.
Questions
- What does CardForge cost?
- $69.99 first month with a printer, then $29.99/mo; or $229.99/yr, as CardForge publishes it (read Oct 30, 2026).
- Is VENDR a good CardForge alternative?
- CardForge is a fast, well-made way to scan, price and print labels for a show case, with a buy calculator and sales by show. It's built around the sticker — and charges monthly for it. VENDR prices the same case from completed sales, puts it on one QR code, and runs the register free. VENDR's inventory and register are free; VENDR Pro adds detailed buy and sell rules.
- Where do VENDR's prices come from?
- Completed sales — what copies actually sold for, never what's listed — with every printing and condition its own market. New releases and the cards moving most are repriced every three hours, everything else daily.
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