# Keepa API alternatives

> Keepa's API is the reference for Amazon data. People look elsewhere when the question is wider than Amazon, or when token-based pricing does not suit the workload. These are the options we have checked, with where each one is better and worse than Keepa.

*Source: https://shopsavvy.com/compare/keepa-api-alternatives*

*Updated 2026-10-12 · vendor facts checked on the dates shown*

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## Why people look for alternatives

- Coverage: Keepa documents its API as Amazon marketplace data. Prices at Walmart, Target, Best Buy or specialist stores need another source.
- Pricing model: plans are sized in tokens per minute, priced in euros, and unused tokens expire after 60 minutes, which suits steady Amazon polling better than bursty or monthly-budgeted workloads.
- Inputs: lookups by retailer URL or by model number are not part of its documented product request.

## How to evaluate

- **Retailers beyond Amazon:** The main reason to switch; check that your target stores are covered.
- **History:** Keepa's Amazon history is deep. An alternative should keep history for the retailers it covers.
- **Identifiers:** If your data starts from barcodes or URLs rather than ASINs, the API should accept them directly.
- **Cost at your volume:** Compare a month of your real lookups, not the entry price.

## Summary

| Option | Best for | Trade-off | Starting price (as of) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ShopSavvy Data API | The same products across many retailers, by ASIN, barcode, URL or model number, with history | No sales rank or Amazon seller analytics; offers in USD only | $49/mo (1,000 credits) (2026-10-11) |
| PriceAPI | Marketplace and comparison-site prices in many countries, including Amazon | No long archive; per-country source list on request | €99/mo (2026-10-12) |
| UPCitemdb | Cheap, high-volume barcode lookups with some non-Amazon store offers | Amazon and eBay offers are excluded, so it complements rather than replaces Keepa | Free; $99/mo (2026-10-12) |
| Barcode Lookup API | Product details by barcode, MPN or ASIN, with store prices | No price history listed | Not verified (2026-10-12) |
| Building your own scrapers | Full control over exactly which pages you collect | You maintain parsers, proxies and storage, and start with no history | Engineering time + proxies (2026-10-11) |

## Which to choose

- **Amazon sellers who need sales rank and Buy Box data:** Stay on Keepa; nothing here replaces it for that.
- **Cross-retailer prices for products you already identify by ASIN or barcode:** ShopSavvy Data API (see the head-to-head and migration guide).
- **Prices outside the US:** PriceAPI.

## Questions

### Is there a free alternative to the Keepa API?

Not for Amazon price history. UPCitemdb has a free barcode tier but excludes Amazon offers. ShopSavvy has a 14-day Starter trial and a free MCP server for AI assistants.

### Can I use Keepa and ShopSavvy together?

Yes, and many teams do: Keepa for Amazon-specific depth, ShopSavvy for the rest of the market. Both accept ASINs, so the same product list works with both.

## Sources

- Barcode Lookup API: Unify: Barcode Lookup integration docs (endpoint, response fields incl. store pricing): https://www.unifyapps.com/docs/unify-integrations/barcode-lookup (checked 2026-10-12)
- Barcode Lookup API: npm barcodelookup wrapper (request keys: barcode, mpn, asin, productName, category, search): https://www.npmjs.com/package/barcodelookup (checked 2026-10-12)
- Barcode Lookup API: Barcode Lookup API page (returned HTTP 403 to automated requests on the check date): https://www.barcodelookup.com/api (checked 2026-10-12)
- UPCitemdb: UPCitemdb: plan comparison: https://www.upcitemdb.com/wp/docs/main/development/plan/ (checked 2026-10-12)
- UPCitemdb: UPCitemdb: response fields (offers, recorded prices, Amazon/eBay exclusion): https://www.upcitemdb.com/wp/docs/main/development/responses/ (checked 2026-10-12)
- UPCitemdb: UPCitemdb: API rate limits: https://www.upcitemdb.com/wp/docs/main/development/api-rate-limits/ (checked 2026-10-12)
- PriceAPI: PriceAPI plans: https://priceapi.com/en/price/plans (checked 2026-10-12)
- PriceAPI: PriceAPI FAQ (sources): https://priceapi.com/en/resources/faq/ (checked 2026-10-12)
- PriceAPI: PriceAPI docs: credits: https://readme.priceapi.com/docs/credits (checked 2026-10-12)

We make ShopSavvy, so weigh our entry accordingly. The list covers options we have checked and is not exhaustive.