Best Free Automotive Data Software

MarketCheck is a comprehensive automotive data platform and API suite that provides developers, analysts, dealerships, and businesses with access to real-time and historical vehicle market information, including listings, specifications, pricing trends, dealer information, and VIN-level details across the United States, Canada, and the UK. Its RESTful APIs let users integrate extensive automotive datasets, such as active and past inventory from millions of cars and recreational vehicles, detailed VIN decoding services, market pricing and supply metrics, sales statistics, recall data, and dealership profiles directly into applications, websites, CRM systems, or analytics tools. Data is aggregated daily from tens of thousands of dealer sites and public sources, normalized for consistency, and delivered via easy-to-use endpoints with fast response times for inventory search, listing details, market days supply, enhanced VIN decoding, and historical trends.

CarGurus Dealer Solutions is a comprehensive platform for automotive dealerships that helps dealers market inventory, generate and convert leads, improve retail operations, and drive sales growth by leveraging CarGurus’ large automotive marketplace and data-driven tools. The dealer site offers core products, including listings, Sell My Car, PriceVantage, Digital Deal, and Audience Targeting to support key business functions; helping dealers showcase vehicles to millions of shoppers, source quality inventory directly from consumers, and increase visibility and engagement across markets with targeted advertising and dealer-specific exposure. CarGurus emphasizes data-backed insights and analytics with performance dashboards, pricing recommendations, market trends, and custom reports that guide inventory pricing, acquisition strategy, and conversion optimization so dealers can make informed decisions and stay competitive.

AutoTempest is a comprehensive automotive search engine and listing aggregator that helps car buyers find new and used vehicles by consolidating millions of listings from multiple top automotive marketplaces and classified sites into a single search interface, saving time and effort compared with searching each site individually. It pulls results from major sources, including dealer platforms and private seller inventories such as eBay Motors, Cars.com, TrueCar, Carvana, Hemmings, Cars & Bids and more, and also generates comparison links to listings on large platforms where it doesn’t have direct partnerships, like Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace and AutoTrader, so users can see extensive options that match their preferences. AutoTempest’s search tools include advanced filters for make, model, price, mileage, location, fuel type, body style, and other attributes, making it easier to narrow results and compare vehicles across listings.

Cars.com is a leading online automotive marketplace that connects car buyers and sellers across the United States by aggregating millions of new, used, and certified pre-owned vehicle listings from dealers and private sellers into a single searchable platform. Users can search and filter inventory by make, model, price, mileage, location, fuel type, and more, compare vehicles side-by-side, view detailed specifications, photos, dealer reviews, and pricing insights, and contact sellers directly to continue the buying or selling process. Cars.com also provides research tools, expert editorial content, market pricing data, price alerts, and real-time valuations, including features like Your Garage that let owners track their vehicle’s value over time to inform trade-in and purchase decisions. For sellers, the platform offers listing tools that showcase vehicles with photos and detailed information to attract potential buyers, along with optional enhanced features to increase visibility.