Automotive · head to head
Carfax vs VinAudit
VinAudit
Automotive
Fast and affordable vehicle history reports
- From
- $0.99/report
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Carfax cARFAX's dealer-facing mobile app is restricted to business subscribers and explicitly cannot be used with a consumer CARFAX account; VinAudit the Self-Service plan charges a $100 per month base fee plus $1 per query on top
- They diverge on capability: Carfax covers Title information, VinAudit covers Title status.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Carfax and VinAudit actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Mobile, App), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Automotive).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Carfax
- Title information
- Manufacturer recalls
- Odometer readings
- Price analysis
- Dealer networks
- Marketplace platforms
- CRM systems
- Lead generation
Only in VinAudit
- Title status
- Odometer verification
- Market value
- Recalls information
- Email delivery
- Web access
- Social sharing
- PDF reports
Both cover
- Vehicle history reports
- Service records
- Accident information
- Ownership history
- Mobile apps
- SSL encryption
- Data protection
- Secure authentication
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Carfax
- Dealership Managementnot VinAudit
- Service Schedulingnot VinAudit
- Inventory Managementnot VinAudit
- Sales Operationsnot VinAudit
- Customer Relationshipnot VinAudit
VinAudit
- Pulling VIN attributes, title, salvage, theft, accident and sale records through an APInot Carfax
- Adding vehicle history checks to a dealer or marketplace websitenot Carfax
- Bulk VIN decoding and valuation for used vehicle listingsnot Carfax
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Carfax
- CARFAX's dealer-facing mobile app is restricted to business subscribers and explicitly cannot be used with a consumer CARFAX account
VinAudit
- The Self-Service plan charges a $100 per month base fee plus $1 per query on top
- The free trial is capped at 10 queries
- Enterprise volume pricing is contact only, with no published rate or volume threshold
- The 99.9 percent uptime guarantee, customisations and dedicated integration support are Enterprise only
- Coverage is stated as the United States and Canada only
Pricing, plan by plan
Carfax
$2.99/report- Single Report$2.99/report
- One vehicle history report
- Service records
- Accident history
- Unlimited Reports$34.99/month
- Unlimited reports
- Service history
- Accident information
- Dealer Package$299/month
- Unlimited reports
- Dealer branding
- Customer tools
VinAudit
$0.99/report- Single Report$0.99/report
- Detailed history report
- Accident records
- Service history
- 5 Reports$4.99/5-reports
- Five reports
- Detailed histories
- All records included
- Unlimited Reports$9.99/month
- Unlimited reports
- Full history data
- All records included
Which should you pick?
Choose Carfax if
- You need title information.
- You work on Web, Mobile, App.
- You also want manufacturer recalls.
Choose VinAudit if
- You need title status.
- You work on Web, Mobile, App.
- You also want odometer verification.
Questions people ask
- Is Carfax or VinAudit better?
- Neither clearly leads. Carfax starts at $2.99/report and VinAudit at $0.99/report, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Carfax or VinAudit?
- Carfax starts at $2.99/report and VinAudit at $0.99/report.
- Does Carfax or VinAudit run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Mobile, App, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Carfax best used for?
- Carfax is most often used for dealership management, service scheduling, inventory management, sales operations. Of those, dealership management and service scheduling are not what VinAudit is typically brought in for.
- What can Carfax do that VinAudit cannot?
- Carfax covers Title information, Manufacturer recalls, Odometer readings, Price analysis. VinAudit covers Title status, Odometer verification, Market value, Recalls information. Both handle Vehicle history reports, Service records, Accident information, Ownership history.