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DIY indexing vs TheCarApi
You are buying a production multi-source auction dataset + query API — not an indexing pipeline to maintain. Normalized fields, vault images, market signals, and archive depth without proxy ops.
| Capability | In-house indexing | TheCarApi |
|---|---|---|
| Unified multi-source schema | ||
| Normalized make / model / fuel / price | ||
| 1M+ public live inventory ready | ||
| 50M+ CDN WebP image vault | ||
| Source-aware detail (site/id) | Partial | |
| EU retail classifieds comps (39 countries, 681 portals) | ||
| Better-deal market signals | ||
| Archive + lifecycle timestamps | ||
| Proxy & anti-bot maintenance | You own it | We own it |
| Engineering ops burden | High | Low |
| Typical monthly infra + staff | €3,000+ | €250 flat |
| SLA-oriented API contract |
Typical DIY monthly cost
€3,000+
- Residential proxies & captcha solve
- Parser breakage on every site redesign
- Image download, storage, and CDN
- Schema drift across 7 auction sources + 681 classifieds portals
TheCarApi flat
€250/mo
- 1M+ public vehicles ready to query
- 50M+ ready WebP images
- Full API, up to 200,000 requests/mo — one flat price
- Contract 2026-08-19 · X-API-Key auth
Migrating off DIY indexing?
We map your filters to GET /api/search and source-aware detail routes.