Crawlbench vs Botifex
Botifex is a reseller's dashboard with a search attached. Crawlbench is a search with the price check attached. Choose by where your time goes: selling on many sites, or finding the right listing on one.
Free Day Pass, no card · a price check and a review of every listing
Competitor facts checked on 18 Oct 2026, from each app's public pricing page. Check the page again before you buy.
| Dimension | Crawlbench | Botifex | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces | Facebook Marketplace | Basic covers Craigslist, eBay, Facebook Marketplace and OfferUp; Pro covers 8 marketplaces | Depends |
| Price a month | Free Day Pass, a 3-day trial on any plan, then $39 to $199 a month. Scale: ask us | Basic $19.99 a month, and a free plan (Free, Craigslist and eBay only, every 20 minutes). Vendor stated, checked 18 Oct 2026 | Competitor edge |
| New listings checked | Busy cities every 10, 5, 2 or 1 minutes, by plan | Basic every 10 minutes, Pro every 5 minutes. Vendor stated, checked 18 Oct 2026 | Depends |
| Alerts | Email, Telegram, Slack, Discord and the Phone app | Email and digest on Basic, SMS and push on Pro | Depends |
| Selling tools | No | Inventory tracker, cross-posting and comps on Pro (vendor stated) | Competitor edge |
| Price check on every listing | Yes, against similar listings | Deal scoring (vendor stated) | Tie |
| Team desk | On Pro and Scale | Not on the pricing page | Depends |
Start with Crawlbench unless one of these fits you better
If you buy on Facebook Marketplace, start with Crawlbench. Open a card only if a narrow constraint pushes you elsewhere.
Facebook Marketplace buyer Most of your purchases already come from Facebook Marketplace
Default pick Crawlbench
Every new listing is priced against similar ones and reviewed with reasons, in every category, with a team desk on Pro and Scale.
Skip if You regularly buy on OfferUp, Craigslist, Mercari or eBay and need those alerts in the same app
Several marketplaces You buy on several marketplaces, not Facebook Marketplace alone
Pick this one if A multi-marketplace app
Breadth pays when other marketplaces still produce purchases you can name. It is wasted when Facebook Marketplace is your only source.
Skip if Facebook Marketplace is where you buy and the other marketplaces sit unused
Twenty searches on Facebook Marketplace
With many searches, the number of alerts grows with the number of searches. Crawlbench holds back what fails your filters and says why on what remains. A reseller who also cross-posts to eBay and Poshmark gets more from one dashboard that does both.
When each tool wastes your week
Crawlbench is the wrong pick if
- You cross-post and track inventory and want one dashboard for it.
- Craigslist or eBay still produce purchases you want alerts for.
Botifex is the wrong pick if
- Facebook Marketplace is not on the free plan, and it is one of eight sources.
- SMS and push alerts start on the Pro plan.
Which one to pick
Pick Crawlbench if
You buy on Facebook Marketplace and want each listing priced and reviewed.
Stay on Botifex only if
You resell on several sites and want searching, listing and inventory in one dashboard.
The Dual-Run Week
Run the same search in Crawlbench and in the tool you use today. Keep the one that gets you to sellers first with less to ignore.
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Day 0
Put one search into Crawlbench and into the tool you use today. Same filters, cities and price ceiling.
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Day 1
The Crawlbench Day Pass runs for 24 hours at Growth speed. Note the time of each alert and whether you would message.
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Days 2 to 4
Start the 3-day trial of a plan and keep the same search. Do not change the filters in the middle.
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Day 5
Count two things only: listings you messaged, and good listings one tool missed. Keep the tool that wins on those.
Questions buyers ask before they switch
Which is cheaper?
Botifex Basic is $19.99 a month and covers Facebook Marketplace. Crawlbench has a free Day Pass, a 3-day trial on any plan, and plans from $39 a month. Checked 18 Oct 2026.
Does Botifex have a free plan?
Yes, with Craigslist and eBay only, every 20 minutes. Facebook Marketplace is on the paid plans and the 7-day Pro trial.
Does Crawlbench help me sell?
No. Crawlbench helps you find and price what to buy.
Prove the switch on Crawlbench
Start a free Day Pass, no card. Put one search in Crawlbench next to the tool you use today, and keep the one that gets you to sellers first.
Full access for one day, no card · then 3-day free trial