The record for every vehicle on the road.
cardog.app Data & Analytics / Data APIs & Datasets
- Monthly visits
- 39.9K
- Down19.8%MoMOct 2026
- Public revenue
- Undisclosed
- No public revenue evidence yet
- Entry price
- $100/mo
- Higher than 85% of peersNiche median $29/mo
- Launched
- 18mo ago
- 2025-05-23 · Est.
Traffic
Marketing moves
Launches, search & content, referrals, promotionsLaunched on Show HN (1 pts)Launch
Cardog Reports — Hi everyone, we built a vehicle history report offering that I wanted to share and get some feedback on. It collects data from over 1,200…
Sep 12, 2025 · 14mo agoLaunch page
Launched on Show HN (2 pts)Launch
Check Any Car's Recalls — Built a tool to help people check for recalls on their vehicles. Uses both transport canada and nhtsa data updated daily.
Aug 25, 2025 · 15mo agoLaunch page
Launched on Show HN (1 pts)Launch
Cardog – AI car companion that democratizes automotive expertise — Hey HN, I'm Sam, 22, just launched Cardog after getting frustrated with how broken car buying is. The platform gives you AI-powered resear…
Jun 23, 2025 · 17mo agoLaunch page
Launched on Product HuntLaunch
Your AI car companion - research to resale
Jun 23, 2025 · 17mo agoLaunch page
Launched on Show HN (2 pts)Launch
Cardog – AI car companion for transparent ownership — Hi HN: I'm Sam, a 22-year-old founder who spent the last 8 months building Cardog after a frustrating car buying experience where I felt c…
May 23, 2025 · 18mo agoLaunch page
Third-party reviews & case dossiers
Acquisition breakdowns, engineer reviews & open-source metrics- Post excerpt:
- Hi HN: I'm Sam, a 22-year-old founder who spent the last 8 months building Cardog after a frustrating car buying experience where I felt completely outgunned by information asymmetry. What it is: An AI platform that gives car buyers and owners the same data transparency that dealers have had for years. Core features: AI chat that answers vehicle questions by
- Post excerpt:
- Hey HN, I'm Sam, 22, just launched Cardog after getting frustrated with how broken car buying is. The platform gives you AI-powered research, real-time market analysis on any listing, and tracks your car's maintenance and value over time. Think of it as having an automotive expert in your pocket. Built this because the average person spends 18 hours research
- Post excerpt:
- Hi everyone, we built a vehicle history report offering that I wanted to share and get some feedback on. It collects data from over 1,200 sources across North America and compiles to a single clean report like Carfax and Autocheck. We would really value any feedback from anyone currently in the researching/buying/selling phase - what pieces of information ar
MCP Server & Agent Ecosystem
- Exposed tool capabilities:
- Automotive DataVIN decodeMarket data (quotes, tape)Recalls VIN checkSafety ratings & complaints
Traffic sources
Traffic breakdown
Channels
- Organic Search59%
- Direct28%
- AI Assistants6%
- Social4%
- Other3%
Countries
- Canada39%
- United States27%
- Brazil7%
- United Kingdom5%
- Netherlands4%
Search
Domain authority —Domain registered 2024-04-10
| Keyword | Monthly volume |
|---|---|
| jtjhw31u582856816 | 200 |
| car charging station in petlad | 140 |
| ioniq hybrid 20199 recall | 140 |
| honda ridgeline 2019 recalls | — |
| what are main recalls of ford expedition 2023 | — |
Traffic data: Vaneform
Pricing
Trial: None · Free tier included · 3 paid tiers ($23–$500) · Up to 25% off annually · Enterprise custom tier · Observed 2026-11-09 · Pricing page
Entry price $100/mo, Higher than 85% of peers; “Data APIs & Datasets” median is $29/mo.View pricing benchmark
Pages & changes
Key pages
Weekly snapshotsChanges
- Nov 1 · 14d ago
Homepage headline (H1) changed to “The record for every vehicle on the road. Decode the VIN, price the vehicle against the live market,...”Positioning
Car knowledge unleashed→The record for every vehicle on the road. Decode the VIN, price the vehicle against the live market,...
At the time: 39.9K visits/mo2 concurrent moves
Design
Enterprise Clean (Light canvas, airy density) featuring split copy & visual layout and illustration / character art visuals.
First-screen preview · click to zoom
First-screen pitch & conversion flow
“The record for every vehicle on the road.”
Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and no explicit trust bar.
Conversion path: Split Copy & Visual + Illustration / Character Art → Start Free / Sign Up
- Category Positioning Anchor
Palette · click to copy
- Typography
- 8.0
- Color & Contrast
- 8.0
- Layout & Spacing
- 9.0
- Craft & Polish
- 8.0
- Distinctiveness
- 7.0
Structure
- Fonts
- Outfit
- Hero layout
- Split Copy & Visual
- Primary visual
- Illustration / Character Art
- Conversion CTA
- Start Free / Sign Up
- Social proof
- No Explicit Trust Bar
- Navigation
- Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density
- Light · Airy
- Corners & depth
- Pill · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Enterprise Clean (with Minimal Monochrome)
Trustworthy blue-anchored palette, structured grids, and prominent customer logo walls.
## Design Tokens
```css
:root {
--background: #ffffff;
--surface: #f7f7f7;
--foreground: #171717;
--muted-foreground: #777777;
--accent: #3b57e6;
--radius: 9999px;
--font-heading: "Outfit", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
--font-body: "Outfit", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```
Color area ratio: Background #FFFFFF (~80%) · Surface #F7F7F7 (~7%) · Text #171717 (~7%) · Muted Text #777777 (~3%) · Accent #3B57E6 (~3%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.
## Layout & Conversion Structure
- Hero layout: Split Copy & Visual
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Light · Airy
- Border radius & elevation: Pill; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Illustration / Character Art
- Conversion CTA: Start Free / Sign Up
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Spatial layout notes: Split Copy & Visual hero structure paired with start free / sign up CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: Enterprise Clean (Light canvas, airy density) featuring split copy & visual layout and illustration / character art visuals.
## Avoid
- Experimental navigation patterns
- Low-legibility decorative fonts
- Visual novelty that obscures the value proposition
Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.
Questions & evidence
- How much does Cardog cost?
- Free: Free; Starter: $23/mo (billed annually); Pro: $100/mo (annual billing available); Business: $500/mo (annual billing available); Enterprise: Contact sales. Observed 2026-11-09. Check the source for current billing terms, usage limits and taxes.Source
- How much website traffic does Cardog get?
- Vaneform estimates 39.9K website visits in 2026-10. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
- What is Cardog and what platforms does it support?
- Cardog is catalogued under Data APIs & Datasets: The record for every vehicle on the road.. Supported platforms: MCP Server, CLI / SDK, API.
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