Products

Cardog

Uses AIMCP

The record for every vehicle on the road.

cardog.app Data & Analytics / Data APIs & Datasets

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
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
Creators
Sam Sullivan
No social account linked
Launched
18mo ago
2025-05-23 · Est.

Traffic

Monthly visitsData through Oct 2026
Events3 changes

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
X accounts@cardogapp
  • Launched 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
Show HN
2025-05-23Source
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
Show HN
2025-06-23Source
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
Show HN
2025-09-12Source
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

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GitHub · MCP / Skill

Agent, MCP & Developer Integration

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Traffic sources

Oct 2026

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

KeywordMonthly volume
jtjhw31u582856816200
car charging station in petlad140
ioniq hybrid 20199 recall140
honda ridgeline 2019 recalls—
what are main recalls of ford expedition 2023—

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Free
Free
50 credits a month · About 25 VIN decodes or 10 recall checks · Stops at the allowance. No card needed
Starter
$23/mo (billed annually)
1,000 credits a month · About 500 VIN decodes or 200 recall checks · Overage at $0.05 a credit, never blocked
Pro
$100/mo
Billed annually $75/mo-25%
5,000 credits a month · About 2,500 VIN decodes or 1,000 recall checks · Overage at $0.04 a credit, never blocked
Business
$500/mo
Billed annually $375/mo-25%
25,000 credits a month · About 12,500 VIN decodes or 5,000 recall checks · Lowest overage at $0.03 a credit, never blocked
Enterprise
Contact sales
An allowance sized to your volume · Overage at a contract rate, never blocked · Contracts and data agreements · Service level guarantees · A named support team · Invoiced billing

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

Tracked since 2025-06-23

Key pages

Weekly snapshots
cardog.app/ Snapshot 2026-11-09

Changes

  1. 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
  2. Nov 1 · 14d ago

    Adopted technology: CloudflareFeatures

    —→Cloudflare

    At the time: 39.9K visits/mo2 concurrent moves
  3. Nov 1 · 14d ago

    Homepage title changed to “Cardog — the record for every vehicle”Positioning

    Cardog→Cardog — the record for every vehicle

    At the time: 39.9K visits/mo2 concurrent moves

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

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

5-D design score8.1 / 10
Typography
8.0
Color & Contrast
8.0
Layout & Spacing
9.0
Craft & Polish
8.0
Distinctiveness
7.0

Structure

Fonts
Outfit
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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