Honest Comparison
Both tools are built for TCG stores. They solve different problems at different price points. Here's a straight look at what each one does — so you can pick the right fit.
Inventory, automated daily pricing, and Shopify sync for Magic, Pokémon, and Riftbound — for both stores and serious collectors. Simple flat-rate tiers. No modules to stack. Canadian-owned, Canadian pricing (CAD).
A larger all-in-one platform for stores: modular pricing with POS, multi-marketplace sync (Shopify, eBay, TCGPlayer, CardTrader, and more), buylist automation, and patent-pending card-sorting hardware. Modular billing — pay per feature. Built for stores only.
| CardUpkeep | SortSwift | |
|---|---|---|
| Magic: The Gathering support | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Pokémon TCG support | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Riftbound support | ✓ Yes | Not confirmed |
| Shopify sync | ✓ Built in | ✓ Yes |
| Automated daily pricing | ✓ Included in every paid tier | Add-on module (from $15.99/mo) |
| CSV / XLSX import & export | ✓ Yes (Silver tier+) | ✓ Yes (free CSV Suite) |
| Collector / personal use tier | ✓ Yes — from $9.99/mo | ✗ Store-focused only |
| Flat all-inclusive pricing | ✓ Yes — one price per tier | Modular — add-ons stack |
| Canadian pricing (CAD) | ✓ Yes — no USD FX | USD pricing |
| POS (point-of-sale) system | ✗ Not currently | ✓ Yes |
| Multi-marketplace sync (eBay, TCGPlayer, etc.) | ✗ Shopify only | ✓ Yes (6+ marketplaces) |
| Buylist automation | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Hardware card sorter | ✗ No | ✓ Yes (Super Sorter) |
| White-label / custom branding | ✓ Yes (Platinum tier) | Available on higher plans |
| Deck builder | ✓ Yes | Not confirmed |
| Free tier available | ✓ Yes — Copper (1,000 cards) | ✓ Yes — 2,500 items |
| Public online storefront (buy cards from home) | ✓ Yes — every plan, including free | Coming soon (early access list) |
CardUpkeep data reflects current live features. SortSwift data sourced from their public website at sortswift.com — verify current details there. "Not confirmed" means the feature was not found on their public site at time of writing; it does not necessarily mean the feature doesn't exist. Last checked: June 2026.
CardUpkeep bills in CAD with no USD conversion surprises. For a Canadian store, that's real money on every renewal.
Every CardUpkeep store — including the free tier — gets a public online storefront (optional) where customers can browse and buy cards from home, paying by cash, Stripe, or Shopify. SortSwift's equivalent storefront is currently in early access and not yet available to store owners.
CardUpkeep's tiers are all-inclusive — inventory, automated pricing, and Shopify sync are bundled. You won't find yourself stacking module fees to get the features you actually need.
Riftbound is a first-class game in CardUpkeep alongside Magic and Pokémon — inventory, automated pricing, and Shopify sync included. We haven't confirmed Riftbound support in SortSwift's public docs.
CardUpkeep has a $9.99/mo Tin tier built for collectors tracking up to 25,000 cards. SortSwift is built around store operations.
No modules to configure, no sales calls, no hardware to buy. Connect your Shopify store, import your inventory via CSV, and your pricing starts updating the same day.
CardUpkeep is built and supported by its founder. When something goes wrong or you need a feature, you're talking to the person who wrote the code.
SortSwift is likely the stronger choice if your operation relies on multi-marketplace selling across eBay, TCGPlayer, and CardTrader simultaneously, or if you want an in-store POS system alongside your inventory tool, or if high-volume physical card intake means a hardware card sorter would save your staff real time. Those are genuine strengths we don't have today. If those features are central to how your store runs, evaluate both platforms carefully.
Export your existing inventory to CSV and import it directly into CardUpkeep — no re-keying, no starting from scratch. Your Shopify products connect on first sync. If you get stuck, support is one message away.
Start free with up to 1,000 cards — no credit card required. Paid plans from $9.99/mo CAD.
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