ListingAlarm is a free, email-only alert tool with detailed keyword filtering. It calls itself near real-time but doesn't state an exact check interval. FindersKeepers checks hourly, on a published schedule, and adds valuation on top.
ListingAlarm is free, no card required, and sends an email when a new listing matches your saved search.
It doesn't publish how often it checks eBay. It calls itself near real-time; there's no number to hold it to.
FindersKeepers checks every saved search once an hour, on a fixed schedule we publish and you can verify against what actually lands in your inbox.
Neither point is a knock by itself. An unpublished schedule could be faster than hourly or slower; there's no way to know from the outside.
It's a straightforward, no-nonsense tool built to solve exactly one problem, and it doesn't try to be more than that.
Brand, model, condition, price range, and exclude-keyword filters (like ruling out "broken" or "for parts") built into the search setup itself.
No paid tier is advertised anywhere on the site. If that changes, we'd rather you hear it from them than from us.
Create an account and a search; no eBay login needed.
Has a page aimed specifically at sourcing inventory, not just casual buying.
You can't plan around a number that doesn't exist. "Near real-time" could mean minutes or hours, and there's no way to verify it from outside the service.
No price history, no deal scoring. It tells you something new appeared, not whether it's priced well.
Email only. No browser push option.
To be fair, an unpublished number isn't evidence of a slow service, it's just not something you can check.
Every saved search is re-run once an hour, and queued email is sent out on a pass every five minutes after that.
Listings are compared against similar ones in the same results. Twenty percent or more below the average asking price is a hot deal, ten to twenty percent below is a good price, and it needs at least five comparable listings first.
Add an item to your watchlist and the price is recorded every six hours from that point on.
Alerts can land as browser push on top of email, on the same hourly pass.
| Feature | ListingAlarm | FindersKeepers |
|---|---|---|
| Published check frequency | ✕Not published | ✓Hourly, published |
| Alert delivery | Email only | ✓Email + browser push |
| Exclude-keyword filtering | ✓Yes | ✕No |
| Filter by brand / model / condition | ✓Yes | !Keyword-based only |
| Paid tier | ✕None advertised | ✕No paid tier at any price |
| Price history on watched items | ✕No | ✓YesFrom the day you add an item |
| Tells you if a price is a good deal | ✕No | ✓YesScored against similar asking prices |
| Collection value tracking | ✕No | ✓Yes |
| eBay login or credentials required | ✕No | ✕No |
If ListingAlarm's filtering fits your search better, use it, and layer FindersKeepers on top for the valuation read it doesn't do.
No brand/model/condition filters, only keyword search plus a price range and seller-rating floor.
No exclude-keyword filtering.
Our deal score uses asking prices, meaning what comparable listings are currently listed at, not what they sold for.
It searches eBay US only.
Yes. There's no paid tier published on the site, no subscription, and no card required to create an account.
ListingAlarm describes itself as near real-time and faster than eBay's own daily saved-search email, but doesn't publish an exact check interval. FindersKeepers checks every saved search once an hour on a fixed, published schedule.
No, it's a web-based service you set up through its site, with alerts delivered by email. FindersKeepers is also browser-based and can be installed as a PWA.
No. It sends an email when a new listing matches your saved search. It doesn't track how a listing's price has moved over time and doesn't score whether an asking price is good relative to similar listings.
If you want a simple, free, email-only alert with detailed keyword filtering and don't need to know the exact check schedule, ListingAlarm does that job. If you want a published hourly cadence, or want to know whether the price itself is good, that's what FindersKeepers adds.
ListingAlarm's filtering is more granular than ours. Our schedule is one you can actually verify. The full roundup of free eBay deal-hunting tools covers where each tool in this space actually fits.
Hourly alerts on a published schedule, price history, and a read on whether a listing is priced well. No credit card, no eBay login.
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