Comparison · Marketplaces & stores
CarSnipe vs Lurkmor Alerts
For a car hunter on Facebook Marketplace, CarSnipe (@CarSnipeBot) is the better pick: you set make, model, year range, price ceiling, mileage and radius, and each match arrives with a photo, price, mileage and drive time, checked every 15 minutes on Basic or every 3 minutes on Pro. It costs from $9.99 a month after a 7-day trial that needs a card, and it watches only while your browser with its extension is open. Lurkmor Alerts (@LurkmorAlertsBot) is free and needs no account, but alerts are set up on lurkmor.com and its coverage is American. Choose Lurkmor if you shop Craigslist, eBay or Poshmark in the US and want free alerts for any item, not only cars.
@CarSnipeBot
SubscriptionOfficial
62/ 100
#1 in Marketplaces & storesInstant Telegram alerts when a car matching your make, model, year, price, mileage and radius appears on Facebook Marketplace. A browser extension does the watching, the bot takes your searches and sends the listings. From $9.99 a month after a 7-day trial.
@LurkmorAlertsBot
Free
60/ 100
#2 in Marketplaces & storesThe Telegram channel of LurkMor, a free watcher of new listings on Craigslist, eBay, Poshmark and other US marketplaces. You set keywords, price range and area on the website, open the bot with the code it gives you, and new matches arrive instantly. No account needed.
By the numbers
CarSnipe is ahead: 62 against 60 out of 100 for Lurkmor Alerts. CarSnipe wins on functionality, reliability & speed, popularity & trust, safety & privacy, freshness, no intrusive ads. Lurkmor Alerts wins on price & free tier, usability. CarSnipe: Subscription · No free plan; a 7-day trial with full Pro access, card required, no charge if cancelled before day 7. Lurkmor Alerts: Free · Free to use, no account required.
At a glance
| CarSnipe | Lurkmor Alerts | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and limits | Subscription · No free plan; a 7-day trial with full Pro access, card required, no charge if cancelled before day 7 | Free · Free to use, no account required |
| Languages | EN | EN |
| Inline mode | no | no |
| Mini App | no | no |
| Works in groups | no | no |
| Works in channels | no | no |
| Accepts voice | no | no |
| Accepts files | no | no |
| Requires phone number | no | no |
| Requires registration | no | no |
| Shows ads | no | no |
| Official | yes | no |
| Developer | CarSnipe | LurkMor |
| Last check | November 4, 2026 | November 4, 2026 |
Score by criterion
How we rank →| Criterion | Weight | CarSnipe | Lurkmor Alerts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Functionality | 25 | 7 | 6 |
| Reliability & speed | 15 | 6 | 5 |
| Popularity & trust | 15 | 4 | 2 |
| Price & free tier | 10 | 4 | 10 |
| Usability | 10 | 6 | 7 |
| Safety & privacy | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| Freshness | 5 | 8 | 7 |
| Localization | 5 | 10 | 10 |
| No intrusive ads | 5 | 9 | 8 |
| Total | 100 | 62 | 60 |
Pros and cons
CarSnipe
- Alerts land within minutes, long before Marketplace saved searches
- Every alert already answers price, mileage and how far you have to drive
- Your Facebook login stays in your own browser
- No free plan, and the trial asks for a card
- Works only while your browser with the extension is open
- Vehicles only, not other Marketplace categories
Lurkmor Alerts
- Free and no account to create
- Several marketplaces from one search form
- Only new listings, not a flood of old ones
- Searches are set up on the website, not in the chat
- The bot's Telegram profile is blank
- Built around US marketplaces
Frequently asked questions
CarSnipe or Lurkmor Alerts: which is better?
CarSnipe is ahead: 62 against 60 out of 100 for Lurkmor Alerts. CarSnipe wins on functionality, reliability & speed, popularity & trust, safety & privacy, freshness, no intrusive ads. Lurkmor Alerts wins on price & free tier, usability. CarSnipe: Subscription · No free plan; a 7-day trial with full Pro access, card required, no charge if cancelled before day 7. Lurkmor Alerts: Free · Free to use, no account required.
Are CarSnipe and Lurkmor Alerts free?
CarSnipe: Subscription · No free plan; a 7-day trial with full Pro access, card required, no charge if cancelled before day 7. Lurkmor Alerts: Free · Free to use, no account required.
Do CarSnipe and Lurkmor Alerts work in groups?
CarSnipe: no. Lurkmor Alerts: no.