Comparison
Compared August 2026 from each vendor's own documentation. Prices are list prices on that date — check the linked pages, they change.
Steps counted from each vendor's own setup documentation. This is the difference that matters most for a non-technical seller, because the free options all begin with an application that eBay reviews.
| Haulbound | ebay-mcp (open source) | eBay official MCP | CorpusIQ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steps to connect | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Your own eBay developer account | No | Yes | Yes (reviewed) | No |
| Generate API keys | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Install software | No | Node.js 20+ | Node.js 22+ | No |
| Edit a JSON config file | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Works when your computer is off | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Price | $19/mo | Free | Free | $29.95/mo |
The part most sellers don't expect: using any local eBay MCP server makes you an eBay developer. That means an application eBay reviews, and it attaches eBay's developer obligations to you personally — including handling their marketplace account-deletion notifications before your first production call.
| Haulbound | ebay-mcp | eBay official | CorpusIQ | AutoDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read orders | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | No |
| Mark shipped with tracking | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Change price or quantity | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Fees, payouts, balance | Yes | Yes | No | Partial | No |
| Listing traffic, seller standards | Yes | Yes | No | Partial | No |
| Create a new listing | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Product sourcing | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Can refund or move money | No such tool | Yes | No | No | No |
| Covers apps besides eBay | eBay only | No | No | 40+ | No |
| Number of tools | 14 | ~300 | Read-only set | — | 10 |
You are comfortable installing Node.js, registering as an eBay developer, generating API keys and editing a JSON config file — and you want the widest possible API surface. It is genuinely capable and it costs nothing. Two things to weigh: it runs only while your computer is on, and its fulfilment tools include refunds and payment disputes with no confirmation step in the server.
You are a developer exploring eBay's APIs. It is read-only by design and cannot change anything in a store, which makes it a poor fit for actually running one.
You want one connector covering many business apps and you only need to read. It connects the same easy way Haulbound does, at $29.95 a month, but its connection is read-only — it can tell you an order is late, it cannot mark it shipped.
You sell on eBay, you are not a developer, and you want to ask about orders, fees, payouts and stock — and act on the answers. $19 a month, two clicks to connect, and every change previews and waits for your confirmation before anything happens.
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