$0 to publish. No renewal bill.
Lower listing fees than the paid offers shown from Autotrader, KarKiosk and Craigslist.
YOUR CAR. YOUR CHOICE.
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List free until sold, choose the tools you need, and keep control of your sale. Compare the facts before choosing where to advertise.
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CarTruvo costs $0 to list until sold. Add pricing, AI and SEO tools for $5 once per car. Here’s how that compares with selected US private-selling options.
Autotrader’s fee can be $9, $29 or $49. KarKiosk starts at $24.99. CarTruvo’s optional $5 tools are separate from its free listing. Facebook is excluded from this price graphic because we could not verify its current offer.
Swipe or scroll the table to compare. Sources are linked in each row.
| Website | Listing fee | Time listed | Pricing help | How buyers can find and contact you | Other services and costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarTruvoFree until soldCarTruvo terms ↗ | FreeOptional tools: $5 once per car | Until sold or removed | Optional $5 package includes PRICE PILOT™: nearby asking-price comparisons, one report and two refreshes. | Your public car page, search-friendly details, social sharing, messages and offers. New marketplace; audience still growing. | $5 once per car adds SEO JUICE™, AI POWER™, description help and photo suggestions. You arrange the sale. |
| AutotraderAutotrader selling fees and FAQ ↗ | $9, $29 or $49 | 180 days; another purchase to relist | Links sellers to Kelley Blue Book pricing guidance. | Advertises placement on Autotrader and KBB.com, with secure buyer chat. | A buyer may choose an online transaction service carrying a 0.99% fee, minimum $99. Listing fee depends on asking price. |
| KarKioskKarKiosk plans and selling FAQ ↗ | From $24.99 | Not stated on the public selling page reviewed | Advertises nearby-car comparisons and a suggested price range. | Advertises Craigslist and Facebook/Instagram promotion depending on plan, plus chat and voice calls. | Advertises a vehicle history report and digital bill of sale with e-signatures, subject to plan eligibility. |
| CraigslistCraigslist owner-ad fee and duration ↗ | $5 per posting | 30 days; reposting costs another $5 | The owner-ad fee page does not describe a pricing tool. | A local classified ad. Choose the relevant city and vehicle category. | The cited offer is a US cars/trucks-by-owner posting; it is not a vehicle transaction service. |
| Facebook MarketplaceMeta Marketplace help (login may be required) ↗ | Confirm with Meta | Current term not verified | Current vehicle tools not verified in this review. | Check vehicle listing eligibility, buyer contact and account requirements with Meta. | Meta’s help page required login during this review. We have not assigned a price, feature score or winner. |
One $5 package for your car.
Nearby asking prices, description help, photo suggestions and a listing checklist. Your free car page, sharing, messages and offers work without it.
Your results will depend on buyers.
We’re new. We haven’t established a comparable audience, time to sell or final sale price. Other sites offer services we don’t, including some history reports and transaction handling.
Fees and features can change. These are different products, not equivalent bundles. All listings are subject to the provider’s rules and removal policies. We have no comparable evidence of impressions, organic traffic, sale speed or sale-price advantage.
CarGurus’s current sell-car service collects dealer offers and says private sales are not available onsite. CarMax and Carvana are also purchase-offer routes rather than equivalent owner-listing packages. Compare an actual written offer with your potential private-sale proceeds.
Looking for a free option? See where to list your car for free ↗.
YOUR CAR, MORE WAYS TO FIND IT
Your car.
Ready for a closer look.
Give buyers a closer look at your car, wherever they find it. Your own showroom brings the photos, details and conversation together.
- 01 / YOUR FREE LISTING
Your car. Its own showroom.
Bring your photos, asking price, mileage, location and condition together in one public showroom. Buyers get the details they need before they message you.
- 02 / PAGES CONNECTED BY LINKS
Help buyers discover your car.
Your showroom includes a search title and description based on your car. Available cars appear in the marketplace and sitemap, with relevant make, model and location links as inventory grows.
- 03 / OPTIONAL SEO JUICE™ + AI POWER™
Show buyers the details that matter.
Use the optional seller tools to improve your description, check the details, and plan photos to take. You supply real photos and approve the wording before it goes live.
- 04 / REACH ENGINE™ SHARING IS FREE
Put your car in front of people you know.
Share your car through social apps, text or email. Prepare an Instagram caption, download a Story image, or print a QR sign. Buyers can open your showroom for the full picture. You review each message and choose where to post.
Search engines decide whether and where your showroom appears. Sharing opens your chosen app. You review and publish each post; CarTruvo does not automatically buy ads or post your car on other marketplaces.
Create my free car page ↗HELP BUILD WHAT COMES NEXT
We’re new.
Your first listing matters.
We’re building CarTruvo into a place people turn to when they want to sell a car. Try a free listing, share it, and tell us what helps you and what needs work. Early sellers help shape the tools and give buyers more cars to choose from.
Try a free listing ↗ Tell us what you think ↗How we’re working to bring more people here
Behind the scenes, we use AI-assisted research and writing alongside keyword research to develop useful car-selling guides and improve our pages. We look for questions many people search for and opportunities where fewer strong pages compete for the answer. Keyword research helps us choose those topics; its search-volume estimates aren’t actual visits.
Those guides and relevant vehicle pages link people toward the marketplace. Our aim is to earn more visits from unpaid Google and other search results over time, helping more potential buyers reach available cars. This is an ongoing growth strategy, not a traffic increase we can promise for your listing.
Price carefully. Present it well. Consider the offers.
The optional PRICE PILOT™ pricing report helps you spot when your asking price sits above or below similar nearby ads. Use that context to avoid an unrealistic price or an unnecessarily low one. Improve the description and real photos, share the page, and compare the nonbinding offers you receive. You stay in control of the asking price and buyer you choose.
Asking prices aren’t completed sales. We don’t promise a higher selling price, a set number of offers or a sale date. Review suggested wording and only publish vehicle facts you can confirm.