Magpie vs DataPinter · Checked 17 Sep 2026
DataPinter is a research app for sellers and affiliates looking for products and shops. Magpie is a data API for teams that need brand and category market share, monthly history and bulk data.
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Magpie
A data API for ecommerce marketplaces, used by brands, research teams and data teams. The Data API serves monthly GMV, units sold, prices and market share by SKU, brand, merchant and category across Shopee, Tokopedia, TikTok Shop, Lazada and Blibli. The Scraping API fetches live pages on request.
DataPinter
An Indonesian market research tool for marketplace sellers and affiliates, with higher plans for brands and agencies. It offers category, product, shop, affiliate and keyword research screens, Chrome extensions, scheduled product scans, CSV downloads and a member community. API access is included on its two highest plans.
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| Magpie | DataPinter | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Brand, category, research and data teams | Sellers and affiliates, with higher plans for brands and agencies |
| How you use it | API, MCP connector and bulk file exports | Web app, Chrome extensions and scheduled product scans |
| Marketplaces | Shopee, Tokopedia, TikTok Shop, Lazada and Blibli, plus Amazon scraping | Eight marketplaces according to its homepage, including Shopee, TikTok Shop and Tokopedia |
| Brand and category market share | Monthly GMV, units and share by brand, merchant, SKU and category | Category, product, shop and affiliate research screens |
| Bulk data | Parquet or gzipped CSV exports of whole categories | CSV downloads within a monthly product quota |
| API | Yes: the Data API and the Scraping API are the product | Included on its two highest plans, with a monthly request allowance |
| Language | English documentation; this website in English and Indonesian | Indonesian |
| Pricing model | Prepaid credits, charged per row or item returned; no subscription | Monthly or annual subscription |
| Free start | Free trial credits | Free plan with limited data |
We checked every DataPinter detail on its own website on 17 Sep 2026. Products change, so check their current pages before you decide, and tell us if something here is out of date. Tell us →
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Choose Magpie if
Choose DataPinter if
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Not for most sellers. DataPinter is built for finding products and shops to sell against. Magpie is built for measuring brand and category performance and feeding data into analysis.
When we checked its pricing page on 17 Sep 2026, API access was included on its two highest plans with a monthly request allowance.
Data API exports come as gzipped CSV, which opens in Excel, or as Parquet for data tools.
Shopee, Tokopedia, TikTok Shop, Lazada and Blibli. Available months vary by category; the catalog call lists exactly what you can query.
Sign up for free trial credits, then run a free estimate on the markets and categories you need.