Overview
camelcamelcamel is a free Amazon price-history site (Daniel Green, Cosmic Shovel; launched 2008). Shoppers use it to wait for a drop. Cross-border sellers use a narrower job: is today’s “deal” a real low, or a raised list price? Paste an Amazon URL or ASIN, read the chart, set an email alert. It is not Keepa. There is no Best Seller Rank, no Buy Box share, no offer count, and no FBA fee field.
Charts plot three Amazon price types: Amazon, third-party New, and third-party Used, plus high / low / average. Data is pulled from Amazon continuously; the site still tells you to confirm the live offer on Amazon before you buy. The business model is Amazon Associates, not a Pro plan. That is why it stays free—and why the product is built for deal hunting, not wholesale research.
The official features page lists Amazon locales for Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The Camelizer extension page also lists Australia. Coverage is not every Amazon store. A sister site, Camelmart, applies the same idea to Walmart; it is a separate product.
Core features and advantages
Price history charts
Every product page graphs the three price types over selectable ranges. Sellers use this as a fake-discount filter: if Amazon price is at a multi-month low while third-party New is collapsing, you are not looking at a stable wholesale ASIN. Keepa’s extra lines (BSR, Buy Box, FBA vs FBM) are missing here on purpose. The chart is enough for a yes/no on “is this price unusual?”
Email alerts and price watches
The core feature is email when a threshold hits, including availability-style conditions. Registration is optional for a first watch if you keep the confirmation mail; a free account adds a watch manager, filters (status, price type, category), and Amazon wishlist import (public list URL, no Amazon password). There is no SMS product and no mobile app. Alerts are slower and thinner than Keepa Pro tracking, but they cost nothing.
The Camelizer extension
The Camelizer overlays camelcamelcamel charts on Amazon product pages and creates watches without leaving the listing. Official pages list Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Opera, and Safari. Mobile browsers are not supported. User counts on the Camelizer page were last stamped 2020-08-22; Chrome Web Store copy still pointed at a June 2024 extension update as of this research—older than Keepa’s 2026 updates. Treat the overlay as convenience, not a maintained seller workstation.
Supported platforms
Amazon only on camelcamelcamel.com (Walmart is Camelmart). Locales: see Overview. Price types are Amazon / 3P New / 3P Used—not FBA vs FBM as Keepa draws them. RSS feeds exist for people who do not want a watch. There is no public data API; Keepa sells that separately.
Who it's for
- Shoppers and light OA who need a free “is this cheap?” chart and an email.
- Solo sellers who will not pay for Keepa Pro yet and only need US/EU/JP/AU price history.
- Skip it for regular FBA/wholesale: you need BSR and Buy Box. Skip it if you expected Amazon.jp-only mobile apps, keyword tools, or a repricer.
Concrete use case: before buying 20 units of a shared listing at a retailer, paste the ASIN. If Amazon price is at a 90-day low and 3P New has been stepping down for weeks, you are buying into a race to the bottom—walk away or size the buy as a one-off. If you still source it, open Keepa before the FBA inbound.
Pricing and value
Free. No paid tier, no API SKU. Revenue is affiliate commission when you click through to Amazon. Wishlist import and the Camelizer are free. That is the value: zero cost for a first price check. The cost is missing seller data; one bad wholesale buy is more expensive than Keepa Pro.
Community feedback
Deal-hunting write-ups and seller comparisons in 2026 still frame camelcamelcamel as the simple free tracker and Keepa as the seller chart. r/AmazonFBA-style threads treat Keepa as sourcing default; camelcamelcamel is what you install for personal shopping or a quick US price look. Common complaints: email-only alerts, no BSR, extension freshness, no app. Support is email (support@camelcamelcamel.com) and on-site help, not live chat. Official posts: @camelcamelcamel.
Competitive positioning
Keepa is the seller-grade history (more marketplaces, sales rank, Buy Box, API). Amazon’s own page shows the current offer only. Google Trends is category search interest, not ASIN price. camelcamelcamel wins on price (free) and on a short email-alert setup; it loses on every seller metric Keepa charges for.
Alternatives
- Keepa — Amazon price, BSR, and Buy Box history; Pro is the usual paid step up.
- Amazon — live catalog, Seller Central, and the offer you must re-check before buying.
Limitations
No BSR, Buy Box, stock, or FBA fee fields. No seller API. Alerts are email. No first-party mobile app. Not all Amazon marketplaces. Charts can lag a live lightning deal. Affiliate links are how the site is paid for. The Camelizer is not a substitute for Keepa’s extension. Japanese Amazon shoppers often prefer Keepa; camelcamelcamel’s Japan locale exists on the features list, but seller tooling is still thinner.
Verdict
Install it for free Amazon price context. If you source FBA or wholesale more than occasionally, pay for Keepa Pro and keep camelcamelcamel only as a backup alert. Do not treat a pretty drop chart as proof the listing is a business.
Next step: open camelcamelcamel.com, paste one ASIN you almost bought, and if you need rank history, go to Keepa.
Data notes
Rechecked 2026-09-06 against camelcamelcamel.com features, about, and Camelizer pages, plus Chrome Web Store listing notes (support@camelcamelcamel.com; extension update widely listed June 2024). published (2024-03-15), monthlyVisits, domainRating, and authorityScore are catalog placeholders and unverified. Founding year is widely 2008; exact day unverified. Features page locales vs Camelizer’s Australia list may differ—confirm the store switcher. Website cleaned to https://camelcamelcamel.com.