CARVID is a multi-platform social automation suite; Lotly Pulse is a focused Facebook Marketplace posting tool. Here's how they compare, using only what each company publishes.
CARVID details below come only from CARVID's own website, checked October 27, 2026. Where they don't publish something, we leave it blank (—) rather than guess. Check their site for the latest.
| Lotly Pulse | CARVID | |
|---|---|---|
| Published price | $99/month (Starter) · $199/month (Unlimited) | Lite free (manual) · Solo $249 · Growth $499 · Enterprise $799 per month (listed as Fall 2026 pricing) |
| Users | Up to 3 staff (Starter) · unlimited (Unlimited) | 1 (Lite, Solo) · up to 5 (Growth) · up to 10 (Enterprise) |
| Free option | 7-day free trial, no credit card | Free Lite plan, no card: manual posting, 3 a day |
| Contract | Month-to-month | Month-to-month, no contracts |
| How it runs | Chrome extension + web app | On the dealership's computer (browser extension and desktop app) |
| Inventory sources | AutoTrader/CarGurus pages, DMS over SFTP, CSV, provider API, Lotly Recon | DMS sync (HomeNet, DealerCenter, vAuto and others) |
| AI-written descriptions | ✓ | ✓ |
| Photo handling | Smart photo scoring, filtering & ordering | Background removal (paid plans) |
| Lead & attribution tracking | ✓ | ✓ Lead dashboard (paid plans) |
| Posts beyond Marketplace | — | ✓ 9 platforms (paid plans) |
| AI video / AI Messenger replies | — | ✓ (paid plans) |
| Works with recon software | ✓ Lotly Recon, sold separately | — |
Sources for CARVID: CARVID homepage · CARVID pricing. Prices and features change; CARVID is a trademark of its owner and isn't affiliated with Lotly Auto.
Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial, no credit card. Month-to-month; yearly billing gets two months free.
$99/mo
125 posts a month, AutoTrader/CarGurus bulk sync plus a DMS feed, attribution tracking, up to 3 staff invites. For the independent lot.
$199/mo
Unlimited posts and staff, role-based access, an admin performance dashboard and advanced attribution. For high-volume stores.
You want one vendor to post to TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and more alongside Marketplace, generate videos, and answer Messenger leads with AI, and your budget fits the paid tiers.
Facebook Marketplace is the channel you care about, your salespeople answer their own leads, and you want the whole team posting for $99–$199 a month with a trial that doesn't need a card.
Per its website, CARVID posts dealer inventory synced from a DMS (HomeNet, DealerCenter, vAuto and others) to Facebook Marketplace and other social platforms, with AI video, a Messenger AI auto-reply and ADF lead delivery to dealer CRMs. It runs on the dealership's own computer. Its pricing page lists a free Lite plan (manual posting, 3 a day) and automated plans from $249/month.
Lotly Pulse focuses on Facebook Marketplace: AI descriptions, photo cleanup, one-click posting from Chrome and lead attribution, with unlimited staff on the $199/month Unlimited plan. CARVID's paid plans add multi-platform posting, AI video and an AI inbox, with user counts set by plan (1, up to 5 or up to 10).
No. Lotly Pulse prepares and posts the listing and tracks the lead; your salespeople answer buyers themselves. Our Marketplace Playbook covers the reply and follow-up cadence.
Add cars from your AutoTrader or CarGurus page in one click, or connect a feed: your DMS over SFTP, a CSV, your inventory provider's API key, or Lotly Recon. New cars show up ready to post; sold cars drop off.
Yes. Lotly Pulse is 7 days free with no credit card. After that, Starter is $99/month and Unlimited is $199/month, month-to-month. See pricing.
No credit card, no contract. Post your first cars to Marketplace this afternoon.