About us

CardKoala is an independent price comparison site for discounted gift cards. We track 633 brands across 4 marketplaces, record the best discount available every hour, and keep twelve months of history for every brand.

Why the history matters

A single discount figure is almost meaningless on its own. Ten percent off a brand that routinely hits eighteen is a bad day to buy; four percent off a brand that has never beaten five is a good one. That is the entire reason we keep price history and publish a buy-or-wait call on every page.

We do not sell gift cards

We hold no inventory and process no payments. Every purchase happens on the marketplace's own site, under its own terms and its own buyer guarantee. If something goes wrong with a card, you claim through the marketplace that sold it.

Marketplaces we compare

• GCX (formerly Raise) — 365-day buyer guarantee, instant delivery
• CardCookie — 100-day buyer guarantee, instant delivery
• Card Depot — 100-day buyer guarantee, instant delivery
• CardCenter — 100-day buyer guarantee, under 5 min delivery
• Arbitrage Card, varies delivery

How we make money

Some marketplaces pay us a commission when a visitor buys after clicking through from this site. That costs you nothing and never changes the ranking — offers are always sorted by discount. See our full affiliate disclosure.