Sites Like Carvana: The Carvana Alternatives Still Selling in November 2026

1. Closest overall alternative: CarMax. No-haggle prices online, in store or both, with a 10-day money-back guarantee and a 30-day limited warranty on every retail used car.
2. Best for a large dealer group with online buying: AutoNation. Pick a car at a guaranteed price online, then choose in-store pickup or home delivery; 245 stores plus 26 AutoNation USA used-car stores.
3. Best for shipping or pickup across a national network: Driveway (Lithia). Lithia’s online store: have the car shipped to your driveway or pick it up at one of Lithia’s 300+ US stores.
4. Best for negotiating while still buying online: Local dealers with home delivery. Many dealers let you start the deal online and deliver; find them on CarGurus, Autotrader or Cars.com, and you can still negotiate.
5. Best for checking any of their prices: CarWhere. Used prices by make, model and year, and a verdict on each used listing against similar local cars.

As of November 9, 2026, from each company's most recent annual report filed with the SEC. Where the filing doesn't state a term, we say so; the purchase agreement is the final word, so read it before you sign.

Sources: Carvana 10-K, CarMax 10-K, AutoNation 10-K, Lithia 10-K, Vroom, Shift. Retailer policy pages for mileage limits and fees weren't retrievable when we checked, so mileage caps and delivery charges aren't listed here; ask for them in writing.

CarMax sells “competitive, no-haggle prices using a customer-friendly sales process” and lets customers buy “online, in-store or through a seamless combination of both.” It backs every retail used vehicle “with our 10-day money-back guarantee and a 30-day limited warranty,” operated 256 used-car stores in 110 US TV markets as of February 28, 2026, and will transfer “virtually any used vehicle in our inventory” on request (CarMax 10-K). Ask whether a transfer carries a fee before you commit. More: can you negotiate with CarMax?

AutoNation had 323 new-vehicle franchises in 245 US stores and 26 AutoNation USA used-vehicle stores as of December 31, 2025. Online, customers can select “a vehicle with a guaranteed price,” schedule a test drive, calculate payments, and choose in-store pickup or home delivery. Its trade-in offer is “honored for 7 days or 500 miles at any of our locations” (AutoNation 10-K).

Driveway is Lithia Motors' online store, where customers can “get their vehicle shipped straight to their driveway or pick it up at one of Lithia's 300+ U.S. stores.” Lithia operated 455 locations across the US, UK and Canada as of December 31, 2025 (Lithia 10-K).

Neither annual report states a vehicle return window, so ask the store for its return or exchange policy in writing before you buy.

Vroom announced on January 22, 2024 that it “is discontinuing its ecommerce operations and winding down its used vehicle dealership business” (Vroom release). Its website now says it “has halted all purchases and sales of used vehicles,” while its UACC and CarStory subsidiaries continue (Vroom.com).

Shift said on October 6, 2023 that it would file a voluntary Chapter 11 petition to “implement an orderly wind down of its business,” and that its Oakland and Pomona, California locations and its website had ceased operations (Shift release).

The largest pool of online-buyable cars is at ordinary dealers. Marketplaces like CarGurus, Autotrader and Cars.com list their inventory, and on CarGurus, eligible listings can use Digital Deal to start the purchase with the dealer: trade-in estimate, payment calculation, financing pre-qualification, a deposit or an appointment (CarGurus 10-K). Unlike Carvana or CarMax, the price is usually negotiable. Return policies vary, so read the Buyers Guide posted on the car and the contract (FTC). See sites like CarGurus for which marketplace to use.

To find dealer cars near you in one place, use CarWhere search: on used listings, a free verdict says whether the car is priced below, in line with or above similar local cars (where enough comparable listings exist), with days on market and tracked price cuts. Listings come from dealers via licensed vehicle-data providers; CarWhere does not sell cars.

1. Price the same car three ways. Get the out-the-door total from Carvana or CarMax, a dealer group, and a local dealer for the same year, trim and mileage band, including delivery, shipping or transfer charges, doc fees, tax and registration.
2. Check it against the market. Look up the model year on used car prices, and run totals through the out-the-door price calculator.
3. Verify the VIN. Decode the build with the VIN decoder and run a free VIN check.
4. Use the return window. If you buy with a money-back window, book an independent inspection inside it, and know the mileage and shipping conditions before you drive. More on Carvana in is Carvana legit? and Carvana pros and cons.

Return windows, warranties, delivery options and company status come from each company's own annual report, press release or website, checked November 9, 2026. We don't use user-review aggregates or forum posts. CarWhere publishes this guide; no company paid for placement, and this page has no affiliate links.