Case Study: The Topps Company achieves lower infrastructure costs and regains up to 50 man-hours per day with DataDome

How DataDome Helped Topps Slash Infrastructure Costs and Gain Back Up to 50 Man-hours Per Day

The Topps Company, maker of physical and digital sports cards and collectibles, was being overwhelmed during limited‑edition launches by scalper bots and related attacks that bought out stock, slowed the site, and forced costly server upscaling. After evaluating options, the team tested and deployed DataDome (using its Fastly module via a free trial) to detect and block automated scalpers, credential stuffing and DDoS traffic.

DataDome’s solution stopped the bot traffic that was driving infrastructure spikes, delivering immediate cost savings and a clear positive ROI. The Topps Company no longer needs to upsize servers for short launch spikes, has reclaimed up to 50 man‑hours per day previously spent on prep and monitoring, and reports months without bot‑related incidents—freeing teams to focus on higher‑value projects.

The Topps Company

Sayed Gaffar

Director of E-commerce, EMEA and International Markets