Transport properties of YBa2(Cu0.98M0.02)3Oy(M=Fe, Co, Ni) superconducting thin films are studied and compared with the results measured in doped bulk materials. Critical current density as a function of magnetic field shows that Ni‐doping has a larger effect on intragranular current while Fe‐doping seems to have more influence on the intergranular coupling. All three doped samples show the same field‐dependence on their volume pinning forceFpexcept in low field region.Fpcan be scaled to a universal functionFp/Fp,max=b(1−b)2indicating that similar pinning mechanism is involved in all these samples. Finally, Hall effect measurements show that the effective carrier concentration is decreased in these doped films.