Solution · Marketplaces

Multi-Vendor Marketplace Software

A marketplace is three businesses sharing one checkout. Buyers want one basket and one delivery date. Sellers want their own store and their money on time. You want a commission on every sale, without ever holding anybody else's cash in your account. We build that, designed new for your market by a team that has built marketplaces many times. Most first releases go live in about 30 days.

  • iOS, Android and web
  • Seller stores and split payments
  • Commission and payouts settled automatically
How it works

From a seller's first product to their first payout.

Nothing is earned until a buyer's basket finally turns into money sitting in a seller's account. This is the path an order takes, and the part of the software carrying each step.

  1. 01

    Join

    A seller applies, proves who they are and connects a payout account before listing anything at all.

    Seller onboarding

  2. 02

    List it

    Products go into your own categories, with the fields each one needs and nothing more.

    Category attributes

  3. 03

    Find it

    Buyers search the whole marketplace at once, filter by what matters to them and save things for later.

    Search and saved items

  4. 04

    Buy it

    One basket holds items from several different sellers, and the buyer pays for them once.

    One cart, one checkout

  5. 05

    Ship it

    Each seller sees only their own part of the order, and ships it with tracking attached.

    Split orders and tracking

  6. 06

    Get paid

    The payment splits automatically, your commission comes off, and the seller is paid on schedule.

    Split payments and payouts

Features

One marketplace, three points of view.

Buyers, sellers and you each see the app built for their job, all running on one system you own.

For buyers

Browse every seller in one place, pay once and track each parcel.

  • Search across every seller, with filters per category
  • Saved items and price-drop alerts
  • One basket and one checkout for many sellers
  • Cards, wallets, local methods and cash on delivery
  • Tracking for each seller's parcel
  • Messages with a seller about an order
  • Reviews with photos from verified buyers
  • Returns, claims and a refund route

For sellers

Open a store, list in minutes and get paid without chasing anyone.

  • A storefront with their own name, logo and banner
  • Products with variants, options and stock
  • The fields that match the category they sell in
  • Orders, packing slips and shipping labels
  • Coupons by item, category or basket
  • Followers, and news posted to them
  • Payouts on schedule, with a statement
  • Sales, views and conversion by product

For you, the admin

Run the marketplace, settle the money and keep every seller honest.

  • Seller applications and verification
  • Your category tree and each category's fields
  • Product approval and photo review
  • Commission by category, seller or plan
  • Payout schedules, holds and reserves
  • Disputes, claims and refunds
  • Moderators with limited access
  • Bulk import, export and reporting
Ways to earn

Six ways your marketplace earns.

Start with one and add the rest as you grow. Every rate is yours to set in the admin panel.

  • Most common

    Commission on sales

    A percentage of every order, set by category, seller or plan.

  • Seller subscriptions

    A monthly plan for more products, better placement and a lower commission.

  • Listing fees

    A small charge per product listed, common in handmade and vintage markets.

  • Sponsored products

    Paid placement in search and on the home screen, bought by the day.

  • Buyer service fee

    A separate fee at checkout, which keeps product prices clean.

  • Fulfilment and delivery

    Your own warehousing or couriers, charged to the sellers who use them.

Clients

What our clients say.

I worked with AppKodes for a website and mobile app development project, and overall, I'm very satisfied with the results. Their team was responsive and flexible throughout the process, and they delivered a product that met my expectations both in design and functionality.
Яша ФирузApr 2025
It was a good experience working with the team. They understood my ideas clearly and built everything as expected. The team was supportive, quick to respond, and helped me whenever I needed changes. Thank you for your hard work and support!
Prem SharmaApr 2025
Overall very good experience. I have been availing services for past 3 years. They are available for discussions and resolving issues whenever we faced any. Mr. Saravana has been looking after our project and I'm very much happy with his timely response. I would definetely recommend.
Vannala RajuApr 2025
Top features

The features that make a multi-vendor marketplace work.

Built into your marketplace and shaped around whatever it is that your sellers actually trade. Each one is designed and built new for you, and nothing here is switched on from a shelf.

  • Navy suit, sold by Hart & LoweNavy suitSold by Hart & Lowe$420
    Face serum, sold by Fern BotanicsFace serumSold by Fern Botanics$38
    Stoneware vase, sold by Kiln StreetStoneware vaseSold by Kiln Street$64
    Pay once · $522

    One cart, many sellers

    Items from several stores in one basket, paid for once, with each seller's delivery shown on its own.

  • Buyer paid$522.00
    Hart & Lowe$369.60
    Fern Botanics$33.44
    Kiln Street$56.32
    Your 12% commission$62.64
    Seller payoutsEvery Friday

    Split payments

    The buyer pays once, and each seller's share and your commission are separated before anybody is paid.

  • CategorySuits
    FabricWool, Super 110s
    LapelNotch
    PiecesTwo-piece
    FitMade to measure
    Fields set by you, per category

    Fields by category

    A suit asks for fabric and lapel, a serum for volume and skin type, and neither sees the other's form.

  • NNorthside Goods4.9 · 2,318 followersFollow
    Wireless headphones$89
    White leather trainers$75
    Stoneware vase$64
    New this week12 products

    A store for every seller

    Their own page, name and rating, with followers who hear about every new product first.

  • Your store this month

    Sales$8.4k
    Orders126
    Payout$1.9k

    Seller dashboard

    Sales, orders waiting to ship and the next payout, all on the seller's own phone.

  • Your coupons

    SPRING1515% off shirtsLive
    WELCOME10$10 off a first orderOne each
    SHIPFREEFree delivery over $100Ends Sun

    Seller coupons and deals

    Discounts by item, category or basket, with the limits each seller sets themselves.

Inside the app

Everything a multi-vendor marketplace needs, from day one.

From the outside a marketplace looks like an online store with more products in it. Underneath, every order is several orders, every payment is several payments, and every product came from somebody you do not employ.

This is the machinery we build into yours, shaped around what your sellers trade and how your market settles up. Each piece is designed and built new for you, by a team that has built marketplaces many times.

Get a free costed plan
  • A catalogue you controlSellers choose from your own category tree rather than inventing a new category of their own. Each category carries the fields it needs, so a suit asks for fabric and fit while a moisturiser asks for volume. Search and filters work because the data underneath is consistent, which free-text listings never manage.
  • Split payments, paid out automaticallyThe buyer pays once for a basket from three sellers. The money splits between them and you at checkout, and each seller is paid on the schedule you set. A provider built for marketplaces, such as Stripe Connect, handles the onboarding checks, so you never hold other people's money.
  • Commission as settingsTake a percentage, a flat fee or both, set per category, per seller or per plan. Who absorbs the card charges is a setting too. Changing a rate later is a job for your admin panel, and never a job for a developer.
  • Orders that split themselvesOne checkout becomes a separate order for each seller, with its own status, tracking and returns. The buyer still sees a single purchase in their account, with every parcel tracked in one place. Each seller sees only their own part of it, and never the details of another seller's customer.
  • Photo review, with a person decidingNew product photos are checked the moment they upload. Plain problems like a blurred image, a watermark or the wrong size are blocked straight away. Anything that needs judgement, from a counterfeit logo to a misleading picture, goes to your moderators to decide.
  • Disputes with a recordA buyer claims a parcel never arrived, or a seller claims the buyer never confirmed it. Both sides answer with evidence and your team decides. Payouts on a disputed order are held until then, so nobody is paid for a sale still being argued.
  • Getting sellers onA marketplace with no sellers has nothing to sell, and sellers are harder to win than buyers. A short application, bulk upload from a spreadsheet and a store that looks finished on day one decide whether your first hundred sellers stay.
  • A proper database underneathProducts, variants, orders, payouts and disputes all live in a relational database designed around them. No-code builders tend to store a marketplace as loose records, and they struggle once the catalogue grows. Reporting, search and every feature you add later all depend on getting this part right first.
Additional features

The extra features you may need.

The core marketplace already covers the sellers, their products, one checkout, split payments and every payout. These are the extras clients ask for most often, and each one is designed for your app and priced in your costed plan.

  • Separate seller app

    Products, orders and payouts managed from the seller's phone.

  • Product configurator

    A base price plus paid options, for goods made to order.

  • Fittings and consultations

    Appointments in a studio, at the customer's home or by video.

  • WhatsApp ordering

    Questions and orders over WhatsApp, logged against the order.

  • Local payment methods

    The wallets, transfers and cash codes your market actually uses.

  • Shipping integrations

    Live rates, labels and tracking from the carriers you choose.

  • Gift cards and group gifts

    Vouchers, and gifts that several people pay towards.

  • Bulk import and feeds

    Catalogues uploaded from a spreadsheet or synced from a feed.

  • Currencies and tax

    Local prices, with the tax rules for each region applied.

  • Store launch designs

    Store screenshots and banners designed for launch.

Markets

One app type, many marketplaces.

The same pattern of seller stores, one checkout and split payouts works for almost anything several businesses sell. Each version is designed around its own market: its categories, its fields, its idea of a fair return.

  • Fashion and apparelSizes, colours and returns that actually get used.
  • Made-to-measure clothingConfigured garments, saved measurements and deposits.
  • Beauty and groomingIngredients, skin types and batch dates.
  • Electronics and gadgetsModel numbers, warranties and serial checks.
  • Home and furnitureLarge items, delivery slots and assembly.
  • Handmade and craftsSmall makers, made to order and gift wrap.
  • Groceries and local produceShort shelf lives and delivery by area.
  • Auto partsFitment by make, model and year.
  • B2B and wholesaleTrade prices, bulk orders and invoices.
  • Books and mediaCondition grades, editions and ISBNs.
  • Sports and outdoorsSizes, seasons and bulky shipping.
  • Pet suppliesRepeat orders and subscriptions.

Selling something that is not here? Tell us what your sellers trade and we will scope it.

Trust and safety

Keep the marketplace honest.

A marketplace is worth exactly as much as the trust buyers have in sellers they have never heard of. These are built in from the first release, rather than bolted on after the first dispute.

  • Seller verificationBusiness details and payout accounts checked before anything is listed.
  • Product and photo reviewPlain faults blocked on upload, judgement calls sent to a person.
  • Prohibited itemsRestricted categories and words, enforced at the moment of listing.
  • Disputes and claimsEvidence from both sides, with payouts held until your team decides.
  • Verified-buyer reviewsOnly people who bought the item get to review it.
  • Audit logWho acted, when, and what they decided.
Timeline

From first call to launch.

Most first releases go live in about 30 days. Larger apps take longer, and your costed plan fixes the scope and the exact date.

BeforeWeek 1Week 2Week 3Week 4Day 30+
  1. Free costed planBefore we start
  2. Design and prototypeWeek 1
  3. Build and testWeeks 2 to 4
  4. Launch and supportFrom about day 30
  5. Store submissionWeeks 4 to 5

Where most of the work happens

What you get along the way.

  • A plan before you commitThe scope, a fixed price and a launch date in writing, free, whether you go ahead or not.
  • A prototype in week oneYour screens in your brand, clickable, before a line of code is written.
  • A new build every weekThe app reaches your phone each week, so you watch it take shape instead of waiting for a reveal.
  • Both stores handledWe prepare the listings, submit the apps and answer the reviewers. Only the store account fees are yours.
  • A team that staysAfter launch we keep the apps fixed, current and running, and price new features the same way.
  • Money tested end to endSplit payments, refunds and payouts run in test mode, then once with a real card, before launch.
  • Sellers on before buyersYour first sellers and their catalogues are loaded during the build, so launch day opens with stocked shelves.
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Questions

Before you build.

Not here? The costed plan answers the rest, for your app.

Can it work like Amazon or Etsy?

Yes, and buyers will find it familiar. Seller stores, one checkout for many sellers, split payments, reviews and disputes all work the way buyers expect from the big marketplaces. The difference is that it is yours, with your categories, your commission and your rules, designed and built new for what your sellers trade.

How do you build a multi-vendor marketplace?

Start with the category tree and the seller account, because every product and every payout hangs off them. Listings and search follow, then one checkout that splits into a separate order for every seller. Split payments and payouts come next, then disputes and reviews. Seller onboarding starts early in the build, since a marketplace with no sellers has nothing to sell.

How do vendor payouts work?

The buyer pays once, and the payment splits at checkout between each seller and you. Your commission comes off automatically, and each seller is paid on the schedule you set, daily, weekly or after delivery. Payouts on a disputed order wait until it is settled. A provider built for marketplaces holds the money and runs the compliance checks, so you never do.

Do you use Stripe Connect?

Usually, yes, because it was built for exactly this job. Sellers onboard through it, the payment splits at checkout, and payouts run on a schedule you control. Where Stripe does not operate, or your market pays another way, we use a provider that does. Local wallets, bank transfers and cash on delivery all sit alongside it at the same checkout.

Can every category have its own product fields?

Yes, and it is what keeps search usable. Each category carries its own attributes, so a suit asks for fabric, lapel and fit while a phone asks for storage. Sellers only see the fields for what they sell. Buyers get filters that actually work, because the data sitting behind every one of them is consistent.

How do you check what sellers upload?

New products and their photos go through a review before any of them go live. An automated check blocks the plain problems straight away, such as a blurred image, a watermark or a missing field. Anything that needs judgement, like a possible counterfeit or a misleading photo, goes to a person on your team. Nothing subjective is decided by the software alone.

Can I start with my own products and add sellers later?

Yes, and many marketplaces start exactly that way. You launch as a single store with your own catalogue, and the seller accounts, split payments and payouts are built in but switched off. When the first outside seller joins, nothing needs rebuilding.

How much does a multi-vendor marketplace cost?

It depends on the platforms, the payment setup and the modules you add, so we price each one in a free costed plan. That plan fixes the scope, the price and the launch date in writing before you commit. You then pay a fixed price in agreed milestones, rather than an hourly bill that keeps growing.

Is this a ready-made app?

No, and none of them ever is. Every app we build is designed and built new, for the one client who asked for it. We have built marketplaces many times, and that experience is what lets us fix the scope, the price and the launch date before we start.

How long does it take?

Most first releases go live in about 30 days. Larger marketplaces, or ones with several add-on modules, take longer. Your free costed plan fixes the scope and the exact launch date in writing, before you commit.

Which platforms do I get?

An iOS app, an Android app and a website for buyers and sellers, plus a web admin panel to run the marketplace. A separate seller app is an option. Some clients start with fewer and add the rest later.

Who owns the app and the data?

You own both of them, completely and from day one. The code sits in your own repository, the cloud accounts stand in your company's name, and the apps ship under your own developer accounts. Documentation gets written for a developer who never met us.

Next step

Your first release could be live
next month.

Tell us about the app you want to build. We send back a costed plan with a fixed price and a launch date, free and yours to keep.

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