Create a Marketplace
Launch your marketplace platform in days and expand it limitlessly
Create a Marketplace
Launch your marketplace platform in days and expand it limitlessly
Why build a multi vendor
marketplace on CS-Cart
With CS-Cart marketplace software, you can build an online marketplace fast, tailor it to your needs and business model, and grow hassle-free. Building multi vendor marketplaces has never been more efficient.
Seller management
Build a multi vendor marketplace to offer a convenient sales platform to your sellers and manage them effectively: straightforward, customizable vendor panel, payout options, communication and marketing tools.
Convenient money distribution
Choose the payout method that suits you best: take all the money and pay out to the sellers, let the sellers get all the money and pay out your part, or split money from every order automatically in real time. Our marketplace software supports Stripe Connect and PayPal Commerce out of the box.
Marketing tools
Boost your sales and help your vendors sell more with promotions, cross-sell and upsell features, loyalty programs, and more. All of this is built into our marketplace software.
Marketplace mobile app
Thanks to marketplace app development, you can get more sales from mobile shoppers: the app allows buyers to conveniently shop on-the-go and sellers—to manage their catalog and orders, all in the same app without logging in to the marketplace website.
Global commerce
Scale your marketplace business globally: use over 26 translations, multiple currencies, a tax management system, 90+ payment and shipping options. Easily adapt your marketplace website for various regions.
Multiple storefronts
Scale to new regions, niches, markets and test a new business model: add as many storefronts as you want—each one with its own design, language, currency, vendors, and products. Manage all the storefronts in a single administration panel of your eCommerce marketplace. Building marketplaces for different niches on a single platform is as easy as it gets.
5-step guide on creating a multi vendor marketplace website in 2023
Create an ecosystem around your multi vendor marketplace
Implement any marketplace idea using popular business applications and services that are integrated with the CS-Cart marketplace software out of the box.
What our customers say about CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
Pritish A.
E-Commerce Specialist
E-Commerce Specialist
"CS-Cart is a straightforward software if you wish to start a multi vendor marketplace of any kind. Buying CS-Cart is a million times better than building one from the ground up. After a thorough research for more than 3 months we were confident that CS-Cart had the most features for the price compared to any of its competitors. The Customer service team was extremely helpful and you also get 90 days of premium support after your purchase of the Multi-Vendor Plus which is what we got."
"We picked CS-Cart out of 8 different other software (including Magento) and I have to say it's the best decision we ever made. CS-Cart was so easy to install and configure, and great value for money without compromising on any of the key functionality, quality and reliability we needed. There are plenty of themes and add-ons to choose from as well as great built-in features out of the box - including SEO features which is critical for a high trafficked site like ours. The product is easy to customise and gave us endless possibilities with integrating with other parts of our site, such as community and CRM."
Phil K.
Founder and CEO
Founder and CEO
"I'm opening a very data-intense shopping site that provides a lot of product info. I love that I can move a lot of data around pretty fast and with ease of use. The marketplace platform takes minimal time to learn how to use. I really like that I can use this marketplace platform without much coding knowledge-I only use coding for tweeks to my individual pages."
Michael M.
Financial Services Representative
Financial Services Representative
"I really like scalability of CS-Cart. It was not overwhelming for me to use when I started few years ago, and now as we grow, we are still able to utilise its advanced features. Some solutions out there become restrictive after a few years, however, this is not the case for CS-Cart. It just helps business to grow and matures with it. Another important aspect of it is that it just works. It is very agile, robust, secure and intuitive for new members. CS-Cart team keeps on top of all the latest developments and therefore this solutions is very powerful, even just out of the box."
Masha S.
Manager
Manager
"Writing that something is the best always arouses suspicion, especially among people who have excellent knowledge and experience in this field. We have more than 13 years of experience with the CS-Cart marketplace platform in the Serbian marketplace. The CS-Cart option is a powerful and user-friendly cart software solution in which all good experiences from individual CS-Cart software editions are implemented. There are detailed manuals and video instructions, not only for beginners, a large forum and active community, developers, marketplace, and a good help desk. User-friendly administrators mode allows easy and fast training of vendors for independent work."
Milan P.
CEO
CEO
"We picked CS-Cart out of 8 different other software (including Magento) and I have to say it's the best decision we ever made. CS-Cart was so easy to install and configure, and great value for money without compromising on any of the key functionality, quality and reliability we needed. There are plenty of themes and add-ons to choose from as well as great built-in features out of the box - including SEO features which is critical for a high trafficked site like ours. The product is easy to customise and gave us endless possibilities with integrating with other parts of our site, such as community and CRM."
Phil K.
Founder and CEO
Founder and CEO
“CS-Cart is an easy to use software if you wish to start a marketplace of any kind. Buying CS-Cart is a million times better than building one from the ground up. After a thorough research for more than 3 months we were confident that CS-Cart Multi-Vendor had the most features for the price compared to any of its competitors. The Customer service team was extremely helpful and you also get 90 days of premium support after your purchase of the Multi-Vendor Plus which is what we got."
Pritish A.
E-Commerce Specialist
E-Commerce Specialist
"I'm opening a very data-intense shopping site that provides a lot of product info. I love that I can move a lot of data around pretty fast and with ease of use. The marketplace platform takes minimal time to learn how to use. I really like that I can use this marketplace platform without much coding knowledge--I only use coding for tweeks to my individual pages."
Michael M.
Financial Services Representative
Financial Services Representative
"I really like scalability of CS-Cart. It was not overwhelming for me to use when I started few years ago, and now as we grow, we are still able to utilise its advanced features. Some solutions out there become restrictive after a few years, however, this is not the case for CS-Cart. It just helps business to grow and matures with it. Another important aspect of it is that it just works. It is very agile, robust, secure and intuitive for new members. CS-Cart team keeps on top of all the latest developments and therefore this solutions is very powerful, even just out of the box."
Masha S.
Manager
Manager
"Writing that something is the best always arouses suspicion, especially among people who have excellent knowledge and experience in this field. We have more than 13 years of experience with the CS-Cart marketplace platform in the Serbian marketplace. The CS-Cart option is a powerful and user-friendly cart software solution in which all good experiences from individual CS-Cart software editions are implemented. There are detailed manuals and video instructions, not only for beginners, a large forum and active community, developers, marketplace, and a good help desk. User-friendly administrators mode allows easy and fast training of vendors for independent work."
Milan P.
CEO
CEO
Multi-Vendor Pricing
For medium to large multi-channel businesses.
The most powerful solution in terms of features and services for running a marketplace with multiple storefronts.
The most powerful solution in terms of features and services for running a marketplace with multiple storefronts.
Ultimate
$6,950
Everything in Plus, and:
Multiple storefronts to run a multi-location marketplace
For start-ups and small businesses.
Launch your online marketplace and test the viability of your business idea with a basic set of features.
Launch your online marketplace and test the viability of your business idea with a basic set of features.
Standard
$1,250
500+ essential features
For small businesses.
Run a full-featured multi vendor marketplace with maximum customization freedom.
Run a full-featured multi vendor marketplace with maximum customization freedom.
Plus
$3,150
Visual theme editor, CMS, texts & translations editor
Warehouses
Visual UI editor
Everything in Standard, and:
Mobile app
A single mobile application for both customers and vendors
Multiple warehouses and pickup points for sellers
6 extra features for vendor administration
Over 70 payment methods for vendors
Customers can pay a vendor directly with a method the vendor chooses
Mobile app source code
Customer Care Plus
Conversion-centered design theme Unitheme
Customer Care Ultimate
Full access to the code
Customer Care Standard
/year
/year
/year
Customer Care Standard
✔ Technical support included
Basic Customer Care plan with a limited number of requests. Up to 15 requests per month.
✔ Website update
We take care of the whole update routine when new CS-Cart versions come out
Basic Customer Care plan with a limited number of requests. Up to 15 requests per month.
✔ Website update
We take care of the whole update routine when new CS-Cart versions come out
Customer Care Plus
✔ Unlimited number of support requests
Ask as many questions as you need.
✔ 4 free modifications per month
We make up to 4 minor modifications of the CS-Cart code for your website. These are modifications in CSS or in Smarty templates as well as minor changes in PHP code that do not affect the core functionality. The complexity of the modification is determined by the support engineer.
✔ Proactive assistance
We will periodically check your customers and vendors experience and suggest ways to fix or improve it.
✔ Website update
We take care of the whole update routine when new CS-Cart versions come out
Ask as many questions as you need.
✔ 4 free modifications per month
We make up to 4 minor modifications of the CS-Cart code for your website. These are modifications in CSS or in Smarty templates as well as minor changes in PHP code that do not affect the core functionality. The complexity of the modification is determined by the support engineer.
✔ Proactive assistance
We will periodically check your customers and vendors experience and suggest ways to fix or improve it.
✔ Website update
We take care of the whole update routine when new CS-Cart versions come out
Customer Care Ultimate
✔ 7 free modifications per month
We make up to 7 minor modifications of the CS-Cart code for your website. These are modifications in CSS or in Smarty templates as well as minor changes in PHP code that do not affect the core functionality. The complexity of the modification is determined by the support engineer.
✔ Support via an online chat
You save time by contacting us through the chat—no need to send emails and wait for a response.
✔ Dedicated customer care service
For 2 hours a week our support engineer personally fixes issues, tweaks settings, and sets up the default CS-Cart functionality in your CS-Cart installation.
✔ Web server configuration
We set up your server environment for optimal CS-Cart performance within our dedicated customer care service Support via online chat.
✔ Mobile app building and maintenance
We build and update the app for you and answer questions about the app usage.
We make up to 7 minor modifications of the CS-Cart code for your website. These are modifications in CSS or in Smarty templates as well as minor changes in PHP code that do not affect the core functionality. The complexity of the modification is determined by the support engineer.
✔ Support via an online chat
You save time by contacting us through the chat—no need to send emails and wait for a response.
✔ Dedicated customer care service
For 2 hours a week our support engineer personally fixes issues, tweaks settings, and sets up the default CS-Cart functionality in your CS-Cart installation.
✔ Web server configuration
We set up your server environment for optimal CS-Cart performance within our dedicated customer care service Support via online chat.
✔ Mobile app building and maintenance
We build and update the app for you and answer questions about the app usage.
Award-winning solution for creating an online marketplace
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor has been the leading marketplace website builder on G2 and SourceForge for the last three years. It has been included in Capterra Shortlist of eCommerce Software twice in in 2021 and 2022 as the leading marketplace platform.
Educational resources for managing multi vendor marketplaces
Learn how to create a marketplace, manage online marketplaces, and grow your business with CS-Cart. What marketplace platforms are available? Which marketplace software is the best for your business? Do you need a custom development team to build a marketplace website? Find answers in our articles and the CS-Cart's Marketplace Academy.
Frequently Asked Questions
Need help? Here are the top questions asked by our customers about how to create an online marketplace and what marketplace software to choose
Entrepreneurs create an online marketplace on a marketplace platform. It's software for marketplace websites development. It can be a no-code marketplace builder or a self-hosted marketplace platform. Entrepreneurs usually start with a minimum viable product. Learn more about how to build marketplace websites.
It's web software that allows you to build an online marketplace. This online marketplace platform usually includes a storefront, an administration panel, and dashboards for sellers. You can use cloud-based marketplace platform or a self-hosted marketplace builder. The choice strongly depends on your business model. A marketplace builder can have proprietary code or open source code. The latter allows customization at the code level.
The final cost of the marketplace website development depends on the complexity of your marketplace project, the development process, and the type of marketplace software you're using. For self-hosted software like Multi-Vendor On-Premises, you pay yearly (from $1,250). Plus, you need hosting from $10/month. If you go for a cloud marketplace platform like Multi-Vendor No-Code, you pay less (from $75/month). In this case, you don't need to pay for hosting separately as it is included in the monthly cost. But with a cloud-based marketplace, you are more limited in terms of functionality and customization.
You can launch a marketplace website in a day but bringing it to a working condition requires more time due to a complex online marketplace development process. Normally, after about three to six months the marketplace website development is finished and your marketplace platform will run to its full capacity.
It's important to distinguish between a marketplace platform and marketplace software. Often people use these terms interchangeably but sometimes an actual marketplace website is called a marketplace platform.
There are some free marketplace creation tools, and you can use them to start your marketplace business. But you will need a budget to develop, promote and grow your online marketplace platform. A marketplace builder is often the least expensive part of the marketplace creation process.
The first step is usually inventing a marketplace idea. Then goes market research. Then you plan your marketplace business model and define your target audience. The next step is to validate your-multi channel business idea—MVP development. Once your idea is validated, you can scale your marketplace platform.
There are several common ways to grow your seller base on your marketplace platform. You can source sellers from existing online marketplaces, meet them in person at conferences and trade shows, advertise to attract sellers, use cold outreach, and create personalized offers.
A successful marketplace brings you a steady stream of money. You can get this money in three common ways: by charging your sellers a fee for each transaction, by offering your sellers subscription plans, or by advertising on your marketplace.
To create a marketplace MVP, start with market research, select a niche, and build core features like user registration, listings, and messaging. Secure payment processing, launch to a limited audience, and gather user feedback for iteration. Ensure scalability, analyze metrics, and expand based on user input, continuously refining the platform as you go.
There are several major marketplace solution providers offering different products and services for your business needs. This means that there is literally no "best multi vendor marketplace software". The best marketplace solution is the one that covers all of your business needs and goals and satisfies you in both functionality and price.
Basically, you can call a marketplace an online store. But from a technical and business perspective, the two are very different. The main difference is that a marketplace has multiple independent sellers with their own online stores integrated into the marketplace platform. An online store has only one seller—the store owner.
Marketplace software is the same as marketplace builders and marketplace platforms. It's a solution, an eCommerce platform to start an online marketplace. Building an eCommerce marketplace on and off the shelf marketplace software saves a lot of time and money because these platforms are tailored for multi channel businesses.