- domain: around $10 per year;
- security:
security certificate—approximately $10-500 per year, in a pre-packaged solution—for free (included in the price);
backups—$10-40 per month;
payment method integration—costs may vary significantly depending on the solution; in a pre-packaged solution—for free (included in the price).
- hosting: from less than $10 for small multi-seller marketplaces to hundreds of dollars per month and up (depends on web traffic amount, and the size and complexity of an online multi vendor store);
- a cms platform:
pre-packaged platform Subscription for 12 months—approximately $100-$50,000, or a lifetime price $300-1500 and up;
Security certificate—included in a solution price;
Customization costs (if needed): additional module / plugin, theme / template—approximately $20-200 (there are free themes as well).
No lead time, ready-to-use solution.
a built-from-scratch platform - Average development: around $10,000-60,000; For a low scope of functionality: $10,000-15,000; For a greater scope of features: $20,000 and more;
Lead time—2-5 months.
- Offshore MVP development: $50,000-200,000;
Lead time—3-6 months 3. The US-based from-scratch full-time development: $200,000-500,000.
Lead time—2-3 months (but the knowledge of multi store virtual marketplace development is in place to speed things up).