A marketplace where independent sellers list under your brand — not a directory of links to other stores.
A niche marketplace lives or dies on whether a shopper can buy from three different vendors in one checkout, and whether a vendor can list and manage their own catalog without emailing you a spreadsheet. We build that: vendor onboarding, storefronts, one cart across multiple sellers, and commission payouts, wired together as one platform instead of a directory that sends shoppers somewhere else to actually buy.
Where this fits
Niche category marketplaces
Handmade goods, local food, specialty retail — categories where a focused platform beats getting lost in a general marketplace.
Local & regional marketplaces
Independent sellers or makers in one city or region, sold under one shared brand and checkout.
B2B wholesale marketplaces
Business buyers ordering from multiple approved vendors with negotiated pricing, in one purchase flow.
Subscription & curated box marketplaces
Multiple vendors' products bundled or subscribed to through one storefront instead of separate checkouts.
Marketplace spinoffs of an existing brand
A retailer opening its platform to other sellers in adjacent categories instead of only selling its own inventory.
What we deliver
Vendor onboarding & storefronts
Vendors apply, get approved, and manage their own catalog and branding within your marketplace.
Unified cart & checkout
A shopper buys from multiple vendors in a single checkout, with the order split and routed automatically behind the scenes.
Commission-based payouts
Vendor payouts calculated and split automatically after your take rate, instead of manual reconciliation.
Product catalog & search
Category browsing and search across every vendor's inventory from one place.
Vendor dashboard
Vendors manage listings, orders, and payouts themselves without emailing support for every update.
Reviews & ratings
Buyer trust built per-vendor and per-product, visible before checkout.
Fulfillment coordination
Order routing to the right vendor for shipping or pickup, with status tracked back to the buyer.
Admin & vendor vetting
Approve vendors, manage categories and commission rates, and moderate listings from one internal tool.
How we run this engagement
Discovery
Map how vendors, products, and orders should flow for your specific category.
Design
Wireframe vendor onboarding, storefronts, and the unified checkout experience.
Build
Component-driven development with continuous preview deploys.
Launch & iterate
Onboard an initial vendor cohort, monitor real orders, and refine commission and fulfillment rules.
Built on a proven, modern stack
Next.js
Powers vendor storefronts, catalog browsing, and checkout.
Node.js
Runs the backend splitting orders across vendors and calculating payouts.
PostgreSQL
Stores vendors, products, orders, and commission records.
Stripe Connect
Splits payments between the platform and vendors automatically, with payouts handled without manual reconciliation.
TypeScript
Keeps vendor, order, and payout logic consistent as the marketplace grows.
AWS S3
Stores vendor product photos and catalog media.
Things people ask before starting
Can't find what you're looking for? Reach out and we'll answer directly.
It depends on scope — a small vendor cohort with basic storefronts is a much smaller build than a platform with wholesale pricing, subscriptions, and fulfillment coordination. We'll give you a real estimate after a short discovery call, not a generic range.