Comments on: 5 Best Ecommerce Platforms for Multi-Vendor Marketplaces

By: Li Teoh

Li Teoh — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 13:15:31 +0000

Hi Collin, is there a multi-vendor marketplace platform that transact both online (app) as well as physical in store card present payment?
The platform operator curate a group of vendors and they operate from a physical location (eg shopping mall) but transactions are processed like in a multivendor marketplace platform.
Whether the consumer purchase it online and pick up the product physically from the store or shop and pay at the physical store, all transactions will go through a escrow function and allocates the commission to the platform owner and the balance gets distributed back to the vendor.

By: disqus_wAMG57tykQ

disqus_wAMG57tykQ — Tue, 05 Jun 2018 14:13:00 +0000

Let me understand the following, these extensions offer back office functionality only? That is, catalog consolidation pricing, product information consolidation, financial reconciliation, reviews etc.
The actual storefront, order capture (prod page, listing page, cart, checkout, search result) is still in Magento?

By: Bandini

Bandini — Tue, 29 May 2018 11:32:00 +0000

Thank you Colin! This is really a well-written article and shares some real valuable information for the newbies like. Magento is definitely one of the best platforms for creating a virtual marketplace. I know this as I already have a Magento-based marketplace. Creating a marketplace on this platform was easy. Knowband’s Magento marketplace extension helped me out. I would request you to share a comparative study of the different platforms. That would be really helpful in find the apt solution for the startups.

By: Isha Singh

Isha Singh — Wed, 09 May 2018 11:47:00 +0000

Thank you for the valuable pieces of information, Colin. For learner and who wants to build a successful E-Commerce Site, this is the best post to learn. I would really like to share one more e-commerce platform that is Magento which I had used recently. Magento is one of the fastest-developing e-commerce platforms having a go-to option for flexible, affordable e-commerce business deployment. Keep up the great work.

By: Sabina Ionescu

Sabina Ionescu — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:06:00 +0000

In reply to Eva Martin.

Hey Eva, and thanks for stopping by. WordPress & WooCommerce are great for scaling, here’s a showcase of online stores created with WooCommerce https://woocommerce.com/showcase/
For hosting, these are our favorite providers https://wpshout.com/blog/best-wordpress-hosting/

By: Eva Martin

Eva Martin — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 15:19:00 +0000

Very comprehensive article! I´ve been considering launching a marketplace for the independent sellers, starting off by some <1000 items, <100 vendors (with an option to extend in the future). Which solution would you recommend? Is WordPress/Woocommerce scalable and safe enough? Magento seems to be far to expensive, rather would consider it later on, when the business goes big. Also which hosting server would you recommend? cheers

By: Ramsey

Ramsey — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 23:26:00 +0000

Looks nice but paying 1500 and receiving only 3 months of support is strange. I like what WP plugins do. You pay a low price (150, 250, etc.) but you get 1 year of support. Renew for either the same price or less, and get another 1 year of support. Also, WP plugins include a lot of features, including Stripe Connect for either free or a very low price. You and X Cart are doing things differently and while it’s your right, as a potential customer, I don’t like it so I’ll stay away. I know many feel the same. When I took over a company in September, I realized the previous person was charging for support after 1 year ends. I removed that and now offer unlimited support. Updates are good for one year, and can be renewed for a low price.
It’s silly to make anyone pay for support (basic support, that is). It’s like if someone on the street asks you for help, will you charge him or help him freely?