Marketplace monetization methods

Monetize your marketplace in multiple ways without coding

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Built-in commission payments

Charge a commission from every transaction with Sharetribe’s built-in marketplace payments and Stripe integration.

A booking of a bike, 64 euros in total. The provider made 54.40 euros, while the marketplace charged 9.60 euros commission.

A booking of a bike, 67.20 euros in total. The customer pays a 3.20 service fee, while the booking cost is 64 euros.

Someone is buying a vintage t-shirt for 25 euros. The percentage commission is set to 10% while the minimum is three euros. The minimum commission is charged.

Someone is buying two print t-shirts on a marketplace that has a flat commission of three euros, regardless of transaction price.

A transaction in Sharetribe Console, showing the booking breakdown. The customer paid 67.20 of which 3.20 was a service fee. The provider made 64 euros.

Commission

Charge for successful transactions

: Define a commission percentage for providers. When a customer pays, Sharetribe automatically divides the payment between you and the provider. Providers can view their commission costs and their earnings from each transaction.
: Determine a customer commission percentage that will be added on top of payments as a service fee. Customers can see how see the commission will pay before starting a transaction.
: Set a minimum commission to make sure your commission always covers your fees, even when transaction value is low.
: Set a flat commission rate that’s the same across the board, regardless of transaction value.
: Sharetribe’s backend automatically calculates your commission rate for each transaction based on your settings. You can check how much money you earned from each transaction with Sharetribe’s marketplace management tools.
: Stripe holds the customer’s payment until a transaction is complete and automatically pays out the money to provider—after deducting your commission.

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Paywall automation with Zapier

⁠Add paywalls to your marketplace and monetize through membership, subscription, listing fees, or lead fees. Automate payments with Stripe and Zapier.

Biketribe landing page, overlaid with Stripe and Zapier logos to signal it's possible to automate subscriptions in a Sharetribe marketplace with these services.

Membership and subscription fee

Charge for access to your marketplace

: ⁠Make listings and user profiles accessible only to users who are logged in and subscribed. Or let everyone see user profiles but restrict access to listings.
: Let everyone access your marketplace content but limit users’ rights to complete activities. For example, let only subscribed members post listings or start a transaction.
: Build a subscription page with a payment system like Stripe for one-time membership fees or recurring subscription fees. When someone subscribes, automatically grant them access to the restricted content or user activity.

Learn more about Zapier

Sharetribe Console listing management page. A provider is just about to approve a listing with a note saying "Pending approval".

Listing fee

⁠Charge for posting a listing

: Turn on listing approval and only publish listings when they’ve been approved by a marketplace admin. Instruct users what they need to do to get their listing published—such as pay a one-time fee.
: Build a page for one-time payments with an online payment system like Stripe. When someone pays a listing fee, automatically publish their listing on your marketplace through Zapier.

On the Biketribe platform, providers need to pay a subscription to get access to customers.

Lead fee

⁠Charge for access to customers

: Add a lead or subscription fee to a reverse marketplace flow (where customers post request and providers send them offers). Only allow providers who’ve paid your fee to engage customers in a conversation.
: Build a one-time payment page with a service like Stripe and restrict transaction rights in your marketplace. When a provider pays the lead fee, grant them the right to start transactions automatically through Zapier—and revoke the right after they’ve contacted the customer.
: Build a subscription page with a service like Stripe and restrict transaction rights. When a provider subscribes, automatically grant them the right to start transactions through Zapier. Revoke their access to customers when they unsubscribe.

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Marketplace monetization methods

Monetize your marketplace in multiple ways without coding

Charge a commission from every transaction with Sharetribe’s built-in marketplace payments and Stripe integration.

Provider commission fee

Customer service fee

Minimum commission

Flat commission fee

Automatic calculations

Split payments with Stripe

⁠Add paywalls to your marketplace and monetize through membership, subscription, listing fees, or lead fees. Automate payments with Stripe and Zapier.

Charge a fee for viewing your marketplace

Charge a fee for posting or transaction rights

Automate access control with Stripe and Zapier

Turn on listing approval

Charge a fee for publishing a listing

Add paywalls to a reverse marketplace

Charge a one-time lead fee

Charge a subcription for access to customers

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