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Marketplace app development

We develop marketplace apps that generate high returns and are easy to scale.

From $40KReady to scale without rework2-week sprints + demo

Clients we work with

Startups and MVP’s

Goods and products selling marketplaces

Information marketplaces

Education marketplaces

Investment and crowdfunding marketplaces

Services providing marketplaces

Telehealth marketplaces

Real estate & rental marketplaces

Different Types of marketplaces

B2B

Business-to-Business (B2B) – a business model that focuses on selling products and services to other companies.
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B2C

Business-to-Customer (B2C) — a business model that opens doors for companies whose customers are people purchasing products or services.
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C2C

Customer-to-Customer (C2C) – a business model that facilitates commerce between independent individuals.
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Cross-platform marketplace development.

Cross-platform marketplaces have a single codebase for all products across the platforms. We are ready to develop your own web, mobile, or desktop marketplace.

89% of buyers use internet for vendor

selection and our developers use React Native, a framework by Facebook, to spend less time on development and save your budget.

Why choose our custom software development

550+
Project released
Since 2014
Making apps for startups and businesses
>50К
Positive reviews collected by our customers' apps in the app stores
>7 years
Longest partnership with the client
100
People on the team

Estimate your marketplace

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Marketplace / e-commerce

$40,000 – $65,000

Timeline: 3–5 months · team of ~5

Plus UI/UX design $5k–$10k · QA & project management included

This is already a lean MVP scope — the fastest, cheapest way to launch.

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Marketplace development app company: how we develop products

Analysis and estimation

Our account managers meet the client to learn details of the project, study the niche they want to jump in, and find a perfect solution that will boostthe demand. We help the client reduce their expenses by putting aside all extra features and forming a clear picture of the product.

Planning

When the project is analyzed and estimated, the client gets a Project Manager attached to it. The Project Manager gathers a team to plan the work process: think out sprints and manhours, prepare roadmaps for completing all tasks, schedule meetings to inform the client about the progress and get their feedback.

UI/UX design

Once the sprints are planned, our designers set to work. Starting by creating wireframes and prototypes, they come up with the highest quality UI/UX design. Thanks to the efforts of the Project Manager, the client always gets what they want as they keep in touch over the whole process.

Development

Our developers are always happy because we never allow a technically infeasible solution to be handed off to them. During the development step, we regularly provide the client with reports and demo-versions of the product so the client won’t ever be out of the loop.

QA testing

Nothing gets by us because we’re constantly testing the code — from the very beginning to the very end. Our clients can be sure their product won’t have any bugs or lags.

Release

At Purrweb, we know how to get the project submitted by the App Store and Google Play. Our marketplace app development company has extensive experience in releasing products of different industries that have unique features and require complex integration.

Key features

Personal user accounts

Wish lists

Product search by categories

Shipment tracking

Live chat for seller-buyer communication

Checkout and payment processing

Two-sided ratings and reviews

Dashboard for tracking statistics

What our clients tell about us

Lou Severine, Contentplace — marketplace for content makers
Lou Severine
CEO
Contentplace — marketplace for content makers

Purrweb was the perfect solution for us to build the utmost viable platform. The way they worked helped us in building and designing our platform — better than we could have ever expected. We recommend Purrweb 100% for any of your developing needs.

Contentplace — marketplace for content makers
Marketplace, Video Development, Design, MVP

A web application that helps anyone creating video content to buy or sell it. Users can find videos directly from creators without violating copyright. Content creators can discover new distribution channels and receive donations from subscribers

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Domien Van Eynde, Daiokan - Marketplace for photographers
Domien Van Eynde
CEO
Daiokan - Marketplace for photographers

We worked with Purrweb for about six to seven months to build the first release of our platform. We chose them because their communication was spot on from the start, and their portfolio was convincing in the tech stack we needed.

What I liked most is that they help you think with your project: if I said “do it this way”, they would say “why don’t you do it this way — it would be way more user-friendly for your end users”. That was crucial for us, because we don’t know everything ourselves. When a sprint went to production with some smaller bugs, they solved them in no time. We built the first version of our platform and are now testing it with many users — the results are quite good.

Daiokan - Marketplace for photographers
Marketplaces, Startup MVP, Web development
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Elena Malneva, Look4pro
Elena Malneva
Founder
Look4pro

We hired Purrweb to develop our MVP, and during the process we iterated from our initial idea of a peer-to-peer platform to a B2B solution — Purrweb was instrumental in this transition. They were always punctual with their delivery and kept the budget within the pre-approved range.

The whole team, from developers and designers to our project manager, exceeded our expectations. I recommend startups that want to build an MVP to approach Purrweb: they deliver more than you expect, within a budget I consider very competitive.

Look4pro
Marketplaces, B2B & enterprise software, Startup MVP
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Seth Abel-Sadeq, KEM — Payment app
Seth Abel-Sadeq
CEO
KEM — Payment app

I'm the CEO of KEM, a P2P mobile payment service for the Kuwaiti market, where not everyone has access to online banking. Our banking partners needed an MVP for demonstrations. Purrweb delivered the design and the MVP, working around the restrictions on connecting to the banking API. On completion, they handed the project over to our in-house team with full documentation and a month of technical support.

KEM — Payment app
Fintech, Design+Development, Mobile app, Cross-platform, MENA

KEM is a P2P app for instant money transfers in the Kuwaiti market: linked bank cards, money requests from the contact list, and transaction history. The key challenge: for security reasons, Kuwaiti banks don't allow outside developers to work with their API — so Purrweb built the back end on mock data, fully simulating the final functionality for demos.

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Lou Severine
CEO
Contentplace — marketplace for content makers

Purrweb was the perfect solution for us to build the utmost viable platform. The way they worked helped us in building and designing our platform — better than we could have ever expected. We recommend Purrweb 100% for any of your developing needs.

Contentplace — marketplace for content makers
Marketplace, Video Development, Design, MVP

A web application that helps anyone creating video content to buy or sell it. Users can find videos directly from creators without violating copyright. Content creators can discover new distribution channels and receive donations from subscribers

View full case
Domien Van Eynde
CEO
Daiokan - Marketplace for photographers

We worked with Purrweb for about six to seven months to build the first release of our platform. We chose them because their communication was spot on from the start, and their portfolio was convincing in the tech stack we needed.

What I liked most is that they help you think with your project: if I said “do it this way”, they would say “why don’t you do it this way — it would be way more user-friendly for your end users”. That was crucial for us, because we don’t know everything ourselves. When a sprint went to production with some smaller bugs, they solved them in no time. We built the first version of our platform and are now testing it with many users — the results are quite good.

Daiokan - Marketplace for photographers
Marketplaces, Startup MVP, Web development
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Elena Malneva
Founder
Look4pro

We hired Purrweb to develop our MVP, and during the process we iterated from our initial idea of a peer-to-peer platform to a B2B solution — Purrweb was instrumental in this transition. They were always punctual with their delivery and kept the budget within the pre-approved range.

The whole team, from developers and designers to our project manager, exceeded our expectations. I recommend startups that want to build an MVP to approach Purrweb: they deliver more than you expect, within a budget I consider very competitive.

Look4pro
Marketplaces, B2B & enterprise software, Startup MVP
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Seth Abel-Sadeq
CEO
KEM — Payment app

I'm the CEO of KEM, a P2P mobile payment service for the Kuwaiti market, where not everyone has access to online banking. Our banking partners needed an MVP for demonstrations. Purrweb delivered the design and the MVP, working around the restrictions on connecting to the banking API. On completion, they handed the project over to our in-house team with full documentation and a month of technical support.

KEM — Payment app
Fintech, Design+Development, Mobile app, Cross-platform, MENA

KEM is a P2P app for instant money transfers in the Kuwaiti market: linked bank cards, money requests from the contact list, and transaction history. The key challenge: for security reasons, Kuwaiti banks don't allow outside developers to work with their API — so Purrweb built the back end on mock data, fully simulating the final functionality for demos.

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Marketplace development resources

New to marketplace development? Start with our guide on how to build a marketplace app, then explore marketplace business models and marketplace UX/UI design principles to shape the product before development begins. If mobile reliability is a concern, see how to make a marketplace app reliable.

FAQ

What does marketplace app development include from estimation to launch?

Marketplace development at Purrweb follows five phases: discovery and estimation (1–2 weeks), UI/UX design (4–6 weeks), backend and API development, frontend/mobile client development, and QA testing. A typical two-sided marketplace MVP — with buyer and seller flows, product listings, search, and payment integration — takes 4–6 months end to end. We work in two-week sprints and ship a demo after each one, so you see working software throughout, not just at the end.

How much does it cost to build a marketplace app?

A marketplace MVP with core buyer–seller flows, listing management, and integrated payments typically starts at $40,000–$60,000. Mid-complexity platforms with ratings, reviews, messaging, and admin dashboards range from $70,000–$110,000. Enterprise-grade marketplaces with multi-currency, multi-vendor payouts, and custom matching logic start above $120,000. The exact figure depends on the number of user roles, third-party integrations (Stripe, Twilio, shipping APIs), and whether you need iOS, Android, or web — or all three. We provide a fixed estimate after a paid discovery session.

How do you handle payments and commission logic in a marketplace?

We integrate payment gateways such as Stripe Connect or Braintree that natively support split payments — funds go to the seller and your platform commission is deducted automatically. We configure payout schedules (instant, daily, or weekly), handle refunds and disputes, and implement KYC checks where required. For marketplaces operating in the EU, we also build the flows required under PSD2. All payment data is transmitted over TLS and we never store raw card numbers on your servers.

How do you manage the development team and project transparency?

Each project has a dedicated project manager who runs the team using the Scrumban method: two-week sprints, daily standups, and a demo call at the end of each sprint. You get access to Jira or Notion for real-time task tracking and a staging environment so you can review working features before they go live. We send a written sprint report every two weeks. For clients in different time zones (US, EU, UAE), we schedule calls to overlap with your working hours.

Can you integrate an existing marketplace with third-party logistics or ERP systems?

Yes. We regularly connect marketplace platforms to shipping providers (FedEx, UPS, DHL APIs), inventory and ERP systems (SAP, 1C, custom warehouses), CRM tools, and analytics platforms. Integration complexity varies: a standard shipping API takes 1–2 weeks; a full ERP sync with bidirectional data flow typically adds 3–5 weeks to the project scope. We document all integrations and provide API specs to your team on handover.

Do you sign NDAs, and who owns the code after delivery?

We sign mutual NDAs before any technical discussion begins — the agreement covers source code, business logic, user data, and investor information. It takes one business day to review and sign our standard template, or we can work from yours. On project completion, you receive full IP ownership: the complete source code, Git history, architecture documentation, and all credentials. This is written into every contract. We have signed NDAs with clients across the US, EU, and UAE without issues.

What post-launch support do you offer for marketplace apps?

After launch we offer three options: (1) Purrweb handles ongoing support — bug fixes, performance monitoring, and feature iterations on a retainer; (2) we transfer the project to your in-house team with a two-week handover, full documentation, and training sessions; (3) a hybrid arrangement where your team handles routine issues and we step in for architectural changes. SLA for critical bug response is 4 hours during business days. We can discuss specific uptime guarantees for high-traffic marketplaces during the discovery phase.

Do you have experience with marketplace apps? Can I see examples?

Yes. We have built two-sided marketplaces across e-commerce, services, and rental verticals. We can share case studies under NDA that include technical architecture details, metrics from launch, and team composition. Our public portfolio at purrweb.com/portfolio includes several marketplace-category projects. Before signing any agreement, we are happy to arrange a 30-minute call with the project lead who worked on a comparable marketplace so you can ask technical questions directly.