The No-Code Marketplace Builder That Skips the Commission
Launch a buy-and-sell marketplace with price-first listings, seller profiles, and Sold tracking — then charge sellers flat fees for listings and featured spots. No code, no checkout stack to maintain, and no cut of anyone's sale.
Free plan available · Flat pricing, unlimited listings · 0% commission on your revenue
What is a no-code marketplace builder?
A no-code marketplace builder creates a website where many sellers list things for sale and buyers browse, filter, and get in touch — without writing code. You describe the marketplace, seed the first listings, and the platform handles search, seller profiles, moderated submissions, and SEO. On Directify it starts free, with paid plans from $12/month.
Most marketplace ideas never needed a checkout
Used gear, classifieds, equipment resale, swap boards — the sale happens between buyer and seller. What the marketplace needs is listings buyers trust and sellers people recognize. The Marketplace template ships exactly that as the default.
Price-first listings
Price-tag cards with condition badges (New through For Parts), price min/max filters, and sorting by price in either direction.
Sellers people can trust
Public seller profiles with star ratings, listing history, and member-since dates — linked from every card they post.
A market that visibly moves
Sold badges, a Just Sold homepage strip showing how fast items went, and live counts of listings, sellers, and weekly sales.
Everything between idea and income
AI builds the first version
"A marketplace for used camera gear" — AI generates the categories, the classifieds field set (price, condition, brand, delivery), demo sellers with listings attached, and SEO setup in about 60 seconds.
Import your listings
Bring inventory in from a CSV or Google Sheets, create listings from URLs with AI extraction, or use the REST API — a spreadsheet becomes a live marketplace in minutes.
Sellers run their own listings
Registered sellers manage their profile and listings from their own panel. New listings arrive through a moderated form — nothing goes live without your approval.
Monetization built in, 0% commission
Paid listing submissions, listing packages, featured and verified upgrades, and banner ads — paid straight into your own Stripe, PayPal, Lemon Squeezy, or Creem account.
Marketplace SEO by default
Schema.org markup, automatic sitemaps, RSS feeds, and clean category pages — the structure that ranks for "used [thing] for sale" searches.
Your brand, your domain
Connect a custom domain and shape colors, fonts, and homepage sections in the live theme editor. The marketplace reads as your community's site, not a template.
Directify vs. transactional marketplace platforms
Platforms built around checkout make you pay for the checkout — whether your marketplace needs it or not. Directify charges a flat subscription and takes nothing from what your marketplace earns.
Sharetribe
The reference no-code platform for transactional marketplaces — and priced like it: $39/month covers a test environment only, a live marketplace starts at $99/month billed yearly, a custom domain requires the $199/month tier, and transactions beyond a monthly allowance are metered. If your marketplace needs escrow-style payments between buyers and sellers, that stack earns its price. If it doesn't, you're paying for plumbing you'll never use.
Marketplace scripts & clones
"Yelp clone" and classifieds scripts are one-time purchases that make you the maintainer: hosting, security patches, payment integrations, and every future feature are on you. Directify is hosted, updated continuously, and a working marketplace exists the same afternoon you describe it.
Competitor pricing as listed on the vendor websites, August 2026.
Listing businesses rather than things for sale? See business directory software and membership directory software.
Your marketplace in three steps
Describe your marketplace
"Used camera gear" or "farm equipment in the Midwest" — AI builds the site, categories, and the classifieds field set in about 60 seconds on the Marketplace template.
Seed real supply
Post the first 30–50 listings yourself or recruit a handful of sellers — buyers only return to a marketplace with fresh stock.
Show the sales, switch on revenue
Mark sold items sold — the Just Sold strip converts new sellers — then turn on paid listings and featured placements.
Frequently asked questions
What is a no-code marketplace builder?
A no-code marketplace builder creates a website where many sellers list things for sale and buyers browse, filter, and get in touch — without you writing any code. You describe the marketplace, seed the first listings, and the platform handles search, seller profiles, submissions, payments from sellers, and SEO. On Directify it starts free, with paid plans from $12/month.
Do I need checkout and payment processing between buyers and sellers?
Usually not. Most marketplace ideas — used gear, classifieds, equipment resale, community swap boards — connect buyers to sellers who complete the sale directly, in person or by any payment method they like. Skipping the checkout stack means no escrow, no payout compliance, and no transaction fees for you or your sellers. If you later outgrow that model, you have a proven audience to build on.
How much does it cost to build a marketplace without code?
Directify has a free plan, and paid plans from $12/month (billed yearly: $10/month) with a free 7-day trial — flat pricing, a custom domain on paid plans, and no per-transaction fees. Transactional marketplace platforms charge much more: Sharetribe's live marketplace starts at $99/month billed yearly, a custom domain requires its $199/month tier, and transactions beyond a monthly allowance are metered.
How do I make money from a marketplace website?
Charge the sellers, not the sales. Directify has paid listing submissions, listing packages, featured and verified upgrades, and banner ads built in — paid straight into your own Stripe, PayPal, Lemon Squeezy, or Creem account, with no commission taken. A flat listing fee with zero cut of the sale is an easy pitch against platforms that meter every transaction.
Can sellers manage their own listings?
Yes. Every seller gets a public profile with their ratings and full listing history, and registered sellers manage their own profile and listings from their own panel. Public submissions run through your moderation queue, so nothing goes live without approval.
What happens when an item sells?
The seller ends the listing and it gets a Sold badge, drops below live listings, and — if you enable the Just Sold homepage section — becomes social proof that your market moves. You choose whether sold listings stay visible or disappear.
Can I import existing listings?
Yes — bring listings in from a CSV or Google Sheets, create them from URLs with AI extraction, or use the REST API. A spreadsheet of inventory becomes a live marketplace in minutes.
Is the marketplace template included in every plan?
Yes — the marketplace template, and every other Directify template, is included on all plans at no extra fee. You can build during the free trial and switch templates anytime.
Supply is the moat — start seeding yours this week
A working marketplace in an afternoon, sellers and all — start on the free plan, upgrade from $12/month when it's time to monetize.
