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Online marketplace development services

Ready to craft a marketplace app tailored to meet the unique needs of your business domain

Development services that we offer

As a marketplace development company, we can lead your project through all stages of the development cycle.

Mobile app development

We are creating mobile apps for consumers and retailers of your marketplace. We are ready to provide a native or cross-platform solution that complies with the requirements of the App Store and Google Play.

Web development

We can develop a web version of your marketplace and complement it with a robust admin panel. During the development process, we implement best industry practices to make the web apps scalable and optimized for a high volume of user interactions.

AI integration

Our team can enhance your online marketplace with an AI-powered chatbot and train it to help users with the aspects connected to your business domain.

Third-party integrations

During the marketplace development process, we can integrate your app with the services for in-app payments, shipping, invoicing, tax calculator, CRM, and inventory management to build up the necessary functionality.

DevOps

We can launch and maintain IT infrastructure for your software development project. During the project, we set up a development environment for engineers, a production environment where the app becomes available for users, and additional environments as needed.

UI/UX design

Apart from outstanding performance, the online marketplace requires a clear and intuitive interface. Our team can think the interface through to every little detail so your users get an experience of exceptional quality.

Types of online marketplaces we can develop

  • B2C marketplaces
    A marketplace where regular consumers can find necessary goods and buy them from a retailer.
  • B2B marketplaces
    Platforms that enable businesses to buy and sell goods or services in bulk or in large quantities.
  • P2P marketplaces
    Enable individuals to trade goods or services directly with each other.
  • C2B marketplaces
    These online marketplaces flip the initial model and allow individuals to offer their services to businesses. Freelance marketplaces fall under this category.
  • Hybrid marketplaces
    A platform where users can act as sellers and buyers at the same time while businesses can sell their services to other businesses and consumers.
  • Niche marketplaces
    Targeted at providing a richer experience and better-tuned services for a certain niche. A marketplace connecting patients with healthcare providers can serve as an example.
  • Social media marketplaces
    We can create a marketplace integrated with social media features that facilitate buying and selling among users.
  • Custom marketplace development
    If you require any other app to function according to the marketplace model and comply with the unique requirements of your business, our marketplace development company is ready to deal with your project.

How we would work on your marketplace app development project

  • Breaking down functionality for different types of users

    We begin by gathering information about your project. We analyze your requirements, clarify the timeline, define the tech stack, and outline the project breakdown. At this point, we provide an initial approximate cost estimation, which we will refine further after the design stage.

  • Enable KYC and KYB procedures

    We enable consumers and businesses to verify themselves within your app. This will not only ensure trust and security within your marketplace but also make it comply with local legislation.

  • Enable efficient cash flow

    In the process of marketplace development, we will implement a payment and refund system that complies with essential local laws. To split incoming payments through the application among different entities, such as sellers, drivers, and other service providers, we will use Stripe Connect.

  • Create a mechanism to catch fraud sellers

    During the custom marketplace development, we can implement automated and manual measures to help admins catch fraudsters. Additionally, we will develop in-app mechanisms to mitigate fraud. For example, we will think through a transaction completion mechanism to confirm that the transaction is finalized and all parties have received the necessary funds.

  • Develop a business logic

    As a part of marketplace development, we think through and implement the business logic of the app and tailor it to the specific flow of your business. We’ll help you to map the entire journey of your customer and set up the in-app data exchange that enables all types of users to reach the desired results.

  • Develop an admin panel

    We’ll complement your online marketplace with an admin panel. With its help, you’ll be able to manage all entities of your marketplace including buyers, sellers, catalogs, discounts, and others. With a robust admin panel at your hand, you would be able to manage your business without the help of a tech provider.

Our marketplace development company’s workflow

During 17+ years on the market, we have elaborated the workflow that allows us to create digital products that our customers expect to get.

  1. Gathering requirements

    We start off by collecting comprehensive information about your business idea. Our analyst identifies the essential software features your app requires and creates a detailed project breakdown. It encompasses the estimation of the price and time necessary for custom marketplace development.

  2. UI/UX design

    Our designers focus on creating the UI/UX of the interface and a UI Kit to scale up the design upon your request. At this stage, we develop low-fidelity wireframes, a project mind map, and finally a detailed interface design. We will ask for your feedback throughout the design process to ensure that the process of custom marketplace development goes as you expect.

  3. Development

    Once the interface mockup is finalized, we move on to the technical phase of the web or mobile app development. Our experienced IT engineers will write code to develop all the features of the app. The process is divided into 2–3 week sprints. After each sprint, you will receive tangible results, which our manager will present to you, showcasing the advancements made in marketplace app development.

  4. Testing

    During the marketplace app development process, we ensure the created code is thoroughly tested. Our team conducts both manual testing and utilizes Sentry, Datadog, and performance monitoring tools to eliminate bugs and ensure outstanding app performance.

  5. Release

    We help our customers to send and verify their mobile apps in the App Store and Google Play. As for the web apps, we push them to the production environment where it becomes available to users.

  6. Post-release maintenance

    Our collaboration doesn't end with the app release. Once the initial version of your online marketplace is launched, we remain committed to the project's ongoing success. We are prepared to add new features, enhance the product based on user reviews, fix any bugs that may arise, and maintain the IT environments. 

Ready to bring your custom marketplace development idea to life? Fill in the form and tell us about your project!

Portfolio

Our marketplace development company has already helped several business owners to launch their online marketplaces or create apps that function pretty much like marketplaces.

Noah farmer marketplace

Mobile app development, Web development, Laravel, Angular

The Noah is a Swedish marketplace where users can buy food and other goods from local app producers. In the process of marketplace app development, we create mobile apps for consumers and retailers as well as a web admin panel.

During the development, our team has adapted the workflow of the marketplace to selling specific products — fruit, vegetables, and dairy taking into account the fact that they have expiry dates and require special delivery facilities. We also provided food producers to enhance their profiles with their own branding, enabled a rating system, and loyalty programs, and added many other features.

Noah farmer marketplace
Noah farmer marketplace
Lainappi renting app

Mobile app development, UI/UX design, React Native

Lainappi challenged our marketplace development company by creating a mobile app where people can take and give different items for rent. In essence, this app utilizes a mechanism of a consumer-to-consumer marketplace.

While delivering our development services, our team enabled a mechanism to verify item owners, added diverse item search functionality, developed a chat where users could agree on the rent terms and pay for the item, created a calendar reflecting when the items are available for rent, and implemented many other features.

Lainappi renting app
Lainappi renting app
Docky berth renting app

Mobile app development, Web development, React Native

Docky is a mobile app where users can rent berths for their yachts and create berths to be rented by other users. This app functions like a consumer-to-consumer marketplace. Our team has designed and developed mobile and web consumer apps for this custom berth marketplace and ran mobile app development with React Native.
Docky berth renting app
Docky berth renting app

Tech stack we use for custom marketplace development

Our marketplace development company constantly searches for and tests new technologies. During our time on the market, we have elaborated the technology combinations that allow us to complete our software development project faster.

Backend

PHP

PHPUnit

Laravel

Python

Frontend

React

NextJS

Angular

Design

Figma

GSAP

Photoshop

After Effects

Mobile

React Native

Swift

Kotlin

DevOps

GitLab

Argo CD

GitLab CI

Google Cloud

AWS

Kubernetes

Sentry

Grafana

Prometheus

Loki

UI/UX design expertise

Besides our technical capabilities, we also have a lot of design expertise. Our designers have created visuals for more than 200 commercial projects and keep mastering the UI/UX design every day. We constantly challenge ourselves with creating design concepts for apps from different business domains that we can use during our projects. Here are some samples that can be used for marketplace development projects.

Related service

If you want to test your business idea in the e-commerce field quickly, we can offer you our rapid e-commerce website development services.

We can help you to roll out a custom e-commerce website within 5–15 days.

Our design team would prepare a custom interface design.

Our tech team would build a frontend part and implement a backend part using ready-made APIs provided by Shopify.

It usually takes two months to develop and launch a custom online store. With our rapid development services, you can launch a new product quickly and make it unique.

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FAQ

Who is on the software development team?

When we deliver our online marketplace development services, the project team usually consists of four team members. For mobile apps, it’s project manager, UI/UX designer, mobile app developer, and a backend developer. For web apps, it’s a project manager, UI/UX designer, frontend developer, and backend developer.

It’s worth adding that each project is accompanied by a team lead no matter how complex it is. The tech team lead makes sure the marketplace app development as intended and that our customer gets high-quality product at the end.

Do you sign an NDA?
Before starting a software development project, our project manager will find out if your project requires an NDA. You may fill in an NDA sample that we provide you with, or we may sign your sample.
How do you ensure the security of my private data?

In the process of delivering online marketplace development services, we use tools like GitLab and ArgoCD and create our servers using technologies provided by Google and Amazon. All these technologies comply with PCI DSS security standards. Laravel and Django backend frameworks provide the protection from most common vulnerabilities such as DDoS attacks, SQL injections, and CSRF. To add the extra layer of reliability, we cover the entire app code with automatic and manual tests.

Also, during the process of software development, we limit the access of our developers to your private data by sticking to the least privilege approach and fine-grained access principles. That’s why only team leads will have access to the project infrastructure after the release. The infrastructure setup also runs automatically, without our participation.

Who will manage my software development project?
All the projects of our marketplace development company are accompanied by a project manager who also acts as an analyst. A project manager will serve as a contact point between you and a project team. His responsibilities include comprehending your requirements to designers and developers who develop your product and presenting the results our team has achieved to you. During the marketplace app development, the project manager would also be responsible for answering all your questions and addressing your worries. As a standard, our project managers would respond to all your queries within 24 hours.
How much do your online marketplace development services cost?
Each software development project at our company is estimated individually. The total price would depend on the complexity of the application you want to develop. When estimating our projects, we typically follow a time and materials methodology, charging on an hourly basis. To prepare a project estimate, we first determine the number of hours required for the development, and then calculate the approximate price. To understand how much your custom marketplace development might cost, you can use our MVP calculator or contact our managers for a detailed project estimate.
Does your marketplace development company help with legal issues?
Our team can develop an online marketplace taking into account the law requirements of the country you are running your business in. However, you will need to help us find out about all the necessary requirements. If there would be a need to sign a contract with an API provider or obtain certificates and licenses to run a business in your domain, that would be your responsibility to accomplish that.
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