Build a peer-to-peer marketplace website with Sharetribe, connecting buyers and sellers without transaction fees, powering services, goods, spaces, and food markets.
Sharetribe is an open source platform designed specifically for building peer-to-peer marketplace websites. It enables anyone to create an online marketplace or sharing economy platform to connect buyers and sellers, facilitate transactions, and build communities - all without charging transaction fees.
Some examples of the diverse types of marketplaces powered by Sharetribe include platforms for services, goods, spaces, food, and more. Everything from childcare platforms to artisan craft markets to boat rental marketplaces have been built using Sharetribe's flexible, customizable open source code.
As an open source solution, Sharetribe offers the benefits of complete flexibility, full ownership and control over the platform, no recurring software fees, and integration with dozens of useful add-ons and tools. The code is Ruby on Rails based and can be fully customized - plus there is an active community contributing back regular code updates.
Sharetribe makes it easy for anyone, regardless of technical expertise, to build, manage and grow a marketplace business. It handles most marketplace functionality out of the box, including profiles, listings, search, bookings, reviews, messaging, payments, and more. Users praise Sharetribe for its focus on creating a great user experience and fostering community engagement.