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Sjoerd Handgraaf

Sharetribe - No-code marketplace builder, fully extendable with code

Cut 90% of the time and cost to build and launch an online marketplace ā€“ without trading off customizability and scalability. Launch in one day with our no-code builder, and extend infinitely with custom code through our API-first developer platform.

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Juho Makkonen
Hi Product Hunters! Juho here, CEO & co-founder of Sharetribe. Nine years ago, we launched our first product here on Product Hunt (hunted by @marckohlbrugge !) Back then, we advertised it as ā€œthe easiest way to start a marketplace businessā€. Weā€™re still the easiest way to start, butā€¦ Even though ā€œstarting is half the battleā€, it is still only half. Now, we are also the best at the other half: extending and scaling your marketplace business. With the new Sharetribe, you can now: šŸš€ Launch a fully functional marketplace in one day, without coding Start at 90% done with all the essential marketplace features your business needs from day one. You only need to customize the look and feel ā€“- without any coding. If needed, you can add hundreds of third-party services through Zapier. āš™ļø Extend your no-code platform infinitely with custom code Your platform is built on top of our headless marketplace solution. You can take full control of your user experience and design, build a mobile app, and create your ideal transaction flow. Anything you want. šŸ“ˆ Scale your business to any size without worrying about infrastructure or performance Whether you have ten or a million users, you can easily manage them with world-class marketplace management tools from day one. Our hosted cloud infrastructure will maintain your marketplace backend at any scale. No need to worry about traffic spikes, performance, data security, or compliance. Focus on building your business instead. Iā€™d love for you to check it out! I know that many of you have probably had an Airbnb/Uber for X type of idea? ā†’ Letā€™s hear it! šŸ‘‡ Also, feel free to drop any questions you might have! Weā€™ll be ready to honestly answer anything you throw at us and appreciate all the feedback we can get. Juho
Ahmad Eusof
@marckohlbrugge @kusti hi there, first congratulation on the launching new release. may i know if sharetribe offer like fiver/upwork out of the box?
Juho Makkonen
@ahmad_eusof thanks a lot! It is possible to build a site a lot like Fiverr with Sharetribe, no coding needed. Upwork has a "reverse marketplace" flow, which you can achieve partially without coding with Sharetribe, but for the full experience, you might want to customize your marketplace a bit with code, like this Upwork-like customer of ours has done: https://softwaresupp.com/jobs
Juho Makkonen
@saad_malik18 thanks, I appreciate the kind words!
Juho Makkonen
@mohammed_mustafa_jafer a great question! There are loads of those concepts where I totally didn't realize that a market for that thing existed. For example: - A marketplace connecting farms to relief milkers (a relief milker, apparently, is a thing) - A marketplace helping sales people from big companies to book meetings with influential business leaders in exchange for a charitable donation - A marketplace helping people become better at playing Pokemon Go - A marketplace where you could hire someone in a different city to give you a virtual "tour" in a place of your choice through their mobile phone. One of those COVID-inspired ideas... This is why I'm so bullish about marketplaces: there are so many untapped business opportunities out there when you start looking at the world through this lense!
Mykhailo (Mike) Rokosh
@marckohlbrugge @kusti congratulations on the launch! As an early supporter, I'm excited to see Sharetribe's progress. Best of luck! P.S. I loved the video! šŸš€
Joseph Homsy
I built the MVP of my startup on the old version of Sharetribe (Sharetribe GO). With GO I grew the business to 100+ users, and attracted an investor. Iā€™ve been working on an improved experience with this new version of Sharetribe and itā€™s looking incredible. I highly recommend Sharetribe to anyone looking to start or grow their marketplace. It stands out from anything else Iā€™ve seen because it has an easy to use no-code editor but also has a powerful developer package that can help achieve near unlimited customizations. Lots of respect for this product.
Sjoerd Handgraaf
@thevoyager3 Joseph! Thanks for supporting us here šŸ™! We've been loving your journey with Outmost so far! Still siked that you got to pitch to Jason C! Can't wait to see the next version! Sky's the limit!
Juho Makkonen
@thevoyager3 I appreciate the kind words! I really love what you're doing with Outmost, it's an awesome concept. I hope we'll be able to help you take it to the next level!
Joseph Homsy
@kusti thank you. The new version of Outmost on Sharetribe is impressive. Youā€™ve built a great team and product!
Krzysztof Gardocki
I've had the pleasure of utilizing Sharetribe for my marketplace needs and I must say, it's an absolute game-changer. The platform is not only user-friendly but also incredibly versatile, making it perfect for both beginners and experienced developers. What impresses me the most is the seamless integration of essential features and the platform's intuitive design, which significantly reduces the time and effort required to launch a marketplace. I've personally built 4 marketplaces on top of Sharetribe, catering to both large companies and startups. Impressively, all of these platforms are still operational and thriving, a testament to the reliability and effectiveness of Sharetribe. Great job!
Sjoerd Handgraaf
@krzysztof_gardocki Thanks for trusting us with your business again and again! Very happy to read this! I'll be sure to pass on these nice words to the team! šŸ™
T C
šŸ’” Bright idea
Hello! Current user of Sharetribe Go here. I haven't yet migrated over to the new Sharetribe for a few reasons. Offering a bit of constructive feedback in the hope that Sharetribe can get even better - overall it's an excellent product and by far the best way to quickly launch a marketplace, but there are a few minor improvements that would make it so much better: 1. The new homepage is prettier but isn't necessarily better/more functional. I want my landing page to display my listings, not for my listings to be hidden behind a button. Without users being able to visit my site and see its listings in the first second - which lets them understand immediately what my site is about and why they should use it - many of them will bounce off the site and never return. There should be an option to display listings on the homepage like in Sharetribe Go, instead of the articles/carousels/videos in the new version. 2. The static content pages for SEO are a fantastic initiative, but there's no way to see/access static pages from the homepage if they're not linked in-text. It would be great if all (or at least some) static pages could be made visible/accessible from a drop-down menu at the top bar, or from the footer (where the logos/privacy policies etc are). 3. There's no ability to display listing prices in a userā€™s local currency. I understand this is possible with a developer, but it would be extremely helpful to have this as an out-of-the-box solution, especially considering the fees the Sharetribe-approved developers charge. Not having this feature out of the box is a massive drawback for any marketplace that operates internationally like mine. 4. The new Sharetribe has significantly worse support for multiple layers of categories and sub-categories than Sharetribe Go. I understand this is something youā€™re working on, but it's a key reason why I haven't yet migrated over to the new Sharetribe. 5. This is a slightly lower priority, but Google Analytics doesn't work 100% with Sharetribe. For example, when I check Google Analytics, I can see the number of visitors, the pages they've visited, and what countries they're from, but not the Active users by First user medium/source/campaign. There's also no support for Meta Pixel. Otherwise, I'm a huge fan and have found Sharetribe to be an excellent solution for building a marketplace. Keep up the great work!!
Juho Makkonen
@ted_c2 thanks a lot for this comprehensive feedback, this is super helpful! 1. You're absolutely correct: automatically adding "featured listings" is still feature missing from our Pages CMS. It definitely should be added. It's on our roadmap, and we plan to add it later this year: https://whimsical.com/sharetribe... . In the meantime, it's possible for you to add the listings manually to your landing page, but this is indeed a bit more work than what it should be right now. 2. You can add links to your static pages to your footer already from the Content -> Footer section. The reason we are not adding those automatically is that you might want to have some "hidden" pages too that are not linked to from anywhere. But it's really quick to add those links! Adding custom links to top bar should definitely be available without coding too, as it's such a common need ā€“ we're actually working on it right now, it should be available in a couple of weeks! 3. I hear you. Our thinking on this is that we feel that the purpose of our no-code tool is to help you validate your marketplace concept and business model, and this can almost always be done with just one currency: I believe all major marketplaces started like that. Multiple currencies is quite complex to manage, with currency conversion fees, refunds, etc, and different marketplaces also might want to have it work a bit differently (the currency rates change all the time so it's a challenging thing to keep in sync). For these reasons, we currently think this is a feature that should always happen through custom development. Our Experts have lots of expertise implementing it though, they'd be happy to provide a quote for adding it to your site. 4. You are absolutely correct. We're currently working on a better support for a multi-level category structure. We expect to release it in 2-3 months. Stay tuned. 5. Thanks, this is good to know! I think this might be related to the fact that Google Analytics has some challenges in general with modern web applications that use a "single page application" structure. We should investigate this though. Perhaps there's something we could do to make it work in a more reliable way. Keep the feedback coming! This is super valuable for us, as it helps us know how we should be improving our product.
T C
@kusti Super helpful response!! And glad to hear that some of these suggestions are already in the pipeline. Keep it up!
Carol Moh
Congrats on launching, and I love how easy and simple it looks to use. For people like myself who are not well-versed in building websites and pages, it can be quite intimidating. However, this makes it feel like anyone can get started and build their marketplace quick and easy! I also really like how you can customize it for those who are comfortable adding their own code!
Juho Makkonen
@carolmoh thanks a lot for these words! We built Sharetribe exactly for people like you, so I'm super happy that you like it!
Chiara Schwarz-Weichhart
Congratulations on the launch! Sharetribe is impressive! The no-code aspect for building marketplaces is a game-changer, especially with the customization options. I saw the point about Stripe integration - maybe offering more payment choices could broaden its appeal. The reviews highlight a strong support team, which is always a big plus. Excited to see how Sharetribe grows and adapts!
Sjoerd Handgraaf
@chiara_sw 100%! And a very good point about the payment integrations! It's already possible to integrate any third-party payment gateway, but it does require custom coding. We have seen customers do RazorPay, Mangopay, and I also think PayPal, and some escrow service. And yes, our customer support team is our secret sauce! Thanks for noticing!
Sjoerd Handgraaf
@chiara_sw Oh, and also actually the M-Pesa service, which is a Kenyan mobile phone-based money transfer service!
Miko Rytkƶnen
Here's some advice to you, reader: Try Sharetribe. I don't care if you're not interested in building a marketplace. But to get Sharetribe, you have to sign up for a trial and see it for yourself. Trust me, go ahead and do it. Developing marketplaces is timeconsuming and really expensive. I've wanted to start one for a long time - but having grown up with Shopify, I just didn't want to pursue it on my own. So - I went ahead and sat down, and tried every single "marketplace builder" I could find, around a year ago. There were some. They were all really antiquated, buggy and bad. Until I found Sharetribe. I gave it a quick trial. And I was instantly blown away. Just by looking at any site built on Sharetribe - you can see that whatever is powering this thing was coded by a bunch of wizards. The quality shines in every aspect of the site. They all feel like a unicorn startup. The exact opposite of the marketplaces made by any competitors - and that term feels insulting to even use when speaking of the other marketplace builders. Because let's be honest - there is no competition. I sincerely believe that Sharetribe is, in all aspects, a company that will change the world and join the ranks of the likes of Stripe and Shopify. (They all start with S too!) I've started building a marketplace with my team on Sharetribe, and it has blown away our expections already during that time with impressive updates and future plans. Pure execution. The team has been incredibly helpful. I asked them a legal question that may impact me as a seller on their platform, and they had their legal team spend some hours looking into it. Something really special is going on here. Don't miss it!
Sjoerd Handgraaf
@miko_rytkonen šŸ§” this! Heartwarming comment this! I'll pass all of it on to our team!
Juho Makkonen
@miko_rytkonen wow, thank you so much for sharing your experience, it makes me so happy to read this!
Ishwar Jha
i have been using Sharetribe for a while and eagerly waiting for it's current release. Whenever I connected with the Sharetribe team they said to wait for the new version. I am hopeful that the new version stands out on all the promises and helps extend features and customisation as explained here. Good luck with the launch!
Juho Makkonen
@ishwarjha I'm happy that we're finally delivering what you've been waiting for!
Sjoerd Handgraaf
@ishwarjha Thanks @ishwarjha ! I hope so too! We've been careful not to overpromise, but we're obviously also really in love with our own product šŸ˜„
Ivan Ivanka
I built and launched multiple marketplaces in the past, and trust me, it's a hassle. I signed up for a trial using the marketplace wizard and boy, I wish I had this years ago. Fr, It's great to see guys like Juho and his team are helping marketplace founders by saving them time and money. I might even change my plans for this year. Great job!
Sjoerd Handgraaf
@ivan_ivanka Thank you! šŸ™ Yeah, we've had many like yourselves come to us, wishing they had discovered Sharetribe earlier! Sometimes even after dumping tens of thousands of dollars into custom development, or some botched WordPress monster. (Not to say it's not possible with WP, but it's often problematic!) We really hope we have solved that problem! Anyone should be able to launch a marketplace without technical knowledge or deep pockets!
Steve Cody
Congratulations Joho and the rest of the Sharetribe team. We custom-built our last marketplace and ended up spending $11m USD. We used Sharetibe along with the Marketplace Studio team to build Bunking and we have spent a fraction of what we did building custom and it has been 10x faster. Sharetribe helped us limit our risk and cash burn substantially while looking for and eventually finding product market fit. The customer service is excellent and every new release adds value to what we are building. Highly recommend and thanks again!
Sjoerd Handgraaf
@steve_cody1 Thanks Steve! It's been almost four years since we've met! Sharing economy summit in London in 2020, my last trip before the pandemic! I remember your last marketplace, but I didn't know it cost that much! It's been really great to see Marketplace Studio and Bunking thrive together with Sharetribe! Towards many more years of cooperation!
Juho Makkonen
@steve_cody1 thanks for sharing your story! You capture perfectly why we exist. It's been great working with you on Bunking!
Blessing Ibhagbosoria
Can I create a marketplace to sell digital products using Sharetribe ?
Juho Makkonen
@obehi you absolutely can! Right now we don't have our own storage for managing those files though, so your sellers would need to use a third party storage, or you could add an integration to a storage system with custom coding. This is something we're looking to improve on in the future. But with a bit of coding you can achieve an optimal experience for selling digital files already today!
Nuno Reis
No coce is the future of many apps, so seeing a launch like this is really great! Congrats and have an amazing launch!!šŸš€
Juho Makkonen
@nuno_ms_reis I completely agree! Thanks for the support.
Dale Reardon
Hi - Is there any special pricing offer for this Product Hunt launch? I hope to have a platform launch soon. Thanks, Dale.
Juho Makkonen
@dalereardon no special offer this time. In general we don't usually do those, as we prefer to offer the same transparent pricing to everyone. I'm looking forward to seeing your platform live!
Mikael Larsen
Congratulations on the launch, it is a good software but not as customizeable or flexible as the images may appear. Sharetribe are mainly placing the user to use their specific template without a lot of coding knowledge you won't be able to make your marketplace unique compared to other Sharetribe users starting up. This may become a problem for example if someone wants to copy your idea and regarding the monthly price you could probably host this in WordPress with a few plugins for much lower monthly/yearly cost. It is a good software for MVP's and early starters but in the long run you should probably hire a coder. I am not sure how you would move your data from Sharetribe to your own databases and if they allow it, but hopefully they do.
Sjoerd Handgraaf
@mikaellarsen Hi Mikael, thanks for the thorough review, much appreciated! Possible the most valuable feedback of today! Just making sure you're discussing our latest product? The points you raise are all very good things to consider! Allow me to address a few: >Sharetribe are mainly placing the user to use their specific template without a lot of coding knowledge you won't be able to make your marketplace unique compared to other Sharetribe users starting up. Almost 100% true! I think you would agree that it is simply impossible to make a no-code solution that would allow you to make something even more unique than you could make when you code it yourself. I'd love to be proven wrong here. However, that doesn't mean you can still make it unique and customize the look and feel to be very different from other marketplaces and stand out in the market. We have seen an amazing amount of different designs. Of course, this is still very subjective, so I can understand if you see that differently. But, because we know that custom coding unlocks the next level of customization, this is exactly why we have now added the possibility of extending our no-code platform with code through our Developer Platform. This way, you can first get started without the need to code, and then extend and add things when you need to. This would also be my answer to your other point: >It is a good software for MVP's and early starters, but in the long run you should probably hire a coder. I think also 100% true for many marketplace founders! At least definitely something we have seen over the years, also with our older products, where some of our most successful customers had to move away, or started hosting themselves. Again, another reason for us to add the Developer Platform. This way, people can remain Sharetribe customers, and don't need to completely rebuild or start from scratch when they want to add custom code. >move your data from Sharetribe to your own databases and if they allow it, but hopefully they do. This is also possible! All the user, transaction listing data etc remains yours. We can create a datadump upon request. I don't remember the details but it comes in some intermediary form, that should suit most if not all dbs out there! > you could probably host this in WordPress with a few plugins for much lower monthly/yearly cost. I think this is the one part I don't agree with! Of course, WordPress is a surprisingly versatile platform with a very wide range of plugins. And I've seen marketplaces built with it. However, I think you'd be surprised at the upfront costs, to get it work and look like a marketplace. Secondly, there are no special marketplace management tools (think of user, listing & transactions management). Thirdly, you'd need to constantly monitor and worry about updating & performance. And finally, I think all of your previous points are even more true for a WP-based marketplace: harder to make it look unique, need coder already in the very beginning etc. Of course, regarding price: you are right. If you are willing to make the trade-offs on the things I mentioned (design, marketplace special requirements etc) and willing to pay more upfront, for the initial design, setting up, plugins etc, then you can probably lower the costs! O.k. well, I hope I didn't come across as too defensive! I really appreciate the feedback!
Boris B. Manzhela
Hello! Awesome product so far. I'm looking for a no-code solution to create an MVP of SaaS with a custom business logic inside: different subscriptions with different options, integration and merging results from different LLMs, setup of recurring payments on a monthly and yearly basis. Is it possible?
Sjoerd Handgraaf
@borismanzhela That sounds like an intriguing idea! Integrating subscription logic & any third party is essentially not a problem, but...Sharetribe is meant for building two-sided platforms/online marketplaces, best known as the Airbnb/Uber/Etsy for X model. Does your business idea have that component? I couldn't make that out from your description.
Mo Hussein
Congratulations on the launch! I'm new to product hunt, so took me a while to understand the lingo, since Sharetribe has been around. Your progress is very cool. I'm at the beginning of my platform launch, but had a question on payment provider options. I've got a multi-category rental marketplace concept, but question came up with integration to payment systems like Kenya's Mpesa, or any other mobile payments system in countries like Uganda (Airtel pay)? They have APIs but is it seamless integration to Sharetribe? Do you have anyone integrated to mobile payment providers? Thanks in advance!
Juho Makkonen
@mo_hussein thanks a lot, I'm glad to hear you like it! A great question about payment systems. With the new Sharetribe, it's possible for you to integrate any payment system of your choice using our developer platform. Some coding is required, but it can be done. More information in our developer documentation here: https://www.sharetribe.com/docs/... I'm aware of at least one customer of ours who has integrated Mpesa. If you're interested, I could ask the Expert who built this integration to provide a quote for getting this done for your site.
Sidra Arif
Great work! it not only simplifies marketplace creation but also empowers scalability and customization, making it the go-to platform for turning ambitious ideas into thriving businesses. Kudos to @kusti and the team for this remarkable journey!
Sjoerd Handgraaf
@kusti @sidraref You got that right!
Huge congrats!
Sjoerd Handgraaf
@slimmy82 Thank you! šŸ™ Very much appreciated! Wishing you the best for your launch!
Simona O'Neill
Looks nice ! Congrats guys :-) Great value proposition and I would certainly give it a go if I was building a marketplace. Best of luck today and beyond šŸ„³
Sjoerd Handgraaf
@simona_o_neill3 Thank you! šŸ™ If you ever get your "Airbnb for X" unicorn idea, we'll be here for you! šŸ¦„
Simona O'Neill
@sjoerdhandgraaf Oh I'm on it! Unicorns are so 2023 though, I'm thinking of bringing dinosaurs back to life insteadšŸ¤Ŗlol
Vishal Jagetia
Great work as usual, I have been a great fan of Sharetribe since it's inception. I built many marketplaces using Sharetribe open source version for my clients and even started my own marketplace as well. It was an awesome journey so far and I wish you all the best and happy for you.
Juho Makkonen
@vishaljagetia thank you so much, and all the best for your marketplace!
Sjoerd Handgraaf
@vishaljagetia Thanks Vishal! Always love seeing people who have been on our journey with us since the beginning!