Sharetribe review (2026): is it worth $39 a month?
Marketplace builder with no-code tools and full code access
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Sharetribe report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for building a two-sided marketplace without hiring a team
Sharetribe builds a marketplace with no-code tools or custom code, from a $39-a-month Build plan to $199 a month for Live. Going live costs far above the category middle, and extra code needs hosting you pay for separately.
Who Sharetribe is for
- Fits if you want to launch a marketplace of your own with sellers and buyers
- Works for founders who can test before paying for Live
Who Sharetribe is not for
- Skip it if you want a normal online store, since this builds marketplaces
- Pricey if you go live: $199 a month on yearly billing, $259 monthly
- Watch out: usage over 1M credits a month is billed extra, and custom code needs hosting you pay for
- Watch out: no refunds by default, and pausing on the Hold plan costs $49 a month
Why Sharetribe gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for moneyBuild is $39 a month for testing, and Live is $199 a month billed yearly ($259 monthly), well above the category's $89 dearer-quarter start.
- CFree plan and trialA 14-day trial of Build with no card, and no free plan.
- BFeaturesNo-code setup, full code access and API, Stripe payments, white-label and no transaction fees on Live.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. You build the marketplace yourself, even with the no-code tools.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb platform with Stripe, Google Maps, Mapbox, Analytics and Zapier links and a full API. No phone or desktop apps.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Sharetribe's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/sharetribe#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/sharetribe.svg" alt="Sharetribe: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Sharetribe stands among online store builders
Sharetribe's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 43 of the 80 other online store builders we grade, and level with 16.
It stands best on features (B, above 60 of 80) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $39 a month, against a middle price of $29.25 for the category: 26 of the 44 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 4 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 81 online store builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. Sharetribe’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 80, level with 14
- CFree plan and trialAbove 33 of 80, level with 21
- BFeaturesAbove 60 of 80, level with 19
- CEase of useAbove 28 of 80, level with 48
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 28 of 80, level with 52
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 52 online store builders. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Sharetribe, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Sharetribe you would be making checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $468 a year.
What you could make
- Appointment booking: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
- A builder that other people can use without writing code.
- It plugs into other products, Stripe, Google Maps and Mapbox among them, and has an API.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Sharetribe’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Sharetribe?
Sharetribe is a hosted platform for building and running a two-sided marketplace, such as rentals, service bookings or product sales between users. A marketplace can be set up with no-code tools or customized with code and the API. Plans are a flat monthly fee plus usage credits, with no transaction fees from Sharetribe.
Worth knowing
- Usage above the included 1M credits a month is billed separately, from 7 cents down to 0.5 cents per 1,000 credits.
- Live is $199 per month only when billed yearly; monthly billing is $259.
- Custom features need code hosted separately by the marketplace owner; Render's $19 plan is the one suggested.
- No refunds by default; pausing on the Hold plan costs $49 per month.
Key features
- No-code marketplace setup
- Listings, content, layout and branding are configured in a console without code, with pre-built integrations for the essentials.
- Full code access and API
- The Build plan includes full code access, and the API is available in test mode; Live adds the API on the live marketplace.
- Online payments through Stripe
- The default payment system runs on Stripe, so Stripe's own per-transaction fee applies; Sharetribe charges no transaction fee.
- Usage-based credits
- Each API action costs credits, for example 1 for a simple read and 30 for an image upload. Each plan includes 1M credits a month, then extra is billed.
- White-label platform
- On the Live plan there is no Sharetribe branding anywhere on the marketplace.
Sharetribe pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Sharetribe is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $39 per month, billed monthly (Build plan).
- Starts at
- $39 per month, billed monthly (Build plan)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial of the Build plan, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Build | $39per month, billed monthly | For building and testing before launch: no-code tools, code access, test payments, unlimited test users, 1M usage credits a month. |
| Live | $199per month, billed yearly ($259 billed monthly) | Real users, listings and payments, white-label, full API access, no transaction fees, 1M usage credits a month. |
Read from sharetribe.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Sharetribe before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountLive plan $199 a month with yearly billing
The Live plan costs $259 a month on monthly billing and $199 a month when billed yearly, per the pricing FAQ.
Stated on sharetribe.com - Nonprofit25% off for registered non-profits
Registered non-profits and steward-owned companies get a 25% discount on both plans, requested by contacting Sharetribe.
Stated on sharetribe.com
Works with
- Stripe
- Google Maps
- Mapbox
- Google Analytics
- Plausible
- Zapier
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Common questions
Does Sharetribe have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Sharetribe is listed for Web.
Does Sharetribe have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Sharetribe is listed for Web.
Is Sharetribe open source?
Sharetribe is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Sharetribe have an API?
Yes. Sharetribe offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.