# Sharetribe review (2026): is it worth $39 a month?

> Marketplace builder with no-code tools and full code access

Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA.

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.

- **Category:** Online Store Builders
- **Made by:** Sharetribe Oy (since 2011)
- **Website:** https://www.sharetribe.com
- **Runs on:** Web
- **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a normal online store, since this builds marketplaces.
- **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026

## Pricing

As of Nov 13, 2026, Sharetribe is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $39 per month, billed monthly (Build plan).

- **Pricing model:** Free trial
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** 14-day free trial of the Build plan, no credit card required.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Build | $39 per 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 | $199 per 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 https://www.sharetribe.com/pricing/ on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Sharetribe before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Live plan $199 a month with yearly billing** (Annual discount): The Live plan costs $259 a month on monthly billing and $199 a month when billed yearly, per the pricing FAQ. Source: https://www.sharetribe.com/pricing/
- **25% off for registered non-profits** (Nonprofit): Registered non-profits and steward-owned companies get a 25% discount on both plans, requested by contacting Sharetribe. Source: https://www.sharetribe.com/pricing/

## 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.

## Good for

- Founders launching a rental, services or peer-to-peer product marketplace
- Teams that want to start without code and add custom features later
- Marketplaces that prefer a flat plan to a cut of each transaction

## 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.

## ToolGPA grades

**GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. 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.

- **Value for money: D.** Build 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.
- **Free plan and trial: C.** A 14-day trial of Build with no card, and no free plan.
- **Features: B.** No-code setup, full code access and API, Stripe payments, white-label and no transaction fees on Live.
- **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record. You build the marketplace yourself, even with the no-code tools.
- **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web platform with Stripe, Google Maps, Mapbox, Analytics and Zapier links and a full API. No phone or desktop apps.

These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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.

## Where it 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.

The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/online-stores

## Keep it, 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.

- You could make: Appointment booking: an app builder makes this well.
- You could not: Checkout, card payments and sales tax handled for you.
- You could not: A builder that other people can use without writing code.
- You could not: It plugs into other products, Stripe, Google Maps and Mapbox among them, and has an API.
- You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.

A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it.

## Works with

Stripe, Google Maps, Mapbox, Google Analytics, Plausible, Zapier

**Tags:** Online store, Public API, No-code, Appointment booking

## Alternatives

- [Arcadier](https://toolgpa.com/tools/arcadier): API-first marketplace platform for B2C, B2B, P2P and services. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/arcadier-vs-sharetribe)
- [Yo!Kart](https://toolgpa.com/tools/yo-kart): Self-hosted multi-vendor marketplace software with a lifetime license. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/sharetribe-vs-yo-kart)
- [Mirakl](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mirakl): Marketplace and dropship platform for enterprises, plus a seller tool. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mirakl-vs-sharetribe)
- [Shopify](https://toolgpa.com/tools/shopify): Hosted commerce platform for online, in-person and social selling. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/sharetribe-vs-shopify)
- [WooCommerce](https://toolgpa.com/tools/woocommerce): Free, open-source store plugin for WordPress that you host yourself. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/sharetribe-vs-woocommerce)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026:

- https://www.sharetribe.com/pricing/
- https://www.sharetribe.com/

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/sharetribe
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