Marketplace Development
Multi-sided marketplaces with onboarding, listings, search, matching, payments, payouts, reviews and trust & safety.
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Overview
Marketplaces are among the hardest products to build well: two or more user types, search and matching, split payments and payouts, trust and safety, disputes and liquidity-building features. We build B2C, B2B and services marketplaces with those mechanics designed properly — including marketplace payment flows with licensed payment partners — so you can focus on growing supply and demand.
Common use cases
- Services marketplaceBooking professionals or contractors.
- B2B procurement marketplaceBuyers and suppliers with quotes and contracts.
- Rental marketplaceAvailability, deposits and bookings.
- Product marketplaceMulti-vendor catalogues and fulfilment.
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Marketplace Development at a glance
The essentials in brief. Every project is scoped individually — ask us for specifics.
- What is marketplace development?
- Multi-sided marketplaces with onboarding, listings, search, matching, payments, payouts, reviews and trust & safety.
- Who is it for?
- Typically startups building a first product, scale-ups extending a platform, and enterprises replacing or modernising internal software.
- What does Shivacha provide?
- Seller onboarding
- Search & matching
- Split payments & payouts
- Trust & safety
- Messaging
- Marketplace analytics
- Which technologies are used?
- Next.js, React, TypeScript, Node.js, NestJS, PostgreSQL — chosen to fit your stack and constraints.
- How does the process work?
- Product discovery → Design sprint → Build in increments → Launch and measure → Scale.
- What affects the cost?
- Number of user roles and core workflows
- Platforms (web, iOS, Android)
- Third-party integrations
- Design depth and accessibility targets
- Data migration from existing systems
- Performance, scale and uptime requirements
- How long does it take?
- An MVP typically takes 8–14 weeks; larger platforms are delivered in phases with a usable release every few weeks.
- How do I get started?
- Share a short brief in the form below, book a 30-minute call or message us on WhatsApp. A senior engineer replies within one business day; NDA on request.
Capabilities
What we deliver
Seller onboarding
Verification, profiles and listing tools.
Search & matching
Relevance, filters and recommendation.
Split payments & payouts
Commissions, escrow-style flows and payouts via partners.
Trust & safety
Reviews, moderation and fraud signals.
Messaging
In-platform communication with moderation.
Marketplace analytics
Liquidity, conversion and cohort metrics.
Architecture
Engineered right from day one
The layers we typically design for product engineering, adapted to your stack and partners.
- Scope disciplineA first release focused on the one job users need done, not the full vision.
- Multi-tenancy from day oneTenant isolation, roles and billing designed early, when they are cheap to get right.
- InstrumentationProduct analytics built in so decisions are based on behaviour, not opinion.
- Foundations that scaleChoices that avoid a rewrite at the first growth milestone.
Delivery
How an engagement runs
- 1
Product discovery
Customer problems, competitive landscape, value proposition and a sharp first release scope.
- 2
Design sprint
User flows, prototypes and usability checks before heavy engineering.
- 3
Build in increments
Working software every two weeks on a production-grade foundation.
- 4
Launch and measure
Analytics, feedback loops and a clear definition of success.
- 5
Scale
Performance, reliability and team growth as traction arrives.
Security
Security built into delivery
Controls we apply by default on this kind of work — not a separate phase at the end.
Secure SDLC
Code review, dependency scanning and secrets kept out of source control.
Authentication
Proven identity providers, MFA and least-privilege roles.
OWASP coverage
Protection against common web and API vulnerabilities, verified in testing.
Backups & recovery
Automated backups with tested restore procedures.
Technology
Tools we use for this
Products
Start from a platform
Shivacha Marketplace
Multi-sided marketplace infrastructure — listings, matching, payments and trust.
Learn moreShivacha NFT Marketplace
Digital ownership marketplaces for brands, creators and games.
Learn moreShivacha Commerce
Headless commerce with fast storefronts and flexible catalogues.
Learn moreRelated services
Often combined with
SaaS Development
Build and scale SaaS products: multi-tenancy, billing, roles, integrations, analytics and infrastructure designed for growth.
Learn moreMVP Development
Launch a minimum viable product quickly on a foundation that can grow — scoped tightly, designed well and built to learn.
Learn moreProduct Development
Full-cycle product development: strategy, UX, engineering, launch and iteration for digital products that customers adopt.
Learn moreDedicated team
Full-Stack Team
Engineers who own features end-to-end — database, API, interface and deployment.
Work & insights
Related thinking
Multi-tenant SaaS foundation built for enterprise readiness
The foundations we put in place when building a SaaS product that will need to sell to enterprises.
Learn moreIncremental replacement of a legacy monolith
Our strangler-pattern approach for replacing a critical legacy system domain by domain without downtime.
Learn moreBuilding an MVP you won't have to rewrite
Narrow scope, not low standards. The cheapest MVP is the one whose foundations survive product-market fit.
Learn moreFAQ
Frequently asked questions
How do marketplace payments work?
Through payment providers that support marketplace flows — collecting from buyers, taking commission and paying out sellers — with KYC on sellers handled by the provider.
How do you solve the chicken-and-egg problem?
Product features such as supply tools, curated launches and single-player value help; strategy is yours, and we build the features that support it.
How long does it take to build an MVP?
Most focused MVPs reach first users in eight to sixteen weeks, depending on scope, integrations and platform count. We define scope explicitly so the timeline is predictable.
Can you help after launch?
Yes. Many clients continue with us through growth — adding features, scaling infrastructure and gradually building their own in-house team, which we help onboard.
Next step
Build Your Product.
Tell us about your marketplace development requirements — goals, timeline and constraints. We will reply with questions, an approach and next steps.
- Senior engineer reads every enquiry
- Reply within one business day
- NDA on request
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