Nautical Commerce is now Traide. Here is where to build a marketplace.
Nautical Commerce's website now leads to Traide, "formerly Nautical Commerce", which sells custom software, product and workflow builds priced through a strategy call. Founders who were looking for a ready marketplace platform have these options. [1]
Last checked: 23 October 2026. Facts about other products come from their own websites; the sources are listed at the end of this page.
4 alternatives to Nautical Commerce, and who each one suits.
Year one means what a working site costs in its first year, from each product's own prices. Hosting for self-hosted software depends on the host you choose, so it is left out.
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Yclas
A hosted marketplace platform: a cart across sellers, a commission on every sale, seller payouts with or without Stripe Connect, bookings, auctions and offers, with AI built in.
See pricing →Year one $1,788 on Marketplace ($149 a month) Good for Owners who want a full marketplace without a developer, a server or a fee on their sales. -
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Sharetribe
A hosted marketplace engine billed by usage, where carts, coupons and languages need custom code, against a hosted marketplace with them built in.
Yclas vs Sharetribe →Year one From $2,388 + usage Good for You want to design your own transaction flows, step by step, for a marketplace that works unlike any other. -
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CS-Cart Multi-Vendor
A licence for multi-vendor shop software on your own server, with paid add-ons for bookings, offers and auctions, against a hosted marketplace with one monthly price.
Yclas vs CS-Cart Multi-Vendor →Year one About $3,060 Good for You run a large online shop with many vendors and need warehouses, gift certificates, reward points or B2B price groups. -
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Kreezalid
A hosted marketplace builder priced by sellers, listings and transactions: Launch is €129 a month for 100 sellers, 2,000 listings and 250 transactions a month. No platform commission. [2]
Year one €1,548 (Launch, monthly) Good for A small hosted marketplace that fits its seller and transaction limits.
Moving from Nautical Commerce
Bring your listings and users across as CSV files with the Yclas import.
- Export your listings and users as CSV files.
- Start a free trial and open Move your site to Yclas, then choose CSV.
- Match the columns, check the dry run (a preview with any errors, nothing is saved yet), then import.
Listings come across with their categories, prices and photos from their web addresses, and users as accounts. Passwords are not copied: imported users set a new one. You can undo the latest import within 7 days.
When to stay with Nautical Commerce
- You want a team to build custom software for your marketplace.
Questions people ask
Other alternatives:
What happened to Nautical Commerce?
Its website now leads to Traide, which says it was formerly Nautical Commerce and sells custom software builds.
Where can I build a marketplace today?
Yclas, Sharetribe and Kreezalid are self-serve. Yclas Marketplace costs $149 a month, with a 15-day free trial.
Sources
Checked on 23 October 2026. Prices change: the vendor's own page is always the latest word. If something here is out of date, tell us and we'll fix it.
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