Puppet Vendors alternative

A Puppet Vendors alternative with no vendor limits.

Puppet Vendors, by Panther Commerce, is a well-rated Shopify app for multi-vendor stores, priced by the number of vendors, with a 14-day free trial. Owners look elsewhere when more vendors mean a bigger plan, on top of the Shopify plan. Here are the options and what each costs in year one. [1]

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Last checked: 23 October 2026. Facts about other products come from their own websites; the sources are listed at the end of this page.

Why owners look elsewhere

What sends people looking for a Puppet Vendors alternative.

Priced by vendorsLaunch is $49 a month for 25 vendors, Growth $119 for 100, Scale $249 for 400, and Enterprise from $599. [1]

Add-ons and limits by planHigher plans lift the limits on vendors, products or orders, and add support and integrations. [1]

On top of ShopifyThe app runs on a Shopify plan, and Shopify's terms say its services are not a marketplace and that you are the merchant of record for all sales. [2]

The options

4 alternatives to Puppet Vendors, 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.

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.

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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Shopify + Shipturtle

A Shopify multi-vendor app priced by orders and vendors: $49 a month for up to 1,000 orders and 25 vendors, up to $399; payouts through PayPal and Stripe. [3]

Year one	About $936 (Shopify Basic billed yearly, Shipturtle Business)
Good for	A Shopify store with many orders from a handful of vendors.

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.

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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Sharetribe

A hosted marketplace engine billed by usage, where carts, coupons and languages need custom code, against a hosted marketplace with them built in.

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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Switching

Moving products from Shopify

Shopify exports products as a CSV file, and Yclas imports CSV.

In Shopify, export your products (and your vendors' products) as a CSV file.
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.

Products become listings with their categories, prices and photos from their web addresses. Sellers create their accounts and connect their own Stripe account, or you pay them their balance by PayPal or bank transfer. You can undo the latest import within 7 days.

When to stay with Puppet Vendors

Your store runs on Shopify and you add outside vendors to it.
You depend on Shopify apps, its point of sale or its sales channels.
Your vendors and orders fit comfortably inside one of the app's plans.

Questions

Questions people ask

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How much does Puppet Vendors cost?

From $49 a month for 25 vendors ($490 a year) to $249 for 400, and from $599 for Enterprise, plus your Shopify plan.

Does Yclas limit vendors?

No limit on sellers and no fee on sales. Yclas plans are set by the number of listings; the Marketplace plan costs $149 a month.

Can I move my Shopify marketplace to Yclas?

Yes. Export your products from Shopify as a CSV file and bring them in with the Yclas CSV import, after a dry run you can check. You can undo the latest import within 7 days.

How are sellers paid on Yclas?

Through Stripe Connect, with each sale split at checkout, or buyers pay you and each seller withdraws their balance, less your commission, by PayPal or bank transfer.

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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