Softment

Web Development

Marketplace Development Services

We build multi-vendor marketplace products with robust supply-demand workflows, trust and safety controls, and transaction-ready architecture. The focus is reliable operations from pilot to scale. Delivery aligned to Australia teams (AUD).

Timeline6-12 weeks
Starting at$1.9k

Benefits

What you get

Vendor and buyer onboarding workflows

Catalog, listings, and discovery experiences

Commission, payouts, and settlement-ready logic

Dispute, moderation, and trust tooling

Admin controls for approvals and operations

Scalable architecture for multi-party transactions

Features

What we deliver

Two-Sided Onboarding

Create distinct onboarding, profile, and verification flows for buyers, sellers, and admin teams.

Listing and Matching Engine

Support searchable listings, filters, ranking logic, and matching workflows tailored to your marketplace model.

Transaction and Commission Flows

Implement order lifecycle, fee calculations, commissions, and payout-ready records for financial clarity.

Trust, Safety, and Moderation

Build flags, review systems, moderation queues, and dispute handling to protect marketplace quality.

Operational Admin Dashboard

Give ops teams controls for approvals, compliance checks, analytics, and escalation workflows.

Marketplace Analytics

Track liquidity, conversion, retention, and transaction performance to guide growth decisions.

Process

How we work

1
4-6 days

Marketplace Model Design

Define supply-demand flows, transaction rules, and trust operations.

2
6-9 days

UX and Platform Foundation

Set up listing, profile, and transaction architecture with role boundaries.

3
5-10 weeks

Core Build Sprints

Implement onboarding, discovery, checkout, and admin operations modules.

4
5-7 days

Launch and Ops Readiness

Deploy with monitoring, reconciliation checks, and growth analytics.

Tech Stack

Technologies we use

Core

Next.jsReactNode.jsTypeScript

Tools

PostgreSQLStripe ConnectRedisSearch APIs

Services

Queue WorkersS3 / Object StorageGA4 / Product AnalyticsAWS / GCP

Use Cases

Who this is for

Services Marketplace

Build booking, quoting, and fulfilment workflows for service provider ecosystems.

B2B Procurement Marketplace

Support supplier onboarding, RFQ flows, and transaction controls for business purchasing.

Vertical Marketplaces

Launch niche marketplaces in logistics, healthcare, agritech, education, or local commerce.

Existing Marketplace Scale-up

Improve architecture, operations tooling, and reliability for growing transaction volumes.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Marketplace delivery includes distinct role flows for buyers, sellers, and operations teams.

Yes. We implement fee and payout-ready transaction logic with clear records for reconciliation.

Yes. We can include moderation queues, reporting tools, and dispute management based on your model.

We design listing structures, filters, and ranking logic to improve discovery quality and conversion.

Yes. We often launch vertical MVP scope first, then expand categories and operations features.

Yes. We provide support for scaling, operations automation, and reliability improvements.

Regional

Delivery considerations for your region

Compliance & Data (AU)

For Australian teams, we keep privacy and data-handling explicit: access boundaries, safe logging, and clear retention policies.

We can support residency-sensitive designs (where feasible) and document data flows for stakeholder review.

  • Privacy Act-aware delivery posture (generic, no legal claims)
  • Documented data flows and access boundaries
  • Retention/deletion options where required
  • PII-safe logging and least-privilege defaults
  • NDA and DPA templates available on request

Timezone & Collaboration (APAC)

We support APAC collaboration with AEST/AEDT-friendly meeting windows and async progress updates.

We keep momentum with weekly milestones, crisp priorities, and predictable release planning.

  • APAC overlap with AEST/AEDT windows
  • Async-first updates and written decisions
  • Weekly milestone demos and scope control
  • Release planning with staged rollouts
  • Clear escalation path for blockers

Engagement & Procurement (AU)

We can structure engagements with clear scope, milestones, and invoicing that fits common procurement expectations.

If you need a lightweight vendor onboarding pack, we can provide delivery process notes and security posture summaries.

  • AUD-based engagements and invoicing options
  • Milestone-based billing for fixed-scope work
  • Time-and-materials for evolving scope
  • Procurement-friendly documentation on request
  • Optional paid discovery to de-risk delivery

Security & Quality (APAC)

With APAC teams, async clarity matters: written decisions, stable releases, and test coverage that prevents regressions.

We use performance budgets and release checklists so handoffs stay smooth across timezones.

  • CI-friendly testing: unit + integration + smoke tests
  • Performance budgets + bundle checks
  • Release checklist + rollback plan for production launches
  • Security checklist for auth and sensitive data flows
  • Observability hooks (logs + error tracking) ready for production
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