Launch Your Marketplace Without Limits
OpenFlex gives you everything you need to build and run an online marketplace — for services, products, rentals, events, or digital goods. Already on Sharetribe? Switch in minutes.
Marketplace platforms shouldn't hold you back
The Old Way
- $299+/month before you even launch
- Locked into one platform with no way out
- Limited marketplace types — one size fits all
- Pricing that grows faster than your business
- Slow support and rigid feature roadmap
The OpenFlex Way
- Free during beta — no credit card needed
- Switch anytime — your marketplace is never locked in
- Products, services, rentals, events, and digital goods
- Managed, secure cloud platform
- Built by experienced marketplace developers
From idea to live marketplace in three steps
Sign up and choose your marketplace type
Tell us what kind of marketplace you want to build — services, products, rentals, events, or digital goods. We'll set up your marketplace with the right transaction flow.
Customize and configure
Set up your listings, payment rules, and search filters. Connect your Stripe account for secure payments. Test everything in your private staging environment before going live.
Launch and grow
Go live with confidence. Your marketplace runs on secure, scalable cloud infrastructure that grows with you — from your first listing to your thousandth.
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
OpenFlex handles the complex backend — payments, search, user accounts, messaging, and transaction management — so you can focus on growing your marketplace.
Secure Payments
Stripe-powered payments with automatic payouts to sellers. Support for preauthorization, escrow, and dispute handling.
Smart Search
Your buyers find what they need fast. Full-text search, location-based results, filters by price, category, and custom attributes.
Transaction Management
7 built-in transaction flows for buying, selling, renting, booking, and more. Automated status updates keep buyers and sellers informed.
User Accounts
Secure sign-up and login for buyers and sellers. Profile management, email verification, and social login built in.
Built for every marketplace model
Flexible Transaction Flows
Whether you're running a booking platform, a product marketplace, or a service directory, OpenFlex has a transaction flow that fits. Seven built-in flows handle everything from simple purchases to complex rental agreements with deposits and payouts.
Built-in Buyer & Seller Messaging
Buyers and sellers can communicate directly within each transaction. Ask questions, share details, and coordinate — all in one place, tied to the order.
Powerful Search That Just Works
Help buyers find exactly what they're looking for. Location-based search, filters by price and category, full-text search across all your listings — all set up automatically.
Safe Testing Before You Go Live
Every marketplace comes with three separate environments — test, staging, and live. Try new ideas and configurations safely before your customers see them. No risk of breaking your live marketplace.
Everything to run your marketplace
A fully managed platform — we handle the technology so you can focus on your business.
Already on Sharetribe? Switch in minutes.
OpenFlex is fully compatible with Sharetribe. Your existing marketplace template works out of the box — just point it at OpenFlex. No rebuild required.
OpenFlex vs Sharetribe — at a glance
| Feature | Sharetribe | OpenFlex |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplace types | Services only | Services, products, rentals, events, digital goods |
| Transaction flows | Limited | 7 built-in flows |
| Payments | Stripe | Stripe (identical) |
| Search & filtering | Yes | Yes (identical) |
| Buyer-seller messaging | Yes | Yes (identical) |
| Starting price | $299/month | Free during beta |
| Lock-in | Yes — proprietary platform | No — switch anytime |
| Migration effort | — | One config change |
From the team at Scale Up Consulting
OpenFlex is built by experienced marketplace developers who've helped businesses launch and scale on Sharetribe. We know what operators need because we've built marketplaces ourselves. We're creating the platform we wished existed.
Common questions
If you have an existing Sharetribe marketplace, it works on OpenFlex with just one configuration change. Your website, transaction flows, search, and payments all carry over. No rebuilding required.
Your marketplace data is stored securely on managed cloud infrastructure. Each marketplace is completely isolated — no other marketplace can access your data. You get three separate environments (test, staging, and live) so you can experiment safely.
OpenFlex is free during our beta period. No credit card required. We're finalizing our pricing plans — sign up now to lock in early-access benefits and help shape our pricing.
No. OpenFlex is designed for marketplace operators. Sign up, choose your marketplace type, and launch — no coding required. If you have a developer or want more customization, OpenFlex supports that too.
Yes. If you have a Sharetribe marketplace, migration is straightforward — update one configuration setting and you're running on OpenFlex. Your website and all your customizations work as-is. Data migration tools are on our roadmap.
OpenFlex is built and maintained by Scale Up Consulting, an experienced marketplace development team. The platform is professionally managed and hosted — you don't need to worry about servers, updates, or security patches.
You can build marketplaces for services (like tutoring or cleaning), physical products (like vintage goods), rentals (like equipment or vehicles), events (like classes or workshops), and digital goods (like templates or courses). Seven built-in transaction flows cover the most common marketplace models.
Already on Sharetribe? Switch in minutes.
Your existing marketplace website works on OpenFlex from day one. No rebuilding, no redesigning, no downtime.
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