Vendors Sell. You Collect the Commission.
Vendor registration, product listings, commission management, automated payouts, and per-vendor analytics — the core marketplace is free. Advanced payouts API and dropshipping margin tracking in Pro.
What kind of marketplace are you building?
Vendor registration, product listings, order fulfilment — free.
Vendors register through a front-end form, manage their own product listings, and fulfil orders from their own vendor dashboard — all without admin involvement for each action. Core marketplace functionality ships in the free tier.
Automated payouts. Per-vendor sales breakdown.
Pro adds the payouts API — schedule automatic payouts to vendor accounts via Payoneer or bank transfer. Per-vendor analytics give you and each vendor a breakdown of sales volume, commission earned, top products, and refund rate.
True margin per order — supplier cost, courier, and net profit.
Maintain a supplier database with per-SKU cost prices. When a dropship order comes in, StoreEngine tracks the sale price, supplier cost, and courier cost to give you real net profit per order — not just revenue.
OTP verification blocks fraudulent orders before they ship.
Fraudulent orders are costly — products dispatched and never paid for erode your margin fast. StoreEngine’s OTP verification requires phone or email confirmation before an order is accepted, blocking bad actors at checkout before they reach your fulfilment team.
Also Available in StoreEngine
Additional capabilities that complement your marketplace setup.
Vendor Product Approval
Vendors submit products for listing. Admin reviews and approves before they go live. Reject with a reason — vendor gets notified and can resubmit.
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Vendor Shipping Rules
Each vendor sets their own shipping zones and rates. Marketplace-wide default rates apply as fallback. Per-vendor flat-rate and weight-based rules.
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Vendor Rating & Reviews
Buyers rate vendors after order completion. Vendor profile shows star rating and review count. Admin can moderate reviews before they go live.
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Split Payment at Checkout
When a cart contains products from multiple vendors, payment is split automatically — each vendor’s share calculated at checkout based on their commission rate.
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Vendor KYC Verification
Vendors upload ID documents during registration. Admin reviews and approves before granting listing access. Prevents fraudulent seller accounts.
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StoreEngine vs Dokan Multivendor
Dokan charges $149–$499/yr and still needs WooCommerce underneath. StoreEngine ships a complete marketplace independently, with fraud protection and dropshipping margin tracking built in.
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Vendor registration & dashboard |
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Per-vendor commission rates |
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Supplier cost & dropship margin |
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Every kind of marketplace builder
Fashion Marketplace
Multiple boutique brands selling on one storefront. Each vendor manages their own catalog, orders, and inventory.
Multi-vendor retail
Dropshipping Operator
Sell products without holding stock. Supplier costs tracked per order. Shipping carrier dispatch managed from the order screen.
Dropship + margin
Digital Product Hub
Creators sell plugins, templates, and design assets. Each creator has their own vendor dashboard with commission tracking.
Digital marketplace
High-Volume Marketplace
OTP verification blocks fraudulent orders before dispatch. Native shipping carrier integrations keep fulfilment fast across every vendor.
Fraud prevention + fulfilmentFree
Core marketplace — no payment needed
5★
Rating on WordPress.org
0%
Transaction fees, ever
14d
Money-back guarantee
Common Questions
Do I need WooCommerce to run a marketplace with StoreEngine?
No. StoreEngine is a standalone eCommerce plugin for WordPress. The multi-vendor marketplace feature is built directly into StoreEngine — no WooCommerce, no Dokan, no additional plugin required to get vendor registration, commissions, and order management running.
What’s included in the free tier vs Pro for marketplace?
Free includes: vendor registration, front-end product management, per-vendor commission rates, withdrawal requests, and order notifications. Pro adds the automated payouts API (scheduled payments to vendors), per-vendor analytics dashboards, and advanced supplier and dropshipping margin tracking.
How do vendor payouts work?
In the free tier, vendors submit a withdrawal request and admins approve and process manually. In Pro, the payouts API lets you schedule automatic payouts — weekly, biweekly, or monthly — directly to vendor Payoneer accounts or bank transfers, with a full payout history per vendor.
How does OTP fraud prevention work?
When a customer places an order, StoreEngine sends a one-time code via SMS (Twilio or Vonage) or email. The order is only accepted after the customer enters the correct code. Failed attempts are logged. Orders that don’t pass OTP verification are never sent to fulfilment.
Can I track true profit on dropship orders?
Yes. Set a cost price per product from your supplier database. When an order is fulfilled, the shipping carrier cost is also logged. StoreEngine calculates net profit per order as: sale price − supplier cost − shipping cost. This is visible to admin only.
Can vendors manage their own shipping rates?
Per-vendor shipping rules allow each vendor to set their own shipping zones and rates. Marketplace-wide default rates apply as fallback. Vendors manage their own products, inventory, and order fulfilment from their dashboard.