Best Sharetribe Developers for Scalable Marketplaces

Journeyhorizon is a Premier Sharetribe Partner trusted for building scalable, high-performance marketplace platforms.

Sharetribe Certified Expert
100+
successful marketplaces
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Our client: Gear Source
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Our client: Kifaayat
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Our client: Gear Source
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Our client: Kifaayat
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Matthew, Tri and the Journeyhorizon team have  been working with us for over 6 years. One of our first Sharetribe development partners, they have helped our clients launch 100+ marketplaces and consistently delight our customers.

Juho Makkonen
Sharetribe Co-founder & CEO
Junho Makkonen - Sharetribe CEO
Sharetribe Marketplace powered by Journeyhorizon

Why choose Journeyhorizon

Premier Partner & Verified Sharetribe Developers

Recognised for expert execution and deep marketplace product experience.

100+ Marketplaces Delivered

From rentals and services to eCommerce and B2B platforms.

Custom Development Without Limits

We build the features, workflows, and integrations Sharetribe doesn’t offer by default.

Fast MVP, Strong Foundation for Scale

Launch quickly with confidence your system can grow.

Transparent Pricing & Predictable Roadmaps

No Upfront Deposit. No Support and Maintenance Fees. No monthly commitment. No project minimums.

Long-Term Partnership

We stay after launch to refine, enhance, and scale your product.

What you’ll get

A scalable marketplace architecture built right from day one
High-quality UX, flows, and data structures optimised for conversion
Reliable payment workflows, onboarding, and vendor tools
Future-proof customisations that don’t break your core platform
An engineering team that understands marketplace mechanics
A partner who guides strategy, not just development

Marketplace solutions we build

Rental Marketplaces ↗

Cars, property, equipment, and event assets.

Core features
ID verification
Deposits
Insurance
Scheduling
Vendor tools
Photo check-in/out
Rental Marketplace

Service Marketplaces ↗

Coaches, experts, tutors, technicians, wellness.

Flows
Request → Quote
Deposits
Milestone billing
Subscriptions
Virtual meetings
Multi-step onboarding
Service Marketplace

eCommerce & Product Markeplaces ↗

Multi-vendor commerce for new or pre-owned goods.

Capabilities
Vendor dashboards
Catalog systems
Offers
Auctions
Shipping & tax logic
Product Marketplace

Classifieds Marketplaces

Buy and sell new or used goods.

Capabilities
Listing & Publishing Tools
Vendor Profiles & Dashboards
Search & Discovery
Messaging
Pricing & Offers
Classifieds Marketplaces

Procurement Marketplaces

Source and purchase goods for businesses.

Capabilities
Onboarding & Compliance
Multi-Vendor Catalog
Contract & Pricing
Approval
Order & Invoice
Procurement Marketplaces

Custom Sharetribe development

Subscription Listings
Membership Subscriptions
Transaction Deposit
Transaction Refunds
Multi-Category Transaction Ratings
Average Transaction and User Ratings
Multiple bookings in a single checkout
Complex Transaction pricing
Integration with Intercom
Integration with Twilio
Integration with Zoom
Integration with Vonage
Integration with Sendbird
Integration with Jitsi
Custom CMS integration - Strapi, Prismic
Custom Payment and Payout Providers
Crypto Payment and Payouts
Sharetribe Mobile App
Coupons and Vouchers
Integration with Car telemetry, GPS
3rd-party insurance provider integration
Digital Products and Documents
One time password via SMS
Image classification using machine learning
Wallet Functionality

If it isn’t available in Sharetribe, we build it!

Subscription Listings

Let your sellers create listings that are recurring subscriptions rather than one time rentals or purchases.

Case studies
EqpmeLegalfinda

Membership Subscriptions

Create a SaaS marketplace by adding recurring membership subscriptions for your sellers and or buyers. This includes subscribe, upgrade, downgrade and cancellations.

Case studies
Drop Loop

Transaction Deposit

Let your sellers take a security deposit for their listing. Refund of the deposit is then fully customisable based on your marketplace rules.

Case studies
EqpmeCoralUoutdoors

Transaction Refunds

Define and manage global refund policies for your marketplace. Full or partial refunds. Even let your sellers define their own refund policy.

Case studies
EqpmeUoutdoorsFinerFinerHandmade

Multi-Category Transaction Ratings

Sharetribe supports a 5-star rating for the transaction out of the box. Extend this to include multiple categories such as quality, timeliness, communication.

Case studies
TeachBuySellHandmade

Average Transaction and User Ratings

Calculate the average rating for the listing and/or the User.

Case studies
MushroomFinerFinerTeachBuySell

Multiple bookings in a single checkout

Allow your buyers to complete multiple bookings in a single check-out transaction. Useful when your buyer needs to book 5 training sessions with their coach.

Case studies
Gearsource

Complex Transaction pricing

Allow your sellers to include additional items and add-ons during the checkout process. Integrate with delivery and drop-shipping partner APIs to automatically calculate shipping fees.

Case studies
EqpmeGearsourceEventorsHandmade

Integration with Intercom

Superpower your marketplace with Intercom.io. Powerful customer engagement, onboarding and support options. Intercom.io helps you manage ongoing engagement and support for both sides of your marketplace.

Case studies
Coral

Integration with Twilio

Make use of Twilios set of APIs to enable real-time messaging between buyers and sellers. Send messages via SMS, OR enable real-time messaging in the Flex transaction pages.

Case studies
EqpmeSaintsprayers

Integration with Zoom

Let your sellers deliver their services over Zoom. Integrate Zoom session into the transaction processes.

Integration with Vonage

Vonage, like Twilio provides communication APIs. If you want to build your own version of Zoom and have it tightly integrated into your marketplace this would be the option.

Integration with Sendbird

Similar to Twilio and Vonage, Sendbird is another real-time chat and messaging platform that you can integrate into your marketplace.

Integration with Jitsi

A commercial open-source video conferencing platform. This could be a good choice for your marketplaces video conferencing needs.

Custom CMS integration - Strapi, Prismic

Sharetribe has its own headless CMS and it is improving. Strapi.io and Prismic.io are very mature content management systems that can be integrated into Sharetribe. If you have very heavy content management requirements in addition to your marketplace, integrating a specialized headless CMS is the way to go.

Case studies
EqpmeSugarliftBoldlySaintsprayers

Custom Payment and Payout Providers

We can integrate any number of Payment providers for your marketplace, Braintree, Paypal, Stripe..the list seems to be endless. Then we can use any number of payout providers such as Payoneer, Transferwise, Stripe or Paypal for you to pay your sellers. It is more work, but endlessly flexible.

Case studies
RumblistGearsource

Crypto Payment and Payouts

Love web3 and crypto-currency? We can pretty much use any of the mature crypto platforms out there to enable buyers to use crypto for payments and sellers to take crypto as payouts.

Sharetribe Mobile App

We were one of the first to build a mobile app ontop of Flex API. We make use of ReactNative for Hybrid app development OR we wrap and publish your marketplace to mobile. There are pros and cons to both depending on what you need to do.

Case studies
Bubstreet - iOSBubstreet - AndroidJoie - iOS

Coupons and Vouchers

Depending on your needs we can build simple coupon and voucher system for your marketplace or you can integrate a third-party product like Voucherify.

Case studies
EqpmeEventorsHandmadeAmphy

Integration with Car telemetry, GPS

Yes we have even integrated a marketplace transaction process with Car Telementry systems to track where the rented cars go when on hire.

Case studies
Drivelah

3rd-party insurance provider integration

Depending on the capability of your insurance provider we will be able to integrate key parts of the transaction process with your insurance providers API.

Case studies
Drivelah

Digital Products and Documents

Allow your buyers and sellers to upload documents as part of their listing or transaction process. This allows marketplaces that are selling digital products to have them delivered and available with the security of marketplace escrow.

Case studies
EqpmeMachine ShareProperty RadarTeachBuySell

One time password via SMS

Increase the security and identity verification of your users by adding one time password capability to your Sharetribe Marketplace sign-up and sign-in. We will help you pick an SMS or external authenticator app and integrate with the sign-in process.

Image classification using machine learning

The price of machine learning and AI technology is coming down and can be used in numerous ways in your marketplace. If you have an idea we are very confident we can find a way to train a machine learning model and have it assist you in your marketplace.
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We have already implemented machine learning technology to assist with evaluation of the images added to listings in a marketplace. This can significantly reduce the burden on your administrators.

Wallet Functionality

Allow your users to hold funds from their sales in their marketplace wallet so they can use to make new purchases on your marketplace. Provide incentives for your users to keep their funds in the marketplace.

Case studies
Track TutoringRosella St

Our Sharetribe plugins

Ready made code that gives you Speed to market and reduced risk of implementation. Proven code-libraries to power-up your Sharetribe marketplace.

Wishlist - Save favorite listing
Single Vendor Shopping Cart
Bulk Upload
Multi-user Accounts
Delete User Account
Auto Menu based on category,
sub-category, sub-sub-category
Social Login
Event Services
Biometric Login
Shipping
Rich Text Editor
Realtime Messaging
Multi-Currency
Multi-Language

AI-POWERED MARKETPLACE FEATURES

Journeyhorizon provides a growing library of AI-powered extensions designed to enhance discovery, conversion, support, and operations across your Sharetribe marketplace.

AI Product Description Generator

Auto-generate polished, SEO-ready descriptions for sellers, faster onboarding, higher-quality listings.

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AI Search Box

Semantic search with intent understanding, instant answers, ranking optimisation, and smarter discovery.

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AI Chat Assistant

A smart, on-site conversational agent that answers buyer questions, recommends items/services, and improves conversion.

Wishlist - Save favorite listing

Our advanced Wishlist feature is designed to enhance the shopping experience and drive engagement on your marketplace. By integrating this feature, you can offer a more personalized and user-friendly environment for your buyers, while also providing valuable insights and opportunities for your sellers.

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Single Vendor Shopping Cart

Our Single Vendor Shopping Cart feature is engineered to optimize the shopping experience and simplify transaction processes on your marketplace. By implementing this feature, users can choose multiple products from a single vendor and process them in a single transaction. This streamlined approach addresses the limitations of the current system, where users can only select one product per payment.

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Bulk Upload

Our Bulk Upload feature is designed to streamline the process of adding multiple products to your marketplace, saving time and enhancing efficiency for your sellers. By enabling bulk uploads with multi-field product listings, you empower vendors to manage their inventories more effectively, leading to a more dynamic and responsive marketplace.

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Multi-user Accounts

Our Multi-User Accounts feature is designed to enhance collaboration and streamline operations on your marketplace by allowing both buyers and providers to delegate permissions and manage their accounts with team members. This plugin enables teams to work more efficiently and effectively, improve overall productivity and marketplace success.

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Delete User Account

Our Delete User Account feature provides a secure and efficient way to manage user data, ensuring your marketplace remains compliant with data protection regulations. This plugin allows you to handle account deletions seamlessly, safeguarding user privacy and enhancing trust in your platform.

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Auto Menu based on category, sub-category, sub-sub-category

Our Auto Menu feature dynamically generates menus based on categories, sub-categories, and sub-sub-categories, enhancing the user experience with intuitive and organized browsing. This powerful tool automates the menu creation process, ensuring your website remains up-to-date and easy to navigate.

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Social Login

Our Social Login feature enhances your marketplace's user experience with quick and easy login using social accounts: Google, X, LinkedIn and Apple ID. Say goodbye to forgotten passwords and tedious account setups – Our plugin allows seamless, secure logins.

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Event Services

Our Event Services is designed to help you automate integrations and tasks on your marketplace. Our plugin maximizes efficiency and streamline your marketplace operations, making it easier to manage and grow your business.

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Biometric Login

Our Biometric Login plugin is designed to revolutionize the way users access your marketplace, providing a secure and seamless authentication process without the need for passwords. Supporting Fingerprint, Touch ID, and Face ID, this plugin ensures that users can quickly and securely log in using their preferred biometric method.

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Shipping

Eliminate the hassle of complex shipping! Our new Shipping Plugin for the Sharetribe marketplace brings effortless, real-time shipping management right to your marketplace.

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Rich Text Editor

Craft professional, eye-catching listings that captivate buyers. With easy-to-use formatting tools like headers, bold text, bullet points, and video embedding, you can highlight the key details that make your listings shine.

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Realtime Messaging

With Realtime Messaging, marketplace users can communicate instantly, making transactions smoother and improving engagement.

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Multi-Currency

With Multi-Currency plugin, users can view prices in their preferred currency while preserving correct business logic for listing creation, provider payouts, and buyer charges.

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Multi-Language

The Multi-Language Plugin enables language-specific content across the platform with intelligent detection and seamless switching capabilities

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What Our Clients Say

Our client - GearSource

“Journeyhorizon has been a very good partner to us, and we're super happy with the results. Leadership from Matt and the Project managers was fantastic. The new platform simplified the user experience and provided a more stable platform, delighting GearSource users who have experienced various versions over 20+ years.”

Marcel Fairbairn
Founder of GearSource
Our client - Analogr

"Working with Journeyhorizon has been one of the best decisions we could have made as an innovative startup. We look forward to continuing our partnership as we scale and iterate new features."

Francis & Thomas
Co-Founders of Analogr
Our client - Eqpme

"Our team and I were looking for the best Sharetibe development shop, and the Journeyhorizon team has exceeded our expectations. I highly recommend Journey Horizon for those looking to turn their dreams into realities."

Alex Mascarin & Stephan Peralta
Co-Founders of Eqpme
Our client - Sugarlift

"Journeyhorizon has been an essential partner of Sugarlift since we started developing our marketplace in 2019. Not only do they have the expertise and vision to build great products, they are incredibly great to work with. I would highly recommend them to any entrepreneur looking for an agency that will feel like they are part of your in-house team."

Wright Harvey
Founder of Sugarlift

Sharetribe Website Template

Packed With Ready Features.

Recognised for expert execution and deep marketplace product experience.

View the Sharetribe Marketplace Template
Journeyhorizon's Sharetribe marketplace template
Search & Discovery

Faceted filters, instant results, smart sorting

AI Assistant

Semantic suggestions, recommendations, content assist, automated nudges

Catalog & Listings

Attributes, variants, media, bulk import

Merchandising

Dynamic ranking, collections, badges

Pricing & Promotions

Tiered pricing, coupons, bundles, subscriptions

Orders & Booking

Fast checkout, availability calendar

Payments & Payouts

Split/commission, multi-currency, invoicing/VAT

User Tools

Reviews, messaging, disputes

KYC & Moderation

Approvals, verification, rules

Admin & Analytics

Dashboards, cohorts, permissions, logs

CMS & Localization

Pages/blog, multi-language, multi-region

APIs & Webhooks

Fully extendable

And more...

Sharetribe Mobile App Template

Launch a Mobile Marketplace Faster With Our Sharetribe App Template
Explore the Sharetribe Mobile App Template
Journeyhorizon's Sharetribe Mobile marketplace template
Native-like UX
Login, onboarding, profiles
Booking & purchasing flows
Fully brandable UI kit
Works with your existing Sharetribe backend
Code once in Flutter and deploy anywhere

Sharetribe migration services

We migrate businesses from legacy platforms like Magento, Nautical, Shopify or custom code into a scalable Sharetribe ecosystem.

Data migration
Flow reconstruction
UI/UX rebuild
A cleaner, faster, more scalable future.
API connections
Marketplace relaunch
Scaling & optimisation

Sharetribe migration services

We integrate Sharetribe with the tools your marketplace relies on

Journeyhorizon's marketing services, specialized for Sharetribe

SCALE YOUR SHARETRIBE MARKETPLACE

Launching & scaling your marketplace doesn’t end at development.

Journeyhorizon also helps you grow with Marketplace Marketing Services designed for long-term traction — SEO, content, digital marketing, and growth systems that convert.

Build & scale Your Marketplace with Trusted Sharetribe Developers

Build a scalable, high-performance marketplace with a partner who understands growth, product strategy, and long-term stability.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Sharetribe?

Sharetribe is a leading no-code marketplace platform that helps businesses launch rental, service, and multi-vendor marketplaces quickly. It provides built-in core marketplace features out of the box, while also allowing advanced customisation through APIs when scaling beyond standard no-code capabilities.

Who is Journeyhorizon?

Journeyhorizon is a Premier Sharetribe Partner, recognised by Sharetribe for delivering 100+ successful marketplaces globally. Journeyhorizon combines deep Sharetribe expertise with marketplace product strategy to build platforms that scale.

What types of marketplaces can build with Sharetribe?

We can build rental, service, eCommerce multi-vendor, classifieds, and B2B marketplaces on Sharetribe, tailored for real business models and long-term growth.

Can Journeyhorizon help launch an MVP quickly without limiting future scale?

Yes. Journeyhorizon focuses on fast MVP delivery with a strong technical foundation, ensuring the marketplace can scale smoothly without needing a full rebuild later.

Can Journeyhorizon build a Sharetribe mobile app?

Yes. Journeyhorizon provides a Sharetribe Mobile App Template that enables faster launch of a native-like marketplace app, fully connected to the existing Sharetribe backend.

Can Sharetribe be integrated with tools like Stripe, Twilio, or Intercom?

Yes. Sharetribe is built for integrations, and marketplaces often connect payment providers, messaging tools, CRM systems, and content platforms through APIs.

Is it possible to migrate from Shopify or Magento to Sharetribe?

Yes. Many businesses migrate from legacy eCommerce platforms to Sharetribe to gain more flexibility for marketplace-specific workflows while preserving SEO and user experience.

Does Journeyhorizon support marketplace growth after development?

Yes. Journeyhorizon also provides Marketplace Marketing Services, including SEO, content systems, and growth strategy designed specifically for scaling Sharetribe marketplaces.

What is the Journeyhorizon plugin system for Sharetribe?

The Journeyhorizon plugin system is a library of ready-made Sharetribe extensions designed to accelerate marketplace development. It includes proven features like Wishlist, Bulk Upload, Multi-user Accounts, Shipping, Multi-language, and AI-powered tools such as AI Search Box and AI Chat Assistant - helping Sharetribe marketplaces launch faster, reduce implementation risk, and scale with premium functionality.