Litekart vs Arcadier

Litekart9.2Visit Arcadier8.9Visit

Higher score Litekart #2 in Online Marketplace Software 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Litekart

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Arcadier #4 in Online Marketplace Software 8.9/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Arcadier

• Litekart fits best

  Developers seeking a free open-source platform

• Arcadier fits best

  Established mixed-model marketplaces

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Side by side

Feature	Litekart 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Arcadier 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.9
Ranking	#2 in Online Marketplace Software	#4 in Online Marketplace Software
Best for	Developers seeking a free open-source platform	Established mixed-model marketplaces
Pricing model	Free	Paid
Starting price	Free	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs	Docs
Integrations	19 integrations	30+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Litekart 5/5 · Arcadier 5/5
Commission rules	✓	✓
Automated payouts	✓	✓
Seller onboarding	✓	✓
Multi-currency	✓	✓
Shipping workflows	✓	✓
Specs
Seller limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Product types	Mixed	Mixed
Our review
Pros	Full source code and all features in the free self-hosted plan Supports vendors, commissions, payouts, KYC, shipping, and multi-currency API-first architecture with webhooks, events, and broad integrations	Supports product, service, rental, and space marketplace models Three portals cover administrators, buyers, and sellers APIs, webhooks, split payments, and payout logic support custom operations
Cons	Self-hosting requires customer-managed infrastructure and technical ownership White Label pricing is usage-based at 1% of sales Advanced delivery and engineering services require custom quotes	Pricing requires a sales conversation and depends on deployment complexity Its enterprise scope may exceed the needs of smaller marketplaces Custom workflows may require technical integration and development support
Our verdict	Litekart is an open-source, self-hosted ecommerce platform for developers, agencies, and businesses building online marketplaces, B2B portals, dealer networks, reseller platforms, and multi-tenant commerce applications. It combines a… Read the review →	Arcadier is an enterprise marketplace platform for businesses, governments, and communities running multi-vendor operations. It supports B2C, B2B, peer-to-peer, product, service, rental, physical-product, digital-product, and space… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Litekart — where it wins

  • Full source code and all features in the free self-hosted plan
  • Supports vendors, commissions, payouts, KYC, shipping, and multi-currency
  • API-first architecture with webhooks, events, and broad integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosting requires customer-managed infrastructure and technical ownership
  • White Label pricing is usage-based at 1% of sales
  • Advanced delivery and engineering services require custom quotes

• Arcadier — where it wins

  • Supports product, service, rental, and space marketplace models
  • Three portals cover administrators, buyers, and sellers
  • APIs, webhooks, split payments, and payout logic support custom operations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation and depends on deployment complexity
  • Its enterprise scope may exceed the needs of smaller marketplaces
  • Custom workflows may require technical integration and development support

• Litekart9.2/10 · Free plan

  A flexible open-source marketplace platform for teams prepared to manage technical infrastructure.

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• Arcadier8.9/10 · Pricing on request

  A flexible enterprise marketplace platform for mixed models and custom workflows.

  Visit ArcadierFull verdict →