Mercur vs Arcadier

Mercur9.4Visit Arcadier8.9Visit

Higher score Mercur #1 in Online Marketplace Software 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Mercur

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

• Mercur fits best

  Open-source teams needing full marketplace control

• Arcadier fits best

  Established mixed-model marketplaces

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Side by side

Feature	Mercur 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Arcadier 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.9
Ranking	#1 in Online Marketplace Software	#4 in Online Marketplace Software
Best for	Open-source teams needing full marketplace control	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
Compliance	GDPR, ISO 27001, SSO/SAML, 2FA	SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Integrations	8 integrations	30+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Mercur 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	MIT-licensed core with vendor, catalog, order, commission, and payout tools Supports split payments, shipping, returns, APIs, webhooks, and extensions Connects with Shopify, Magento, Stripe Connect, ERP, PIM, and OMS systems	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	Enterprise capabilities use quote-based pricing Self-hosting places deployment and maintenance responsibility on the team Enterprise-only access controls include role-based access, SSO, and MFA	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	Mercur is an open-source marketplace platform for businesses creating multi-vendor commerce experiences. It brings together buyer storefronts, vendor and admin panels, seller onboarding, catalogs, offers, multi-vendor checkout, order… 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

• Mercur — where it wins

  • MIT-licensed core with vendor, catalog, order, commission, and payout tools
  • Supports split payments, shipping, returns, APIs, webhooks, and extensions
  • Connects with Shopify, Magento, Stripe Connect, ERP, PIM, and OMS systems

  Where it doesn't

  • Enterprise capabilities use quote-based pricing
  • Self-hosting places deployment and maintenance responsibility on the team
  • Enterprise-only access controls include role-based access, SSO, and MFA

• 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

• Mercur9.4/10 · Free plan

  A broad open-source marketplace engine for teams that need control over commerce operations.

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• Arcadier8.9/10 · Pricing on request

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

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