How to Build Your Own Sharetribe
Replace Sharetribe with a custom build. Marketplace Software for Founders
Build Difficulty: 4/5
A few focused days to build a solid replacement
Estimated Timeline
Based on 84 features at Few Days difficulty, expect about 3-5 days with AI-assisted development.
Recommended Tech Stack
Full-stack React framework with API routes and server components
PostgreSQL database, auth, and real-time subscriptions
Utility-first styling for rapid UI development
Payment processing, subscriptions, and invoicing
Key Features to Replicate
Top features across 8 categories. See all 84 features
Search(8 features)
Customers can filter listings by the date and time they're looking to make a booking for
Customers can filter by category and subcategory with category-specific filters that appear for specific categories
Create unique search experiences with listing type filters on the search page or separate paths for different audiences
Customers can filter listings by price or keyword and use custom filters to update search results instantly
Search functionality works with keyword, location-based, or map-based searching for both local and global marketplaces
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Transactions(8 features)
New feature allowing collection of custom data from users during transactions
Enable bookings by the day, night, or hour where suppliers determine availability and customers book from a listing calendar
Ask customers and providers for relevant information at the beginning of a transaction in a structured way using custom transaction fields
Enable transactions without online payments for use cases like gifting, bartering, recruitment, and matching
Allow multiple different transaction flows in one marketplace through different listing types with up to 20 listing types without coding
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Content Management(7 features)
Modify top bar with custom links directly or through a collapsible dropdown menu
Create any number of content pages like FAQ, team pages, or alternative landing pages with ability to duplicate pages with similar structure
Customize automatic email notification content to fit your tone and style with translation support
Edit user interface texts like buttons, error texts, and help texts to match your concept, language, and style with translation support
Add slogan, copyright disclaimer, and social media links to footer with custom links to important pages and logo target URL
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Access Control(6 features)
Enable listing approval to review each listing before publishing with optional call to action like listing fees
Make marketplace private and only show listings to users who are logged in
Enable 'Restrict rights to view listings' on private marketplaces so users can only see their own profile and listings
Enable 'Restrict posting rights' so only users with explicit permission can post listings with optional call to action
Enable 'Restrict transaction rights' so only users with explicit permission can start transactions with optional call to action
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Availability & Bookings(6 features)
Suppliers can control their schedule by adding day and hour-specific availability exceptions
Suppliers set and manage listing availability on a weekly schedule
Providers can determine fixed booking slot lengths from 15 minutes to 11 hours 45 minutes
Enable bookings by the hour, day, or night with customers choosing start and end times
Listings can have one seat by default or suppliers can add multiple seats to each time slot
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Payments(6 features)
Collect necessary information from suppliers to send them their earnings from transactions
Once a transaction is over, payment is automatically sent to the supplier without manual processing
Split payments between the supplier and marketplace with percentage, minimum, or flat fee commission options
Stripe securely holds a customer's payment until a transaction is over before sending to the supplier
Process online payments in 26 countries through Stripe integration
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Reviews & Ratings(6 features)
Manually add reviews to any transaction and edit review content to ensure it adheres to marketplace guidelines
Reviews received by users appear on their listings and profiles to build trust with visible testimonials
Reviews are published only after both parties have left them or the review period is over to prevent feedback extortion
Collect one-to-five star ratings after each paid transaction for easy evaluation of offerings
Collect free text reviews after every paid transaction for detailed feedback about the experience
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User Management(6 features)
Collect specific information from users during signup using dropdown selections, checkboxes, free text fields, and video embeds with public or private visibility
Every user has a profile that includes their information, ratings from other users, and reviews to build trust
Users can sign up and log in using Google or Facebook accounts
Supplier profiles double as public storefronts displaying their listings, reviews, and business information
Users can sign up with email and verify their email address with automatic reminders for unverified accounts
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