StoreFlipsAcquire.com alternative
Zinn Digital® marketplace vs Acquire.com for selling an online business or startup: closing fees, monthly listing fees, buyer membership and escrow, from Acquire.com's own pricing pages.
Every figure below comes from the platform's own published pricing or seller page, checked on the date shown. Fees change; follow the source link before relying on one.
| StoreFlips | Acquire.com | |
|---|---|---|
| Listing fee | None | $25, $50 or $100 a month while listed, by asking price (under $250k, $250k to $1M, over $1M)[1] |
| Seller fee when it sells | 15% standard commission | A closing fee of 8%, 7% or 6% of the sale price, by the same asking-price bands[1] |
| Buyer fee | None | Free basic access; buyer membership from $390[2] |
| Minimum to list | None | None stated for the marketplace; its Guided service is for profitable SaaS with $100k+ revenue[1] |
| When the seller is paid | After you confirm the handover — never automatically | Through escrow partners, with the escrow fee paid by Acquire.com[1] |
Where they are the better choice
Acquire.com is built around SaaS and startups, with a large paying buyer membership, a free valuation and an M&A expert on each sale — for a profitable software business it is a natural home.
Where this marketplace is the better choice
Choose this marketplace if you are selling a store, content site, domain or Amazon FBA business rather than a startup, and want no monthly listing fee and the payment held by the marketplace itself until you accept.
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