Mercur vs Websta
Mercur
mercurjs.comWebsta
websta.aiSide by side
| Figure | Mercur | Websta |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | €0.69/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 4 |
| Spec score · Online Marketplace Software | 7.6 (#22) | 8.0 (#11) |
| Headquarters | Rzeszow, Poland | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Intended users | Mercur describes Open Source as suited to teams that can implement, deploy, and maintain the marketplace themselves, and Enterprise for businesses needing added capabilities and platform maintenance. | Websta describes its audience as local service providers such as hairdressers, electricians, trainers, photographers, and tutors. |
| Product | Mercur is an open-source, headless multi-vendor marketplace platform built on Medusa v2. | Websta is a local skills marketplace that helps service providers get discovered, booked, and paid. |
Plans
In their own words
Mercur
Mercur is an open-source, headless platform for building multi-vendor marketplaces on Medusa v2. Its MIT-licensed core covers vendor management, catalogs, offers, split orders, commissions, and payouts, including vendor payouts through Stripe Connect. A typed REST API spans admin, vendor, and storefront scopes. Teams can deploy Mercur in their own cloud, on-premise, or an air-gapped environment; managed Mercur Cloud hosting is separate. Open Source lists HTTP-only session authentication, per-vendor data isolation, and TLS in transit at the deployment layer. Enterprise adds financial settlement, BuyBox, vendor integrations, and enterprise access controls, plus Shopify and Magento / Adobe Commerce connectors. Enterprise support includes a Platform Specialist, dedicated Slack and email, architectural guidance, and an SLA for maintained-code defects and incidents. Enterprise licensing is quoted. Connecting an organization’s ERP, PIM, OMS, or custom feeds and building the marketplace require separate implementation work.
Websta
Websta is a local skills marketplace where service providers can create profiles, receive bookings, and collect payments. Entering a skill and city prompts its AI profile tool to generate a bio, layout, imagery, services, and booking page in about ten seconds. Providers can set hours, services, buffers, and deposits; Websta handles confirmations and reminders, and Stripe can take online booking payments. Websta says its local search understands service queries and places live profiles on a marketplace map. Profiles can show galleries, verified reviews, Instagram and TikTok links, and phone and email details. Public profiles can be translated into Estonian, English, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Spanish, and Russian. The Free plan includes an AI-built profile, editing, multiple profile languages, and a draft that is not public yet; publishing is free in Estonia. Pro costs €4.99/mo and adds a live page, unlimited bookings, and marketplace discovery. A custom domain is optional at €0.69/month. Websta charges 1.49% on card payments made through the service, and accounts are limited to one website.