All three are marketplaces for buying and selling digital businesses, but they're built for different deal sizes and different kinds of sellers. Here's how the fees and fit actually compare, without the marketing spin.
Fee figures below reflect each platform's publicly published pricing as of 2026 — always confirm current rates directly with the platform before deciding, since pricing pages change.
| Siterifty | Flippa | Acquire.com | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typical deal size | Up to $1,000,000 | $500 – $30M+ | $50,000 – $10M+ |
| Seller listing fee | Free (all plans) | $29 – $699, non-refundable | $25 – $100/mo while listed |
| Fee on completed sale | 30% (free plan) down to 3% | 5% – 15%, tiered by price | 6% – 8% closing fee |
| Buyer cost to browse/contact | Free | Free to browse | $390+/year for full access |
| Escrow included | Yes, built in on every deal | Yes, via Escrow.com | Yes, via Escrow.com |
| Built for | Indie developers, small products | General — all deal sizes | SaaS & startups, mid-to-larger deals |
Flippa charges sellers a non-refundable listing fee starting at $29 for entry listings (under $10,000) and scaling up to $699 for higher tiers, plus a success fee that's typically 10% on sales under $50,000, stepping down to roughly 5% on larger deals. The listing fee is owed even if the listing never sells. Buyers browse for free.
Acquire.com charges sellers a $25–$100/month listing fee for as long as the listing stays live, plus a 6–8% closing fee when a deal completes. Buyers, meanwhile, need a paid membership (roughly $390/year and up) to unlock full listing details and message sellers directly — free accounts have limited access.
Siterifty has no listing fee on any plan and no cost to browse or start a deal as a buyer. Sellers on the free Standard Creator plan pay a 30% fee only when a sale completes; paid plans ($29–$299/mo) lower that to 15%, 7%, or 3%. Escrow is built into checkout by default on every deal, with no separate escrow-provider fee.
Flippa is the largest general-purpose marketplace in this space, and that scale is its real advantage.
Acquire.com has leaned further into SaaS and startup acquisitions specifically, and its buyer base reflects that.
Siterifty exists for the gap both larger platforms leave underserved: smaller, indie-built products where a listing fee or buyer subscription doesn't make economic sense.
List for free, or browse live listings — no subscription required on either side.
Related reading: Pricing & Fees Guide, Sell on Siterifty, Website Flipping for Beginners. Selling a game or a template specifically? See Siterifty vs. itch.io or Siterifty vs. ThemeForest.
This guide compares Siterifty to Flippa and Acquire.com, two established marketplaces for buying and selling online businesses. Flippa charges sellers a non-refundable listing fee ($29–$699) plus a tiered success fee (roughly 5–15% of sale price); it serves a wide range of deal sizes from domains to multi-million-dollar exits. Acquire.com charges sellers a $25–$100/month listing fee plus a 6–8% closing fee, and requires buyers to pay a paid subscription (roughly $390+/year) to access full listing details and contact sellers; it focuses on SaaS and startup acquisitions, typically $50,000 and up.
Siterifty is positioned for smaller, indie-scale deals — typically under $10,000 — with no listing fee on any plan, no buyer-side cost to browse or contact sellers, and a completed-sale fee starting at 30% on the free plan and decreasing to 3% on paid plans, with escrow built into checkout by default.