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Acquire.com alternatives, with fees compared
Acquire.com focuses on profitable startups and charges sellers a 6–8% closing fee plus a monthly fee, and buyers a paid plan. For smaller or pre-revenue products, these alternatives cost less or nothing.
What Acquire.com charges
- Sellers: 8% closing fee + $25/month under $250K; 7% + $50/month to $1M; 6% + $100/month above $1M.
- Buyers: Free basic access; paid buyer plans from $390/year.
- Escrow: Escrow.com, paid by Acquire.
- Revenue checks: Synced metrics; buyer identity and funds checks.
Source: acquire.com/seller-pricing/, checked 7 November 2026. Pricing changes, so confirm on Acquire.com's own site before you decide.
Acquire.com alternatives compared
| Marketplace | Seller fees | Buyer access | Escrow | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sell Micro SaaS | Free listing, 0% commission | Free. Buyers message sellers through the listing, no account needed | None of our own; buyer and seller choose (we recommend escrow) | Small SaaS, AI tools, apps, extensions, websites and pre-revenue side projects |
| Flippa | Listing packages from $29, plus a success fee (10% on smaller sales); brokered options with an upfront fee | Free to browse; optional Buyer Premium ($49/month or $490/year) | FlippaPay or Escrow.com | Any online business, including e-commerce, content sites and social accounts, with a large buyer pool |
| Microns | No listing fee; success fee of 10% (from $1K), 8% (from $10K) or 6% (from $100K) | Free tier sees new listings 5 days later; Premium $40/month or $299/year | Microns' own Transfer service | Profitable micro startups at least 5 months old with paying customers |
| TrustMRR (affiliate) | Paid sale listing tiers (from $29); 3% closing fee split between buyer and seller, plus Escrow.com fees | Free to make offers; paid buyer alerts | Escrow.com | Startups whose revenue can be verified through a payment provider |
| SideProjectors | Free listing, no commission (reported) | Free; buyers contact sellers directly (reported) | None; buyer and seller arrange it (reported) | Side projects and small early-stage products |
| BuyMicroApps | Free listing, no commission | Paid: $29/month or $149 lifetime to see and contact listings | None; a listing and lead platform | Small SaaS, Chrome extensions, Shopify and mobile apps |
"Reported" means the marketplace's own pages couldn't be checked, so the figure comes from a third-party source.
What you'd pay on a $20,000 sale
The seller's fee on a $20,000 sale, where the published pricing gives a single figure.
| Marketplace | Seller fee | How |
|---|---|---|
| Acquire.com | $1,600 | 8% closing fee, plus $25 a month while listed |
| Sell Micro SaaS | $0 | No fee |
| Flippa | Varies | Depends on the listing package and success-fee tier |
| Microns | $1,600 | 8% success fee |
| TrustMRR (affiliate) | Varies | 1.5% (your half of the 3% fee) plus listing tier and your share of escrow fees |
| SideProjectors | $0 | No commission (reported) |
| BuyMicroApps | $0 | No commission (buyers pay instead) |
Escrow fees, if you use escrow, come on top everywhere. Buyer subscriptions are paid by the buyer.
When Acquire.com is still the better choice
- Your business is profitable with steady revenue and you want buyers whose identity and funds have been checked.
- You want escrow included and help with the LOI and purchase agreement.
- Your deal is large enough that an 8% closing fee buys you real reach.
You don't have to pick one. You can list on Sell Micro SaaS for free at the same time as a paid marketplace.
Selling on Sell Micro SaaS
- Free to list and 0% commission when it sells.
- Buyers don't need an account or a subscription to message you, and neither side sees the other's email address.
- Pre-revenue projects and MVPs are welcome and clearly labelled.
- A person reviews every listing before it goes live.
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