<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Benefits</h2>
Low Operation Cost
In a Multi Vendor environment, the cost of operation would be less compared to a regular Online Shop because, the site Admin doesn’t have to maintain inventory since the product inventory will be handled by the Vendors.
Product Variety
When Multiple Vendors register themselves and add their products to the marketplace, the product list on the site will increase and hence the users will have a lot of products to choose from.
Offer Competitive Pricing to your Customers
When multiple Vendors sell the same product(s), the Vendors will start to price their products competitively and customers will purchase from the Vendor who is offering them the best price.
<h2 id="h-top-3-features">Key Features</h2>
1. Single Product Multiple Vendors
<figure id="attachment_18734004185851" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004185851" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004185851 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Single-Product-Multi-Vendors.png" alt="" width="980" height="981" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004185851" class="wp-caption-text">Product is Available from Multiple Vendors</figcaption></figure>
You can allow multiple vendors to sell a same product on your Multi Vendor Marketplace.
2. Frontend Vendor Dashboard
<figure id="attachment_18734004185862" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004185862" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004185862 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Vendor-Dashboard_Texture.png" alt="" width="980" height="1247" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004185862" class="wp-caption-text">Frontend Vendor Dashboard</figcaption></figure>
A dedicated frontend dashboard for your Vendors using which they can perform the following actions,
<ul>
<li>Create Products/Modify Products</li>
<li>Create/Modify Coupons</li>
<li>Manage Orders</li>
<li>Request for Payout</li>
</ul>
3. Vendor Profile management
<figure id="attachment_18734004186391" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186391" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186391 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/03_Vendor_Profile.png" alt="" width="980" height="903" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186391" class="wp-caption-text">Customer Facing Vendor Profile</figcaption></figure>
Option for the Vendor to display the following information on their Dashboard,
<ul>
<li>Store Logo</li>
<li>Store Banner</li>
<li>Store Description</li>
<li>Terms & Conditions</li>
<li>Vendor Address</li>
<li>Vendor’s Social Profile Links</li>
</ul>
4. Staff Management for Vendors
<figure id="attachment_18734004186405" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186405" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186405 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/04_Vendor-Dashboard_Staff-01.png" alt="" width="980" height="1274" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186405" class="wp-caption-text">Vendor Has Two Staff to Manage their Account </figcaption></figure> 
<figure id="attachment_18734004186409" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186409" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186409 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/04_Vendor-Dashboard_Staff-Account-02.png" alt="" width="980" height="886" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186409" class="wp-caption-text">Staff’s Login has Limited Access to Vendor Dashboard</figcaption></figure>
Option for the Vendors to create Manage their Vendor Account by creating Staff Members.
5. Subscription Fee for Vendor
<figure id="attachment_18734004186415" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186415" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186415 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/05_Vendor-Dashboard_Subscription-Fee.png" alt="" width="980" height="1183" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186415" class="wp-caption-text">Vendor has to Pay a Fee to Manage their Vendor Dashboard</figcaption></figure>
You can charge a recurring subscription fee from your Vendors for allowing them to sell products on your Marketplace. This feature requires WooCommerce Subscriptions Extension.
6. Additional Product Controls
<figure id="attachment_18734004186421" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186421" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186421 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/06_Vendor-Dashboard_Products.png" alt="" width="980" height="1227" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186421" class="wp-caption-text">Product Controls on Frontend Vendor Dashboard</figcaption></figure>
You can offer/restrict the following product related capabilities to your vendors,
<ul>
<li>Product Creation</li>
<li>Product Modification</li>
<li>Published Product Modification</li>
<li>Manage Inventory</li>
<li>Product Deletion</li>
</ul>
7. Order Capabilities for Vendor
<figure id="attachment_18734004186436" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186436" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186436 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/07_Vendor-Dashboard_Orders-01.png" alt="" width="980" height="1265" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186436" class="wp-caption-text">Order List from Vendor Dashboard</figcaption></figure> 
<figure id="attachment_18734004186438" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186438" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186438 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/07_Vendor-Dashboard-Order-Status-02.png" alt="" width="980" height="1310" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186438" class="wp-caption-text">Order Management from Vendor Dashboard</figcaption></figure>
You can allow your Vendors to Modify the Order status of the Orders.
8. Coupon Creation Capabilities for Vendor
<figure id="attachment_18734004186444" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186444" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186444 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/08_Vendor-Dashboard_Coupons.png" alt="" width="980" height="1254" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186444" class="wp-caption-text">Coupon Creation and Management from Vendor Dashboard</figcaption></figure>
Option for the Vendors to Create/Manage WooCommerce Coupons which can be used by the users.
9. Product Enquiry
<figure id="attachment_18734004186445" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186445" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186445 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09_Enquiry_Customer-Side-01.png" alt="" width="980" height="967" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186445" class="wp-caption-text">Enquiry Form on Customer Facing Vendor Profile</figcaption></figure> 
<figure id="attachment_18734004186448" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186448" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186448 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09_Enquiry_Vendor-Dashboard-02.png" alt="" width="980" height="1256" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186448" class="wp-caption-text">Vendors can View the Enquiry Posted from their Vendor Dashboard</figcaption></figure>
Customers can directly post their questions to the Vendors and can receive a reply.
10. Store Reviews
<figure id="attachment_18734004186466" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186466" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186466 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/10_Review-Customer-Side-01.png" alt="" width="980" height="1050" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186466" class="wp-caption-text">Store Review on Customer Facing Vendor Profile</figcaption></figure> 
<figure id="attachment_18734004186481" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186481" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186481 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/10_Vendor-Dashboard_Review-02.png" alt="" width="980" height="1264" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186481" class="wp-caption-text">Vendors can View the Review Posted from their Vendor Dashboard</figcaption></figure>
Customers can post their reviews about the stores from which they purchase the products.
11. Commission Withdrawal Charges
<figure id="attachment_18734004186487" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186487" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186487 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/11_Vendor-Dashboard_Withdraw-Request-with-charges.png" alt="" width="980" height="1275" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186487" class="wp-caption-text">Withdrawal Charges</figcaption></figure>
You can charge a fee from the Vendors for withdrawing their money to their account.
12. Generate Payout and Payout Log
<figure id="attachment_18734004186501" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186501" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186501 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/12_Vendor-Dashboard_Payout-Preference-01.png" alt="" width="980" height="1255" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186501" class="wp-caption-text">Payout Type and Schedule Configuration</figcaption></figure> 
<figure id="attachment_18734004186503" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734004186503" style="width: 980px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734004186503 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/12_Vendor-Dashboard_Transactions-Log-02.png" alt="" width="980" height="1293" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734004186503" class="wp-caption-text">Payout Log</figcaption></figure>
Option for the Site Admin to Pay Multiple Vendors at once using the Generate Payout option and a Payout Log to keep track of the payments made to the vendors.
13. Option to Calculate Admin Commission on the Price after applying the Vendor and Site Admin coupon Discount.
<h2>Extensive Feature List</h2>
<ul>
<li>Vendor Application can be Submitted by,
<ul>
<li>Guest Users</li>
<li>Users with an existing account on the site</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to automatically approve the Vendor Application.</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to customize the following capabilities,
<ul>
<li>Product Management</li>
<li>Order Management</li>
<li>Coupon Management</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to customize and display the details displayed on the Vendor Profile.</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to customize the Order Status on which the Admin Commission is calculated.</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to decide when they should start receiving commissions. The following options are available,
<ul>
<li>From Vendor’s First Order</li>
<li>After Vendor Reaching Specific Number of Orders</li>
<li>After Vendor has Earned more than a Specific Amount</li>
<li>If Vendor’s Product Price is more than a Specific Amount</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to set the commission value as,
<ul>
<li>Fixed</li>
<li>Percentage</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to decide who should be receiving the tax amount. The following options are possible,
<ul>
<li>Only for Vendor</li>
<li>Only for Admin</li>
<li>Shared between Admin and Vendor</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to Calculate the Commission after applying the Admin created coupons.</li>
<li>An Option for the Vendors to request for a Withdrawal. The following Payment Methods are supported,
<ul>
<li>Bank Transfer</li>
<li>PayPal</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to allow their Vendors to Automatically Withdraw their Earnings. The Withdrawal frequency can be customized.</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to set the Minimum Commission Amount the Vendor should earn before requesting a Withdrawal.</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to customize the number of days the vendor must wait to request for a Withdrawal after order completion.</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to charge a withdrawal fee from the Vendor. The fee can be a fixed value or a percentage of the withdrawal amount.</li>
<li>An Option for the Site Admin to allow their Vendors to manage their shop by assigning Staff Members.</li>
<li>Separate Table for the Admin to Manage their Vendors. Site Admin can manually add new Vendors.</li>
<li>An Option for the Admin to allow users to post their queries directly to the vendor who is selling the product.</li>
<li>An Option for the Admin to allow users to post reviews about the store from which they purchased the product.</li>
<li>Highly customizable.</li>
<li>Email Notification for Vendor & Admin activities.</li>
<li>Translation Ready.</li>
</ul>

Multi Vendor Marketplace

Convert your existing WooCommerce Shop into a Multi Vendor Marketplace and allow users to register as vendors and sell their products.

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7840735" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/bannerSubaccounts.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="490" />
<h1>Powerful Access with Subaccounts</h1>
Allow multiple users to access a company’s account, view pricing, place orders, or create shopping lists for the main account. This extension is ideal for companies that need to create employee accounts, stores with multiple branches or locations, and businesses with multiple people in charge of inventory or purchase decisions.
Enable your customers to have advanced, distributed, multiuser access to their accounts. The extension will be a powerful tool for stores that frequently deal with business customers and wholesale buyers.
<h2>Features</h2>
<ul>
<li>Multiple users have access to a single account</li>
<li>Set permissions for can place orders, view account orders, create shopping lists, or view account lists</li>
<li>Subaccounts that don’t have permission to checkout can save the cart as a shopping list, which the main account can buy</li>
<li>The main account can create and manage accounts</li>
<li>Manage name, title, phone number for each subaccount</li>
<li>The main account can view which users placed which orders</li>
<li>The main account can view which users created which shopping lists</li>
</ul>
Distributed, multi-level access to a buyer account is an important feature for business and organizational buyers. By using this extension, a shop can become more attractive to business buyers and attract larger accounts.
 
<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7840736" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Screenshot-2021-04-16-at-20.34.14.png" alt="" width="980" height="1021" /> <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7840737" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Screenshot-2021-04-16-at-20.34.58.png" alt="" width="980" height="625" /> <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7840738" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Screenshot-2021-04-16-at-20.38.44.png" alt="" width="980" height="600" /> <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7840739" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Screenshot-2021-04-16-at-20.39.23.png" alt="" width="980" height="618" /> <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7840740" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Screenshot-2021-04-16-at-20.41.48.png" alt="" width="980" height="553" /> <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-7840742" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Screenshot-2021-04-16-at-20.43.34.png" alt="" width="980" height="411" />
Get Subaccounts and Multi-User Accounts and enable next-level, enterprise-grade access for your customers to their buyer accounts.
 
<h3>Looking for More? – B2B & Wholesale Suite</h3>
This plugin is part of the <a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/b2b-wholesale-suite/">B2B & Wholesale Suite</a>.
If you are looking for a complete wholesale or B2B solution for your store, our <a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/b2b-wholesale-suite/">B2B & Wholesale Suite</a> has it all:
<ul>
<li>Wholesale Bulk Order Form</li>
<li>Wholesale Prices</li>
<li>Tiered Price and Tiered Price Table</li>
<li>Invoice Payment Gateway</li>
<li>Tax Exemptions and VAT Validation</li>
<li>Business Registration with Custom Fields</li>
<li>Messaging System</li>
<li>Shopping Lists</li>
<li>Payment and Shipping Methods Control</li>
<li>Rules for Quantity Step, Minimum Order, Discounts, and more</li>
<li>Different Content for Different Users</li>
<li>90+ other features across 20 plugin modules.</li>
</ul>
<img class="alignnone wp-image-7011038 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/wholesaleSuiteMockupBox.jpg" alt="B2B & Wholesale Suite" width="700" height="770" />
 
<h3>Requirements</h3>
Minimum PHP version: 5.2

Subaccounts & Multi-User Accounts

This extension allows customers to have multiple accounts, and sub accounts with configurable permissions, under the same master account.

Multi Vendor Marketplace vs Subaccounts & Multi-User Accounts