Four ways to sell online. One of them you actually own.
Marketplaces, rented SaaS platforms, and a DIY build each ask you to trade away something. Here's the honest comparison.
| TaCrestify | Marketplace | Shopify / Dukaan (rented SaaS platforms) |
WooCommerce (DIY + a developer) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost model | Flat license fee | Commission per sale | Subscription + 2–3% per sale | Free software, but hosting + dev time |
| Own your data | ||||
| No forced per-sale cut | ||||
| Staff roles & audit trail included | ||||
| Homepage builder & theme design | ||||
| Local payment methods support | ||||
| Launch without a developer | ||||
| White-label / fully branded |
A general comparison based on publicly available information about each model. Individual providers vary, kindly always confirm current terms directly with them.
vs. Marketplaces
A marketplace gets you in front of buyers fast, but every sale costs a commission and you're listed beside your competitors. TaCrestify gives you the same ability to sell, without giving up your margin or your customer relationship.
vs. Rented SaaS platforms
Platforms like Shopify charge a monthly subscription plus a per-sale transaction fee, and features like staff permissions or bundles are often separate paid apps. TaCrestify bundles all of that into one flat license.
vs. DIY (WooCommerce)
Free software still costs hosting, a developer to keep it running, and time you could spend on your business. TaCrestify is self-hosted like WooCommerce, but launches in under a week with a team behind it.
How TaCrestify compares to other Nepal ecommerce platforms
A closer look at two platforms often considered alongside TaCrestify, based on their own published pricing and product pages.
Blanxer
Nepal ecommerce + POS platform
- ✗ Rs 24,000–48,000 per year, on every plan
- ✗ Plus a 2.75–3.9% fee on every QR payment — never fully goes away
- ✗ Hard caps per plan: as few as 200 products, 5,000 orders/year, 5 staff accounts on the entry tier
Zalient
Nepal "commerce operating system"
- ✗ Free to start, but your store sits on a zalient.shop subdomain until you pay for a custom domain
- ✗ Staff permissions and advanced analytics are locked behind an unpriced premium plan
- ✗ A hosted account on their infrastructure — not something you own or can move elsewhere
One flat license
Self-hosted, white-label
- ✓ No per-sale cut, no rising percentage as you grow
- ✓ Self-hosted on infrastructure you choose, with your own domain from day one
- ✓ White-label included — no premium unlock required
Based on publicly published pricing and product information as of September 2026. Plans and terms change always so if you want you can confirm current details directly with the provider.