Marketplace stacks

Marketplace stack picks under $200/mo

A two-sided marketplace doesn't need a big budget to launch — it needs the right five pieces. We'd run Next.js, a managed data layer for listings and uploads, Stripe Connect for split payments, lightweight search, and signed image URLs, and keep the whole thing under $200 a month until volume justifies more. The trap isn't the tech bill; it's payments compliance and trust. Here's the stack and where the real costs hide.