Create a Booking Marketplace on Shopify, under your own brand. A host opens their calendar, a guest reserves a date, the stay is confirmed & you earn on every transaction.
Airbnb built one of the most valuable marketplaces in the world around a single idea, turning unused space into a bookable, trusted transaction between two strangers. A host opens up a property or experience for specific dates, and a guest reserves that date range directly.
Underneath, the whole system runs on availability and trust. The hosts manage a live calendar, guests check open dates and pricing by night, and every stay closes with a review from both sides.
Shipturtle brings that booking-first architecture to Shopify, so you can launch a rental or experience marketplace without building a reservation system from scratch.
See exactly when a place is free. No back-and-forth, no guesswork. Real-time calendars let guests book with ease & securely.
Guest and host both can skip the wait. Guests get instant confirmation the moment they book, no approval delays.
Check-in details, house rules, special requests can all be in one thread, right on the platform. No more switching conversations across WhatsApp, email, and other apps.
Once a booking is confirmed, payment goes straight to the host through the platform, with no manual tracking or follow-up required.
Cancellations are handled through a simple built-in flow, so changes stay fair and predictable for both hosts and guests.
Real feedback from real, genuine guest stays. Guests share honest reviews that help future travelers book with confidence.
Everything a booking marketplace needs, built in from day one.
Three simple steps for your own rental booking marketplace.
Add Shipturtle to your Shopify store and set booking rules like cancellation tiers, commission by host type, deposit rules, calendar sync & personalize it.
Step 2Invite hosts to list stays or experiences with photos, house rules, and an availability calendar. Choose instant-book or approval per host.
Step 3Guests search by date and location, book instantly or on request, and payouts and reviews run without manual intervention. Your focus moves to host and guest growth.
This is built for people whose business runs on bookings.
Managing listings across multiple channels and want a direct-booking channel under their own brand, without paying OTA commission on every reservation.
Niche categories such as eco-stays, glamping, farm stays and villas, where a curated platform builds more trust than a generic OTA listing.
Events such as tours, workshops and food or culture experiences that sell by time slot and headcount.
Longer booking windows and repeat guests that need length-of-stay pricing built in.
Add your own booking system that looks branded to the listings you already manage, without building one from scratch.
Find out the true cost of building an Airbnb clone from scratch.
When evaluating how to build your Airbnb clone marketplace, the comparison comes down to eight factors that determine your commercial viability from day one.
The most relevant question is not whether a custom booking engine can be built. It is whether building one from scratch makes the best use of your financial and operational resources at this stage. Every month spent building calendar sync and deposit logic in-house is a month your hosts keep taking bookings through someone else's platform instead of yours.
For the majority of marketplace operators, Shipturtle is the more commercially sound path.
The factors that determine commercial viability from day one.
| Factor | Custom Development | RecommendedShipturtle on Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | $200,000 – $2,000,000, including a reservation engine, calendar sync, and payments built from scratch | Affordable monthly subscription |
| Time to launch | 12 – 24 months | Operational in under 7 days |
| Booking & calendar engine | Built and tested in-house, including iCal sync and double-booking prevention | Native availability calendars, instant/request booking and OTA sync, out of the box |
| Deposit & cancellation logic | Custom-coded per policy, revisited every time a rule changes | Configurable cancellation tiers and deposit rules, no code required |
| Maintenance | Your responsibility, including patches, integrations and upgrades | Fully managed by Shipturtle's engineering team |
| New features | Commissioned and billed separately | Inherited automatically, no extra cost |
| Platform reliability | Dependent on your infrastructure choices | Built on Shopify's trusted commerce infrastructure |
| Ongoing support | Subject to agency or contractor availability | Dedicated customer success team, plus Shipturtle's Marketing Operations Plan for post-launch growth tracking |
For the majority of marketplace operators, Shipturtle is the more commercially sound path.
The booking marketplace model is one of the most proven and scalable business models in the world. You now have the infrastructure to run it in your category, your geography, and under your own brand. Since you've read this far, we'd like to offer you something.
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Rated 4.8+ across G2, Capterra and Shopify App Store.
They have helped me run my rental C2C marketplace and allowed constants chats with the team to get new development features. Quick and easy platform to use
Luke Taskiran
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We recently onboarded with Shipturtle, and my only regret is not finding them sooner! We had previously tried other multi-vendor service providers, but they were a complete disappointment. In contrast, working with Shipturtle over...
Yash Nathvani
I am running a multi vendor marketplace for creative hand crafted products using Shipturtle. Absolutely love the features, flexibility and support provided by the team during and after onboarding. It allows us to onboard new desig...
Tanmay Shah
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Simple, clean, and easy to use. There were issues at the start but I expect them with anybody trying to launch a new app/new features. Overall it solves for what they stand for.
Nikhil
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They have helped me run my rental C2C marketplace and allowed constants chats with the team to get new development features. Quick and easy platform to use
Luke Taskiran
We recently onboarded with Shipturtle, and my only regret is not finding them sooner! We had previously tried other multi-vendor service providers, but they were a complete disappointment. In contrast, working with Shipturtle over...
Yash Nathvani
I am running a multi vendor marketplace for creative hand crafted products using Shipturtle. Absolutely love the features, flexibility and support provided by the team during and after onboarding. It allows us to onboard new desig...
Tanmay Shah
Simple, clean, and easy to use. There were issues at the start but I expect them with anybody trying to launch a new app/new features. Overall it solves for what they stand for.
Nikhil
Customer Success Stories
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↗Covera is a B2C multi-vendor marketplace based in India, bringing together 25+ independent lifestyle and fashion brands, spanning swimwear, nightwear, activewear, and accessories, onto a single storefront. The...
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↗Cart 8 is a direct-to-consumer marketplace connecting South Australian food and beverage producers with local shoppers, removing the retailers and distributors that traditionally sit between producers and custo...
Read Case Study →↗iMean Design is a premium home decor, furniture, art, and lifestyle marketplace built for architects, interior designers, and design-conscious buyers who notice the difference between a space that is filled and...
Read Case Study →↗Crepdog Crew is India's largest platform for limited-edition sneakers, premium streetwear, and hype accessories, connecting sneaker enthusiasts with a network of over 2,000 vendor partners across 40+ streetwear...
Read Case Study →↗Covera is a B2C multi-vendor marketplace based in India, bringing together 25+ independent lifestyle and fashion brands, spanning swimwear, nightwear, activewear, and accessories, onto a single storefront. The...
Read Case Study →↗Cart 8 is a direct-to-consumer marketplace connecting South Australian food and beverage producers with local shoppers, removing the retailers and distributors that traditionally sit between producers and custo...
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Launching, migrating, or scaling — our specialists work alongside your stakeholders to reduce risk and accelerate time to market. Engagements start before a single vendor is onboarded.
Built for scale. Designed for compliance. Secured for enterprise.
Launching, migrating, or scaling — our specialists work alongside your stakeholders to reduce risk and accelerate time to market. Engagements start before a single vendor is onboarded.