Sellacious
Marketplace software
E-commerce software
- Features
- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
- Affordability
- Market presence
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What is Sellacious
Sellacious is a self-hosted multi-vendor marketplace platform built on Joomla that enables organizations to create and operate an online marketplace where multiple sellers can list and sell products. It is typically used by small to mid-sized businesses or agencies that already manage Joomla sites and want marketplace capabilities without moving to a separate commerce stack. The product combines marketplace functions (vendor onboarding, commissions, seller storefronts) with core e-commerce features (catalog, checkout, orders) through Joomla extensions and templates.
Joomla-native marketplace architecture
Sellacious runs as a Joomla-based solution, which fits organizations that standardize on Joomla for content and site management. This can reduce integration work compared with adopting a separate marketplace platform when the website is already on Joomla. It also allows administrators to use familiar Joomla roles, menus, and extension management for day-to-day operations.
Multi-vendor and commission controls
The platform is designed around multi-seller operations, including seller accounts and marketplace-style order flows. It supports commission-based monetization models that are common in online marketplaces. This makes it suitable for operators who need vendor participation rather than a single-merchant storefront.
Self-hosted deployment flexibility
Sellacious is deployed on the customer’s hosting environment, which can help teams that require control over infrastructure, data residency, or custom server configurations. Self-hosting also enables deeper code-level customization for Joomla developers. This can be advantageous for agencies delivering tailored marketplace builds for clients.
Joomla dependency and ecosystem limits
Because Sellacious is tied to Joomla, organizations on other CMS or commerce stacks may face migration or parallel-system overhead. The available integrations and extensions depend on the Joomla ecosystem and the vendor’s connectors, which may be narrower than platforms built around large integration marketplaces. This can increase effort for complex ERP, PIM, or multi-channel integration requirements.
Enterprise marketplace features unclear
Publicly available information is less explicit about advanced marketplace capabilities such as sophisticated vendor SLAs, automated supplier onboarding workflows, or complex multi-warehouse fulfillment orchestration. Organizations needing large-scale marketplace operations may need to validate these requirements through detailed product evaluation and proof-of-concept work. Some capabilities may require custom development or additional extensions.
Operational burden of self-hosting
Self-hosted operation typically requires the customer to manage hosting, security patching, backups, and performance tuning. This can be a constraint for teams that prefer a fully managed SaaS model with vendor-operated uptime and scaling. Ongoing maintenance effort may increase as the marketplace grows in traffic, catalog size, and vendor count.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free (Self‑hosted / Open Source) | Free | Core Sellacious eCommerce/marketplace software (GPL v3). Self-hosted; basic features available without payment. |
| Monthly (Starter / Premium license) | $29.00 per month | Premium license / monthly subscription to enable premium features and support. |
| Yearly (Premium license) | $249.00 per year | Annual premium license (discount vs monthly), includes premium features, updates and support for the year. |
| Cloud — Startup | $53.00 per month | Hosted/cloud plan (monthly billing). Includes premium features, ~5,000 users, 50K page loads, one website, priority support, unlimited products/listings and transactions, no Sellacious branding. |
| Cloud — Growth | $109.00 per month | Hosted/cloud plan (monthly billing). Higher limits (e.g., ~15,000 users, 150K page loads), includes mobile apps, priority support, unlimited products/transactions. |
| Cloud — Scale | $309.00 per month | Hosted/cloud plan (monthly billing). Higher limits/unlimited users and larger page‑load allowance; includes premium features, apps and priority support. |
| Lifetime 2.0 | $1,499.00 one‑time | One‑time lifetime license; includes lifetime updates, plugins/themes (per plan page) and 1 year premium support (per official plan description). |
| Lifetime Ultimate | $3,499.00 one‑time | One‑time enterprise lifetime license; higher scale (200k+ product handling), additional enterprise features and customizations. |
| Enterprise / Custom | Contact sales | Custom enterprise offering (contact Sellacious). |
Notes: site also lists many paid add‑ons (payment/shipping plugins, installation, branding removal, support topups, onboarding packages, etc.) with individual prices on the official store pages.
Seller details
Sellacious Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
New Delhi, India
2016
Private
https://www.sellacious.com/
https://x.com/sellacious
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sellacious
