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Akinon Marketplace platform review · Commerce platform with marketplace module

Emerging

“Commerce Without Limits”

Akinon ranks 29th of 43 in our ranking of marketplace platforms for the UK and Europe, with a score of 44.8/100.

Istanbul-based unified commerce platform, headless and cloud-native, with a marketplace capability for launching B2B or B2C marketplaces.

Stated by the vendor: Akinon is headquartered in Istanbul with offices in Amsterdam, Dubai and Riyadh, and raised a $20M Series B in 2022.

Key facts

Product
Akinon Marketplace
Solution type
Commerce platform with marketplace module
Headquarters
Turkey
Founded
2016
Deployment
SaaS
Marketplace models
B2B, B2C
Public pricing
No
Address
Yildiz Teknik Üniversitesi, Davutpaşa Teknopark, Esenler D2 blok, Kat 2, No: 206, Istanbul, Turkey

Marketplace capabilities

“Not stated” means the vendor's public pages do not mention it, which is not the same as a no.

  • Seller onboarding Yes
  • Catalogue management Yes
  • Order management Yes
  • Commission management Not stated
  • Split payments and seller payouts Not stated
  • Dropship support Not stated
  • Multi-currency Not stated
  • Headless API Yes
  • Retail media (seller advertising) Not stated
  • Native mobile apps Not stated
  • Returns management Not stated
  • Seller performance scoring Not stated
  • B2B buying features Not stated

Key features

  • Third-party supplier onboarding and tools
  • Supplier storefronts and campaigns
  • Marketplace and supplier analytics
  • Omnichannel order management
  • Multichannel management
  • Akinon AI catalog enrichment
  • App Store

AI features

  • Attribute/category mapping
  • product enrichment
  • smart SEO
  • visual and semantic search
  • virtual try-on

What Akinon says it delivers

Claims made by the vendor, reported as such.

  • Broader product range without extra inventory
  • Lower total cost of ownership and IT spend (vendor claim)
  • Real-time visibility into sales and orders
  • Composable, headless, API-first platform

Who it is for

  • Retail brands
  • Businesses building their own marketplace
  • Marketplace owners adding third-party suppliers
  • B2B, B2C and D2C businesses

Customers named by Akinon

Lacoste · Marks & Spencer · Samsung · Under Armour

Integrations, payments and security

Akinon: frequently asked questions

Is Akinon a good marketplace platform?

Akinon ranks 29th of 43 marketplace platforms in our 100-point ranking, with a score of 44.8/100, in the commerce platform with marketplace module category. The score adds seven criteria, each built from public, dated sources.

How much does Akinon cost?

Akinon does not publish its pricing; a quote has to be requested from the vendor.

Which companies use Akinon?

Customers named by Akinon on its own website or in its press releases include Lacoste, Marks & Spencer, Samsung, Under Armour.

What are the best alternatives to Akinon?

The highest-scoring alternatives of the same type are VTEX (79/100), Virto Commerce (66.2/100), OroCommerce (57.1/100).

Platforms to compare with Akinon

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Sources

Every value on this page comes from one of these public pages, read on the date shown above. Ratings come from G2 and Capterra.

  1. akinon.com — Tagline, Deployment, Headless API, Notable customers, Address, Public pricing
  2. akinon.com — Marketplace model, Product name
  3. akinon.com — Founded year, Highlight
  4. akinon.com — Address
  5. g2.com — G2 rating, G2 reviews
  6. akinon.com — AI features