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Mercari pricing
Mercari publishes a single tier. Below is what it costs, what it covers, and how that compares with the e-commerce tools listed alongside it.
As of 1 September 2026, Mercari pricing is free. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Free to list; 10 percent seller commission on sale price plus payment processing fee
- Tiers
- 1
- Free tier
- Yes
Mercari plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selling | Free | 3 | Entry tier |
Where Mercari stops being free
Selling, Free
- 10 percent selling fee on final sale price
- Separate payment processing fee, roughly 2.9 percent plus a fixed amount
- Instant payout carries an additional fee versus standard bank transfer
No paid tier on record
Mercari lists a free tier and no priced tier above it in the record we hold.
What the product covers
The full Mercari feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Flat seller commission
- Prepaid shipping labels
- Local pickup and offers
- Smart pricing and price drops
- Mercari authenticity guarantee
- Instant or standard payout
People bring Mercari in for someone clearing out a wide mix of household items, not just clothing, in one listing app, a casual seller who wants a flat, predictable commission rather than a tiered fee structure, a buyer looking for secondhand electronics or general goods alongside apparel, a seller using local pickup to avoid shipping costs on bulky items. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Mercari are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in E-Commerce
Too few e-commerce tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercari (this page) | Free | Free to list; 10 percent seller commission on sale price plus payment processing fee | - | |
| Instacart | Free | Free to download; item markups plus delivery and service fees per order, optional subscription | - | vs Mercari |
| Vinted | Free | Free for sellers, no commission; buyer pays a variable Buyer Protection fee at checkout | - | vs Mercari |
| Depop | Free | Free to list; percentage plus per-order seller fee, separate payment processing fee | - | vs Mercari |
| Shein | Free | Free to browse and use; pay per order, optional paid loyalty tier | - | vs Mercari |
| Wish | Free | Free to browse and use; pay per order | - | vs Mercari |
| Poshmark | Free | Free to list; tiered seller commission by sale price | - | vs Mercari |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Mercari badges page.
Before you pay for Mercari
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: a single tier at Free. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Mercari runs on ios, android, web, and is published by Mercari, Inc. of Tokyo, Japan (US operations in Palo Alto, California). The full record is on the Mercari review, and the rest of the category is under best e-commerce tools.
Mercari pricing questions
- How much does Mercari cost?
- Mercari publishes a single tier, Selling, at Free.
- Does Mercari have a free plan?
- Yes. The Selling tier costs nothing and covers 10 percent selling fee on final sale price, separate payment processing fee, roughly 2.9 percent plus a fixed amount, instant payout carries an additional fee versus standard bank transfer.
- Which e-commerce tools can I use without paying?
- 8 of the 8 e-commerce tools listed alongside Mercari have a free tier: Instacart, Vinted, Depop, Shein, Wish.
- What am I actually paying for with Mercari?
- The record lists 6 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for someone clearing out a wide mix of household items, not just clothing, in one listing app, a casual seller who wants a flat, predictable commission rather than a tiered fee structure, a buyer looking for secondhand electronics or general goods alongside apparel.
- Does Mercari charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 1 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Mercari prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Mercari against before paying?
- The closest e-commerce tools in this directory are Instacart, Vinted, Depop, Shein. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Mercari covering price, platforms and features.