Clear decision guides for B2B Digital Marketplaces & Trading Platforms
Straight comparisons of the tools you're choosing between, honest about where each one falls short. Where we quote a benchmark, we show its source.
16 guides for B2B Digital Marketplaces & Trading Platforms of 1,000
Reconciling Take Rates, Seller Tiers, and Split Payouts to One Ledger
A runbook for B2B digital marketplaces reconciling transaction take rates, recurring seller subscription tiers, and split payouts to a single ledger.
Tax1099 vs Track1099 for a B2B Marketplace's Own Contractors
How B2B digital marketplaces should think about Tax1099 and Track1099 for their own contractor filings, separate from any seller reporting obligations.
Reaching Unreachable Equity Holders Before Your Next Round
A B2B marketplace's guide to tracing dissolved or unreachable equity holders before a raise, and where Pulley or Carta fits the cleanup.
Who Actually Collects Tax on Your B2B Marketplace
Marketplace facilitator laws shift tax collection to the platform in most states, but not always. Here is how a B2B marketplace should think about it.
Cube vs Mosaic for B2B Marketplaces: GMV, Take Rate, and Float
How Cube, Mosaic, and Jirav separate gross merchandise value from real revenue, model take-rate compression, and track payment float for B2B trading platforms.
Pipe vs Capchase for B2B Marketplaces: Take Rate vs Subscription Fees
Take-rate commission revenue behaves like interchange, not ARR. Here's why only listing or subscription fees qualify for Pipe or Capchase on a B2B marketplace.
BILL vs Tipalti for B2B Digital Marketplaces and Trading Platforms
How BILL and Tipalti compare for B2B marketplaces and trading platforms that verify and pay commissions to a network of business sellers or brokers.
NetSuite vs Sage Intacct for a B2B Marketplace's Take Rate
A step-by-step test for whether a B2B digital marketplace should report gross or net revenue, and how that decision shapes NetSuite vs Sage Intacct.
Ramp vs Brex for Separating Marketplace Payouts From Spend
See how Ramp and Brex handle seller payouts, infrastructure costs, and pass-through flows for a B2B marketplace or trading platform.
Keeping Platform Infrastructure Spend Separate From Seller Payouts
B2B marketplaces run infrastructure vendor spend alongside seller payout obligations. Compare how Airbase and Procurify keep the two cleanly separated.
Gusto vs Rippling for a B2B Marketplace's Distributed Team
A decision guide for B2B digital marketplace and trading platform operators weighing Gusto against Rippling across remote teams and commission-heavy sales.
Gross Merchandise Value Is Not Your Revenue
A marketplace's take rate, not its gross merchandise value, is the real revenue line. Here's how principal-versus-agent and escrow shape the close.
Modern Treasury vs Trovata for B2B Marketplaces
B2B marketplaces holding funds in escrow between buyers and sellers face a payment orchestration problem. Here's how Modern Treasury and Trovata compare.
GMV or Net Revenue: Which Number Sets Your Strike Price
Investors price your marketplace off gross volume. An appraiser wants net revenue and take rate. Here's how to reconcile the two honestly.
Who Holds the Money Changes Your Audit Priorities
Why a B2B marketplace should reconcile held buyer and seller funds before comparing FloQast and AuditBoard for take-rate and payout controls.
Releasing Seller Payouts the Same Day Buyer Funds Clear
A runbook for releasing marketplace seller payouts the day buyer funds clear, without skipping the identity checks that have to happen first.