Every vendor plan & paid boost
One place to see every fee a vendor can pay — business & store plans, service provider tiers, plus one-time promotions and advertiser plans. The Free tier carries a one-time $24.99 setup fee; paid tiers have no setup fee. Prices are in CAD.
Business & store plansper month
Free → Beginner → Storefront (No E-com) → Storefront Premium (No E-com) → Grow → Pro. Recurring subscription for businesses selling physical goods with checkout.
Everything in Free, plus:
- Online storefront
- Product catalogue
- Online checkout
- Unlimited products
- Order management
- Inventory management
- Discount codes
- Promotional codes
- Customer notifications
- Sales analytics
- Product sharing to the AfroConnect feed
- City-level marketplace product discovery (your city only — same reach as Free; upgrade to Grow for province-wide or Pro for nationwide)
- Storefront URL / page
Business & Store Plans — side by side
Free → Beginner → Storefront → Storefront Premium → Grow → Pro. Prices in CAD per month.
| Feature | Free Free/mo | Beginner $19/mo | Storefront — No E-commerce $24.99/mo | Storefront Premium — No E-commerce $99.99/mo | Grow $79/mo | Pro $129/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One-time setup fee | $24.99 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Business profile | ||||||
| Directory listing | ||||||
| Photos | 0 | Unlimited | 12 | 12 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Videos | 0 | Unlimited | 3 | 3 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Search visibility | City | City | City | Province | Priority | Premium |
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| Products | Unlimited | Showcase only | Showcase only | Unlimited | Unlimited | |
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| Discount / promo codes | ||||||
| Analytics | Sales | Basic | Advanced | Advanced | Advanced | |
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| Priority support |
Service provider plansper month
Recurring tier for service businesses. Bookings are arranged off-platform — never a commission.
- Nationwide visibility
- Unlimited photos
- Unlimited videos
- Premium business profile
- Enhanced search placement
- Featured opportunities
- Advanced analytics
- Promotional tools
- Priority marketplace visibility
- No booking commission
Platform commissionon online sales
A flat platform fee on each online checkout — covers Stripe card processing plus the platform's share.
| Plan / Option | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Online checkout sales | 8% | Online checkout sales (Storefront, Growth, and Pro plans). Service bookings, the showcase-only "Storefront — No E-commerce" and "Storefront Premium — No E-commerce" plans, and free directory listings never pay commission. |
Listing setup feeone-time
A one-time charge to publish your free marketplace listing — no recurring cost on the free tier.
| Plan / Option | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Free-Tier Setup Fee | $24.99 CAD | Paid once when you publish your free listing — $24.99 CAD, non-recurring. Covers account review, storefront/profile setup, and marketplace onboarding. No recurring cost on the free tier; you only pay again if you later upgrade to a paid tier. |
Video promotion boostone-time
Pin one approved feed video for a fixed duration. Placement only — results not guaranteed.
| Plan / Option | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 7-Day Video Boost | $19.99 CAD | Promote an approved video for 7 days. |
| 14-Day Video Boost | $34.99 CAD | Promote an approved video for 14 days. |
| 30-Day Video Boost | $59.99 CAD | Promote an approved video for 30 days. |
Homepage boostone-time
Pin your business to the homepage for 7 days of premium placement.
| Plan / Option | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Local | $19.99 CAD | 7-day homepage placement |
| Regional | $29.99 CAD | 7-day homepage placement |
| Storefront (No E-commerce) | $45 CAD | 7-day homepage storefront rotation |
Advertiser plansper month
External brands advertising to the AfroConnect community across the marketplace.
| Plan / Option | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $249 /mo | 1 active campaign · In-feed placement · Up to 10,000 monthly impressions |
| Growth | $499 /mo | Up to 2 active campaigns · In-feed placement · Homepage placement |
| Premium | $999 /mo | Up to 3 active campaigns · Feed placement · Homepage placement |
| Enterprise | $1,500+ | Multiple campaigns · Custom placements (feed, homepage, sidebar, banner) · Custom impression targets |
Service bookings are always commission-free — the tier subscription and any optional boosts are the only fees a service provider pays.
All prices are in Canadian dollars. Plans are month-to-month and cancelable anytime.