Human-created means human-created
AI-generated or AI-assisted products, listing copy, and product images are not allowed. The work and the words describing it come from people.
An Etsy alternative for independent creators
Your sales can grow. Your platform fee doesn’t.
Mayhem Marketplace costs $50 or $100 a year. There are no Mayhem transaction fees, no per-listing fees, and no renewal fees. Your annual platform cost is a number you can actually put in a budget.
Built for a business budget
Know the platform bill before the year begins.
Etsy’s standard seller costs scale with each listing and sale. Mayhem’s do not. Whether you make ten sales or ten thousand, the Mayhem platform price remains your chosen annual plan.
That makes margins easier to forecast, especially for businesses with many listings, low-priced goods, or repeat customers.
At $10,000 in annual sales
Mayhem platform price
$50 or $100
Etsy 6.5% transaction fee alone
$650
Etsy listing, payment-processing, advertising, currency, regulatory, and applicable tax fees are not included in this simple illustration.
A deliberately human marketplace
Policies that protect the point of buying indie.
We want shoppers to find work with a person, practice, and story behind it. Our marketplace rules are designed around that promise.
No anonymous drop-shipping catalog
Sellers must possess, make, design, or legitimately acquire what they list. Original print-on-demand designs are welcome; generic drop-shipped goods are not.
Rules written for a healthy community
We prohibit flipping resale, fake reviews, spam, and misleading listings, and we explicitly protect human rights and dignity in our seller terms.
Etsy also generally prohibits drop-shipping, but Mayhem has no drop-shipping exception for craft or party supplies and does not permit seller-prompted AI creations. Read our seller terms.
More than a listing page
Give the whole creative business a home.
Your own storefront
Use a custom domain, colors, fonts, custom CSS, pages, a blog, social links, and a Linktree-style link-in-bio.
More ways to sell
Offer services, subscriptions, Pay What You Want products, appointments, rentals, digital variations, and commissioned work.
Business tools
Keep customer histories, invoices, messages, orders, shipping, protected downloads, coupons, and analytics together.
Bring your catalog
Import new product listings from Etsy or Shopify CSV files, organize them into nested folders, and export your Mayhem catalog whenever you want.
Product comparison
Mayhem Marketplace vs Etsy, feature by feature.
"None" refers to Mayhem platform fees; payment processors can still charge their normal rates.
| Feature | Mayhem Marketplace | Etsy |
|---|---|---|
| Seller costs | ||
| Annual platform price | $50 Basic or $100 Standard | No fixed annual ceiling |
| Marketplace transaction fee | None | 6.5% of item price, shipping, and gift wrap |
| Listing and renewal fees | None | $0.20 per listing and renewal |
| Offsite-ad sale fee | None | 12% or 15% on attributed orders |
| Your brand | ||
| Marketplace storefront | Included | Included |
| Link-in-bio page and custom links | Built in | Not a native shop feature |
| Custom domain | Included | Add-on: $15/month |
| Custom colors, fonts, and CSS | Built in, including scoped custom CSS | Some paid theme options; no shop custom CSS |
| Blog and custom pages | Built in, plan limits apply | Additional pages through paid Pattern site |
| Product folders | Nested folders with images and descriptions | Flat shop sections |
| What you can sell | ||
| Physical and digital products | Supported | Supported |
| Digital product variations | Supported | Not offered |
| Services and commissions | Dedicated product types | Custom-item workflows |
| Subscription products | Supported | No native subscription product |
| Pay What You Want pricing | Supported, with minimum and suggestion | No native option |
| Appointments, stays, and rentals | Native booking calendars and availability | No native booking system |
| CSV creation of new listings | Import Etsy or Shopify-formatted catalogs | No native bulk creation/import |
| Running the business | ||
| Direct/manual payment options | PayPal, Venmo, Cash App, and more | Marketplace checkout through Etsy Payments |
| Customer directory | Contact, order, and subscription history | Order and message-centered tools |
| Customer invoicing | Multi-currency invoices and payment tracking | No native general invoicing tool |
| Local pickup | Native free-pickup fulfillment option | Can be arranged with a buyer |
| Coupons, inventory, shipping, and analytics | Included | Included |
| Marketplace standards | ||
| AI-generated products | Not allowed | Seller-prompted AI allowed with disclosure |
| AI-written listings or AI-enhanced images | Not allowed | No equivalent platform-wide no-AI policy |
| Drop shipping | Not allowed; original print-on-demand is allowed | Generally prohibited; craft/party-supply exception |
| Flipping recently purchased goods | Not allowed | Resale rules vary by item category |
Etsy pricing and policy details were reviewed July 26, 2026 using Etsy’s published Fees & Payments, Creativity Standards , and seller Help Center pages. Etsy can change its products, policies, and prices. Mayhem features can vary by plan, payment provider, and seller eligibility.
Questions from sellers
The short version.
How much does it cost to sell on Mayhem Marketplace?
Basic costs $50 per year and Standard costs $100 per year. Mayhem does not charge transaction, listing, or listing-renewal fees.
Does Mayhem Marketplace charge a transaction fee?
No. Your Mayhem platform price is your annual plan. A payment processor can still charge its normal processing costs when you choose integrated payments.
Does Mayhem Marketplace allow AI-generated products?
No. Mayhem prohibits AI-generated or AI-assisted products, listing copy, and product images. Marketplace products and listings must be human-created.
Can I move Etsy listings to Mayhem Marketplace?
Yes. Mayhem can create new product listings from an Etsy-formatted CSV export, and sellers can edit and organize the imported catalog after it arrives.
Make mayhem with us.
Choose a $50 or $100 annual plan, or no-commitment monthly at $5 or $10 per month.
Apply to become a Mayhem Maker