Kenya-first WhatsApp marketplace

Turn WhatsApp catalogs into a real marketplace.

Marketr syncs WhatsApp Business catalogs from independent merchants into a central marketplace and per-store subdomains — with multi-vendor cart, split checkout, and localized currency and tax across East and West Africa.

Currencies
5+ African
Per-merchant tax
VAT-ready
Catalog source
WhatsApp API
kikapu.marketr.tufeafrica.comLive
Sukuma wiki bunchKSh 50
Hass avocado (1kg)KSh 320
Free-range eggs (tray)KSh 600
Synced from WhatsApp catalog

Platform

Everything you need to run a multi-vendor WhatsApp marketplace.

Each merchant keeps their WhatsApp workflow. Marketr handles discovery, search, multi-vendor cart, split checkout, and tenant subdomains.

WhatsApp catalog sync

Connect a merchant's WhatsApp Business catalog and we keep products, prices, and images in sync automatically. Manual 'Sync now' is one click away.

Storefront on a subdomain

Every merchant gets their own subdomain (e.g. kikapu.marketr.tufeafrica.com) for direct shoppers, while still appearing in the central marketplace.

Multi-vendor split checkout

Shoppers fill one cart with items from many WhatsApp shops. Checkout splits the order so each merchant only sees their own line items.

Built for African commerce

Localized for KES, UGX, TZS, NGN, and ZAR — with country-specific tax rates baked into every total. Starting in Kenya, scaling across the continent.

Mobile-first, low-bandwidth

Lightweight pages, lazy images, and minimal JavaScript so customers on 3G can browse, add to cart, and check out without friction.

One-tap WhatsApp chat

Every product has a 'Chat on WhatsApp' button with a pre-filled message, so shoppers can negotiate, customize, or confirm before paying.

How it works

From WhatsApp catalog to checkout in three steps.

  1. 1

    Merchants connect their catalog

    Sign up as a merchant, paste your WhatsApp Business catalog ID and access token, and pick a subdomain.

  2. 2

    Marketr syncs and indexes products

    We pull products from the WhatsApp Graph API, normalize names for full-text search, and group similar items across vendors.

  3. 3

    Shoppers discover and check out

    Buyers browse the central marketplace or a tenant subdomain, add items from multiple stores, and checkout creates a separate vendor order per merchant.

For merchants

  • Reach shoppers beyond your existing WhatsApp contacts
  • Sync your catalog instead of re-listing products manually
  • Get a clean dashboard of vendor orders, totals, and sales
Start selling

For shoppers

  • Compare similar products across trusted WhatsApp vendors
  • One cart, many merchants — checkout splits the order for you
  • Chat with sellers on WhatsApp before or after you buy
Browse the marketplace

Ready to plug your WhatsApp catalog into a marketplace?

Free to set up. Pay nothing until you start receiving vendor orders. Built and supported by a team obsessed with African commerce.

Encrypted access tokens Cron + manual catalog sync Per-tenant subdomains