Compare · Verified August 2026
FestKit vs MarketWurks.
MarketWurks is market management software for farmers and public markets: vendor applications, renewals, stall assignment, attendance, and invoicing.
MarketWurks is the established, market-specific choice, and its pricing is refreshingly simple: $1,500 a year per location with unlimited vendors and no cut of your booth fees.
That flat fee is the whole comparison. FestKit costs $549 for the season plus 2% of what you collect, so we are cheaper until a market takes roughly $47,500 a year in vendor payments — about $989 against $1,500 on a typical $22,000 season. Past that, MarketWurks' flat fee wins. Their price is also per location, so a two-market operator pays $3,000 before anything else.
Published pricing
| Plan | Subscription | Fee on vendor payments |
|---|---|---|
| FestKit Spotlight | $549/yr per event | 2% |
| FestKit Showcase | $1,249/yr per event | 2% |
| MarketWurks Base | $1,500/yr per location | None on booth fees |
MarketWurks states a base price of $1,500 per location for an unlimited number of vendors. Pricing above that base is not published; confirm with them for multi-location or add-on needs.
All-in cost for a market season
A recurring market: 40 stalls at $25 a date across a 22-week season, or $22,000 in vendor payments per year. On FestKit the whole season is one event on one plan. Card-processing fees (Stripe or equivalent) apply on every platform and are excluded on all rows.
| Platform | Subscription | Platform fees | All-in / year |
|---|---|---|---|
| FestKit Spotlightone event covers all 22 dates | $549 | $440 (2%) | $989 |
| MarketWurksper location | $1,500 | $0 | $1,500 |
FestKit's beta discount takes 30% off year one, dropping Spotlight from $549 to $384 — so your first year lands at $824 all-in.
Where FestKit wins
- Cheaper for most markets: roughly $989 against $1,500 on a $22,000 season. The crossover is about $47,500 in annual vendor payments.
- Per event, not per location: a second market is a second $549 slot, not a second $1,500 licence.
- You draw and change the plan yourself. MarketWurks embeds a market map on your site, but it is an illustration their team makes from your layout; FestKit's is a georeferenced plan you edit live, with GPS on the shopper-facing version.
Where MarketWurks is a better fit
- High-volume markets: above roughly $47,500 a year in vendor payments, a flat $1,500 beats 2% plus $549.
- You want zero percentage on payments as a matter of principle, whatever the volume.
- Deep market-office habits: vendor renewals, attendance records, and years of farmers-market-specific workflow.
MarketWurks pricing verified August 2026 from their pricing page. Vendors change pricing; if something here is out of date, tell us and we'll fix it.
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