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. On a typical $22,000 season, FestKit Free costs $440. Spotlight costs $1,789 for unlimited events and locations, while MarketWurks costs $1,500 for one location and $3,000 for two. MarketWurks becomes cheaper than Free above $75,000 in annual vendor payments.
Published pricing
| Plan | Subscription | Fee on vendor payments |
|---|---|---|
| FestKit Free | $0 | 2% |
| FestKit Spotlight | $149/mo or $1,349/yr | 2% |
| FestKit Showcase | $299/mo or $2,699/yr | 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. A FestKit paid plan covers every event in the organization. Card-processing fees (Stripe or equivalent) apply on every platform and are excluded on all rows.
| Platform | Subscription | Platform fees | All-in / year |
|---|---|---|---|
| FestKit Freelisting, applications, and payments | $0 | $440 (2%) | $440 |
| MarketWurksper location | $1,500 | $0 | $1,500 |
| FestKit Spotlightunlimited events + day-of operations | $1,349 | $440 (2%) | $1,789 |
FestKit Free includes the public listing, vendor applications, and payments with no subscription. Spotlight adds exact placement, vendor broadcasts, staff and attendee maps, schedules, live updates, and insights across unlimited events. The table shows its full annual workspace price. Both rows use the same 2% platform fee.
Where FestKit wins
- FestKit Free is the lowest-cost row at $440 against $1,500 on a $22,000 season.
- One Spotlight subscription covers unlimited events and locations; MarketWurks charges $1,500 for each location.
- 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
- A single market that needs paid operations but not FestKit's attendee and staff experience pays less for MarketWurks than Spotlight.
- High-volume markets: above $75,000 a year in vendor payments, a flat $1,500 beats FestKit Free at 2%.
- 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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