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Where else could you buy or sell a micro-startup?
We compared BuyMicroStartups against 11 other places founders buy and sell small SaaS, newsletters and side projects — real fees, listing costs and how each verifies revenue, sourced from their own pricing pages and dated.
Microns alternative
A curated marketplace for buying and selling bootstrapped micro-startups, with a tiered success fee charged only when a deal closes.
6–10% tiered success fee (10% under $10K, 8% $10K–$100K, 6% above $100K)
Investors Club alternative
A membership marketplace for buying and selling profitable online businesses, with a free DIY listing path and an optional paid full-service track.
0% on the DIY path; 5–20% if you opt into their Full Service track
Startups Acquisitions alternative
"Give your startup a second chance" — a general listing marketplace for small online businesses and startups, with a Pro plan required to contact owners.
Undisclosed — site states only a "small success fee" on completed deals, exact % not published
TrustMRR alternative
A database of Stripe-verified startup revenue that doubles as a marketplace, monetized through a 3% closing fee plus Escrow.com’s fee rather than a listing charge.
3% flat closing fee (1.5% buyer / 1.5% seller) plus Escrow.com’s fee on top — 3.7–5.6% all-in depending on deal size
GetAcquired alternative
A marketplace connecting SaaS sellers, buyers and M&A advisors, with revenue verified via FirstOfficer and a free For-Sale-By-Owner listing path.
0% stated for the For Sale By Owner path — no fees for buyers or sellers published on their own pages
Flippa alternative
The largest general marketplace for buying and selling websites, apps and startups, with a 10% success fee and tiered listing plans.
10% success fee on completed sales
BuySellStartups alternative
A zero-commission marketplace for micro-startups and profitable internet businesses, positioned as direct founder-to-buyer with no broker.
0% commission, no success fee
Transferslot alternative
A curated marketplace where founders sell profitable side projects to a vetted buyer community, with a free 2-week listing window.
Not published — no % commission disclosed
SideProjectors alternative
"Sell, buy, show off your side projects" — a long-running community marketplace for developers to buy, sell or find collaborators on small software products.
Not published — transactions happen directly between buyer and seller
HowToBuySaaS alternative
A hybrid SaaS discovery directory and private deal-flow platform, monetized through flat directory-listing fees and buyer subscriptions rather than a true open marketplace.
None — monetized through flat listing/subscription fees, not a % of sale
Empire Flippers alternative
"The #1 curated online business marketplace" — a vetted marketplace for established, income-generating businesses, with no listing fee but a steep tiered success commission.
$10,000 flat commission on deals up to $66,666, then 15% ($66,666–$700K), 8% ($700K–$5M), 2.5% above $5M