Marketplace software: AI search visibility ranking (2026)
How AI search engines rank marketplace software by visibility and citations. 20 brands measured monthly across Google AI Mode: which brands the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Marketplace software used to launch and operate multi-vendor commerce platforms with seller onboarding, catalog management, payments, and commissions. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →
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AI engines, when queried about Marketplace software, frequently identify Sharetribe as the leader, with an impressive visibility percentage of 87.5. Other notable mentions include CS-Cart Multi-Vendor and Mirakl, both recognized for their robust offerings in the e-commerce marketplace sector.
The rankings are influenced significantly by the domains AI engines reference most often: yo-kart.com, sharetribe.com, prometora.com, and cs-cart.com. These sources primarily include aggregator and review sites, indicating that they gather comprehensive brand evaluations and user feedback to influence AI citations.
For buyers navigated by AI evaluations, considering platforms with recent reviews and third-party validations is crucial. Pay attention to brands like Sharetribe, well-represented in these spaces, showing authority in specific subcategories through regular updates and credible endorsements from influential domains.
At a glance
What we observed in this category
Sharetribe dominates the marketplace software category with a composite score of 91.2, visibility of 87.5%, and a perfect 100% citation rate. The next closest brand, CS-Cart Multi-Vendor, scores 66.2 composite with 62.5% visibility. That 25-point composite gap between first and second place is significant, and the gap between Sharetribe and the category average visibility of 15.6% is even more striking. Most of the 20 brands audited are effectively invisible in Google AI Mode responses.
Mirakl presents the clearest divergence between visibility and citation in this dataset. It holds 75% visibility, making it the second most visible brand, yet it records 0% citations. CS-Cart Multi-Vendor, by contrast, converts 62.5% visibility into a 75% citation rate. This pattern suggests AI Mode mentions Mirakl in passing but does not anchor responses to its domain as a trusted source, while CS-Cart earns direct source attribution at a proportionally higher rate than its visibility alone would predict.
Every brand in the top 10 lists Google AI Mode as its top engine, confirming that AI Mode is the sole meaningful channel for this category in the current audit period. The top cited sources list includes yo-kart.com and prometora.com alongside brand domains like sharetribe.com and cs-cart.com, indicating AI Mode pulls from third-party review and comparison sites such as softwareworld.co and omr.com as well as LinkedIn. Adobe Commerce, once ranked fourth, has dropped to zero visibility, making it one of the sharpest fallers recorded.
Movers & shakers since last refresh
Biggest visibility risers
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CS-Cart Multi-Vendor 0% → 62% · rank #6 → #2+62pp
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Mirakl 25% → 75% · rank #2 → #3+50pp
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Sharetribe 50% → 88% · rank #1 → #1+38pp
Biggest visibility fallers
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Adobe Commerce 12% → 0% · rank #4 → #7-12pp
The ranking
| # | Brand | Visibility | Citation | Top engine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
sharetribe.com
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88% | 100% | Google AI Mode |
Sharetribe leads all brands with 87.5% visibility and 100% citation rate, placing it 71.9 percentage points above the 15.6% category average visibility. |
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| 2 |
cs-cart.com
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62% | 75% | Google AI Mode |
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor rose from rank 6 to rank 2 with a 62.5 percentage point visibility gain, and its 75% citation rate is the second highest in the dataset. |
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| 3 |
mirakl.com
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75% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Mirakl holds 75% visibility, second only to Sharetribe, but its 0% citation rate means it is named without being sourced in any AI Mode response recorded. |
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| 4 |
marketplacer.com
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50% | 25% | Google AI Mode |
Marketplacer sits at 50% visibility and 25% citation rate, both above the category averages of 15.6% and 10%, but well behind the top two brands on both metrics. |
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| 5 |
arcadier.com
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25% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Arcadier records 25% visibility and 0% citations, placing it above the category average for visibility while generating no direct source attribution in Google AI Mode. |
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| 6 |
dokan.co
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 7 |
adobe.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 8 |
nauticalcommerce.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 9 |
vtex.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 10 |
yokart.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 11 |
shopware.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 12 |
spryker.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 13 |
oroinc.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 14 |
cocorico.io
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 15 |
bagisto.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 16 |
fabric.inc
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 17 |
uppler.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 18 |
izberg-marketplace.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 19 |
appseconnect.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 20 |
bigcommerce.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Sources AI engines trust in this category
Across the 8 buyer-intent queries we ran on marketplace software, these are the domains Google AI Mode cited most often. If you're not on this list — or if your competitors are — that's a concrete PR / linkbuilding target.
How to read this ranking
Four things worth knowing before you act on the numbers above. These are the same definitions across every industry page — for category-specific observations, see the What we observed section above (where available) and the per-brand insights inline in the ranking.
Visibility = being named
A brand's visibility % is the share of AI answers that mention it by name in the response prose. This is who AI engines actively recommend to the buyer. More on visibility →
Citation rate = being trusted
Citation rate is the share of AI answers that include the brand's domain as a clickable source link. This is what the AI treats as authoritative evidence, different from being named. More on citation rate →
Top engine differs by brand
The "top engine" column shows which AI surface each brand performs best on. Big gaps between a brand's score across engines usually points to specific content or schema gaps. How AI engines pick sources →
Rankings move month to month
AI engines re-crawl and re-rank on shorter cycles than classical search. We re-audit every brand on this list at least every 30 days and refresh this page automatically. How AI search ranking works →
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Frequently asked about marketplace software AI visibility
Who leads AI visibility in marketplace software?
Sharetribe leads with 87.5% visibility and a composite score of 91.2, well ahead of second-placed CS-Cart Multi-Vendor at 62.5% visibility and a 66.2 composite score.
Which marketplace software brand has the highest citation rate in Google AI Mode?
Sharetribe holds the highest citation rate at 100%, followed by CS-Cart Multi-Vendor at 75%. All other brands in the top 10 record 25% or lower.
What sources does AI cite most for marketplace software research?
The top cited sources include yo-kart.com, sharetribe.com, prometora.com, cs-cart.com, linkedin.com, softwareworld.co, thetraide.com, and omr.com, indicating AI Mode draws from a mix of brand domains and third-party review or comparison sites.
Which marketplace software brand shows the biggest gap between visibility and citation?
Mirakl shows the starkest gap, with 75% visibility but 0% citation rate, meaning Google AI Mode references it without linking or attributing its domain as a source.
Which brands have seen the biggest AI visibility changes in this audit period?
CS-Cart Multi-Vendor is the biggest riser, gaining 62.5 percentage points in visibility and jumping from rank 6 to rank 2. Adobe Commerce is the biggest faller, dropping from rank 4 to rank 7 with visibility falling to 0%.
How does the overall AI visibility level compare across the marketplace software category?
The category average visibility is just 15.6% and the average citation rate is 10%, with the majority of the 20 brands audited recording zero visibility in Google AI Mode.