bzar vs Manage My Market
Manage My Market is a long-running farmers market system for vendor registration, applications, license tracking and invoicing, billed per approved vendor per season. It has no ticketing or booth checkout. bzar suits markets and events that want applications, booth payments, a booth map, tickets and check-in in one place with no subscription.
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When to choose each.
Choose bzar if
- You want vendor applications, booth payments, ticketing and check-in in one dashboard.
- You want vendors to pay booth fees by card when they apply, instead of sending invoices.
- You want vendors placed on a booth map.
- You also sell tickets or take RSVPs for the event.
- You want emails to go out on their own when vendors apply, get approved, and before and after the event.
- You want DMV vendors and attendees who follow you on bzar to hear the moment you publish or open applications.
Choose Manage My Market if
- You run a farmers market where license, permit and insurance tracking with expiry reports matters most.
- You prefer invoicing vendors through your own payment account.
- Your vendors already keep one profile there that they reuse across many markets.
Features: bzar and Manage My Market.
"Not listed" means we couldn't find it on their website, not that it definitely doesn't exist.
| Feature | bzar | Manage My Market |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor applications with your own questions | Yes | YesManagers set custom application questions; vendors apply to many markets from one profile |
| Application scoring and jurying | No | Not listed |
| Vendor badges and track record | No | Not listed |
| Booth types with prices and limits | Yes | Not listedStall assignments are listed; priced booth types are not |
| Booth map | Yes | PartlyMap is an uploaded or designed image ($100 design service) matched to stall assignments |
| Booth fees paid by card | Yes | PartlyInvoices and payment tracking; PayPal, Square and Stripe transactions recorded automatically |
| Refunds from the platform | Yes | Not listedOnly mentions that processors do not return fees on refunded charges |
| Insurance and permit collection | Yes | YesLicense requirements matched to products, with reports on missing and expired licenses |
| Vendor agreements to sign | Yes | Not listed |
| Free and paid ticketing | Yes | Not listed |
| QR check-in | Yes | Not listed |
| Promo codes | Yes | Not listed |
| Public vendor directory | Yes | YesAutomated vendor directory listings and product search for your website |
| Messaging and announcements to vendors | Yes | YesEmail to targeted vendor groups with delivery history |
| Email automations | Yes | PartlyEmail notifications for applications and status updates |
| One inbox for platform messages, email and Instagram | No | Not listed |
| AI operator | No | Not listed |
| Organizer page with followers | Yes | Not listed |
| Built-in audience of vendors and attendees | Yes | PartlyVendors register once and apply to many markets; no shopper audience listed |
| Payouts and revenue analytics | Yes | PartlyAccounting and financial reporting; payments go to your own processor |
| Shopper preorders from vendors | Yes | Not listed |
| Weekly market seasons | Yes | PartlyPer-season market applications that can be copied from a previous market |
| Organizer mobile app | No | Not listed |
What the same event costs.
Billed per approved vendor, per market, per season: $16 per vendor for one market down to $12 each at five or more markets; $7 per vendor for markets of seven dates or fewer; unlimited plan by quote. Vendors pay the processor fees (Stripe or Square 2.9% + 30 cents; PayPal 2.59-3.49% + 49 cents).
bzar's full fee details are on the pricing page.
Moving from Manage My Market.
- Create a free organizer account and set up your event.
- Copy your application questions into the bzar application form, and recreate your booth types and prices.
- Lay out booths on the venue map and set up your automatic emails.
- Send your new application link to returning vendors. Anyone following you on bzar is notified when applications open.
Common questions.
Is bzar cheaper than Manage My Market?
Manage My Market: Billed per approved vendor, per market, per season: $16 per vendor for one market down to $12 each at five or more markets; $7 per vendor for markets of seven dates or fewer; unlimited plan by quote. Vendors pay the processor fees (Stripe or Square 2.9% + 30 cents; PayPal 2.59-3.49% + 49 cents). bzar has no subscription; paid tickets carry 3% with card processing included, and booth payments 3.9%.
When is Manage My Market the better choice?
You run a farmers market where license, permit and insurance tracking with expiry reports matters most. You prefer invoicing vendors through your own payment account. Your vendors already keep one profile there that they reuse across many markets.
Can I switch from Manage My Market to bzar?
Yes. Create a free organizer account and set up your event. Copy your application questions into the bzar application form, and recreate your booth types and prices. Lay out booths on the venue map and set up your automatic emails. Send your new application link to returning vendors. Anyone following you on bzar is notified when applications open.
Does bzar charge organizers a subscription?
No. bzar is free for organizers: no monthly plan and no per-event fee.
Where these facts come from.
Competitor details come from each company’s own website, checked on 2026-10-09. Details change; tell us at hello@bzar.app if something here is out of date.
- https://managemymarket.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/150000191339-how-much-manage-my-market-costs-
- https://managemymarket.com/vr.aspx
- https://managemymarket.com/home.aspx
- https://managemymarket.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/150000188275-how-to-send-a-map-for-design
- https://managemymarket.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/150000191811-payment-processor-fees
- https://managemymarket.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/150000190497-how-to-create-a-new-market-application
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