# 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.

## 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

| Feature | bzar | Manage My Market |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor applications with your own questions | Yes | Yes |
| Application scoring and jurying | No | Not listed |
| Vendor badges and track record | No | Not listed |
| Booth types with prices and limits | Yes | Not listed |
| Booth map | Yes | Partly |
| Booth fees paid by card | Yes | Partly |
| Refunds from the platform | Yes | Not listed |
| Insurance and permit collection | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | Yes |
| Messaging and announcements to vendors | Yes | Yes |
| Email automations | Yes | Partly |
| 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 | Partly |
| Payouts and revenue analytics | Yes | Partly |
| Shopper preorders from vendors | Yes | Not listed |
| Weekly market seasons | Yes | Partly |
| Organizer mobile app | No | Not listed |

## Fees for the same event

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).

## Switching from Manage My Market

1. Create a free organizer account and set up your event.
2. Copy your application questions into the bzar application form, and recreate your booth types and prices.
3. Lay out booths on the venue map and set up your automatic emails.
4. Send your new application link to returning vendors. Anyone following you on bzar is notified when applications open.

Checked 2026-10-09 against Manage My Market's own website. All comparisons: https://bzar.app/compare