The MarketTime alternative for gift, home & lifestyle agencies

Built for How
Modern Sales Agencies Actually Work

From Atlanta in January to Dallas in June, High Point in April to Las Vegas in July to New York — Maramatch is designed around the pace, complexity, and relationship-driven nature of multi-line gift and home Sales Agencies.

0% Commission on orders
1 Connected platform
360° Operational visibility
Platform overview

One Platform. Every Moving Part.

Multi-line gift and home Agencies operate at the intersection of Reps, Brands, and Retailers — managing orders, catalogs, customers, commissions, and back-office workflows simultaneously, across market cycles that never slow down.

Maramatch brings order writing, catalog and customer workflows, commission visibility, and Rep support together in one system — so your team can move through each market season with greater clarity and less friction. Whether your Agency runs six Reps or sixty, covers three Brands or three hundred.

Multi-line brand portfolios

Manage all your lines in one place, with catalog, pricing, and product data accessible to every Rep across every market.

Field reps & showroom coverage

Assign territories, track activity in real time, and give Reps the tools they need at market without chasing updates.

Seasonal order cycles

Built around the wholesale calendar — prepare pre-show, write orders on the floor, reconcile post-show.

Customer & account relationships

Full buyer history, purchase patterns, and account notes — accessible to every Rep before every call.

Commission tracking & reconciliation

Real-time commission visibility for Reps and administrators. No more end-of-month scrambles or disputed numbers.

Post-show follow-up workflows

Keep momentum after the floor closes with structured follow-up, outstanding orders, and back-office reconciliation tools.

MarketTime alternative

Why agencies are replacing MarketTime with Maramatch.

The market is consolidating — MarketTime acquired Aleran in early 2026, concentrating pricing power in fewer hands. Commission-based fees keep rising as your order volume grows. Maramatch is the independent alternative built for where multi-line agencies are headed.

What you're dealing with today

  • Commission-based fees that compound as your volume grows
  • Reps cold-pitching buyers with no data on fit or timing
  • Commission reconciliation done manually each month
  • No visibility into what's actually selling off retail shelves
  • Platform consolidation shifting pricing power away from agencies
  • Fragmented tools — one for orders, another for commissions, another for catalogs

What Maramatch changes

  • 0% commission on every order — ever. Flat monthly subscription instead.
  • AI matches your lines to buyers whose stores are a proven fit
  • Commissions calculated in real time, automatically, for every Rep
  • Sell-through data feeds back into every recommendation Mara makes
  • Built for independents — not acquired, not consolidated
  • One connected platform: orders, catalog, commissions, and Rep tools together
Order management

Every order — from Reps and the marketplace — flows into one place for your Brands.

Whether a retailer buys direct through the Maramatch marketplace or a Rep writes the order in the field, Brands receive everything through a single supplier portal. No duplicate systems. No missed orders.

Marketplace

Retailer self-serve, 24/7

Brand's system

ERP, Shopify, custom

Rep-written orders also flow directly into the supplier portal — brands see everything in one place.

How brands extract orders from the portal

PDF

Download formatted order documents. Ready to process or file immediately — no setup required.

CSV export

Export structured order data into any spreadsheet or back-office tool.

Syncware

Automated sync to brand ERP systems. The integration backbone the gift and home industry already trusts.

Shopify

Orders flow directly into a brand's Shopify store. No re-keying. No delay.

EDI

Full EDI support for brands supplying major retailers with compliance requirements.

Custom integration

Fast custom integrations for brands with proprietary systems. Built to fit, not to force.

The pitch to your brand principals
Your orders from our Reps and from the marketplace all come through one portal. You pull them into your system however you already work — Shopify, EDI, Syncware, or a direct integration. Nothing changes on your end except you gain a new source of demand.

This addresses the most common objection agencies face when onboarding new lines to a platform. Built to work with the systems brands already use.

AI support

Meet Mara AI — your Rep's unfair advantage.

Mara is Maramatch's practical AI assistant — designed to help Agency teams surface useful account and product signals within the platform. Not automation for its own sake. A pragmatic layer of support that works within the rhythm of how your team already operates.

Brand grading & compatibility scores

Every brand your Agency represents is graded Excellent · Strong · Possible · Weak · Poor and assigned a precise compatibility score (0–100) against each buyer's store profile. Reps walk into accounts with a data-backed pitch — not a hope and a line sheet.

AI-driven territory intelligence

Mara tracks buyer behavior and surfaces which accounts are most ready to buy and which products deserve the next conversation. Reps spend less time guessing which stop is worth the drive — more miles become intentional.

Sell-through intelligence

Mara learns from what actually sells off retail shelves — not just what gets ordered. That intelligence feeds back into every recommendation, so match quality improves the longer you're on the platform.

Your tribal knowledge. Secured and yours alone.

Your Agency's hard-won buyer relationships and account intelligence are your most valuable assets. Mara operates as a private intelligence layer, built to keep your account data separate from your competitors.

Pricing

0% commission. Always. Just a predictable monthly fee.

Legacy platforms typically take a cut of every order, no matter your volume. Maramatch replaces that with a simple SaaS subscription based on how many brands you manage. As your order volume grows, your platform cost stays flat.

1 – 40 brands
$47
per brand / per month
  • Unlimited reps & orders
  • Full AI matching + Mara assistant
  • Commission tracking
  • Sell-through reporting
76+ brands
$27
per brand / per month
  • Everything in Tier 2
  • Enterprise-grade SLAs
  • Custom integration support
  • Multi-agency capabilities

For your brands: Each brand you represent pays $47/month per agency on the platform — regardless of order volume. Flat, simple, and easy for you to explain: “Your brand pays $47/month to be on Maramatch through us. We take 0% commission on anything we sell for you.”

See what you'd save

25
1 120
$3M
$500K $20M
5%
1% 10%
Legacy cost / year
$150,000
Maramatch / year
$14,100
You save / year
$135,900
Legacy platform
$150,000
Maramatch
$14,100

Your tier: Tier 1 (1–40 brands) · $47/brand/mo · No commission on any order

Estimates based on published tier pricing vs. commission rate applied to total order volume. Actual savings may vary.

Market cycles

Shaped Around the Rhythm of the Wholesale Calendar.

For multi-line gift and home Agencies, the year is defined by markets. Maramatch is designed to support your team before, during, and after each show cycle.

January & July

Atlanta Market

AmericasMart's three buildings and thousands of Brands make Atlanta one of the most demanding show environments in the industry.

Maramatch supports Reps writing orders on the floor, leadership tracking activity in real time, and back-office teams preparing for post-show reconciliation.

January & June

Dallas Market Center

One of the most active wholesale trade destinations in the country, hosting gift, home, and lifestyle markets year-round.

Maramatch supports Agency teams with connected order writing, catalog, and commission workflows that keep Reps and back-office teams aligned.

Spring & Fall

High Point Market

Held twice yearly in High Point, North Carolina, this major home furnishings cycle requires Agencies to move quickly across Brands and accounts.

Maramatch supports the catalog and order workflows that keep Agency teams organized through both seasons.

January & July

Las Vegas Market

With four buildings and more than 3,500 Brands, Las Vegas Market's twice-yearly furniture, home décor, and gift cycle is one of the largest in the industry.

Maramatch keeps Reps and Agency leadership connected across the scale and pace of this West Coast market.

Year-round

New York

New York gift and home show cycles are part of how leading Agencies maintain account coverage and buyer relationships on the East Coast.

Maramatch supports the mobile workflows that accompany your team's New York schedule.

August & February

Shoppe Object

An independent, design-driven wholesale show in New York City bringing together a carefully curated mix of home, gift, lifestyle, and stationery Brands.

Maramatch supports Reps on the floor, leadership tracking in real time, and back-office post-show reconciliation.

01

Pre-market

Prep catalogs, load product data, assign Rep coverage by territory, and brief the team on which accounts Mara has flagged as highest priority for this cycle.

02

At market

Write orders on any device — iPad, iPhone, Android. Multi-line order writing in one session. Leadership sees activity in real time. Mara surfaces timely product suggestions for each buyer on the floor.

03

Post-market

Follow up on outstanding orders, reconcile commissions automatically, export orders to brand systems via PDF, CSV, Syncware, Shopify, EDI, or custom integration. Close the loop before the next cycle opens.

Origin story

Co-Designed by Agency Leaders. Accessible to Everyone.

“We didn't build this in a vacuum. Maramatch was iteratively co-designed in direct collaboration with the leadership of one of the industry's largest, top-tier Sales Agencies.”
Nick Spooner, CEO — Maramatch

After experiencing the widespread operational frustration of incumbent order writing tools, they demanded a better way to operate. We built Maramatch to handle their massive scale — but we priced and structured it so that boutique, agile Agencies can leverage the exact same enterprise-grade AI tools to punch above their weight.

Whether you manage 5 Reps or 500, your Agency deserves software built by people who actually understand the floor, the market, and the margins at stake.

4 Major market cycles built into the platform's operational logic
1 Connected platform replacing your entire fragmented software stack
0% Commission taken on any order, ever
360° Visibility for leadership, Reps, and back-office teams
Customer success

Support That Reflects How Wholesale Actually Works.

Wholesale is a relationship business — and we believe customer success should be too. Maramatch is designed to provide onboarding and support that reflects the relationship-driven nature of the gift and home industry.

Relationship-based onboarding

Your Agency is not a ticket number. Maramatch's onboarding process is designed to help your leadership team, Reps, and back-office staff get oriented in a way that respects how your Agency actually works — your Brands, your workflows, your pace.

Support through adoption

Getting a platform live is one thing. Getting a team to use it with confidence is another. Maramatch's customer success approach supports your Agency through the full adoption curve — not just the initial go-live.

Ongoing partnership

As your Agency grows and market cycles evolve, Maramatch stays aligned with your operational needs. Our team is built to be available — between markets, during busy seasons, and whenever your workflow requires support.

Maramatch vs. MarketTime

A direct comparison for gift & home sales agencies.

If you are evaluating Maramatch as a MarketTime alternative or MarketTime replacement, here is how the two platforms compare across the decisions that matter most to multi-line sales agencies.

Feature Maramatch MarketTime
Commission on orders 0% — always Commission-based fees
Pricing model Flat SaaS — from $27/brand/mo Per-rep license + commission
AI buyer matching Yes — Mara AI, 0–100 scoring No
Sell-through data Yes — feeds AI recommendations No
Unified supplier portal Yes — rep + marketplace orders Partial
Order extraction options PDF, CSV, Syncware, Shopify, EDI, custom Limited
Mobile order writing iPad, iPhone, Android iPad / iPhone
Real-time commission tracking Yes Yes
Independence Independent, agency-first Private equity-owned
Long-term contracts No — cancel anytime Annual contracts typical

MarketTime feature information based on publicly available documentation as of 2026. Maramatch makes no warranty as to its accuracy. Independent verification recommended.

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know

Does Maramatch take a percentage of our agency's commissions or orders?

Absolutely not. Maramatch charges a 0.00% commission rate on all orders written through the platform — whether by your Reps in the field or through the marketplace. Unlike legacy platforms that take an ever-growing cut of your volume, Maramatch operates on a flat monthly SaaS subscription. Your commissions stay exactly where they belong: with your Agency and your Reps.

How does the pricing model work for agencies?

Instead of penalizing your growth with commission-based fees, Maramatch uses a transparent, tiered monthly subscription based on the total number of brands your agency manages on the platform:

  • 1 to 40 brands: $47 per brand, per month
  • 41 to 75 brands: $37 per brand, per month
  • 76+ brands: $27 per brand, per month

The more brands you bring on, the lower your per-brand rate. This structure is designed to reward agency growth — not penalize it. There are no long-term contracts and no hidden fees.

What do my brands pay?

Each brand you represent pays a flat fee of $47 per month per agency — regardless of how many orders flow through the platform. That's it. No commission, no volume tiers, no surprise charges.

This makes the conversation with brand principals simple: "You pay $47 a month to be on Maramatch through us. We take 0% commission on anything we sell for you." For most brands, that's a fraction of what they're spending on fragmented tools today.

How does Maramatch help our reps get paid faster?

In traditional wholesale models, Reps often wait 30 to 60 days or more for commissions to be processed — which kills sales momentum and creates friction between Reps and back-office teams.

Maramatch gives commission administrators and Agency leadership real-time visibility into commission workflows as orders are written. Reconciliation is automated, data integrity issues are eliminated, and the gap between order and payment narrows significantly. Reps can see their commissions accruing in the platform — no more waiting for the end-of-month report to know where they stand.

How do our brands receive orders from the platform?

All orders — whether written by a Rep in the field or placed by a retailer directly through the Maramatch marketplace — arrive in a single supplier portal for each brand. No duplicate inboxes, no switching between systems.

Brands can extract orders in whichever format fits their existing workflow:

  • PDF — formatted order documents, ready to process immediately
  • CSV — structured data for any spreadsheet or back-office tool
  • Syncware — automated sync to ERP systems, the integration backbone this industry already trusts
  • Shopify — orders flow directly into a brand's Shopify store
  • EDI — full EDI support for brands with major retail compliance requirements
  • Custom integration — fast custom integrations for brands with proprietary systems

This means no brand can say "our systems won't work with this." Whether a brand processes PDFs manually or runs full EDI compliance, Maramatch has a fit.

What devices can our reps use at market?

Maramatch runs on iPad, iPhone, and Android devices. Product catalog and buyer data is downloaded locally so a bad showroom Wi-Fi connection never costs you an order. Reps can write orders across multiple lines in a single session — no switching between apps, no paper forms to transcribe after the show closes.

What does Mara AI actually do for our reps?

Mara is Maramatch's built-in AI assistant, designed to give experienced Agency professionals a pragmatic layer of support — not to replace their judgment or relationships.

In practice, Mara helps Reps by:

  • Grading every brand 0–100 against a specific buyer's store profile (Excellent · Strong · Possible · Weak · Poor) so Reps walk in with objective data, not just enthusiasm
  • Surfacing which accounts are most ready to buy and which products fit their current momentum
  • Identifying which retailers to prioritize on a territory visit based on live behavioral signals
  • Learning from sell-through data to improve recommendations over time

Mara is not automation for its own sake. She works within the rhythm of how your team already operates and accelerates the sales tasks that take the most time.

Is our agency's buyer data secure? Can competitors see it?

Your Agency's buyer relationships and account intelligence are your most valuable assets — and Maramatch treats them that way. Mara AI operates as a completely private, walled-off intelligence layer specific to your Agency.

Unlike extractive marketplace models that harvest your customer data for platform-wide use, everything Mara learns from your Buyer behavior and transaction history is used exclusively to power your Agency's growth. Competitors cannot see your data, your account relationships, or your Mara-generated insights.

How does migration work? What happens to our existing data?

Maramatch's onboarding process is designed around how your Agency actually works — not a generic software checklist. Our team works with your leadership and back-office staff to migrate your brand catalog data, customer accounts, and Rep assignments in a structured, supported process.

We don't hand you a PDF and disappear. Onboarding is relationship-based: your Agency is not a ticket number, and we stay alongside you through the full adoption curve, not just the initial go-live.

Do our brands need to be on Maramatch for us to use the platform?

Your Agency can begin using Maramatch for order writing, Rep management, commission tracking, and back-office workflows regardless of where individual brands stand on adoption. As brands join the platform, they unlock additional features like the unified supplier portal and marketplace matching.

The $47/month per-agency fee for brands is intentionally low to make the conversation easy. Most brand principals will find it straightforward compared to the fragmented tools they're currently paying for.

How is Maramatch different from MarketTime or other legacy platforms?

Legacy platforms like MarketTime were built as order-management tools — and they do that reasonably well. But they were built before AI existed, and they're built on a commission model that penalizes your growth.

Maramatch is different in three fundamental ways:

  • 0% commission — a flat SaaS subscription replaces commission-based fees entirely. Your volume growth doesn't cost you more platform fees.
  • AI-native matching — Mara grades brands against buyer profiles and surfaces the right product for the right account. Legacy platforms connect you to buyers; Maramatch matches you to the right ones.
  • Unified order flow — marketplace orders and Rep-written orders arrive in one supplier portal, with flexible extraction to any system your brands already use.

The market is also consolidating — MarketTime's acquisition of Aleran in early 2026 means fewer independent options and more pricing power concentrated in one place. Maramatch is built to be the independent alternative.

Is there a long-term contract or minimum commitment?

No long-term contracts and no termination fees. Maramatch operates on a monthly subscription. You can scale up as you add brands, scale down if needed, and cancel at any time.

We're confident enough in the platform that we don't need to lock you in to keep you.

Phase 1 now open

If your Agency works Atlanta, Dallas, High Point, Las Vegas, or New York — let's walk through the platform.

Agencies in Phase 1 help shape the platform roadmap. No legacy drag. No long-term commitment. Just a better way to run your operation.

0% commission, forever No long-term contracts Relationship-based onboarding Your data stays yours