The app that puts local business on the map
Markiti gives South African shop owners a digital storefront and order inbox — no tech skills needed, up in minutes.
A digital shop front for every neighbourhood business
Markiti is a hyperlocal ordering platform built ground-up for South African small business owners. From spaza shops and township vendors to local bakeries and service providers, it gives your business a place online where customers can find you and place orders directly.
No Takealot account. No Mr D commission structures. No developer needed. Just your shop, your prices, your customers.
Find your business, fast
Customers browsing Markiti see shops by neighbourhood and category. A spaza in Soweto appears to people in Soweto who want what you stock. No algorithm favouring the big brands over you.
- Neighbourhood-level discovery
- Category and search filters
- Open / closed status in real time
- Shop profile with photos and hours
Your menu or catalogue, live in minutes
Add your products, set your prices in Rands, upload photos from your phone. Your storefront goes live immediately — no waiting, no approval queue, no developer fees.
- Add items with photos and prices
- Organise by category (Meals, Drinks, Snacks…)
- Update stock and prices any time
- Customers add to cart and send the order direct to you
Manage every order from one inbox
When a customer places an order, it arrives in your Markiti inbox instantly. Accept it, prepare it, mark it ready. No WhatsApp chains, no missed voice notes.
- Instant order notifications
- One tap to accept and start preparing
- Order history and customer details
- Works on any smartphone — no special hardware
Your shop goes live in four steps
Create your Markiti account
Sign up with your name, phone number, and email. Takes two minutes. No contracts, no setup fees.
Your account is your identity on the platform — customers see your shop name and category.
Build your storefront
Add your business name, neighbourhood, category, and operating hours. Then load your products — photos from your phone, names, descriptions, and prices in Rands.
You can start with a few items and add more any time. Your catalogue is live the moment you publish.
Customers find and order from you
People nearby browse Markiti, see your shop, and place orders directly through your storefront. No middleman, no platform take on the transaction.
Customers can browse without downloading an app. Sharing your Markiti link on WhatsApp gets the order going.
Manage orders from your inbox
New orders appear in your Markiti dashboard. Accept the order, prepare it, and mark it ready when done. The customer gets a status update at each stage.
All your order history stays in Markiti — useful when a regular customer always orders the same thing.
The township economy is massive. It just needed a front door.
South African small businesses have always had loyal customers, real products, and real skill. What they have not had is a simple digital home. Markiti exists to fix that — built ground-up for the vendor selling from home, the bakery on the corner, the spaza that knows every family by name.
Your neighbourhood is ready. Put your shop on the map.
Join Markiti and give your local customers a simple way to find you, browse what you offer, and order directly.