Kijiji alternative in Canada: Marka vs Kijiji (2026)
Most Kijiji ads are free for private sellers (0% fee, no checkout) and Marka's marketplace fee is 0%, so what separates them is the checkout. Choose Marka for card payment into your own Stripe account (Stripe's processing is 2.9% + CA$0.30) or a logged in-person pickup; stay on Kijiji for a free classified ad with no checkout.
Four reasons Kijiji sellers move.
Kijiji is local-only and entirely off-platform: cash, e-transfer, zero protection. Marka supports both: DIRECT pickup (no money on-platform) for that same low-friction sale, or CHECKOUT (Stripe card payment) when you want chargeback rules.
Kijiji's coordination is buyers messaging sellers and hoping. Marka logs every meetup confirmation, collects reviews on completed sales, and records no-shows on the order. Same handoff, more accountability.
On Kijiji, two buyers can both claim the same item in DMs — chaos. Marka uses Serializable transactions: one winner, period. The loser sees a clean 'sold' state, not a ghost listing.
Kijiji is pickup-only. Marka lets you list pickup + ship, and the buyer picks at checkout. One listing, more reach, no extra work.
Marka vs. Kijiji, line by line.
Kijiji fees read from its own pages on .
Where Kijiji is still strong.
We're not pretending Kijiji has nothing going for it. There are real reasons to keep your shop there. Marka is built to work alongside it, not replace it.
Try Marka. Keep Kijiji.
Add Marka as a free additional sales channel. If it doesn't earn its keep, cancel — your Kijiji shop never noticed.
