The percentage of each transaction a marketplace keeps as its fee — the core of how most platforms make money.
Take rate is the marketplace’s cut, expressed as a share of the money flowing through it. If a platform processes a $1,000 sale and keeps $200, its take rate is 20%. It’s the single number that tells you how expensive a marketplace is to sell on, and it’s how most of them fund themselves.
For sellers, take rate is the number to compare before committing to any platform, because it comes straight out of your earnings on every job. Fiverr’s seller-side take is roughly 20% (as of mid-2026 — check their current fee page), and on a full-time income that’s a serious annual sum you earned but handed over. A lower take rate isn’t a perk; it’s more of your own money staying yours.
For buyers, take rate is invisible but real — sellers often price it into their quotes, so a high-take-rate platform can mean higher prices for you.
This is the lever Mindhyv pulls to zero: it’s commission-free, a 0% take rate, so sellers keep 100% of what they earn. A high take rate is also what tempts both sides toward disintermediation. See what different platforms actually keep with the commission savings calculator and why commission-free matters.