Sell Online Without Commission
Last updated: June 2026
You can sell online from your own branded store and keep the full margin on every order — no aggregator taking a cut, no per-order commission, no platform that owns your customer. Instead of renting a slot on a delivery app that skims a slice of each sale, you pay e-Kirana one fixed yearly price and keep 100% of what you earn at your shop.
This page explains exactly how “no commission” is possible, what you pay instead of a per-order cut, why owning the customer matters more than the discount any platform dangles, and how delivery works without a hidden fee. The core idea: on an aggregator the platform earns when you sell; with e-Kirana you have already paid, so the next order — and the one after that — is yours in full.
Why aggregator commission quietly eats your margin
When you list on a big delivery app — Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy Instamart or a marketplace — the visibility is real, but so is the cost. A cut of everyorder leaves your pocket, and on grocery margins that cut is often the difference between a profitable basket and a break-even one. Worse, the platform owns the customer: the buyer remembers the app, not your shop, so you keep paying commission to reach the very people who already live around your store. You also lose control of price and presentation, because you play by the platform's rules.
Selling without commission flips all three. The store carries your name, the margin on each order stays with you, and repeat buyers come back to your store instead of a marketplace search result. You trade a per-order tax for a fixed, predictable yearly cost.
Your own store (no commission) vs. an aggregator (per-order cut)
The single number that decides whether going online makes you money is the commission. Here is the difference side by side — what you keep, who owns the customer, and what each model really costs as you grow.
| What matters | Your own store (no commission) | An aggregator (per-order cut) |
|---|---|---|
| Per-order commission | None — e-Kirana takes 0% of your sales | A cut of every single order |
| What you pay | Fixed yearly licence, known in advance | Grows with every order you sell |
| Whose brand is on it | Your shop's name and store | Their app; you are one of many sellers |
| Who owns the customer | You — repeat buyers return to your store | The platform keeps the relationship |
| Who sets prices | You, live from your counter | Often constrained by platform rules |
| As you sell more | Cost per order falls — price is fixed | Total commission rises in step with sales |
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What you pay instead of commission
“No commission” does not mean free — it means the cost is fixed and visible, not a silent slice of every sale. You buy a yearly licence for the e-Kirana desktop app, and that is the whole relationship: no marketplace sits between you and the buyer, so there is nothing to skim. Whether you do ten online orders a month or a thousand, the licence price is the same, and the full margin on each order stays at your shop.
Think of it as the difference between renting and owning. Commission is rent you pay forever, rising every time you sell more. A fixed licence is a tool you own for the year — the busier you get, the cheaper each online order effectively becomes.
How much does it cost?
e-Kirana is premium, paid-upfront Windows software — no ads, no commission, and you own your store and your data. Plans are ₹2,999/year (Standard) and ₹4,999/year (Business), both plus 18% GST, billed annually. There is no free trial and no freemium tier. Standard supports up to 2,500 SKUs; Business supports up to 5,000 SKUs and adds GST invoicing with HSN codes. Across both plans, e-Kirana takes no commission on your sales — the price you see is the price you pay, and the margin on every order is yours.
See the full breakdown on the pricing page.
Owning the customer is the real win
Zero commission saves you money on the next order; owning the customer saves you money on every order after that. On a marketplace, the platform stands between you and the buyer — it decides who sees your shop, it can show a competitor right beside you, and it keeps the relationship even for customers who already live on your street. You are effectively paying to rent access to your own neighbourhood.
When you sell from your ownbranded store, that flips. The store is on your subdomain under your shop's name, the order lands directly in your billing screen, UPI payments are verified automatically before you pack, and the buyer comes back to you next time — through your store, your customer app, the offline-friendly PWA, or simply at your counter. No commission, and no middleman owning the people you already serve.
- •Your brand, your subdomain — the customer remembers your shop, not an app.
- •Repeat orders cost you nothing extra — no commission on the second, tenth or hundredth order.
- •You set the price, so you can pass savings to customers instead of a platform.
Delivery without a hidden cut
Commission-free does not stop at the storefront — it covers delivery too. You deliver from your own shop using your own staff, with order batching, route optimisation, a delivery-partner app, COD recording and live GPS tracking built into e-Kirana. Your delivery boy carries several nearby orders on one efficient route, the customer watches it reach their door, and e-Kirana takes nothing from those orders.
For orders beyond your own range, you can hand off to a courier partner such as Shiprocket Quickfor same-day hyperlocal delivery in major metros — Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai and Ahmedabad — backed by Shiprocket's pan-India network reaching 19,000+ pincodes (Shiprocket's claim). You pay that courier's own charge, passed through to you; e-Kirana does not mark it up or skim it.
Key facts
- ✓0% commission on your sales — you keep the full margin on every order.
- ✓Your shop gets its own branded online store on its own subdomain — not a slot on an aggregator.
- ✓You own the customer — repeat buyers return to your store, and orders land in your billing screen with automatic UPI verification.
- ✓Home delivery from your shop — order batching, route optimisation, a delivery-partner app, COD recording and live GPS tracking, with no cut taken.
- ✓Sell via a customer mobile app or an offline-friendly PWA, in 22 Indian languages.
- ✓Fixed price, not a per-order fee: ₹2,999/year (Standard) and ₹4,999/year (Business), both +18% GST, annual only.
Frequently asked questions
How is there no commission — what is the catch?
There is no per-order cut because e-Kirana is software you pay for once a year, not a marketplace that sits between you and your customer. You install it on a Windows PC at your shop, it gives your shop its own branded online store, and every rupee a customer pays goes to you. e-Kirana does not process the order on your behalf or take a slice of the sale, so there is nothing to skim. You pay a fixed annual licence and keep 100% of the margin on every order.
If there is no commission, what do I actually pay instead?
You pay a fixed yearly licence: ₹2,999/year for Standard or ₹4,999/year for Business, both plus 18% GST, billed annually. That is the whole bill — there is no free trial, no freemium tier, and no per-order fee on top. Standard covers up to 2,500 SKUs; Business covers up to 5,000 SKUs and adds GST invoicing with HSN codes. Because the price is fixed, the more you sell, the cheaper each online order effectively becomes.
Do I really own the customer, or does e-Kirana?
You own the customer. The store carries your shop's name on its own subdomain, the order lands in your billing screen, and repeat buyers come back to your store — not to a marketplace listing where you are one seller among thousands. e-Kirana is the tool that runs your shop; it does not insert itself as the brand the customer remembers or sell your buyers a competing shop next door.
What about delivery — is there a commission hidden there?
No. You deliver from your own shop using your own staff, with order batching, route optimisation, a delivery-partner app, COD recording and live GPS tracking built in — and e-Kirana takes nothing from those orders. For orders beyond your own range, you can hand off to a courier partner such as Shiprocket Quick for same-day hyperlocal delivery in major metros (Shiprocket's claim); you pay that courier's own charge, which is passed through to you, not marked up by e-Kirana.
Is there a free version I can start with?
No. e-Kirana is paid-upfront Windows software with no free trial and no freemium tier — that is deliberate. A free, ad-funded or commission-funded app has to make its money somewhere, usually from your customer data or a cut of your sales. e-Kirana charges a fixed annual licence instead, so the business model never depends on taking a slice of what you sell.
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Sell online and keep your full margin
Your own branded store, your own customers, your own delivery — and not a rupee of commission on any of it. Pay one fixed yearly price and keep everything you earn.
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