| At a glance | Acquire |
|---|---|
| What it is | A marketplace where founders list startups for sale and buyers browse and contact them. |
| What it costs | Browsing public listings is free. The buyer membership starts at $390. Seller pricing sits on a separate page that I did not read. Checked 2026-10-19. |
| Who built it | Per its own about page: a startup acquisition marketplace whose founder is named as Andrew Gazdecki. |
| Who it suits | Founders who want to buy or sell a small online business and prefer a single place for listings and deal paperwork. |
| Verdict | A clear free tier and one headline price for buyers. The price to weigh is the membership against the cost of your own search. |
What Acquire is
Acquire.com is a marketplace for startup acquisitions. Sellers publish a listing for a business, buyers browse listings, and a paid buyer membership unlocks company names, detailed financials and direct messaging with sellers. The pages I read describe it as covering the path from finding a match to closing.
For a SaaS founder it matters in two directions. As a buyer you might look for a small product to add to your own. As a seller it is one of the places a business with recurring revenue can be offered to many buyers at once. This review covers the buyer pricing page; seller pricing has its own page.
Features worth knowing
- Basic access at no cost: public listing details and the ability to browse vetted startups.
- Instant notifications for new listings that match your criteria, per the plan comparison.
- On the paid membership: detailed financials, customer and traffic metrics, and direct contact with founders.
- Tools for building and signing letters of intent and asset purchase agreements.
- Access to Acquire Academy, a set of courses on buying, growing and selling startups.
- A buyer community for networking and sharing insights.
Who is behind it
The about page presents Acquire.com as a marketplace founded by Andrew Gazdecki, with a stated mission to bring the startup acquisition market together with trust, transparency and ease of use. It describes the problem as a fragmented, slow market and the product as a single platform from first match to closing with escrow.
The page also states that more than 500,000 founders and buyers have joined. That is the vendor's own number and I have not checked it. I have left out the lists of investors and testimonials that appear on its pages, since they are marketing rather than facts about how the product works.
Pricing as stated
| Tier | Price | What the page lists |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | Always free | Public startup listings, basic company information, vetted listings, new-listing alerts |
| Buyer membership | Starting at $390 | Instant connections with founders, detailed financials and metrics, legal, diligence and closing tools, Acquire Academy |
| Seller plans | On a separate page | Not read for this review |
Source: acquire.com/pricing, read 2026-10-19. The page says a paid membership cannot be cancelled with a pro-rated refund and that refunds are not given for cancellations after the first seven days of membership.
The page gives one starting figure and does not set out each membership length as a row, so the table keeps to what is stated. For anyone buying a business, $390 is a small number next to the price of the business itself; it matters mainly if you are only browsing.
Alternatives
Other marketplaces and brokers for buying or selling a small online business include Flippa, Empire Flippers and FE International, and a direct introduction through your own network.
Who it fits
- A founder who wants to buy a small SaaS product and wants a searchable list of sellers.
- A seller of a recurring-revenue business who wants many buyers to see one listing.
- A browser who wants to see what businesses list for sale, using the free tier.
- Not a fit: someone who wants a one-off valuation with no intent to buy or sell.
Is it worth it
The free tier lets you judge whether the listings suit you before paying, which is the sensible first step. The stated refund rule, no refunds after the first seven days, means the time to decide is early: use those days to read listings and message founders before the window closes.
The membership is a fixed cost, so it pays off only if you are serious about a purchase within the period you hold it. A buyer who browses once a quarter is better served by the free tier.
How it relates to a card-backed trial
Acquire does not describe a timed trial. It offers a free tier and a paid membership with a seven-day refund cut-off. That is a different shape from a card-backed trial, because the buyer decides to pay up front and the seller offers a short window to reverse the decision.
The link to a card-backed trial is the contrast in timing. A card hold at sign-up verifies a card before the buyer has used anything, and charges only at the end if they keep going. You can estimate what a shorter or longer window does with the ROI calculator.
Sourced facts
| Fact | Read on | Vendor page |
|---|---|---|
| Acquire.com describes itself as a founder-friendly startup acquisition marketplace. | 2026-10-19 | acquire.com/about |
| The company names Andrew Gazdecki as its founder. | 2026-10-19 | acquire.com/about |
| The site states that more than 500,000 founders and buyers have joined. | 2026-10-19 | acquire.com/about |
| Basic access is always free and covers public listing details and vetted listings. | 2026-10-19 | acquire.com/pricing |
| The buyer membership starts at $390. | 2026-10-19 | acquire.com/pricing |
| A paid membership adds detailed financials, founder contact, legal and closing tools and Acquire Academy. | 2026-10-19 | acquire.com/pricing |
| A membership can be cancelled at any time; there are no pro-rated refunds, nor refunds for cancellations after the first seven days. | 2026-10-19 | acquire.com/pricing |
Questions people ask
Is Acquire.com free to use?
Browsing public listings is free under the Basic tier. Detailed financials and direct messages to founders need the paid buyer membership, which the pricing page lists as starting at $390.
Can I cancel the buyer membership?
The pricing page says you can cancel at any time. It also says there are no pro-rated refunds and no refunds for cancellations after the first seven days of membership.
Where do I find seller pricing?
It is on a separate seller page that this review did not read, so no seller price is stated here.