Kometia

What Kometia does

Kometia is a cloud-based e-commerce SaaS platform headquartered in Mexico City (legally KOMETIA, S.A.P.I. de C.V.) that enables Latin American SMBs and individual entrepreneurs to create and operate online stores without programming knowledge. Founded in 2015, the platform spans nine Latin American countries (Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Panama, El Salvador) and reports 5,000+ registered stores, 10M+ user sessions, and $30,000,000 MXN in cumulative merchant sales volume processed through the platform.

The product is a horizontal online store builder offering customizable templates, HTML/CSS editing on higher tiers, product and inventory management, order processing, discount/coupon engines, and integrated blog/CMS capabilities. Underlying technology integrations span payments (PayPal, Conekta, OpenPay, MercadoPago, OXXO Pay covering credit/debit cards, SPEI bank transfers, and cash at convenience stores), shipping (SkyDropX, eShip, Envia.com, Pack&Pack), and sales channels (MercadoLibre marketplace and Facebook Shop), with a public developer API enabling custom integrations. A defining technical/commercial differentiator is the zero-commission model: Kometia charges only fixed monthly or annual subscription fees, with no transaction percentage.

Revenue is generated primarily through recurring SaaS subscriptions across four tiers (Mini at 199 MXN/month, Growth, Pro, and All Star at 1,899 MXN/month equivalent), with monthly, six-month, and twelve-month billing cadences that include progressive discounts for longer commitments. Go-to-market is product-led growth via a 30-day free trial (no credit card required) on a self-serve signup flow, supplemented by a Partners Program that incentivizes designers, developers, and influencers to refer customers and build stores. The company is privately held, founder-operated, has no disclosed institutional funding, and operates with a 1–10 employee footprint.

Name

Kometia

Legal name

KOMETIA, S.A.P.I. de C.V.

Website

https://kometia.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Kometia is a Mexico-headquartered cloud-based e-commerce SaaS platform that enables Latin American SMBs and entrepreneurs in nine countries to build zero-commission online stores with integrated payments, shipping, and multi-channel selling.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Fe

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Monthly/Annual SaaS Subscriptions: Kometia generates revenue primarily through recurring SaaS subscription plans billed monthly or upfront for multi-month terms (6 or 12 months with discounts). Plans range from Mini (entry) to All Star (premium), with pricing from 199 MXN/month. Additional revenue from premium channel integrations (e.g., MercadoLibre channel has separate monthly charges).
2. Partner Commissions: Partners earn commissions through the partner program: referral commissions (equivalent to first 2 monthly payments of referred subscriber), affiliate management commissions (20% of monthly store subscription), app sales (80% revenue share), and theme sales (70% revenue share).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kometia operates a cloud-based e-commerce SaaS platform that enables merchants in Mexico and Latin America to build, run, and scale online stores without programming knowledge. The platform bundles website and blog creation, product and inventory management, order processing, and integrated payment and shipping logistics into a single subscription product. Kometia also enables multi-channel selling, allowing merchants to publish the same catalog to Facebook Shop, MercadoLibre, and external systems via API, with inventory and orders centralized in one admin panel.

Product overview

Kometia is a cloud-based e-commerce platform that provides an all-in-one online store builder with no sales commissions. The core product is the Kometia Online Store Platform, which encompasses customizable website and blog creation, product inventory management, order processing, and integrated payment and shipping capabilities. The platform's pricing is organized into four subscription tiers — Mini, Growth, Pro, and All Star — with monthly, semi-annual, and annual billing options. Kometia also offers a Partners Program with four modalities (Referrals, Affiliates, App Developers, and Theme Developers) through a dedicated Partner Portal. Sales are extended via channel add-ons including Facebook Shop and MercadoLibre integration, with centralized inventory management. A developer API channel enables custom integrations and extensions. Additional tools include a Terms and Conditions generator and custom domain configuration support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kometia Online Store Platform Cloud-based e-commerce SaaS platform that lets merchants in Mexico and Latin America build, customize, and operate online stores without programming. Includes website, store, and blog creation, product and inventory management, customer data management, order processing, integrated payment gateways, integrated shipping carriers, and built-in SEO and analytics tooling.
• Kometia Partners Program
• Kometia API Channel Developer-facing public API channel that enables programmatic access to Kometia store data, integration with external applications, custom functionality development, and automation of store operations. Activated from the admin Settings > Sales Channels section with developer keys, documented at kometia.com/desarrolladores.

Quantifiable outcome

• Platform processes over $30,000,000 MXN in sales across 5,000+ registered stores
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• MercadoLibrecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2018MercadoLibre integration allows Kometia merchants to publish products directly to MercadoLibre's marketplace (166M+ users across Latin America). Products sync from Kometia inventory, and orders automatically appear in Kometia's admin panel. Announced November 2018.
• PayPalcoreTechnology or IntegrationPayPal is integrated as a payment gateway option within Kometia stores. It is notably highlighted as the only payment method that includes fraud protection against chargebacks for both merchants and customers.
• ConektacoreTechnology or IntegrationConekta provides payment processing for credit/debit cards and OXXO cash payments. Integrated directly into the Kometia payment settings dashboard.
• OpenPaycoreTechnology or IntegrationOpenPay enables payments via credit card, debit card, convenience store payments, and SPEI bank transfers. Integrated as a payment method option.
• MercadoPagocoreTechnology or IntegrationMercadoPago is integrated as a payment gateway, allowing merchants to accept payments through the MercadoPago ecosystem including cash payments at convenience stores.
• OXXO PaycoreTechnology or IntegrationOXXO Pay cash payment option enabled through Conekta integration, allowing customers to pay with OXXO vouchers at over 50,000 locations in Mexico.
• SkyDropXsupportingTechnology or IntegrationShipping carrier integration for generating shipping labels and tracking shipments. Part of the shipping solutions ecosystem within Kometia.
• eShipsupportingTechnology or IntegrationShipping carrier integration (segmail.co/mx/eship-mx) for logistics and label generation within the Kometia shipping management system.
• Envia.comsupportingTechnology or IntegrationShipping logistics integration with Envia.com for rate comparison and shipping label generation across multiple carriers.
• Pack&PacksupportingTechnology or IntegrationPackaging and shipping supplies integration with Pack&Pack for merchants needing fulfillment materials.
• Facebook (Meta)coreTechnology or IntegrationFacebook Shop integration enables merchants to sell products directly through their Facebook Page. Product catalog syncs automatically from Kometia, and customers can purchase without leaving Facebook.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Conekta: Mexican payment processor providing OXXO Pay and card acceptance. Currently a Kometia payment partner, but adjacent infrastructure player that could expand into merchant-facing commerce services over time.

Broad incumbents

• VTEX: Brazilian-origin enterprise and mid-market e-commerce platform with strong LATAM presence. Competes with Kometia in the broader LATAM commerce platform category, but targets larger merchants than Kometia's SMB core.
• Shopify: Global leader in SMB e-commerce SaaS. Competes directly with Kometia for the same entrepreneur/SMB segment in Mexico and LATAM, but operates at vastly greater scale with broader app ecosystem and Shopify Payments expanding into Mexico.
• MercadoLibre / Mercado Shops: LATAM's largest marketplace, which is both Kometia's most important distribution partner (166M+ user integration) and a competitor via Mercado Shops (its own store-building offering). The dual relationship defines Kometia's competitive landscape.

Direct peers

• Tiendanube (Nuvemshop): LATAM-focused e-commerce SaaS platform headquartered in Argentina/Brazil serving SMBs across Latin America. Most direct competitor to Kometia given overlapping geography, target SMB segment, and integrated payment/shipping model — raised significant VC funding to scale.
• BigCommerce: Global SaaS e-commerce platform targeting SMBs and mid-market merchants. Direct competitor in subscription-based online store building with multi-channel selling — overlapping value proposition with Kometia but lacking LATAM-specific payment/shipping integrations.
• PrestaShop: Open-source e-commerce platform popular with SMBs in Latin America and Europe. Direct competitor on flexibility and cost for budget-conscious merchants, though requires more technical setup than Kometia's hosted model.
• WooCommerce: Open-source WordPress e-commerce plugin widely used by SMBs globally, including in LATAM. Competes with Kometia on flexibility and zero-base-cost, though it requires more technical skill — directly threatens the 'no programming required' positioning.
• Wix eCommerce: Website builder platform with integrated e-commerce capabilities targeting SMBs and entrepreneurs. Closely comparable to Kometia's 'no programming required' positioning and self-serve model, though with weaker LATAM-specific payment/shipping rails.

Emerging players

• Jumpseller: LATAM-focused e-commerce SaaS platform with operations in Chile, Mexico, and Brazil targeting SMBs. Emerging direct competitor to Kometia in the same entrepreneur/SMB segment with similar subscription pricing and multi-channel integrations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KometiaHQ
• GitHubgithub.com/Shoperti
• Facebookfacebook.com/KometiaHQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kometia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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