Arizona Trade Exchange

Name

Arizona Trade Exchange

Legal name

Arizona Trade Exchange, LLC

Website

https://arizonatradeexchange.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mesa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Transaction Commission: 12% cash commission charged when members spend their trade credits. This is the primary revenue stream and aligns company incentives with member spending activity.
2. Monthly Maintenance Fee: $20 monthly maintenance fee, split $10 cash and $10 trade. Covers account maintenance similar to bank fees.
3. Membership Fee: One-time membership fee to join the trade network. Amount not publicly disclosed.
4. Trade Fair Merchandise Sales: Annual Holiday Trade Fair featuring retail merchandise (household, kitchen, fashion, jewelry, sporting goods, toys) purchased specifically for the fair and sold at retail prices using trade dollars.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Arizona Trade Exchange operates as a third-party broker and central trade bank for a business-to-business barter network of over 500 member companies in the Phoenix Valley area. Members earn trade dollars by providing their goods or services to other network members and spend those trade dollars with any other member at full retail value (1 trade dollar = $1 USD). ATE also runs an Annual Holiday Trade Fair that offers retail merchandise for trade dollar purchases, supplemented by a 24/7 online shopping platform launched in November 2018.

Product overview

Arizona Trade Exchange (ATE) operates as a unified barter exchange platform offering a network of over 500 Valley businesses where members trade goods and services using trade dollars (dollar-for-dollar credits) instead of cash. The core offering is the Barter Network platform, which acts as a central trade bank facilitating transactions between members. Supporting modules include the online Member Directory for discovering trading partners, the Online Showroom for virtual 24/7 shopping with an in-person showroom option, and the Annual Holiday Trade Fair featuring retail merchandise. Transaction management is handled through pre-authorization processes and monthly statement reporting. The platform was launched in 1999 and added an online shopping component in November 2018.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Barter Network Membership A business-to-business barter exchange membership connecting 500+ member companies in the Phoenix Valley. Members earn trade dollars (1 trade dollar = $1 USD) by providing goods or services to other network members and spend those trade dollars at any member business at full retail value. Includes an automatic $500 line of credit upon approval, monthly statements, transaction authorization, and access to the NATE national network.
• Annual Holiday Trade Fair Annual retail merchandise trade fair featuring household items, fashion, accessories, luggage, toys, jewelry, and sporting goods available for purchase with trade dollars. Operated out of ATE's showroom and fulfillment center in Mesa, Arizona, open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. Provides members with access to consumer merchandise not typically available within the network.
• Online Trade Fair Shopping Experience 24/7 virtual shopping platform launched in November 2018 that allows members to browse and purchase Holiday Trade Fair merchandise and certificates online using trade dollars, complementing the in-person showroom experience at the Mesa headquarters.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ Valley businesses in network
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Association of Trade Exchanges (NATE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArizona Trade Exchange is a member of the National Association of Trade Exchanges (NATE). This membership enables ATE to offer its members access to goods and services through dozens of reciprocating trade exchanges across the United States, extending the network beyond the Phoenix Valley area.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Modern Barter Exchange: A regional barter exchange operating outside Arizona. Comparable operating model (centralized trade dollar ledger, transaction commissions, monthly fees) but serving different metro areas; represents the type of regional peer ATE would face if it expanded or attracted competing exchanges into Phoenix.

Direct peers

• BarterTrust: BarterTrust operates a B2B barter exchange with similar commission structures and SMB member focus. A regional or multi-region competitor that competes for the same type of cash-strapped SMB member that ATE targets.
• ITEX Corporation: ITEX is one of the largest barter exchange operators in North America, facilitating trade dollar transactions between member businesses. Directly comparable to ATE in business model (transaction-commission-based barter network) and customer type (SMBs trading excess inventory/services), though operating at significantly greater national scale.
• Tradebank International: Tradebank is a B2B barter exchange network operating across the US and internationally, connecting member businesses to trade goods and services. Same core business model as ATE (central trade bank, commission on spend, monthly fees), with a larger geographic footprint.
• Bartercard: Bartercard operates a global B2B barter exchange network with millions of members trading goods and services via trade credits. Directly comparable to ATE's central-trade-bank model with transaction commissions, though operating across multiple countries rather than a single metro.
• BizX (formerly BizX Inc.): BizX is a Seattle-based B2B barter exchange where members spend BizX dollars with network merchants, taking a transaction fee on spend. Closely mirrors ATE's commission-on-spend model and SMB-focused value proposition, though with a Pacific Northwest rather than Arizona footprint.

Emerging players

• Swap.com: Swap.com operates a B2B trade and inventory exchange platform. While more focused on consumer goods resale than ATE's service-heavy barter model, it represents an emerging digital-first approach to business-to-business exchange that overlaps thematically with ATE's trade-dollar platform.

Others

• National Association of Trade Exchanges (NATE): NATE is the industry association of which ATE is a member; it sets standards and facilitates reciprocal trading between affiliated exchanges. Not a competitor but the governing/infrastructure body connecting ATE to other barter exchanges across the US.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aztradexchange
• Facebookfacebook.com/arizonatradeexchange
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/arizona-trade-exchange

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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