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ONDC Seller Apps Still Accepting Sellers (2026)
Updated: August 2026 · re-checked every quarter · 10 min read
✅ Straight answer: Yes, several seller apps on the ONDC Network are still onboarding new sellers in 2026 — including ours, Kaarobari. But which apps are “open” changes month to month: some pause onboarding, some add a waitlist, some quietly narrow to one category. So this guide does two things instead of handing you a list that rots. First, a simple 5-point way to judge any seller app in five minutes. Then, an honest look at where Kaarobari fits and the other real names you will meet — with no invented fees and no “just trust me.”
I run Kaarobari, a Seller App in the ONDC Network, out of Dhule in Maharashtra. So yes, I have a horse in this race, and I will tell you plainly where I think we are the better choice. But I would rather lose you to an app that fits you than win you with a half-truth, because a shopkeeper who joins the wrong app and gets burned never trusts online selling again. That helps nobody.
Let me start with the part almost every “top ONDC seller apps” listicle gets wrong.
Why a “list of open apps” goes stale so fast
Onboarding status is not a fixed fact. It is a business decision an app makes and re-makes.
An app that took sellers freely in January can, by August, put up a waitlist because its support team is stretched. Another can pause new food sellers while it fixes a compliance gap, but keep taking grocery. A third can pivot its whole model and stop direct seller signups altogether. None of this shows up in the old blog posts still sitting at the top of Google, some written a year ago and never touched since.
That is exactly why we stamp a real date on this page and re-check it every quarter. A dated, re-verified list is worth more than a longer list you cannot trust. If you are reading this months after the date above, treat every name below as “check the source,” not “confirmed open.”
The one habit that saves you
Never trust a listicle’s “open/closed” label — including this one after its date. Open the app’s own signup page and try to start. If it lets you begin and asks for your documents, it is taking sellers today. If it shows a waitlist form, it is not.
The 5-point check for ANY ONDC seller app
Before you look at names, learn to read one. These five questions expose almost everything that matters, and you can answer them in five minutes on any app’s own website.
- Is signup genuinely open, or a waitlist? Try to start. A real onboarding flow asks for your details and documents. A “join the waitlist” form does not.
- What does it truly cost? Look past the headline. Is there a monthly or subscription fee? A listing fee per product? A setup charge? Or is the only charge a percentage on orders that actually get delivered? The difference between “₹X every month whether you sell or not” and “a small cut only when you sell” is the difference between risk and no risk for a small shop.
- Is there a lock-in? Can you leave whenever you want, or are you tied into a contract or notice period? A shopkeeper should never be trapped.
- Is there a named GRO and live complaint handling? Every legitimate participant on the ONDC Network must appoint and publicly name a Grievance Redressal Officer — a real person, not a chatbot. If you cannot find one on the site, that tells you something. (Our guide on ONDC complaints and IGM explains why this matters and how the escalation ladder works.)
- Will a human help you start? If you do not read English easily or have never listed a product online, does the app offer real person-to-person help, or only a help article and a form?
Hold every app — mine included — against these five. Now let us do that.
Where Kaarobari fits (and why I put us first)
The founder in me will be honest about the founder bias, and then give you only facts you can check.
We built Kaarobari for exactly the seller most apps quietly ignore: the kirana owner, the SHG papad or pickle maker, the first-timer who is nervous about “online wale.” Here is how we answer our own five questions, in plain numbers and mechanisms — no seller counts, no order totals, nothing you have to take on faith:
| The 5-point check | Kaarobari's honest answer |
|---|---|
| Signup open? | Yes — onboarding is open now, across our live retail categories. |
| Real cost? | No monthly fee, no listing fee, no setup fee. 2% only on delivered orders. A ₹1,000 order pays us ₹20; if the order cancels or returns, we earn nothing on it. |
| Lock-in? | None. No contract, no notice period. Your account closes with one message. |
| Named GRO + live IGM? | Yes. We run IGM (complaints) live, and our GRO is a named, reachable person on our disclosures page. |
| Human onboarding? | Yes — a dedicated team walks a non-tech seller through documents, signup, going live, and the first order, on a call, at no charge. |
Two of those deserve the real arithmetic, because “2% only” sounds like marketing until you see the whole receipt.
On a ₹1,000 order, our 2% is not even the biggest line. The buyer app that showed your product takes its own fee, and the government takes TCS and TDS in your name (that part is your tax, not our income). After everyone, roughly ₹936 reaches your bank on a typical order — and of the amount deducted, our slice is under ₹20. We publish that full line-by-line breakdown, rupee by rupee, in our seller fees guide, and the timing of when that money lands in our settlement guide.
The only number that is ours
₹1,000 order → we take ₹20 (2%), only after it is delivered. No monthly fee to lose if you have a slow month. The buyer-app fee and the TCS/TDS are separate, shown on every receipt, and not our earnings.
That is the whole pitch, and it is deliberately boring. No “grow 10x,” no “free” (this audience reads “free” as a trap, and they are right to). Just a small cut when you actually sell, a human on the phone, and a named person to complain to if we mess up.
The other real ONDC seller apps you will meet
You should look around — comparing is smart. Here are other names that come up as ONDC seller apps in 2026. I am going to do something unusual for a page like this: I am not going to quote their fees or claim they are open or closed today. Those numbers change, and I would rather you check the source than trust a figure I cannot stand behind this quarter.
What I can give you is what each is generally known for, so you know where to look — then run the 5-point check on each yourself.
| Seller app | Generally known for | How to judge it |
|---|---|---|
| Mystore | An all-in-one storefront + ONDC seller app, often pitched at first-time and multi-category sellers | Run the 5 checks on mystore.in |
| Digiit | An ONDC app oriented to food & beverage, grocery, and home categories | Run the 5 checks on its signup |
| eSamudaay | Local-business and community-commerce focus | Run the 5 checks on its site |
| GoFrugal | POS and inventory-heavy retailers who want ONDC added on | Run the 5 checks; heavier setup |
| SellerApp / SellerSetu / Bizcom / Growth Falcons | Various seller-side and enablement tools that connect sellers to the network | Check each one's live signup directly |
One honest, general caveat that applies to this whole table: seller apps pause and re-open onboarding all the time, and some narrow to a single category or shift to serving larger merchants. So do not treat any name here as “confirmed taking sellers today.” Open its own signup page and try. The app’s behaviour when you try to start is the only status you can trust.
If you want a like-for-like money comparison once you have shortlisted a couple, our seller app fees comparison lays out how fee models differ on the network, so you can ask each app the right cost questions.
How to actually check if an app is open right now
Skip the blogs. Do this instead, in order:
- Open the app’s own website and find “Sell”, “Become a seller”, or “Register”.
- Try to begin the signup. If it starts collecting your business details and documents, it is onboarding. If it drops you on a waitlist or a “contact us” form, it is not open in the normal way.
- Search for its GRO / grievance page. A findable, named grievance officer is a strong sign of a serious participant.
- Ask one question by their support channel: “Are you onboarding new sellers in my category and my state this week?” The speed and clarity of the answer tells you how you will be treated later.
One thing to never fall for
No genuine seller app, and no agent, charges you a fee to “get you approved on ONDC,” “unlock visibility,” or “release your payments faster.” Registration on the network does not work that way, and your own money never needs a middleman to reach you.
If someone messages you asking for money to onboard you, boost your listing, or speed up a settlement, that is a scam — stop and report it. Getting online should cost you documents and a little time, not a bribe. If you want the honest version of what it takes end to end, read how to sell on the ONDC Network, and if you do not have GST yet, selling without GST explains the enrolment route.
Frequently asked
“Which ONDC seller apps are actually accepting sellers right now?”
Several, including Kaarobari, which is onboarding now. But “right now” is the catch — apps pause and re-open constantly. The reliable answer is not a list; it is the test: open an app’s own signup page and try to start. If it collects your documents, it is open. If it shows a waitlist, it is not. We re-check our own list every quarter and date it, so you can see how fresh it is.
“Why should I pick Kaarobari over a bigger name?”
Only if the 5-point check says so for you. What we offer a small seller: no monthly fee and no listing fee (2% only on delivered orders, ₹20 on a ₹1,000 sale), no lock-in, a real person to help you onboard on a call, and a named grievance officer with live complaint handling. If another app beats us on the checks that matter to you, take it — that is the honest advice.
“Do I need GST to join a seller app?”
Not always. Many sellers start on a GST enrolment number instead of a full GSTIN, which keeps you legal while selling inside your own state. We cover exactly who can and the one catch in selling without GST.
“Is it safe to give an app my documents?”
A fair worry. Give documents only through the app’s own official website or its onboarding team, never to a random agent over WhatsApp who found you first. Check for a named grievance officer and a real company behind the app before you upload anything. Ours is NEXSOL INFOTECH PVT LTD, CIN U62099MR2026PTC474666 — you can look that CIN up on the MCA portal.
“An app is charging me to register on ONDC. Normal?”
No. Registration does not require paying anyone a fee to “get approved” or “boost visibility.” That is a scam pattern. A legitimate seller app charges you when you sell (a percentage on delivered orders), not to let you in the door.
Stuck on any document? Our team gets it done on a call — no charge
We have a dedicated team that guides you step-by-step on a call and gets every document made — Udyam, GST enrolment, FSSAI, all of it. And not just documents: from signup to your shop going live on the ONDC Network to your first delivered order — support at every step, completely free. No fees, no agent costs.
Mon–Sat, 10am–7pm. Hindi and English both work.
Related guides
Sources
- ONDC Network — resources.ondc.org — network policy, the GRO obligation, and how participants join
- MCA portal — mca.gov.in — verify the real company behind any seller app by its CIN
- ⚠️ These are official sources. No genuine seller app or agent charges a fee to “register you on ONDC”, “boost your listing”, or “release your payment”. Anyone who does is running a scam — report it.
- App names in the comparison table are attested as ONDC seller apps by multiple 2026 industry listings; their fees and current onboarding status change often and are not asserted here — always check each app’s own site.
Written by Tejas, founder of Kaarobari (NEXSOL INFOTECH PVT LTD, CIN U62099MR2026PTC474666, Dhule, Maharashtra) — a Seller App in the ONDC Network. We publish what we can verify, with dates, and we say plainly when we are the interested party. This page is re-checked every quarter.