Consigna — Self-Hosted Consignment & Resale-Shop Manager vs. renting SaaS
Self-hosted consignment shop software with penny-exact payouts — an open alternative to SimpleConsign.
The subscription math
Consigna — Self-Hosted Consignment & Resale-Shop Manager — yours
$84.00
one-time · self-hosted · your data, your server
Buy once
SimpleConsign — rented
Basic $159/mo, billed monthly (Standard $259/mo; Professional $359/mo) [1]
Break-even: 1 month
of SimpleConsign equals the one-time price.
Assumption: Professional has a $99/mo 6-month intro - regular prices are cited only.
How their pricing grows:
SimpleConsign's discounted launch price expires automatically once a store reaches $50,000 in tracked sales, after which standard tier pricing applies.
“Intro rate for 6 months or your first $50K in sales — whichever comes first.” — read 2026-08-11
What SimpleConsign does that we don't:
SimpleConsign includes AI-assisted item entry that generates a title, description, and price from a photo.
If you need built-in payment processing that transmits payouts directly, stay where you are - Consigna does not do that; payouts are recorded, not transmitted.
ConsignCloud — rented
Basic $139/month (Pro $189/month per location) [2]
Break-even: 1 month
of ConsignCloud equals the one-time price.
Assumption: The lowest verified consignment-SaaS tier.
How their pricing grows:
ConsignCloud's Pro plan charges per store location, up to three locations, before requiring a custom Enterprise plan.
“Up to 3 Locations ($189 per location)” — read 2026-08-11
What ConsignCloud does that we don't:
ConsignCloud provides live-chat human support during weekday business hours.
If you need a consignor self-service portal, stay where you are - Consigna does not do that; statements are printed and emailed manually instead.
Savings calculator
SaaS figures use the cited plan price above (see the sources below); per-seat plans scale by the seat count from the same cited price. This is arithmetic, not a quote.
Why owning beats renting here
- One payment. No per-month, per-seat, or per-location fees — the license is perpetual.
- Your data stays on your server. Customer records never live in someone else's cloud.
- No plan ceilings. Records, users, and usage are limited by your hosting, not a pricing tier.
- It keeps working if the vendor doesn't. Self-hosted software can't be sunset out from under you.
Fair trade-offs: you host it, you back it up, and updates are yours to apply — see the product page for honest limitations.