You pay when you get paid.
Never before.
No listing fees, no retainers, no upfront costs. DealBird only earns a success fee when your business actually sells.
Browse online businesses for sale and unlock full financials with a digital NDA.
Sliding scale on larger deals. Everything included — $0 until your business sells.
Larger businesses get a reduced fee and hands-on deal management.
The fee scale
The bigger the deal, the lower the percentage. Indicative sliding scale — your exact fee is confirmed in your mandate before anything goes live.
Frequently Asked Questions
When do I pay?
When your business sells — and only then. There are no listing fees, no retainers, and no monthly charges. The success fee comes out of the sale proceeds at closing, so you never write us a check out of pocket.
Is the mandate exclusive?
Yes — for 3 to 6 months. Exclusivity is how we protect your deal: it lets us promote your listing aggressively across 100+ channels without buyers playing brokers against each other, and it keeps your confidential information under one controlled process.
Who holds the money during a sale?
Escrow.com, an independent licensed escrow service. Buyer funds go into escrow before migration starts and are released to you as the agreed milestones complete. DealBird never holds your sale proceeds.
What if my business doesn't sell?
You pay nothing. The valuation was free, the listing was free, and the promotion was free. That risk is ours — it's why we're selective about the mandates we sign.
Do buyers pay anything?
No. Buyers browse the marketplace free and unlock full financials by signing a digital NDA. We only charge sellers, and only on a completed sale.
How can the valuation be free?
The valuation is how we earn the right to list you. Our AI builds it from comparable online business sales, and if you like the number and sign a mandate, we make our money when your business sells. No strings if you don't.