WP Sell Services is purpose-built for services, not a product-marketplace retrofit. The architectural differences matter:
- Service-first data model: 17 custom tables designed for services, orders, disputes, reviews, withdrawals, buyer requests, not product variants and stock levels
- Three-tier pricing packages: Basic, Standard, Premium baked into the service itself, not bolted on as variable products
- Multi-step service creation wizard: with live preview, image gallery, video embeds, FAQ, requirements, add-ons, the fields a service actually needs
- Buyer requests: clients post project briefs with budget and deadline, vendors bid, you compare proposals, a flow Dokan does not have
- Four-tier seller levels: New, Level 1, Level 2, Top Rated with auto-progression based on order count and rating
- Dispute workflow with 4 resolution types: full refund, partial refund, revision, mutual agreement
- Vacation mode: vendors pause new orders without unpublishing services, a service-native concern
The vendor dashboard is unified around earnings, orders, services, and disputes, no shipping zones or tax classes cluttering the sidebar.
Honest limit: if you need physical products alongside services in the same store, WP Sell Services is services-only. Run it on its own or combine with WooCommerce for the product side. Pro adds direct Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay gateways plus wallet integrations (TeraWallet, WooWallet, MyCred) for vendor payouts.
