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Sena shows why buyers pick a marketplace

Sena Decision AI shows marketplace and platform teams why buyers choose them, where sellers are missing, and which fees buyers accept. Every figure traces to a buyer answer, a store photo, or the team's own files.

  • 190+ countries
  • 5M+ consumer network
  • 250+ integrations
Live readingsExample internet
Top reason buyers switch
Delivery
Named in 37% of switches
Categories each area is missing
3
Sold in stores, not on the app
Buyers a rival can win
19,964 / 142,600
Monthly revenue at risk
459,172
From 19,964 buyers at risk
every figure opens a buyer answer or dated store photo
THE PLATFORM SIDE

Buyers pick a platform before they search

Marketplace metrics come from the orders, listings, and fees in the platform's own systems. Buyers settle on a platform early, weighing price, delivery, selection, and the rival app on the same phone.

Order data shows who stayed

The order history shows each buyer's purchases and lapses. The reason a buyer moved to a rival sits with the buyer.

Sena:Sena captures consented input from buyers on why they chose a platform and what would make them switch, by segment and market.

New cities start thin on sellers

Seller sign-ups show who joined. The street shows the stores and merchants still selling offline in each area.

Sena:Sena pairs buyer answers with geo-verified photos of stores in the areas a question names, so marketplace supply and demand reads area by area.

Fees compete with the rival platform

The fee schedule sets take rate and delivery charges. Buyers weigh them against the rival platform and the store nearby.

Sena:Sena captures which fees and delivery options buyers value and would pay for, by segment and market.

The decisions

Four decisions that move marketplace metrics

The platform's own data covers the orders, and Sena adds why buyers choose a platform.

Decision 01

Find why buyers choose the rival marketplace

Buyers state which platforms they compared, what decided it, from price to delivery to selection, and what would make them switch, by segment and market.

Decides:Which price, delivery, or selection fix wins the buyer back.

See growth decisions →
Decision 02

Recruit the sellers each area is missing

Sena captures geo-verified photos of the stores and merchants in the areas a question names, by category, and buyers state which categories they would buy on the platform.

Decides:Which categories and areas the seller team targets first.

See sales decisions →
Decision 03

Launch the marketplace in a new city

Buyers in each candidate city state how they shop today, what they would pay for delivery, and what would make them try a new platform.

Decides:Which city launches next, with which categories and fees.

See strategy decisions →
Decision 04

Set the fees and delivery options buyers accept

Buyers state what they value in delivery speed, fees, and membership, and what they would pay for each, by segment and market.

Decides:Which fees, tiers, and delivery options to offer.

See revenue and pricing decisions →
HOW A TEAM CHECKS EACH FIGURE

Each buyer figure traces to its source

Sena ties every figure to the answer or photo behind it, so a team checks each one against its own marketplace KPIs.

A geo-verified photo per store

Each supply reading carries its photo, location, and date.

Consented input, checked before it counts

Each reason comes from a buyer who chose to share it. Every capture clears a multi-level QA flow. Sena declines a capture that misses the check, and the decline stays visible.

BUYERS AT RISK

Count the buyers a rival can win

Buyer retention starts with two counts: the active buyers on the platform and the share who name a rival marketplace as their main choice. The team enters both and checks that share against buyer answers in the market, by segment, with the rivals named most.

  • The share leaning to a rival, by segment and market
  • The rivals buyers name most, and the offers that would keep them
  • Revenue at risk, from the team's own revenue per buyer
Buyers at risk calculatorExample figures
StayingAt risk
Buyers a rival can win
19,964
Monthly revenue at risk
459,172

The buyers at risk calculator shows the buyers a rival can win and the monthly revenue at risk.

A walkthrough on one category

A walkthrough runs Sena on one category in one market, from buyer answer to the platform decision.

By team

Which marketplace team owns the question?

Pick the closest fit, and the walkthrough starts from that team's question.

How it works

How Sena answers a market question

Step 01 · Capture

Capture

Sena captures geo-verified photos and consumer activity in the markets a question names, when the question needs it.

Step 02 · Read

Read

Sena reads those captures beside the files and systems already in use, across 250+ integrations.

Step 03 · Compare

Compare

Sena compares the market against the plan and shows each gap, with every figure traced to its source.

TWO WAYS TO READ A MARKETPLACE

What buyer answers add to marketplace metrics

AreaCommon methodSena
Buyer choiceOrder and lapse data from the platformBuyers state why they chose a platform or a rival
Seller supplySeller sign-ups by areaPhotos of the stores and merchants in each named area
New citiesBenchmarks from cities already liveBuyers in the target city state how they shop today
FeesTake rate set in the planWhat buyers value in fees and delivery, and would pay
AuditingOrder, seller, and fee reports matched by handEach buyer figure ties to its answer or store photo

One category, one market, one decision

Talk to the Rwazi team about one category, one market, and the decision on the table this quarter.

FAQ

Questions marketplace teams ask

01 What are marketplace metrics?
Marketplace metrics are the figures a platform tracks on buyers, sellers, orders, and fees to decide where it grows and how it keeps both sides. Sena, a Decision AI with access to real-world data, brings decision intelligence to marketplace teams by adding consented buyer input and geo-verified store photos to the data a team holds, so each figure traces to the answer or photo behind it.
02 What is online marketplace analytics?
Online marketplace analytics is the operator's view of a marketplace: buyers, sellers, matches, and fees across the whole platform. Seller-side reports cover one store's listings, and Sena adds the reasons buyers give for choosing a platform and the categories where they still shop elsewhere.
03 Which marketplace KPIs matter most?
Key marketplace metrics include gross merchandise value, take rate, buyer and seller retention, and the share of searches that end in an order. Each of these marketplace KPIs comes from the platform's own data, and Sena adds why buyers stay, switch, or leave.
04 What is marketplace liquidity?
Marketplace liquidity is how often a buyer finds a seller, and a seller finds a buyer, on the platform. In a new city it depends on enough local sellers for the demand, and Sena captures both sides: geo-verified photos of stores in a named area and buyer answers on what they want.
05 How does a two-sided marketplace balance supply and demand?
A two-sided marketplace balances supply and demand by recruiting sellers where buyer demand runs ahead of them. Sena shows marketplace supply and demand by area: buyers state what they want, and geo-verified photos show stores and merchants in named areas.
06 What shapes a marketplace strategy for a new city?
A marketplace strategy for a new city rests on the local stores, how buyers shop today, and the fees they accept. The marketplace business model then sets take rate and delivery fees around what buyers there value, which Sena captures by segment and market.
07 Which systems does Sena connect to for marketplace teams?
Sena connects to the systems marketplace teams already run across 250+ integrations, including Salesforce, HubSpot, and Microsoft Dynamics, and reads uploaded Excel, CSV, and PDF files. Buyer answers and store photos join that data, so marketplace analytics covers the team's own figures and the reasons buyers give.