Convene vs Locally Grown

Convene Markets is a marketplace and management platform for organisers of farmers markets, craft shows, street festivals and similar pop-up events. Locally Grown is a US farm marketplace and selling app. Both are listed under Farmers Market & Cottage Food Business Tools. They differ in audience, platforms and integrations.

Key differences

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Convene: Farmers market and pop-up event organisers; Locally Grown: Small farms and homesteads selling direct.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. Convene: Web; Locally Grown: Web, iOS, Android.

  • integrations

    On integrations, Convene names 9 integrations and Locally Grown names 1 integration. 1 partner appears in every list.

Side by side

Convene vs Locally Grown: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldConveneLocally Grown
What it isConvene Markets is a marketplace and management platform for organisers of farmers markets, craft shows, street festivals and similar pop-up events.Locally Grown is a US farm marketplace and selling app.
Best forFarmers market and pop-up event organisers; Food vendors, farmers and makers who sell at markets; Towns and property owners starting a marketSmall farms and homesteads selling direct; Farmers market vendors taking pre-orders; Farms running CSAs or box subscriptions
Pricing modelTransaction fees on booth payments, no monthly subscriptionFree for farmers, with a service fee added at checkout
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedYes
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesUnited StatesUnited States
LanguagesEnglishEnglish
Number of integrations91
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot published2023
HeadquartersNot publishedRaleigh, United States
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

Named by both

  • Stripe

Named only by Convene

  • ChatGPT
  • Claude
  • Constant Contact
  • ConvertKit
  • Eventbrite
  • Facebook Events
  • Luma
  • Mailchimp

Named only by Locally Grown

Every partner Locally Grown names is also named by another product here.

Which to choose

Convene

Choose Convene if you are in one of these groups: Farmers market and pop-up event organisers; Food vendors, farmers and makers who sell at markets; Towns and property owners starting a market.

Locally Grown

Choose Locally Grown if you fit its listed audience: Small farms and homesteads selling direct; Farmers market vendors taking pre-orders; Farms running CSAs or box subscriptions.

What we could not confirm

Convene

  • Fee percentage (only a calculator example is shown)
  • Headquarters, founding year, employee count, funding
  • Mobile apps
  • Security certifications

Locally Grown

  • Legal entity name and team size
  • Security certifications
  • Contract terms
  • Android farmer app (only the consumer app has a Google Play listing)
  • Interface languages

Go further

Convene profileLocally Grown profile

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Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

Convene, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Marketplace, listed organisations and eventshttps://convene.markets/
  2. Organiser features, fees, integrations, roadmaphttps://convene.markets/for-organizers
  3. Vendor features and pricinghttps://convene.markets/for-vendors
  4. Company story and teamhttps://convene.markets/about
  5. Help centre, Stripe paymentshttps://convene.markets/support
  6. Municipal market programmehttps://convene.markets/municipal-partnerships