Identity SolutionsEstikmal
Buy and sell businesses in Saudi Arabia.
Manual listing auditVerificationMoyasar integratedPaymentsSalla ecosystemIntegrationCommission & subscriptionsModel
Lagait
The UAE's sneaker marketplace — zero commission.
A peer-to-peer sneaker marketplace in the UAE monetized through seller subscriptions, not transaction commissions — 200K+ downloads, 4+ years live.
Rebuilt
October 2023
Market
United Arab Emirates
Platform
Web
Role
Full platform rebuild
Status
Live
Live
Zero-commission
Model
100% verified sellers
Trust
Sneakers only
Category
Next.js & Node.js
Tech
The brief
The UAE sneaker resale market had no dedicated platform. Buyers and sellers used Instagram and WhatsApp with no trust infrastructure or structured transactions.
The challenge
Replacing a live system with full data migration from Amazon DynamoDB while simultaneously redesigning the product without disrupting ongoing transactions.
Our solution
A subscription-based marketplace with zero transaction commission, tiered verified-seller program, and pair authentication — replacing the legacy system with zero downtime.
What we built
Six things that make Lagait work.
01
Seller listings
Create listings with photos, size, condition, and price for new or gently used sneakers.
02
Zero commission
Sellers pay subscription tiers instead of per-transaction fees — unique in MENA.
03
Verified seller program
100% of sellers identity-verified before listing — core buyer trust mechanism.
04
Live buyer-seller chat
Real-time in-app chat between buyer and seller for direct negotiation per listing.
05
Full DynamoDB migration
Complete legacy data migrated from Amazon DynamoDB with zero data loss.
06
Admin moderation tools
Listing oversight, user management, and dispute handling for the platform team.
Visuals
What it looks like.
Home
Home
Product Details
Profile
Blog
Tech stack
The tools we picked, and why we kept them simple.
Boring tech where boring is right, sharp tech where it counts.
Next.js (web)Node.jsMongoDB
Results
What changed after launch.
12,000+ active
Users
$2M+ total
Revenue
4+ years live
Age
Zero — subscription model
Commission
They were always keen to make things work rather than take the easy way out.
HH
Co-Founder
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