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WhatsApp ordering catalogs for LATAM shops, $7.7K in 30 days

Marea Alcalina sells digital catalogs and menus that let businesses receive orders through WhatsApp and accept online payments. Its $7.7K in the last 30 days is verified through the payment provider's API by TrustMRR (Stripe), as of September 30, 2026.

What it actually sells

Marea Alcalina sells digital catalogs and menus for businesses that want to receive orders through WhatsApp. The product includes ordering, payments through Stripe and PayPal, and AI tools in one offer.

The site says its customers are “Comercios de LATAM que usan catálogos digitales para recibir pedidos.” It also supports orders by email, delivery at the table, pickup, or home delivery.

How it charges

The Business plan is $525 MXN/month when billed annually, or $700/month on a monthly basis. It includes unlimited orders and charges 0.9% per online sale.

Month by month

Monthly revenue as read from the payment provider by TrustMRR, in US dollars, as of September 30, 2026.

MonthRevenue (USD)
2025-10$9,468
2025-11$9,784
2025-12$8,349
2026-01$12,316
2026-02$11,618
2026-03$11,379
2026-04$9,220
2026-05$8,257
2026-06$7,811
2026-07$9,164
2026-08$7,895
2026-09$7,249

Where customers come from

The site shows free guides for selling through WhatsApp and lists 30 guides by industry, including clothing, food, cakes, cosmetics, jewelry, coffee, crafts, and shoes. It also offers free tools and integrations with Facebook Pixel and Google Analytics.

The ordering channels shown are WhatsApp and email. The site says, “Recibe pedidos con tu catálogo digital en Marea Alcalina. Lo usan comercios en toda LATAM.”

What stands out

The product combines a digital catalog, WhatsApp order notifications, customer contact details, payment options, delivery choices, and sales information in one panel. “Recibe automáticamente un mensaje de WhatsApp con el resumen completo del pedido y datos del cliente listos para contactar.”

It also updates inventory after each sale, supports automatic promotions and discounts, and provides information about products, sales timing, and payment preferences. The site displays 420 pedidos/mes and a 5/5 Trustpilot rating.

From the official site

Recibe pedidos con tu catálogo digital en Marea Alcalina. Lo usan comercios en toda LATAM.
Acepta pagos con tarjeta a través de Stripe y PayPal, o métodos personalizados como efectivo y transferencias. Todo centralizado en tu panel.
Aprende a vender por WhatsApp Guías gratuitas con consejos especializados para tu industria 👗 Vender ropa 🍲 Vender comida 🍰 Vender pasteles 💄 Vender cosméticos 💍 Vender joyería ☕ Vender café 🎨 Vender artesanías 👟 Vender zapatos Ver las 30 guías por industria

Excerpts from the official website, fetched October 1, 2026.

Where it sits in the data

Marea Alcalina's $7.7K in the last 30 days is higher than 92% of the 5,602 projects with payment-verified revenue in our dataset; the median across them is $150. Within the “E-comm” category (346 projects) it is higher than 88% (category median $200). Snapshot: 2026-09-02 to 2026-09-30. The dataset only covers founders who chose to publish their numbers, so it leans toward businesses that work; use it for scale, not as an average.

Currency

All figures are in US dollars as published. A rough yuan or euro conversion is not applied here because prices, taxes and acquisition costs differ by country.

Could you build something like this?

In my view, the buyer is a local commerce business that wants a simple ordering surface instead of a separate storefront. Distribution would need to come from search, WhatsApp-focused educational content, industry guides, referrals, and direct outreach to businesses.

The hard parts are payment reliability, order and inventory coordination, customer support, data handling, and integration with business workflows. Competition would come from other ordering tools and general commerce platforms.

Verdict: Needs real work.

One thing to take from it

The product is shaped around a specific transaction: helping a business turn a catalog or menu into an order through WhatsApp. It combines ordering, payments, delivery options, notifications, inventory, and basic sales information rather than selling only a catalog.

Sources

  1. Marea Alcalina official website, fetched October 1, 2026
  2. Marea Alcalina pricing page, fetched October 1, 2026
  3. TrustMRR: revenue verified through the payment provider's API by TrustMRR (Stripe), as of September 30, 2026

Revenue, team and start-cost figures are what the founder reported at the interview date, not current figures and not a prediction of what you will earn. Product and pricing facts come from the business's own website as checked on 30 September 2026. Method & sources · Disclosure

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