Legacy aggregators
DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub
15% – 30% commission on every order
Your margin shrinks with every sale you make
Become a SkyMesh Local Merchant
Join the independent local retailer drone delivery network. Connect your store, list drone-eligible inventory, and reach neighborhood customers in minutes — no drones required.
Express enrollment · 60 seconds · No credit card to reserve
Reserve your $39.99/mo founder rate now
Lock in charter pricing and your launch-queue spot with five quick fields. No software download, no password, no payment today — activate billing only when you're ready to go live.
Profit retention
Zero 15%–30% commissions. Keep your margins.
Just $39.99/month per location plus $3.00 per autonomous drone dispatch. Flat software pricing — never a slice of the sale.
Closed-loop drone apps
Flytrex-style consumer apps
Their app, their catalog, their customer
You rent shelf space inside someone else's storefront
SkyMesh Local
Open marketplace software
$39.99/month + $3.00 per autonomous dispatch
You keep 100% of your product margin — no commission, ever
$50 order on a delivery app marketplace
25% commission: −$12.50
You keep $37.50
Same $50 order on SkyMesh Ground
Flat routing fee: −$3.00
You keep $47.00 — $9.50 more per order
At 100 delivery orders a month like this, that's about $950.00 back in your register before your $39.99 subscription. Example assumes a 25% commission; your rate may differ.
Start with ground delivery today: orders go out through partner couriers (such as DoorDash Drive or Uber Direct) as a delivery service only — no marketplace commission. The shopper pays the courier's quoted fee, not you. Eligible orders move to drone as approved routes open in your area.
Charter Merchant Program · Founder rate $39.99/mo · Billed from signup
Sell your inventory by drone — without owning a single aircraft
SkyMesh Local is an open-access drone delivery marketplace that connects independent local retailers to certified regional UAS operators. You publish your catalog; the platform handles eligibility screening, flight routing, deconfliction, and proof of delivery. Merchants keep their storefront, their pricing, and their customers.
See SkyMesh Local in action
A 30-second look at how an order goes from your shelf to a customer's backyard — and why a flat $3 routing fee beats aggregator commissions.
How to become a merchant in 3 steps
Create your merchant account
Sign up, choose the Charter Merchant rate, and complete the guided onboarding wizard — store profile, payout details, and a quick compliance check.
Connect your inventory
Link Shopify, Square, or Clover, or bulk-upload a CSV. Every synced SKU runs through the drone-eligibility engine automatically — no manual weight screening.
Go live on the network
Drone-ready items appear on the consumer storefront. When a local order lands, Pack-to-Pod verification preps the parcel and a regional operator is dispatched.
Why join the SkyMesh Local network
Keep your storefront, pricing, and customers
SkyMesh Local is an open marketplace — you sell your own inventory at your own prices. No catalog lock-in, no exclusive carrier contracts, no proprietary hardware.
Flat software pricing, no per-unit commission
A monthly subscription billed per location plus a $3.00 routing fee per completed dispatch. Your margin stays in your store, not skimmed off every sale.
No drones, pilots, or FAA certificates required
Certified regional UAS operators supply the aircraft and Part 107 compliance. You pack the pod; we handle routing, deconfliction, and chain-of-custody.
Built for every retail category
Hardware, pharmacy, grocery, specialty, restaurants — if it fits 5.0 lbs and 24×18×12 inches, it can fly. The eligibility engine sorts it automatically.
Take delivery orders now — ground today, drone next
You don't have to wait for flights. Until drone routes open in your area, or for items over 5.0 lbs, orders are delivered by partner ground couriers with live tracking. When your corridor goes live, eligible orders move to drone.
Live flight tracking & proof of delivery
Every order ships with OTP release, delivery snapshots, and FAA-style audit logs. Customers track their delivery live from store to landing pad.
Multi-location licensing
Operating several storefronts? License each location on one invoice — each gets its own inventory sync, drop-zone mesh, and dispatch queue.
The independent alternative to Amazon Prime Air and Walmart drone delivery
Closed corporate programs fly one company's inventory out of its own warehouses. SkyMesh Local is an open network: independent retailers supply the goods, certified regional operators supply the aircraft, and shoppers order from the store down the street. Any merchant can join — no exclusive contracts, no proprietary hardware lock-in.
Sign up and activate your merchant plan
Hybrid pricing: a monthly software subscription billed per store location, plus a $3.00 platform routing fee per completed aerial dispatch. Multi-location retailers are licensed per storefront — each location gets its own inventory sync, drop-zone mesh, and dispatch queue.
Licensing 1 location · billed per location on one invoice
Charter Merchant
$39.99/ month per location
$39.99 / month total for 1 location
Sign up while your market is in pre-launch (or join the Dallas–Fort Worth founding cohort) and lock $39.99/month per location for as long as you stay subscribed. New sign-ups pay $79.99 after your market launches.
- · Full merchant dashboard & POS ingestion
- · Drone-eligibility engine & Pack-to-Pod
- · Live flight tracking & proof of delivery
- · Priority dashboard positioning
Standard Merchant
$79.99/ month per location
$79.99 / month total for 1 location
Standard platform rate for stores that join after their market's live dispatch unlocks.
- · Same full feature set as charter
- · Open-access drone logistics network
- · Fleet dispatch & deconfliction tools
- · Compliance & chain-of-custody audit logs
Merchant and partner FAQ: drone delivery for local retailers
POS integration, eligibility rules, pricing, payouts, and go-live timing across the SkyMesh Local aerial fulfillment network.
For local merchants and retailers
Onboarding, eligibility, cost, and payouts.
Ready to go live?
Start onboarding now and lock in the charter founder rate before public dispatch opens.