Just launched
Buy. Sell. Sleep easy.
swissmax is the new marketplace for all of Switzerland. We show only what's necessary, say openly what we store and don't sell your data. Full stop.
- 8004 Zürich · Postcode and town only
- Phone number hidden
- Exact location hidden
- GPS data removed from photos
- ID-verified seller
- 0 passwords to steal from you
- 0 third-party trackers
- CHF 0 to post an ad
- 8 languages, from German to Serbian
- 26 cantons, one marketplace
How we protect you
No empty promises. This is how it actually works.
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No password anyone could steal.
You sign in with a 6-digit code by email. It's valid for 10 minutes, and we only store it as a hash. Two-factor authentication with an authenticator app is one switch away in your settings.
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Your number stays yours.
Your phone number isn't shown openly in your ad. Only signed-in members can reveal it, at most 10 a minute and 60 a day. You can also leave it out, or show it only to ID-verified people.
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Postcode and town. That’s it.
For private sellers, ads show only postcode and town, not your address. Maps load through our own server (map tiles: swisstopo), so your IP address never reaches a map service. We also remove GPS data from your photos on upload.
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Chat without swapping numbers.
We deliver messages through our own servers, without an outside chat provider. If someone slips in a phone number, a link, an IBAN or a classic scam line, both of you see a warning.
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Everyone who sells has shown ID.
Before the first ad: email confirmed, mobile number confirmed by SMS, official ID checked, including an 18+ check. We match businesses against the federal UID register every 30 days.
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Every ad gets checked.
Every new ad goes through an automatic fraud check. Ads it flags are checked by a person before they go online. You can report ads, profiles and messages, and our team looks at every report.
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Zero third-party trackers. Really zero.
No third-party analytics, no ad trackers, no third-party pixels. Without your OK we only set the cookies the site needs to work. We even host our fonts ourselves.
What you get
Made for Switzerland, with all its languages and quirks.
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Free to post
The free plan gives you up to 20 active ads (at most 5 per category) with up to 20 photos each. Cost: nothing.
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All of Switzerland
All 26 cantons and our own place database built on official swisstopo data: 3,190 postcodes, from Basel to Chiasso.
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Search on the map
Switch your results to the map and see at a glance what’s on offer near you. Pins show only the rough location, never an exact address.
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Search alerts
Save a search and hear about new matches instantly, daily or weekly. Share your watchlists with a link.
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Follow sellers
Follow shops and sellers you like and find out as soon as they post something new. Only you see whom you follow.
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Price check
Where there are enough similar ads, we show the usual price range of the last six months, so you can tell whether a price fits. An orientation, not a valuation.
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8 languages
German, French, Italian, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Serbian. Because Switzerland speaks more than four.
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An app, no app store
Add swissmax to your home screen and get push notifications for new messages.
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Honest business badges
Business badges say exactly what we checked, from a register entry to a confirmed company. Self-declared stays self-declared.
Your data, your rules
Plain language instead of legalese. The full version is in the privacy policy.
What we store
- Your email address, so you can sign in, and, if you add it, your mobile number for contact and verification.
- Your ads, messages and watchlist, so swissmax works for you.
- For sellers: the details from the ID check, such as name, date of birth, nationality, document number and address, plus the full result of the check. You scan your ID with our partner Didit, not on swissmax.
- Technical data such as your IP address and browser details, to keep bots and fraud out.
What we don’t do
- Sell your data.
- Track you for advertisers.
- Show your address if you sell privately.
- Send your IP address to a geo service. We work out your rough country on our own server.
What you control
- Export your data as a file with one click.
- Delete your account yourself. It disappears from swissmax right away, along with your ads.
- Switch on two-factor authentication.
- Allow optional cookies. Or don’t.
Encryption
- HTTPS with TLS 1.2 and 1.3
- HSTS for one year
- Encrypted sessions
- AES-256 encrypted backups
Who we work withHosting with Hetzner, email delivery via Amazon Web Services, ID checks with Didit, SMS codes via BulkGate. Google or Apple only if you sign in with them, and your browser’s push service only if you turn on push notifications. The full list is in the privacy policy.
swissmax is run by a Swiss GmbH based in the canton of Schwyz and follows the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection.
Clear out the cellar. Find treasure.
Post for free or just have a look around. Questions or ideas? Write to us.
