Popular NFT marketplaces
As the NFT space rapidly grows, more and more NFT marketplaces with different features and focus areas are being launched. Here we provide an insight into the most popular NFT marketplaces on the blockchain Ethereum.
NFT marketplaces
There are several NFT marketplaces on Ethereum where you can buy, sell and create NFTs. Many have a specific focus or niche within various NFT categories.
OpenSea
OpenSea.io is the largest NFT marketplace on Ethereum in terms of sales and users. The marketplace was created in 2017 and today offers trading of all types of NFTs including collectibles, art, domain names, music, photography and virtual land.
- Supported blockchains: Ethereum, Polygon, Solana, Klaytn, Arbitrum, Optimism, Avalanche
- Payment methods: ETH, WETH, MATIC, SOL, DAI, USDC, AVAX, credit card
- Fee on initial sale: 2.5% paid by the creator
- Fee on secondary sales: 2.5% paid by the seller
- Royalties: Minimum 0.5%
Blur
Blur.io describes itself as the NFT marketplace for professional traders and was started to develop a fast platform for NFT trading. Blur is a combined marketplace and aggregator that enables buying and selling of NFTs across several different NFT marketplaces.
- Supported blockchains: Ethereum
- Payment methods: ETH
- Fee on initial sale: Initial sale not supported
- Fee on secondary sales: 0%
- Royalties: Minimum 0.5%
LooksRare
LooksRare.org is a competitor to OpenSea which was launched in January 2022 along with an airdrop of the marketplace's own token, LOOKS, to anyone who had traded NFTs on OpenSea during a specific period. Users are today rewarded with small amounts of cryptocurrency when they trade on the platform.
- Supported blockchains: Ethereum
- Payment methods: WETH
- Fee on initial sale: Initial sale not supported
- Fee on secondary sales: 2% paid by the seller, of which 0.5% is paid to the creator
- Royalties: Optional for the user
X2Y2
X2Y2.io is another competitor to OpenSea which launched in February 2022. Like LooksRare, the platform was launched through an airdrop of the marketplace's own token, X2Y2, to former users of OpenSea.
- Supported blockchains: Ethereum
- Payment methods: ETH, WETH
- Fee on initial sale: Initial sale not supported
- Fee on secondary sales: 0.5% paid by the seller
- Royalties: Varying depending on the creator
SuperRare
SuperRare.com is an exclusive NFT marketplace and a social network with a focus on individual art editions, so-called 1/1 artwork. Creators apply to become part of SuperRare and thus have the opportunity to sell their artwork through the platform. The marketplace has its own token, RARE.
- Supported blockchains: Ethereum
- Payment methods: ETH, WETH, RARE
- Fee on initial sale: 15% paid by the creator
- Fee on secondary sales: 3% paid by the buyer
- Royalties: 10% on all future sales
Foundation
Foundation.app is similar to SuperRare a platform and NFT marketplace focusing on providing creators the opportunity to sell 1/1 artwork. Creators also have the opportunity to create open editions. Previously, creators had to be invited by creators already established on Foundation in order to publish their art on the platform. Nowadays, anyone is allowed to issue NFTs representing artwork, on Foundation.
- Supported blockchains: Ethereum
- Payment methods: ETH
- Fee on initial sale: 5% paid by the creator
- Fee on secondary sales: 5% paid by the seller
- Royalties: 10% on all future sales
Rare
Rarible.com is an NFT marketplace designed to sell both 1/1 artwork and larger collections. The marketplace has its own token, RARE.
- Supported blockchains: Ethereum, Tezos, Polygon, Flow, Solana, Immutable X
- Payment methods: ETH, WETH, XTZ, MATIC, FLOW, SOL, RARI, credit card
- Fee on initial sale: 2% of which the creator pays 1% and the buyer 1%
- Fee on secondary sales: 2% of which the seller pays 1% and the buyer 1%
- Royalties: Varying depending on the creator, max 10%
Nifty Gateway
NiftyGateway.com, is owned by the crypto exhcange Gemini and is an NFT marketplace and a platform where selected creators sell their work. Nifty Gateway differs from other marketplaces in that they offer a custodial platform.
The custodial platform means that the NFTs on their platform are stored in a custodial wallet, which is operated by Gemini and enables NFT collectors to buy, sell and transfer NFTs without the cost normally incurred when transacting on the blockchain.
- Supported blockchains: Ethereum
- Payment methods: ETH, credit card
- Fee on initial sale: Only the cost of minting the NFTs
- Fee on secondary sales: 2.5% or 5% + 30 cents paid by the seller
- Royalties: Varying depending on the creator
KnownOrigin
KnownOrigin.io is one of the earliest NFT marketplaces, founded in 2018 and acquired by eBay in 2022. Creators apply to sell artwork through the platform.
- Supported blockchains: Ethereum
- Payment methods: ETH, credit card
- Fee on initial sale: 15% paid by the creator
- Fee on secondary sales: 2.5% paid by the seller
- Royalties: 12.5% on all future sales
Async
Async.art is an NFT marketplace focusing on programmable art. Each artwork consists of a master and a layer; a master is a single NFT while layers are separate elements that can be modified and together make up the master. As a collector, you can own different layers and contribute to transforming the artwork over time.
- Supported blockchains: Ethereum
- Payment methods: ETH, credit card
- Fee on initial sale: 10-20% paid by the creator
- Fee on secondary sales: 1-2.5% paid by the seller
- Royalties: 7.5-10% on all future sales
MakersPlace
MakersPlace.com launched in 2018. Through a collaboration between Beeple, the auction house Christie's and MakersPlace, in April 2021 Beeple's famous artwork, Everydays: The First 5000 Days, was sold via the platform.
- Supported blockchains: Ethereum
- Payment methods: ETH, credit card
- Fee on initial sale: 15% paid by the creator
- Fee on secondary sales: 0.5-2.5% paid by the seller
- Royalties: 10% on all future sales
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