Oct. 2022, Vincy
Data Source: Footprint Analytics — NFT Marketplaces Analysis
In the last several years, dozens of NFT marketplaces have emerged targeting different segments of users and promising improvements to the OpenSea paradigm with various features and commision/pricing models.
The differences are much more than landing-page deep. These marketplaces aim to build communities around themselves with their own distinct characteristics. Which one is the best fit for you?
Footprint Analytics conducted extensive research on 11 mainstream NFT trading platforms to see how they differentiate themselves. Here are the results:
Footprint Analytics — NFT Marketplace Basic
Footprint Analytics — NFT Marketplace Features
Footprint Analytics — NFT Marketplace Tokenomics
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OpenSea is currently the largest and most popular NFT marketplace. As the chart above shows, it has a total trading volume of over $35.5 billion as of Oct. 8. The platform allows users to mint, buy, and sell a variety of NFTs, including digital assets of collectibles, artworks, virtual worlds, in-game items, and GIFs.
OpenSea focuses on trading on Ethereum and uses Ethereum’s smart contracts.
Users can quickly browse through popular and noteworthy emerging work on the homepage. In addition, users can set up an account and create NFT in minutes for free. These features make OpenSea a beginner-friendly platform.
Screenshot Source — OpenSea Website
However, OpenSea charges 2.5% per transaction, which is higher than some of its competitors. X2Y2 charges 0.5%, while LooksRare and Magic Eden charge 2%.
OpenSea is also one of the only NFT marketplaces (besides Rarible) that has a dedicated mobile app.
Rarible was launched in Russia in early 2020 and differentiates itself from OpenSea by setting out to give users and creators more control and governance over the platform.
Screenshot Source — Rarible Users
SuperRare positions itself as a slightly more high-end alternative to Rarible, whose interface bombards you with a dizzying array of flashing GIFs, while SuperRare has a more streamlined, artistic look.
Screenshot Source — SuperRare Website
The platform is a closed community with active social feeds and editorial pages with artist profiles. If an artist wants to be on the platform, they must submit an application to join SuperRare as a creator. It usually takes several months for an application to be approved, and once approved, your artwork will gain more value.
A 15% fee is charged for each sale, while a 3% transaction fixed fee is paid by the buyer.
SuperRare may be a good choice for users looking for higher-end NFT art.
Foundation, like SuperRare, is a closed marketplace platform. It is run by a select group of artists and an invite by a current artist is required to list work.
NFTs on Foundation tend to be more expensive on average than on other platforms and retain their value longer.
Screenshot Source — Foundation Website
When selling NFTs on Foundation, the artist receives 85% and the platform receives a 15% commission.
Decentraland allows users to create, own and trade virtual land, and landowners can use their virtual land to create experiences, games and applications that other users can access.
Like Rarible, it issues a native digital currency, MANA, which also gives each MANA holder the right to vote in the Decentraland DAO. Decentraland is popular with its users because of its focus on user ownership, which, unlike other virtual worlds, is owned by its users.
When choosing an NFT marketplace platform, ask these 4 questions:
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