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OpenSea; Mintable; Insider
But OpenSea has lower marketplace fees, and it gives its users access to a larger range of investment and payment options (e.g., it supports more than 150 payment tokens, including WhALE and uniswap). Mintable's marketplace fees can either be 2.5%, 5%, or 10%, depending on the type of transaction/product. OpenSea, however, only has a 2.5% marketplace fee.
Mintable is a better choice when it comes to royalties and educational resources. Unlike OpenSea, it allows creators to set whatever royalties percentage they'd like, and it additionally provides a vast suite of educational courses, videos, and blog posts on all things NFTs and crypto.
OpenSea and Mintable's features and account options also vary.
OpenSea | Mintable |
Account perks More than 150 token payment options, NFT listing without upfront fees, cross-blockchain support, and support for several wallets | Account perks NFT minting/listing without upfront fees, printable NFTs, and advertising perks and 24/7 customer service with Mintable Pro |
Investment choices NFTs (supports ethereum, polygon, and klatyn blockchains) | Investment choices NFTs (supports ethereum blockchain) |
Royalties? Yes — 10% each time another user buys your NFT
| Royalties? Yes — Creators can set whatever royalty percentage they'd like |
Founded in 2017,
OpenSea also offers another perk that makes it stand out from most of its competitors: no upfront gas fees. Minting, or creating NFTs, requires energy since you're essentially adding your product to the blockchain, and gas fees help compensate for the energy required to process transactions. With OpenSea, though, you won't have to pay any fees until your NFT sells for the first time.
In addition, creators can earn 10% in royalties each time their product resells on the secondary market. This means that if a collector decides to purchase and resell your NFT, you'll earn 10% of the sale.
Collectors will also have a vast range of options at
Formed a year after OpenSea,
The platform offers more than 9,300 collections, including music, art, sports, videos, collectibles, and utility NFTs. And since you need crypto wallets to use NFT platforms, prospective investors should note that Mintable supports MetaMask, Trust Wallet, and Rainbow, amongst others.
Mintable also has a leg up on OpenSea when it comes to educational resources. You can access several crypto crash courses and educational videos through its Seller's University, and Mintable Editorial functions as a digital library of all things NFTs.
Though it has higher marketplace fees than OpenSea,
