Why this guide matters in 2025
Marketplace fees, royalty rules, and even which blockchains are supported have shifted a lot since 2023. If you are choosing where to mint, list, or trade, using last year’s info can cost you real money. This guide compiles current, official details so you can make a smarter, faster choice.
- New to NFTs and want broad chain support and easy card checkout: OpenSea.
- Launching a branded or community marketplace with full control over fees: Rarible’s community marketplaces.
- Power trading with pro tools and zero marketplace fee: Blur.
- Solana or Bitcoin Ordinals native trading, plus an ETH venue that contractually honors royalties: Magic Eden.
- Low 0.5% protocol fee and incentives for traders: LooksRare.
- Curated, art-first platforms with clear fee schedules: Foundation and SuperRare.
- Tezos artists and collectors who prefer XTZ and lower gas: Objkt.
What really differs across NFT marketplaces
- Fees you pay on each sale or purchase.
- Whether creator royalties are enforced, optional, or replaced by alternative splits.
- Supported blockchains and wallet flows.
- Extra features like credit/debit card checkout, rewards, analytics, or curated discovery.
Side-by-side snapshot (August 2025)
| Marketplace | Typical marketplace fee | Royalty stance | Notable features | Example chains supported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenSea | 0.5% seller fee on secondary sales; 10% on primary drops; 0.85% for swaps | Creator earnings are set at collection level; past on-chain enforcement tool was retired | Credit/debit card checkout via MoonPay and wide multi-chain support | Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, Optimism, Avalanche, Base, Zora and more |
| Rarible | 0% on Rarible-powered community marketplaces; aggregated listings use a sliding 0.5–7.5% | Tools to set royalties; community marketplaces keep 100% of community fees | No-code community marketplaces; broad protocol tooling | RARI Chain, Ethereum, Polygon, Immutable X, Base and others |
| Blur | 0% marketplace trading fee; community discussed 0.5% proposals historically | Royalties widely optional; minimum 0.5% was used during phases; incentives encourage royalties | Pro trading UI, depth, sweeping, rewards | Ethereum |
| Magic Eden | 2% on SOL and BTC, 0.5% on EVM | Optional royalties on some chains; ETH marketplace with Yuga Labs is contractually royalty-enforcing | Strong SOL/BTC presence; ETH marketplace supporting royalties | Solana, Bitcoin Ordinals, Ethereum, Polygon |
| LooksRare | 0.5% protocol fee (since V2) | 0% standard royalties; 25% of protocol fees routed to creators in earlier model; buyers can opt-in royalties | Trading rewards and optimized gas in V2 | Ethereum |
| Foundation | 5% marketplace fee; special per-mint fee for Drops/Editions | Royalties honored per collection standards | Creator-centric, curated drops and auctions | Ethereum |
| SuperRare | 15% primary sale gallery fee (seller) + 3% buyer fee; 10% artist royalty on secondary | Royalties honored for secondary sales | Highly curated 1/1 crypto art venue | Ethereum |
| Objkt (Tezos) | 5% marketplace fee paid by the seller | Royalties honored; set per collection | Tezos native, low gas | Tezos |
Sources for the figures above: OpenSea fees and card checkout, chain list; Rarible fee and royalty articles for 2024–2025; Blur fee and royalty references; Magic Eden fee schedule and ETH royalty enforcement launch; LooksRare V2 fee and protocol docs; Foundation fee help; SuperRare terms; Objkt fee docs.
Deep dives on the majors
OpenSea: the generalist with the widest chain coverage
OpenSea’s current help documentation shows a 0.5% fee for selling NFTs, 10% for primary drops, and 0.85% for swaps. The platform also supports credit/debit card purchases via a MoonPay checkout. Its operator-filter royalty enforcement tool was sunset in 2023, and creator earnings are now set at the collection level. OpenSea has continued to expand chain support in 2025.
What it’s best for
Newcomers who want broad chain options and simple fiat checkout, plus sellers who want the largest general-purpose audience.
Rarible: own your marketplace and your fees
Rarible’s community marketplaces charge 0% Rarible fee, letting projects route a custom “community fee” to their own treasury. For aggregated listings, Rarible uses a regressive fee schedule that ranges from 0.5–7.5% depending on price bands. Rarible also provides clear interfaces to set collection royalties, and in 2025 documents support for many EVM and non-EVM chains across its ecosystem.
What it’s best for
Brands, DAOs, and creators who want a branded storefront and control over fee routing without deep engineering.
Blur: pro trading with zero marketplace fees
Blur popularized a zero-fee trading model with advanced sweeping tools, order book depth, and trader incentives. Royalties have generally been optional with minimums or incentives at various times, and a late-2024 governance proposal discussed introducing a 0.5% trading fee. The ethos remains trader-first.
What it’s best for
Active traders prioritizing speed, liquidity, analytics, and minimal marketplace fees.
Magic Eden: SOL and BTC native, now ETH with royalties enforced
Magic Eden’s official help center lists 2% fees on SOL and BTC, and 0.5% on EVM. In 2024, Magic Eden launched an Ethereum marketplace in partnership with Yuga Labs that is contractually obligated to honor creator royalties, a strong counter-trend to optional royalties elsewhere.
What it’s best for
Solana and Ordinals traders, and creators who want an ETH venue that enforces royalties by contract.
LooksRare: lean protocol fee and trader incentives
LooksRare V2 dropped its protocol fee from 2% to 0.5% and optimized gas usage. The docs list a 0.5% protocol fee and 0% creator fee at the protocol level, with optional buyer royalties and past fee-sharing to creators. It remains a cost-efficient alternative for Ethereum trading with rewards.
What it’s best for
Cost-sensitive Ethereum traders who want low protocol fees and rewards.
Foundation: straightforward 5% marketplace fee
Foundation’s help center states a 5% fee on primary and secondary sales when using Auctions, Offers, or Buy Now, and a fixed per-mint fee on Drops/Editions. It stays focused on curation and creator-centric launches.
What it’s best for
Artists and collectors who value curation and a clean auction experience.
SuperRare: curated 1/1 art, with clear fees and royalties
SuperRare’s terms specify a 15% gallery fee on primary sales paid by the seller, a 3% buyer fee on all transactions, and a 10% creator royalty on secondary sales. It remains the flagship 1/1 crypto art marketplace.
What it’s best for
High-end, curated single-edition art collectors and artists.
Objkt (Tezos): Tezos-native with a simple fee schedule
Objkt’s documentation lists a 5% marketplace fee paid by the seller on successful sales via its contracts. Paired with Tezos’ low gas costs, it’s a strong home for XTZ-native art.
What it’s best for
Tezos artists and collectors who want low gas and an established art community.
Choosing the right marketplace for you
- You want the biggest audience, multi-chain access, and card checkout
Choose OpenSea. - You want to keep marketplace fees inside your community treasury
Choose Rarible’s community marketplace route. - You care most about low trading cost and pro tools
Choose Blur or LooksRare. - You require enforceable royalties on Ethereum
Consider Magic Eden’s ETH marketplace with contractual royalty enforcement. - You create or collect curated crypto art
Consider Foundation or SuperRare. - You prefer Tezos ecosystems
Choose Objkt.
A note on creator royalties in 2025
Since mid-2023, several major marketplaces shifted away from strict on-chain enforcement of royalties, leading to optional or incentive-based models. In response, some venues and IP holders moved to legal or contractual enforcement to restore predictable creator income, exemplified by Magic Eden’s ETH marketplace with Yuga Labs. Always check a collection’s current royalty rules and the marketplace’s policy before listing.
Frequently asked questions
Do I still pay gas fees if the marketplace fee is 0%?
Yes. Zero marketplace fee does not eliminate blockchain gas costs. Gas depends on network congestion and the chain you use. Marketplace fees and gas are separate line items at checkout.
Can I buy NFTs with a credit or debit card?
On OpenSea, you can purchase with a card via MoonPay within certain limits. Other marketplaces may offer fiat on-ramps through partners; check their help centers.
Which marketplace supports the most blockchains?
As of August 2025, OpenSea documents compatibility with a broad set of chains across Ethereum L1, popular L2s, and additional networks. Rarible supports many as well across its protocol and properties.
Best practices before you buy or list
- Verify fees at the official help center page for the marketplace you’re using. These can change.
- Double-check the collection’s royalty settings and whether the marketplace enforces them.
- Use reputable wallets and never sign blind transactions.
- Start with small test transactions on new chains to validate gas and UX.
