Art Blocks vs Blur

How Art Blocks vs Blur compare on our ratings, nft marketplace specs, funding, pros and cons.

Blur3.5/5

Feature	Art Blocks Visit	Blur Visit
Ratings
Our score	3.9/5	3.5/5
User rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Fees	3.5	5.0
Selection	3.0	3.5
Ease of use	4.0	3.5
Creator tools	4.5	2.0
Trust & safety	4.5	3.5
Specs
KYC required	No	No
Chains	Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base	Ethereum, Other
Marketplace fee	2.5%	0%
Creator royalties	Enforced	Optional
Focus	Art	Collectibles, Art
Launchpad	Yes	No
Aggregates other markets	No	Yes
Mobile app	Yes	No
Token	Not disclosed	BLUR
Zero marketplace fee	No	Yes
Points or rewards program	No	Yes
Company
Founded	2020	2022
Headquarters	United States	—
Investors	Not disclosed	Paradigm, 0xMaki, eGirl Capital, Collab+Currency
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros	Artwork scripts are stored and executed directly on-chain rather than on centralized servers Multichain support covers Ethereum mainnet, Arbitrum, and Base Enforces creator royalties on secondary market trades Over $1B in cumulative platform trading volume	0% marketplace fee on all Ethereum NFT transactions Cross-marketplace aggregator sweeps floor listings in single transactions Perpetual NFT lending protocol through Blend without fixed expiry dates No identity verification or KYC required to trade
Cons	Charges a 2.5% secondary marketplace fee Secondary trading liquidity remains thin outside of top curated collections High Ethereum network gas fees can significantly inflate primary minting costs	Web frontend at blur.io deprecates on November 12, 2026 Supports only the Ethereum network with no multi-chain options Creator royalties are optional rather than enforced Historical volume heavily driven by token rewards and airdrop farming
Best for	Generative digital art collectors, Creative coders releasing algorithmic art, Non-custodial collectors using Ethereum and layer-2s	Ethereum high-volume NFT traders, Traders batch sweeping collection floors, Borrowers seeking peer-to-peer NFT loans

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